Live From Cyberspace: Killer Cyber Monday Deals

There’s only one day a year that can still utter the word “Cyber” without sounding like a Boomer or a megalomaniac emerald mine heir. Good news, folks, today is that day. Happy Cyber Monday deals hunting everyone—it’s time to venture out onto the World Wide Web in search of bargains on big TVs, Nintendo consoles, thumb drives, and maybe a shiny new flip-phone.

WIRED’s Reviews team spends all year testing gear and tracking prices so that we can bring you the best deals on stuff that’s actually good—no chintzy dupes, no shady third-party sellers, no fake deals that are actually more expensive than the price two weeks ago. This live blog is where we’ll be tracking our favorite deals and giving special attention to lightening deals. If you’re looking for the absolute best Cyber Monday Deals we have a post for that, and feel free to look through the rest of our fresh Cyber Week deals coverage.

Top Cyber Monday deals

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Take your Wi-Fi from zero to hero with a discounted Eero

Eero 6 Mesh System (3-Pack)

If you’re looking for an easy way to upgrade your Wi-Fi and you don’t have time to get technical, Eero’s mesh routers are among the easiest set-and-forget options around. You can dip into our Best Eero Mesh Router guide for advice on the best system for your home–they are all on sale right now. Amazon’s Eero systems are frequently discounted and we have seen these prices before, but they’ve never been lower.

Amazon Eero 6 Mesh Wi-Fi 3-Pack Router for $160 ($40 off)

And here are a few more great options.

Amazon Eero 6+ 3-Pack for $195 ($105 off)

If you want faster top speeds than the basic Eero 6 system, the Eero 6+ supports wider 160-Mhz channels that deliver them.

Amazon Eero Pro 6 3-Pack for $240 ($160 off)

For large and busy family homes, we recommend jumping up to the tri-band Pro 6 system. Each router can cover up to 2,000 square feet and internet speeds up to 1 Gbps.

Amazon Eero Pro 6E Mesh Router for $400 ($150 off)

The top of the Eero 6 range, this is the upgrade pick. It is another tri-band system, but it adds 6-GHz, alongside the usual 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands.

The best artificial Christmas tree is on sale

My artificial Christmas tree came from Bed, Bath & Beyond and I ordered it the day before the chain went, uh, beyond and I wasn’t sure it would ever arrive. However, our colleagues over at Architectural Digest spent a lot of time looking for the best fake Christmas trees and settled on the Balsam Hill Fraser Fir Tree. As they note, “To be honest, we can’t tell the difference between Balsam Hill’s faux version and the real thing. BH’s impressive ‘true needle’ foliage features 40 variations of branch types throughout and the effect is incredibly realistic.”

The 7.5-foot version is on sale for $850 right now. If it really makes no difference to you between a fake tree and a pine-scented candle versus a real tree, it’ll pay for itself in a few years. You can get the 6.5-foot version for just $330.

Balsam Hill Blue 6.5 foot Spruce for $330 ($220 off)

Balsam Hill for $849 ($550 off)

Power up your trips with big savings on Jackery’s portable power stations

This giant, amazing Harry Potter Lego Set is still expensive (but has never sold for less)

Legos are expensive, especially when they’re collectible. And if the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express set isn’t collectible, then I’m not sure what is. It always sells for $500 and when it goes on sale it drops to around $430. But right now it’s down to $350, which is the lowest price by far that we have ever tracked. Obviously, that’s still a ton of money, but if you’re the kind of person who wants to build a 5,000-piece train with minifigures galore and a tiny Platform 9 ¾, right now you can live out your dreams for cheaper than ever. Anything from the trolley?

Buy at Amazon for $350 ($150 off).

A budget Anker charger to toss in your bag

Our guide to the best portable chargers says that Anker’s teeny charger is tough to beat if you need a cheap source of a top-up for your phone. This power bank has a built-in rotating USB-C connector (the lightning version isn’t on sale), so you don’t need to worry about cables. It packs 5,000 mAh of energy which will fully charge most phones. Toss it in your bag and never have to worry about sitting near an outlet at the coffee shop when your phone is about to bonk.

