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GoPro’s new ‘Quik’ app brings powerful photo and video editing features to your iPhone

GoPro is out today with a big change to its iOS app. It’s now been transformed into “Quik” and has been redesigned to work with your photos and videos no matter if you took them with one of the company’s action cameras, your iPhone, or DSLR. Quik includes powerful, easy-to-use editing tools, themes, filters, and music along with a new “Mural” feature that automatically creates highlight videos from your favorite moments.

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GoPro hires longtime Apple industrial design team member for VP role

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[UPDATE: Official press release added below.]

While Apple prides itself in maintaining a tight group of 19 industrial design team members under Jony Ive, one longtime member Daniel Coster has made a rare exception to the general rule and departed the company for a new venture elsewhere. As a member of Apple’s design team, Coster’s name has appeared on patents dating back to 1999 ranging from the iPhone 4 design to the iPad Pro’s Smart Keyboard cover as well as software interfaces. Since departing from Apple, Coster has taken an executive role at action camera company GoPro.


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GoPro acquires Replay and Splice video apps to bolster mobile editing

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GoPro has been having a rough time as its stock price has stumbled over the last few months. Its signature action camera is a niche product and competitors are releasing cheaper clones that replicate most of the same functionality. Now, GoPro has acquired two mobile video apps to offer a complete capture and editing solution for its users.


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GoPro’s new Apple Watch app lets you preview camera angle, start/stop recording, tag and more [Video]

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GoPro has updated its iOS app with support for the Apple Watch, demonstrated in the video below featuring pro skateboarder Mikey Taylor. Owners previously had to use a third-party app to control their action cams from the Watch.

GoPro is excited to launch Apple Watch features for the GoPro mobile app, featuring a simple design that gives Apple Watch users quick access to the camera’s controls right from the wrist. The Apple Watch features allow users to preview their shot, toggle between capture modes, start/stop record and add HiLight Tags to the best moments of their videos.

The iPhone app has also been updated to make it easier to grab still images from video clips and easily trim videos to 5-, 15- or 30-second lengths using the smart editing feature first introduced in September …


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Review: Leef’s new Lightning thumb drive has a microSD card slot for quick transfers to iOS devices

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I first reviewed Leef’s USB to Lightning thumb drive last year when I compared a handful of similar products just hitting the market at the time. The products are essentially standard USB stick drives, but with the addition of a Lightning connector, you can now have the convenience of thumb drive storage on your iPhone or iPad. My favorite of the bunch was the Leef iBridge, and now the company has a new version that adds a microSD card slot…
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GoPro app for iPhone & iPad gets smart editing feature to create & share clips

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The official GoPro app for iPhone and iPad gets an update today which brings a new smart editing feature to let users create and share clips instantly from within the app. Previously users resorted to third-party apps for similar functionality with GoPro camera hardware.

The new feature will let users instantly create edited versions of their videos that come in at 5, 15, or 30 seconds. You’ll be able to drag the timeline to select what 5, 15, or 30 second portion of your video you want to isolate. Once you’ve selected your clip, you’ll be able to instantly share to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other social sharing options available in the app.

The updated app, version 2.9, also receives an “improved camera software update process” and a number of bug fixes and other improvements.

You can grab the updated app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store now.

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Apple releases Xcode 7 beta 6 to developers

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Apple today released the sixth beta of the upcoming Xcode 7 to developers. The new version is available in Software Update from the Mac App Store, as with all past betas this time around. Xcode 7 is the new SDK version to correspond with the upcoming releases of iOS 9, OS X El Capitan, and WatchOS 2, the first version of the Apple Watch operating system that supports native applications. Apple has not released new iOS 9 and WatchOS 2 betas since early August, while the latest El Capitan seed was provided just last week. Thanks, Joseph.


