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The holiday sales festivities have yielded some deep discounts on the original Pixel Watch (dropping it to $199.99), making it a solid deal for Google’s freshman smartwatch. But now, there’s also a great deal on the newer, better Pixel Watch 2. You can get Google’s Pixel Watch 2 for its lowest price to date of $299.99 ($50 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, or Target.
While both Pixel Watches are nearly the spitting image of one another, the Pixel Watch 2 has some big upgrades that help with everyday use — most notably, its battery life. The original Pixel Watch was a little anemic on battery, and the Pixel Watch 2 not only lasts longer but charges much faster. The Wear OS 4 device can recharge around 50 percent in just about 30 minutes thanks to its improved charger. Other than that, it’s also a perfectly fine health and fitness tracker with tight Fitbit integration (since Google owns Fitbit, of course).
Amazon’s latest base-model Echo Dot smart speaker is once again selling for its lowest price of $22.99 ($28 off) at Amazon and Target. If you want a slightly fancier version, the same model with a handy dot matrix-style clock built in is also on sale at Amazon for $39.99 ($20 off), albeit for a lower discount.
The fifth-gen Echo Dot maintains the ponderous orb-like design of its predecessor, but it has improved audio quality, a new temperature sensor for syncing with smart home automations to trigger a fan or HVAC system in your home, and it can even extend an Eero mesh Wi-Fi network. Oh yeah, and there’s that whole Alexa voice assistant thing — which is kind of key to controlling much of the Dot’s functionality with your commands.
One of 2022’s critically acclaimed indie games, Tunic, is selling for a new low of $19 ($10.99 off) at Amazon. This is a digital version for the Nintendo Switch, which the cute isometric action-adventure game plays great on. Tunic is like a blending of classic Zelda games with a touch of Dark Souls. Its sword-and-shield-wielding fox protagonist is adorable, its art design is lovely, and it’s also a damn challenge at times.
However, if you prefer to just enjoy the game, there are some nice accessibility features that make the combat much less challenging while still rewarding. A major part of what makes Tunic so special is its exploration, as you must navigate its world and solve its puzzles using only an in-game map that’s reminiscent of old-fashioned paper instruction booklets from the NES era.
