Motorola’s Razr Ultra and the Marshall Emberton II top this week’s best deals
The latest Motorola Razr is $300 off in multiple colors. | Image: The Verge If you’ve been thinking about buying a foldable phone that truly stands out, few models can rival the 2025 Motorola Razr Ultra, which is currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with 16GB of RAM and 512GB starting at $999.99 ($300 off), its lowest price to date. If you can’t tell from the image below, Razr’s latest handset boasts a unique wood grain back panel, which makes it one of the best-looking phones you can buy. It’s not just about looks, though; the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset makes it incredibly fast, and it still manages to last a full day on a single charge. It also features two displays, specifically a 7-inch 1224p inner display that unfolds and a 4-inch 1080p outer screen that’s perfect for checking notifications. It even features a dedicated AI button for accessing notification summaries and live transcriptions,...
The latest Motorola Razr is $300 off in multiple colors. | Image: The Verge If you’ve been thinking about buying a foldable phone that truly stands out, few models can rival the 2025 Motorola Razr Ultra, which is currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with 16GB of RAM and 512GB starting at $999.99 ($300 off), its lowest price to date.If you can’t tell from the image below, Razr’s latest handset boasts a unique wood grain back panel, which makes it one of the best-looking phones you can buy. It’s not just about looks, though; the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset makes it incredibly fast, and it still manages to last a full day on a single charge. It also features two displays, specifically a 7-inch 1224p inner display that unfolds and a 4-inch 1080p outer screen that’s perfect for checking notifications. It even features a dedicated AI b***on for accessing notification summaries and live transcriptions, as well as support for 68W wired and 30W wireless charging.As for durability, the Ultra carries an IP48 rating, meaning it should be able to withstand a meter of water for up to 30 minutes; however, we’d advise being careful around dust and sand, neither of which it’s fully protected against. That said, Motorola does promise three years of OS and security updates, which, while not as impressive as newer foldables like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 (which comes with seven), is still respectable.
Read our full Motorola Razr Ultra review.
Motorola Razr Ultra (2025)
Where to Buy:
$1299.99 $999.99 at Amazon (512GB)
$1299.99 $999.99 at Best Buy (512GB)
$1299.99 at Motorola (512GB)
If you thought Amazon’s most recent Prime Day event was a good time to pick up a Bluetooth speaker, you’ll be pleased to hear that Marshall’s Emberton II is actually cheaper now than it was last week. Right now, it’s on sale at Best Buy and Amazon (for Prime members) for $94.99 ($85 off), which is just $5 shy of its best price to date.Although Marshall’s last-gen Bluetooth speaker is pretty basic, it still manages to deliver multi-directional stereo sound with a vintage-style design that resembles the company’s signature guitar amps. You can pair it with other compatible Marshall speakers, and the companion app offers adjustable EQ settings. Its long battery life and IP67 rating make it a good choice for outdoor adventures, too, though you’ll miss out on a couple of newer features found on the Emberton III (including a built-in mic for taking hands-free voice calls). Otherwise, though, it’s a stylish, great-sounding pick suitable for all sorts of occasions.
Marshall Emberton II speaker
Where to Buy:
$179.99 $94.99 at Amazon (with Prime)
$179.99 $94.99 at Best Buy
Ugreen’s Revodok Max 8-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station is small and lightweight enough to fit in a work bag, yet powerful enough to turn a laptop into a desktop-like workstation (at least as far as ports are concerned). And right now, it’s available from Amazon and Ugreen for $169.98 ($80 off), matching its best price to date.Ugreen’s 8-in-1 dock outfits your Windows or macOS machine with eight extra ports, including four Thunderbolt 4 ports, each of which can supply up to 85W of power using the included 140W GaN charger. It’s a shame it doesn’t include built-in SD card readers or audio jacks, but it does include a gigabit ethernet port and three USB-A ports, so you can connect to everything from dual 4K monitors to older accessories, all through a single hub.
Ugreen Revodok Max 8-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Docking Station
Where to Buy:
$249.99 $169.98 at Amazon
$249.99 $169.98 at Ugreen
A few more deal standouts
Anker’s 7-in-1 Nano Charging Station — which is also great for charging multiple gadgets — is on sale for an all-time low of $59.99 ($30 off) at Amazon and Anker’s online storefront (with promo code WS7DV2GZULDK). The 100W station can charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro to 50 percent capacity in just over half an hour and comes with a pair of retractable USB-C cables, three AC outlets, a USB-C port, and a USB-A port. Its built-in LCD screen also shows which ports are in use and how much power they’re pulling.