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Apple releases OS X 10.10.5 update with Mail, Photos, and security improvements

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Apple has released the OS X 10.10.5 software update to OS X Yosemite for all users. The update mentions improvements to “stability, compatibility, and security” while also highlighting specific fixes for Mail, Photos, and QuickTime Player apps. Previously, Apple tested the software release with developers and public beta testers. The update is available for all users through the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.
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9to5Toys Last Call: iPad Air 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular $449, GoPro HERO3+ Black $262, Power Bank $6, more

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Apple iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB in Silver: $449 shipped (Orig. $929)

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GoPro HERO3+ Black 4K Action Camera (refurb) $262 shipped (Reg. $280), 33-piece accessory kit $15

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RAVPower Portable 3,000mAh Battery: $6 Prime shipped, Lightning cables under $6

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$50 iTunes gift card for $40 w/ email delivery from PayPal (20% savings)

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The best lawn games to make your 4th of July cookout a success

Look like a real American hero at your 4th of July BBQ with this over-the-top USA garb

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Giveaway: Owen & Fred’s Desk Essentials collection ups your work game while looking good, $250+ value

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Daily Deals: XYZprinting Da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer $350, HP x3000 Wireless Optical Mouse $8, more

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Home recording bundle: ATH-M50x over-ears, Focusrite Scarlett interface and mic kit $269 shipped ($410+ value)

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JayBird BlueBuds X Sport Bluetooth Headphones for $110 shipped (Reg. $170)

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RAVPower FileHub Travel Router w/ 6000mAh Power bank $35 Prime shipped (Reg. $60)

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Bricasso scans any image and then 3D prints it using LEGO bricks as ink

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Five bizarre kitchen gadgets you need to add to your cooking arsenal

9to5Toys Last Call: car jump starter/power bank $60, DJI Phantom drone $299, Bluetooth headphones, more

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Daily Deals: Anker Car Jump Starter and Portable Power Bank $60, TaoTronics iPhone 6 Car Mount $5, more

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DJI Phantom 1.1.1 Quadcopter with GoPro Mount $299 shipped (Orig. $349)

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Bluetooth headphones: Sol Republic Tracks Air $75 (Reg. $150), JBL J56BT on-ears $44 (Reg. $149), more

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The 5 biggest iOS and Android games announced at this year’s E3 Expo

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Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats2 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones in multiple colors: $150 shipped (Reg. $200)

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Ondesoft Mac Bundle with X-Mirage, iTunes Converter, Audiobook Converter and more: free ($146 value)

The Big Deal photography bundle with training tools, memberships for $99 ($4,000+ value)

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Quick Review: Kano’s Raspberry Pi 2 computer kit shines as a learning tool for kids and DIYers alike

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ZAGG Folio/Profolio+ iPad Bluetooth Keyboard Cases: $28 shipped (Orig. $90+)

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Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD w/ 1-Meter Cable: $205 shipped (Reg. $300

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Simple Station Dock is an industrial all-in-one charging solution for Apple Watch & iPhone

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Super Smash Bros. updates, Star Fox rolls onto Wii U, more

New games & hardware announced at E3 make Xbox One deserving of a second look

Sony shows Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII remake, Uncharted 4, Star Wars, more

Microsoft unveils new hardware, 360 compatibility + Forza 6, Halo 5, more

Bethesda’s real life Pip Boy for iPhone/Android, Dishonored 2, Doom, more

Xbox Live Gold Members can enjoy EA Access for free this week

9to5Toys Last Call: New Gold MacBook in-stock, iPhone 6 armband $7, Sony Bluetooth/NFC speaker $50, more

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Save 20% on GoPro’s HERO4 Black Action Camera: $399 shipped (Reg. $500)

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Get ready for a workout w/ this Mpow Armband for iPhone 6 or 5/s: $7 Shipped (Reg. $12)

Sony SRSX3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker w/ hands-free calling (refurb) $50 shipped (Orig. $150)

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Amazon now ships some smaller items for free even if you don’t have a Prime membership