Anker Nano Power Bank for $21 ($9 off)

Mark Zuckerberg spent $3 billion to sell this to you for $250

Get the only chef’s knife you’ll ever need for $75

WIRED editor Parker Hall has used this 8-inch Shun Cutlery Sora Chef’s Knife nearly every day for a decade. He says as much in the WIRED Buy It for Life Guide. It fluctuates in price a little here or there, but right now it’s down to $75 at Amazon. It hasn’t sold for less than this all year. If you’re still rocking the knife block set you got as a Christmas gift 15 years ago, perhaps it’s time for an upgrade. Just a thought!

Buy it at Amazon for $75 ($25 off).

The best office chair is on sale

WIRED Reviews editor Julian Chokkattu is the keeper of our wildly popular best office chairs guide and sits on an office chair every single day. Actually, all of us seem to sit on an office chair every day—which is why it’s a good thing to invest in. Right now you can save $50 off our pick for the best.

As Julian writes, “a good chair often means one that offers a variety of adjustments. Branch’s Ergonomic Chair fits this criterion. It’s surprisingly easy to assemble in minutes (the instructions are great), and there are tons of little tweaks you can make to dial it the fit. You can push the armrest back and forward, up and down; the seat can extend out or be pushed all the way in; you can lock the recline. There’s even adjustable lumbar support. The chair does all this while managing to look sleek, without an outlandish price.”

Branch Ergonomic Chair for $279 ($50 off)

Union & Scale FlexFit Hyken Mesh Task Chair for $140 ($60 off)

Our best budget pick, from Union & Scale, is also $60 off at Staples

Branch Verve chair for $466 ($100 off)

Take everything about the Branch Ergonomic Chair and upgrade it a notch—that’s the Branch Verve. It’s more expensive but the discount makes it even more attractive.

Weighing price against features, this smart scale hits the sweet spot

Keep an eye on that expanding waistline over the holidays with this smart scale from Withings, which tracks your weight and breaks out body fat, water, and muscle measurements. It syncs with the excellent Withings mobile app to chart the weight of up to 8 people, so your whole family can despair at how much work they need to do to get back in shape come the New Year. It hasn’t been this price since Cyber Monday last year.

Buy it at Amazon for $70 ($30 off).

Electric toothbrush deals are charged up

Philips Sonicare 4100 Electric Toothbrush

OK, you’re awake with a sunrise alarm clock, have jammed out to tunes with a new shower radio, and now it’s time to brush your teeth.

Our guide to the best electric toothbrushes includes the Philips Sonicare 4100 Electric Toothbrush which is described as “a good mid-range brush with two intensity levels, a pressure sensor, and a two-minute timer. It does what it needs to do without a bunch of unnecessary bells and whistles.” We like it as a good deal at $50 and right now it’s just $30. Here are a few other electric toothbrush deals worth looking at.

Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 53000 for $60 ($50 off)

This is the newest model of the toothbrush I’ve had for years and which I like very well, and it’s nearly half off today.

Bitvae Ultrasonic Electric Toothbrush for $15 ($5 off)

This is our reviewer Medea Giordano‘s favorite budget brush and it’s a few bucks cheaper than normal today.

I would die for the Our Place Always pan. It’s cheaper than ever

If the zombies were coming and I forgot my Our Place Always Pan during my escape, I would go back for it. I love it so much that I use it more frequently than my also-beloved All-Clad cookware (which is extensive—thanks Factory Seconds). It heats up quickly and evenly, and the design means you can use it for everything from making stew to browning meat to scrambling up some eggs. This $50 discount is the lowest we’ve tracked. And the colors are fun! And there’s a spoon holder! And it’s oven-safe! And it’s made from recycled aluminum! And it’s cheaper than ever!

Buy at Our Place for $100 ($50 off)

This speaker is made for the shower, and it’s the best price we’ve seen all year

Photograph: Ampere

OK, you’re awake! Now it’s time to shower. Every shower is made better with a little music (but not a dance party. Safety first people!) According to WIRED Reviews editor Julian Chokkattu, the best choice for shower tunes is the Ampere Shower Power Pro. The Bluetooth speaker easily attaches to your showerhead – confirmed after he installed it in three different showers – and uses power generated from the flowing water to make your jams, well, jam. We haven’t seen the price drop to under $100 since late last year.

Amopere Shower Pro for $99 ($50 off)

Honey, wake up, our favorite sunrise alarm clocks are on sale

Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock

sunrise alarm clock

Wakey wakey! It’s the wee hours of Cyber Monday morning and WIRED is up and liveblogging. We won’t bore you with a long welcome to the day, as you’re here for Cyber Monday deals and there are definitely deals to be had. You can still see Black Friday deals below, most of which still seem to be active based on our spot-check. You’ll also see a few deals posted over the weekend when the live blog was dormant.

