Meta’s Quest 3S is still $50 off and comes with a $50 gift card

We posted a couple of times about Meta’s Quest 3S during the holidays. The virtual reality headset that typically sold for $299.99 was — and still is — available for $249.99. Better yet, you can get in on a promotion at Amazon that includes a $50 digital account credit with purchase. You can find a similar sale price of $249.99 at other retailers, but it seems like Amazon is the only one that includes a gift card.The Quest 3S is a wonderful device for first-time virtual reality explorers. It builds on what made the Quest 2 so good (comfortable, easy to use, surprisingly capable) and adds more power. In fact, it has the same chipset as the pricier Quest 3, but with similar optic materials and screens as the Quest 2 it’s meant to replace. The Meta Quest store is filled with fun games and apps, and PC gamers can link the headset (wired or wirelessly) to their machines to play Steam VR games, such as the immersive VR showpiece Half-Life: Alyx. Read our review.

Meta Quest 3S

The Meta Quest 3S is a battery-powered standalone VR headset that has the same chipset as the pricier Quest 3, but with the same lenses and screen resolution as the Quest 2. In addition to being able to play many games from the Meta Store, it can also be connected to a gaming PC to play VR games like Half-Life Alyx. Read our review.

Where to Buy:

$299.99 $249.99 at Amazon (128GB, with Gorilla Tag)

Apple AirTags are the kind of gadget that you know right away if you’d benefit from using them, or if someone you live with would. These Bluetooth trackers are great for keeping tabs on suitcases, keys, handbags, wallets, or any other kind of everyday necessity that has a small place to slip in Apple’s Mentos-sized tracker. The best deal running on a four-pack of AirTags is still going strong, in case you realized after the holidays that you wanted some. Normally $99 for four (already a $20 savings versus the price of buying four individually), you can get a set for $64.98 at Amazon and Walmart. This knocks the price per AirTag down to $16.25.

Apple AirTag

Apple’s AirTag is unobtrusive, waterproof, and taps into the massive Find My network for out-of-range locating. Read our original review.

Where to Buy:

$99 $64.98 at Amazon (four-pack)
$99 $79.99 at Best Buy (four-pack)
$99 $64.98 at Walmart (four-pack)

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Meta’s Quest 3S is still $50 off and comes with a $50 gift card

Meta Quest 3S

Where to Buy:

Apple AirTag

Where to Buy:

Other Verge-approved deals from this week

I finally see why everyone removes Windows bloatware – here’s my complete removal list

This $900 network switch has been flawless for nearly a decade, and it just taught me that it was a mistake

PC gamers are leaving 20-30% performance on the table with this one setting

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I used frame generation wrong for months – here’s what helped

States ask judge to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

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Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction

Anker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heard

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I stopped switching between four apps the moment I connected them to Claude Project

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