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The Summer Mac Essentials Bundle: Unibox, Noiseless, Hider 2, Jump Desktop and more for $19.99 ($204 value)

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: top picks, exclusive discounts and a $482 giveaway

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Games/Apps: DmC Devil May Cry, XCOM, Remember Me $4 ea, Slingshot Racing & Alpha Omega go free, more

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Keep tabs on anything with Tile Bluetooth item tracker: $20 Prime shipped (Reg. $25)

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Game Boy turns into a giant, Raspberry Pi-powered console that can play NES/SNES games

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Grovemade’s new desk accessory wraps your Apple Magic Trackpad in a handcrafted tray

9to5Toys Last Call: iPad mini 2 WiFi+LTE 64GB $330, Retina MacBook Pro $1,100, Mac app bundle $20, more

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iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi 16GB $300 (Reg. $399), iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular 64GB $330 (Orig. $729)

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Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro w/ Force Touch (latest model) 2.7GHz/8GB/128GB: $1,100 shipped (Reg. $1,299)

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The Summer Mac Essentials Bundle: Unibox, Noiseless, Hider 2, Jump Desktop and more for $19.99 ($204 value)

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Amazon Gold Box – up to 50% off Logitech iPad gear: Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard $37 (Reg. $50), more

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GoPro’s new HERO+ LCD brings a touch display to its entry-level action camera

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SanDisk details new portable USB C solid-state drives for MacBook and high capacity flash drives

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: top picks, exclusive discounts and a $482 giveaway

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Kindle for Kids Bundle: Kindle e-reader + kid friendly cover + 2yr. warranty $99 shipped ($140 value)

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30 discounted iTunes movie bundles: Jurassic Park $20, Godfather & Lord of the Rings Trilogy $15 ea, more

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PlayStation Plus free games for Junes: Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes, more

Xbox Live free games for June: Massive Chalice, Just Cause 2, Thief, more

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Splatoon for Wii U inks the scene with colorful gameplay and an exclusive bundle

9to5Toys Last Call: $100 iTunes Gift Card for $80, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD $90, Brother Laser Printer $50, more

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$100 iTunes gift card for $80 w/ email delivery from PayPal (20% savings)

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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi 64GB for the same price as 16GB model: $500 shipped (Reg. $599)

iPad Air 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular in Silver: $499 shipped (Orig. $929)

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Samsung Solid State Drives: 850 EVO 250GB $90 (Reg. $100+), 850 Pro 512GB $239 (Reg. $300)

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Daily Deals: Mono Laser Printer $50, Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard $17more

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Lumsing Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $16 (Reg. $24), 4-port 4.2A USB wall charger $9 (Reg. $13)

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The best-selling GoPro HERO4 Silver Action Camera is on sale for $329 shipped (Reg. $400)

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OtterBox iPhone 6 Symmetry Series Case $25 Prime shipped (Orig. $40), more

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BrakePack smart backpack keeps bicyclists safe on the road

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The Nuimo Smart Home Interface aims to take control of your SONOS, lighting and other IoT devices

9to5Toys Last Call: Speck iPhone 6 cases from $19, 2015 MacBook Air deals, GoPro HERO4 Silver $329, more

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Amazon Gold Box: 50+% off Speck cases for iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air starting under $19 Prime shipped

iOttie Easy View iPhone 6 windshield car mount $10 Prime shipped (Orig. $23), more

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2015 MacBook Air 11 & 13-inch models from $829 w/ free add-ons and discounts

Apple 13-inch MacBook Air (newest version) 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB: $830 shipped (Reg. $999)

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GoPro HERO4 Silver Action Camera $329 shipped (Reg. $400)

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iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi 128GB in Gold or Space Gray $600 shipped ($99 off)

iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB in Space Gray $529 shipped (Orig. $929)

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Apple AirPort Express Wireless Router w/ AirPlay and Wireless Printing $79 or refurbished $65 (Reg. $99)

