Anker’s latest noise-canceling sleep earbuds are nearly $40 off
The Soundcore Sleep A30 sit flush in your ear and are comfortable enough to wear all night. | Image: The Verge If you’re a light sleeper who needs complete silence before dozing off, Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A30 are built for you. Luckily, right now, the wireless sleep buds are on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy for $193.99 ($36 off), which is just shy of the price drop we saw during Amazon’s most recent Prime Day event. It’s a solid deal for anyone looking to get a head start on the holiday rush. Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 Where to Buy: $229.99 $193.99 at Amazon $229.99 $193.99 at Walmart $229.99 $193.99 at Best Buy The Sleep A30 are an ultra-low-profile pair of sleep earbuds with active noise cancellation and an adaptive masking system. Essentially, the case monitors and analyzes ambient sounds, while the earbuds optimize the ANC to block out noises like snoring, traffic, and the hum...
The Soundcore Sleep A30 sit flush in your ear and are comfortable enough to wear all night. | Image: The Verge If you’re a light sleeper who needs complete silence before dozing off, Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A30 are built for you. Luckily, right now, the wireless sleep buds are on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy for $193.99 ($36 off), which is just shy of the price drop we saw during Amazon’s most recent Prime Day event. It’s a solid deal for anyone looking to get a head start on the holiday rush.
Anker Soundcore Sleep A30
Where to Buy:
$229.99 $193.99 at Amazon
$229.99 $193.99 at Walmart
$229.99 $193.99 at Best Buy
The Sleep A30 are an ultra-low-profile pair of sleep earbuds with active noise cancellation and an adaptive masking system. Essentially, the case monitors and a***yzes ambient sounds, while the earbuds optimize the ANC to block out noises like snoring, traffic, and the hum of appliances. In his review, deputy editor Thomas Ricker said the feature did an excellent job of keeping snoring and other low-frequency sounds to a minimum. He also said the earbuds are smaller and more comfortable than their predecessor, particularly for side sleepers.The A30 come with silicone and foam tips of varying sizes, along with an app that features curated sleep sounds and tracking, giving you an idea of how well you slept. The earbuds can also last through the night while listening to white noise stored locally on the earbuds; however, battery life is closer to 6.5 hours per charge when listening to music or podcasts over Bluetooth.
Read our Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 review.
A few more deals
Amazon’s last-gen Echo Show 8 has returned to $99.99 ($50 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot. The third-gen device boasts a redesigned speaker system and spatial audio, along with widgets and the ability to control nearly any smart device, making it a terrific smart speaker with a screen. However, if you want the latest model available, Amazon recently introduced an upgraded Echo Show 8, which features new hardware that looks far more refined than that of prior models. Read our review.
8BitDo’s Arcade Controller is being modestly discounted to $80.99 ($9 off) at Amazon (at checkout), which is $5 shy of its all-time low. The newer gamepad replaces the traditional a***og joystick with a 16-button layout, four of which can be remapped. The “leverless” controller style has become popular among fans of fighting games, where lightning-fast reaction times are crucial. It also measures a mere 16mm thick, promises up to 20 hours of battery life, and works with the Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and Windows PCs.
Lego’s upcoming Time Machine from Back to the Future is now available for preorder from both Amazon and Lego for $27.99 ahead of its launch on January 1st, 2026. While not as detailed as the DeLorean kit from a few years ago, this 357-piece set recreates Doc Brown’s iconic time machine, complete with an “OUTATIME” license plate and a flux capacitor. The set also comes with minifigures of Marty McFly in his red vest and Brown with his ghost-white hair.
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