If you’re in the market for a great pair of gaming earbuds, the SteelSeries Arctis Buds are an easy recommendation, especially now that the white model with PlayStation connectivity is down to an all-time low of $127.99 ($73 off) at Amazon. The wireless earbuds deliver fantastic sound and come with Bluetooth support and a 2.4GHz transmitter, so you can connect them to your PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5. They’re lightweight and comfortable to wear, too, and benefit from good noise cancellation, a helpful transparency mode, and a wireless charging case. Read our review.
The Crafting Table is Lego’s first Minecraft set for adults, one you can pick up at Amazon and Target for $71.99 ($18 off), its lowest price to date. The 1,195-piece kit resembles a classic Minecraft crafting table on the outside, but opening it up reveals a mini world with 12 biomes, including Cherry Grove, the Deep Dark, and Lush Cave. It also comes with eight buildable Minecraft figures — Steve, Alex, a skeleton, a witch, a Creeper, a villager, a cow, and a pig — each of which detaches, so you can display the figures anywhere.
I built a Zigbee sniffer on a $60 ESP32 screen, and now I can watch my smart home talk to itself
If you have a Zigbee smart home network, the main way to see what's happening on it is through your coordinator's logs, but you don't see the actual network at work. Zigbee2MQTT gives you a scrolling list of messages, Home Assistant can show you the important ones, and if something...
If you have a Zigbee smart home network, the main way to see what's happening on it is through your coordinator's logs, but you don't see the actual network at work. Zigbee2MQTT gives you a scrolling list of messages, Home Assistant can show you the important ones, and if something goes wrong, you dig through serial output or set up a packet capture. It may work, but it's not exactly something you can glance at from across the room, and it never looks like normal traffic.
Charles Davies New Zealand
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This single Windows diagnostic will tell you why your PC takes forever to shut down
Nobody likes long boot times, but long shutdown times aren't welcome either. While you can just click "Shut Down" and be on your way, it probably keeps nagging at you if your PC takes unusually long to power down. If you've checked everything from stubborn apps to Windows Update issues,...
Nobody likes long boot times, but long shutdown times aren't welcome either. While you can just click "Shut Down" and be on your way, it probably keeps nagging at you if your PC takes unusually long to power down. If you've checked everything from stubborn apps to Windows Update issues, and are still no closer to an answer, I suggest checking Event Viewer for definitive evidence.
Sophia Wilson Atlanta
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Google AI Pro cost me $20 a month, but Gemma 4 does the same job for free
There are many things Gemma 4 can do. It can write you a sonnet, help you with your homework, organize your messy notes, make sense of your Excel spreadsheets, and when used right, it can save you $20 on a subscription you probably weren't getting enough value for. I've experienced...
There are many things Gemma 4 can do. It can write you a sonnet, help you with your homework, organize your messy notes, make sense of your Excel spreadsheets, and when used right, it can save you $20 on a subscription you probably weren't getting enough value for. I've experienced mostly all of its capabilities from my own use, first-hand.
Riley Simpson Australia
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OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, Astra, that it thinks could have...
OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, Astra, that it thinks could have "critical" cybersecurity capabilities, and the company says it instituted a two-week pause in reinforcement learning (RL) training on its "latest models intended for deployment" while it tightened up security. The company's "largest planned frontier RL run remains on hold."For its frontier model research, OpenAI now r …Read the full story at The Verge.
Soufyan Leurink Netherlands
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I tested Obsidian Bases against Notion with a real project, and one of them fell apart
Every Notion account has a graveyard of abandoned databases. Databases themselves aren't even that hard to navigate, but they can get tedious under constant maintenance, which is part of the reason I left Notion a while ago in favor of simpler, more minimalist options. One of them is Obsidian's Bases...
Every Notion account has a graveyard of abandoned databases. Databases themselves aren't even that hard to navigate, but they can get tedious under constant maintenance, which is part of the reason I left Notion a while ago in favor of simpler, more minimalist options. One of them is Obsidian's Bases plugin, which finally enabled many to leave Notion behind.
Jane Smith Los Angeles
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Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
Robin Williams' children are taking over their father's Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor's Instagram profile to be a...
Robin Williams' children are taking over their father's Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor's Instagram profile to be a "safe, trusted place where the stories, photos, videos, and memories shared reflect his legacy with authenticity, warmth, and care."A story posted to Zelda Williams' own Instagram account expands on the decision to bring back her father's profile, saying that it's meant to help combat "rampant AI abuse," according to The Wrap:I'm sorry if anyone found Da …Read the full story at The Verge.