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Review: SOL REPUBLIC’s Shadow wireless headphones w/ Bluetooth 4.0 offer an upgraded audio experience, $100 giveaway

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Stream the entire first season of Orphan Black on Amazon for free without a Prime membership

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Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Over-Ear Headphones w/ Hard Case $135 shipped ($200 value)

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Choice of 2 rugged, highly-rated Bluetooth speakers from Lumsing: $19 Prime Shipped

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Fleksy customizable keyboard app w/ GIF support goes free for iOS (Reg. $1)

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Guitar Hero returns w/ new gameplay modes and a refreshed controller, pre-order today

9to5Toys Last Call: Incase MacBook cases $25, iTunes Free App of the Week, GoPro HERO4 Black $400, more

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Exclusive: Incase 13-inch MacBook Air Hardshell Cases for $25 shipped (50% off)

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Amazon Gold Box – Canon imageCLASS D530 Monochrome Laser Printer/Scanner/Copier $69 shipped (Reg. $100)

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GoPro HERO4 Action Cameras: Silver w/ accessory bundle $400 ($535 value), Black 4K edition $400 (Reg. $500)

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Modern Combat 5: Blackout for iOS goes free for the first time (Reg. $4+)

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Nomad launches two Apple Watch power accessories, save 22% on your preorder

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Small States Review: Carved’s Live Edge iPhone 6 cases ensconce your device in one-of-a-kind raw wood, multiple giveaways

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WD Elements 1TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $50 shipped (orig. $70)

More deals still alive:

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Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5-inch Internal Solid State Drive $180 (Reg. $270)

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iTunes Free App of the Week: 8bit Doves ($3 value)

Apple extends deeper discounts to its refurbished store: AirPort Extreme $129, 13″ MacBook Air from $719, more

Apple laptops up to 25% off: MacBook Air from $750 w/ .edu, Pro w/ Retina display from $1,100 w/ .edu

Updated Apple TV pricing gets passed down as players refurbished by Apple hit a new low of $59

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Sony’s PlayStation Vue is now available, but how does it compare to Sling?

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Market goes crazy over spurious Apple action camera patent, GoPro shares take a dive

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We’ve cautioned many times that Apple patents a huge number of inventions that will never see the light of day. Last year alone, the company was awarded 2,566 ‘utility’ patents–those covering actual technologies, rather than mere designs. The fact that Apple has patented something tells us absolutely nothing about its future product line.

But that didn’t stop traders going crazy yesterday over a patent awarded for a GoPro-like action camera: GoPro shares fell as much as 15% as panicking traders dumped the stock. The ‘thinking’ was that if Apple was entering the action camera market, GoPro was doomed. The slump was so dramatic that it even tripped a Nasdaq safeguard at one point, reports MarketWatch.

It’s even more absurd in this case: not only is the patent one of thousands of things that Apple probably won’t do, it isn’t even an Apple patent in the first place–it was, as Fortune notes in passing, just one of a number of patents acquired by Apple from Kodak.

Yep, if Apple really were moving into a new market, established players would indeed be sweating. But there is precisely zero evidence that Apple has any plans to move into GoPro’s territory.

That’s not to say competition isn’t heating up in the space however. HTC introduced the Re late last year ($99-199) as an iOS and Android connected camera and many others have been joining in starting at much lower prices.

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9to5Toys Last Call: MFi Lightning cables from $7, iPhone 6 tempered glass screen protector $5, Pebble Smart Watch $80, more

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ixpand-sandisk-flash-driveStorage: SanDisk iXpand 32GB Lightning flash drive $60, Seagate 1TB wireless HDD $127, more
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Kingdom Rush Frontiers is IGN’s free iOS game of the month ($2.99 value)

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iPad Air 2s and Mini 3s $50-$100 off at Best Buy, matching Black Friday prices or 20% off select iPads at Staples