Onward! Right now we’re eyeing significant savings on several of our picks for the best sunrise alarm clock. The top pick from Homelabs is normally $30-40 on Amazon, which reviewer Matt Jancer calls a steal, “especially with the extras like multicolor mood lighting, access to an FM radio, and a center Snooze button that’s easy to hit.” Well, right now it’s $18 which makes it grand theft.

Homelabs Sunrise Alarm Clock for $18 ($12 off)

Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light for $90 ($25 off)

This is the upgrade pick in our guide and it’s normally north of $100. Right now you can nab it for $90.

Philips SmartSleep Connected Sleep and Wake-Up Light Therapy Lamp for $190 ($30 off)

We call this our “super-premium pick.” Writes Jancer: “I was ready to say I couldn’t recommend a $270 alarm clock. But the SmartSleep, formerly known as the Somneo, nailed the basics of what a sunrise alarm should be, then piled on a bunch of customizable features you won’t find on other devices.” You can get the model that is not app-enabled for $160.

It’s Small Business Saturday!

Clothing for sale hangs on a rack at the Pink Coconut Boutique

There’s an important pit stop in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and it’s today—Small Business Saturday. WIRED staffers have rounded up their favorite local businesses that have online shopping. Of course, we encourage you to check out your own hometown for small business gems that you can support. But if you’re looking for some more options, these are our faves!

Finish decorating for Christmas with more Home Depot deals

This Dyson deal sucks (in that it is very good)

Photograph: Dyson

No one sucks like Dyson. In a good way. The company’s line of stick vacuums are just so much better than the old way of pushing around a giant vacuum with a trailing cable and a giant bag you have to replace constantly. And now, the Dyson V8 origin—already one of the cheapest ways to get into the Dyson game—is on sale for $250. That’s about as low as we ever see it.

If you want something a little more powerful, the Dyson V12 Detect Slim (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is also on sale for $500 at Target though the deal only shows up once you add it to your cart. This model has an LCD screen with handy info, a laser brush to detect dust while vacuuming, and a removeable battery for easy charging.

These $20 earplugs are great for sleeping, which I am about to do

Photograph: Loop

Whether it’s due to my (perfect, amazing, can-do-no-wrong) partner snoring his head off or my own thoughts sprinting around the hamster wheel of my mind, sometimes I struggle to sleep. The world is so loud! And I am merely a girl.

These Loop Earplugs are WIRED’s favorite pick for sleep. I can attest that they successfully slow the aforementioned hamster wheel down. They can muffle the world by 27 decibels to help your eyes stay shut, they stay in place throughout the night, and they’re super comfortable for most people. Thanks to Black Friday they’re a bit more affordable than usual, coming in at $20.

And with that I am off to bed, earplugs in hand! I’ll be back to say more nonsense on Cyber Monday. May your prices be low and your savings be high. Godspeed.

The Zendure SuperTank power bank is the most battery you can carry on a plane

Photograph: Zendure

If you’re planning on being on a plane until you find Amelia Earhart, you’re gonna run out of juice eventually. Fortunately, the aptly-named SuperTank Pro power bank from Zendure has an insane 26,800-mAh capacity and is about as large of a battery as you’re allowed to bring on a plane. It also has four USB-C ports so you can plug in your laptop, tablet, Switch, and phone at the same time. Not that we really recommend doing that on a plane. But you could!

Right now it’s down to $148 ($82 off), just so long as you click that little coupon button.

Save almost 50 percent on Govee’s neon rope light

Photograph: Govee

We like Govee’s smart lights. (So does the Internet.) This 10-foot neon rope light can be shaped any which way you like, and it’s on sale for $50 right now—a $40 discount. The light can cycle through colors and play animations, and it also works with various voice assistants. Your bedroom wall needs a light-up cloud. Or circle. Or some other shape. Here’s the answer to your conundrum.

It’s a tablet. It’s a laptop. Get you a deal that does both.

Photograph: Microsoft

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is our favorite 2-in-1. Its a powerful tablet, with a core i5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. Slap a keyboard case on it and you can use it like a full Windows laptop. Conveniently, this bundle comes with the Surface Pro Keyboard included, so you get both at once.

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