Olivia Miller Seattle
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Your first Home a**istant automation shouldn’t be lights — it should be the thing you keep forgetting to do
There's a very good chance the first thing that was automated when you set up Home Assistant is a light bulb. It was the same with my home, and I feel like a betting man when it comes to everyone else. It's the easiest thing to control and automate, not...
There's a very good chance the first thing that was automated when you set up Home Assistant is a light bulb. It was the same with my home, and I feel like a betting man when it comes to everyone else. It's the easiest thing to control and automate, not to mention there's a visual response. But lighting isn't where I've found Home Assistant to be most useful. The first thing to automate is something you repeatedly forget to do.
Luisa Vela Mexico
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The Razer Seiren V3 Chroma microphone drops by 60%, now coming in at an all-time low of just $52
The Razer Seiren V3 Chroma is the microphone you need to take your audio to the next level. It's great for streaming, podcasts, meetings, video calls, and more. While it can be on the expensive side with its retail price of $130, the white model is now on sale at...
The Razer Seiren V3 Chroma is the microphone you need to take your audio to the next level. It's great for streaming, podcasts, meetings, video calls, and more. While it can be on the expensive side with its retail price of $130, the white model is now on sale at Best Buy for its 60th birthday. Best Buy is taking 60% off to celebrate, dropping it to just $52 for a very limited time. That's the best price we've seen across most major retailers, so grab it while you still can.
Neysa Mardhekar India
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SteelSeries’ comfy wireless gaming headset is nearly half off
The Nova 3P in eye-catching cyan. | Image: SteelSeries While many gaming headsets come with extra features, the tradeoff is that they’re often uncomfortable and heavy. A lightweight, affordable alternative that can connect to a bunch of platforms is available at Woot. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P in cyan is...
The Nova 3P in eye-catching cyan. | Image: SteelSeries While many gaming headsets come with extra features, the tradeoff is that they’re often uncomfortable and heavy. A lightweight, affordable alternative that can connect to a bunch of platforms is available at Woot. The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P in cyan is on sale for $59.99, a 45 percent discount from their usual $109.99 price. SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3PWhere to Buy: $109.99 $59.99 at WootThis headset, like most of SteelSeries’ models, feature a stretchy strap on the headband to offset its weight, plus a removable boom mic so you can take them on the go. While they sound good right out of the box, the SteelSeries app offers over 200 game-specific equalizer profiles that can enhance the sound experience, emphasizing the sound of footsteps in shooters, for example, or adding a richness to the music in cinematic games.This version of the headset is compatible with Windows and macOS computers, PlayStation consoles, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and Android and iOS mobile devices. They include both a Bluetooth connection for calls and mobile use, and a compact low latency USB-C dongle for listening over a 2.4GHz wireless connection. They’re advertised to last up to 40 hours on a single charge, and can fast charge for up to nine hours of gaming in just 15 minutes via USB-C.
Emily Brown Houston
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I turned my old Fire TV Stick into the ultimate retro console in ten minutes
My old Fire TV Stick isn't used for much these days, especially since I've turned to Jellyfin for all of my household streaming.
My old Fire TV Stick isn't used for much these days, especially since I've turned to Jellyfin for all of my household streaming.
Sophia Wilson Atlanta
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The 7700X is the AM5 chip nobody’s talking about anymore, and that’s exactly why it’s still worth buying
AMD's launch of the 7700X3D this year reminded me of a CPU that launched almost four years ago: the standard Ryzen 7 7700X. I'm sure many of you have forgotten about it too, because I rarely see it in benchmark charts or Reddit discussions anymore. After all, AMD has given...
AMD's launch of the 7700X3D this year reminded me of a CPU that launched almost four years ago: the standard Ryzen 7 7700X. I'm sure many of you have forgotten about it too, because I rarely see it in benchmark charts or Reddit discussions anymore. After all, AMD has given us far more exciting CPUs to talk about in the last few years, from the 7800X3D to the 9850X3D, and even the dual-cache, dual-CCD 9950X3D2 recently.
Marc Méndez Spain
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4 self-hosted alternatives to apps you’re still paying for every month
Every time I turn around, it seems like something else has gone up in price. Netflix seems to have embarked on a quest to make streaming as unaffordable as cable, and even my garbage company emails me every few months about raising rates. One part of my life that doesn't...
Every time I turn around, it seems like something else has gone up in price. Netflix seems to have embarked on a quest to make streaming as unaffordable as cable, and even my garbage company emails me every few months about raising rates. One part of my life that doesn't have to suffer from increased prices is software, though. While there are plenty of services I am more than happy to pay for (and do, such as Obsidian Sync), others have self-hosted alternatives that do the job in no more than a few minutes of your time.