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9to5Toys Cyber Monday: 11″ MacBook Air $750, Amazon Fire TV $69, Anker 13000mAh power bank $24, more

mac-book-air-128gb-md711llb-sale-01Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch (current gen) 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB $750 shipped (Reg. $899)

AmazonFireTVHomeScreenAmazon Fire TV streaming media player $69 ($30 off) or bundled w/ a year of Prime for $128 ($198 value)

anker-astro-power-iq-discount-saleBig USB Batteries, lowest ever prices: Anker 13,000mAh: $24, Aduro 10,800 mAh: $18, Limefuel 20,000mAh: $35

itunes-gift-card-21$100 iTunes gift card w/ email delivery for $75 from PayPal (25% savings)

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9to5Toys Black Friday: Sabrent 10-port USB charger $20, Macs up to $200 off, Made In America deals, Anki $99, more

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Last USB charger you’ll need: Sabrent 10-Port USB Desktop Charger: $20 (orig. $45)

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Best Buy Black Friday Mac deals: MacBooks/iMacs up to $200 offmore

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Made in America Black Friday Deals: This is Ground, Spool Dock, DODOcase, more

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Anki Drive Starter Kit, iOS-controlled killer robot car racing game $99 shipped (Reg. $150)

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9to5Toys Last Call: Beats Studio headphones $200, Pebble Smart Watch $80, Seagate 5TB Desktop HDD $130, more

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Best Buy Black Friday Early Access for everyone: Pebble from $80, GoPro Hero3+ Silver bundle $250, Beats Studio $200much more

seagate-backup-plus-5tb-blackSeagate 5TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive: $130 shipped (Reg. $150)

ravpowerc2ae-element-10400mah-external-battery-usb-portable-charger-dual-usb-outputs-ultra-compact-designRAVPower Element 10400mAh USB Power Bank $20 Prime shipped (Reg. $40)

apple-imac-5k-retinaThe best Mac Black Friday deals that we’ve seen so far this week

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Listen to the entire new AC/DC album “Rock or Bust” for free on iTunes a week before its release

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Small States: JDS Labs makes powerful iPhone headphone amps, giveaway worth $279

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Former Apple retail head Ron Johnson raises $30M for intriguing online shopping startup

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Ron Johnson, who headed up Apple’s retail operations for almost 12 years, has raised $30M in funding for an intriguing-sounding online shopping service due to launch next year, reports the WSJ.

The new company is called Enjoy, and Mr. Johnson says its goal is to change the way people buy and use the “things that matter” in a world in which consumers start their shopping online […]

Johnson is not giving much away about what Enjoy will offer, but said that it’s designed to help bridge the gap between offline and online shopping for more complex and expensive products.

Enjoy aims to help shoppers develop a connection with new products, in the way that Apple Stores let shoppers try its products. For example, Mr. Johnson said it is hard for customers to understand the capabilities of a new product like a GoPro camera from shopping online.

The Apple background doesn’t end with Johnson, who was SVP of Retail Operations from January 2000 to November 2011: he’s also brought on board Jerry McDougal, a former retail VP at Apple, and creative director Tom Suiter, who played a key role in the iMac campaigns and in-store graphics for Apple Stores.

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9to5Toys Last Call: 1Password for Mac $35, GoPro HERO3+ Black (refurb) $290, Philips Wake-Up Lights from $49, more

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1Password for Mac $34.99 (Reg. $50)

gopro-hero3-plus-blackGoPro HERO3+ Black Edition refurbished w/ 1-year warranty: $290 shipped (orig. $400)

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Amazon Gold Box: save 30% or more on select Philips Wake-Up Lights, deals from $49 shipped

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iTunes free App of the Week: Tower Madness 2 ($1.99 value)

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Apple drops refurbished iPad pricing: Retina iPad mini from $249, more

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Small States: Waterfield Designs has the perfect bag for all of your gadgets, giveaway worth $329

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iPhone 6/Plus deals, accessories, and more:

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