What’s broken?

Tell me the gadget and the symptom. I have probably already fixed it, bought it, or both.

TODAY ON DEAL WATCH

Today’s tech deals: fresh calls every morning

BUY

HEADPHONES

Sony WH-1000XM6

$398.00

6.3% below its recent average.

Held its exact tracked low a fourth straight morning after weeks pinned at $458.

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BUY

SMART HOME

Honeywell Home RTH9585WF Smart Thermostat

$115.99

35.6% below Honeywell’s own $179.99 list price.

We called it a WAIT at 6am and told you to hold out for the bottom of its band. It got there by 4pm, $122.99 to $115.99.

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WAIT

STREAMING

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

$49.99

12.5% above its recent average.

Yesterday’s BUY jumped overnight, $39.99 to $49.99. That lower price ran a full week and comes back. Wait.

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BUYING GUIDES

Buying guides: buy with confidence

“I bought every speaker I could find so you only have to buy one.”

THE PERSON BEHIND IT

Hands on where I can, honest about the rest.

Hi, I’m Kern. The Gadget Buyer started with the questions people ask most on official support forums. I read the sprawling forty reply threads so you do not have to, and serve the fix on a silver platter: no digging, no jargon, one clear answer.

When I own the device, I test it at my kitchen table. When I do not, I research hard and give you the same factual, evidence based fix. My opinions are always my own, and I keep this place independent on purpose. Display ads are managed by a third party, blind to me.

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