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If you’re racking your brain trying to find a last-minute gift or a stocking stuffer for a loved one, bear in mind that you can rarely go wrong with charging accessories. As it happens, many of Anker’s products are on sale on Amazon right now, with discounts of up to 50 percent. Some of the discounts are available via a coupon and for others you’ll need to be a Prime member. First up, the Anker 735 Charger will run you $30.39, which is 40 percent off the usual price of $56.

This is a 65W charger with two USB-C ports and one USB-A slot. When you have multiple devices connected, the charger can direct power to where it’s most needed. It’ll charge several devices at the same time, such as your laptop, Steam Deck and earphones. While Anker says this model is capable of giving a 13-inch 2020 MacBook Pro a 65W charge, other MacBook models have different wattage needs.

That’s where Anker’s MacBook Pro Charger could come in handy. It’s capable of 100W USB-C charging. That’d be overkill for many devices, but not so for a power-hungry MBP. Of course, it’s capable of charging other devices via USB-C. It comes with a five-foot cable. The charger is on sale for $24, which is $14 off the usual price of $38.

In some cases, USB chargers might not cut it. Many devices need the full power of an outlet and if you’re running out of space, a power strip might be what you need. Not only does Anker’s Surge Protector Power Strip have 12 outlets, you can plug in one USB-C and two USB-A cables too. There’s surge protection as well. The power strip, which has a five-foot extension cord, is 17 percent off at $30.

If you’re an iPhone user who hasn’t upgraded to the latest generation yet, there’s no harm in having a spare Lightning cable or two kicking around. As it happens, Anker sells Lightning cables, and one that’s six feet long will currently cost you $10, $2 less than usual. The cable is MFi certified, meaning that it meets Apple’s standards. It has a nylon exterior, which might make it more durable than Apple’s own cables.

Of course, this being Anker, there are power banks on sale too. The Anker Nano Power Bank is 20 percent off the usual price of $30 (i.e. $6 off) when you apply a coupon. This is a small power bank with a built-in USB-C connector, so you can plug it straight into your phone or tablet to charge it up without having to carry a separate cable. There’s a separate USB-C port too. Anker notes that the device won’t fully charge an iPhone 15, but it will top up the battery by around 80 percent.

Last but not least, the Anker 737 Power Bank is for those who need plenty of extra juice with them when they’re on the go. This model has a capacity of 24,000mAh, which Anker says is good for nearly five full charges of an iPhone 13 or 1.3 charges of a 12.9-inch 2021 iPad Pro. A smart display will show you the remaining battery percentage as well as how much wattage the charger is delivering to the connected devices (it has one USB-A port and dual USB-C ports). The 737 Power Bank, which is capable of delivering a 140W charge, is currently $58 off at $92.

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If you’ve been holding out on buying a new MacBook, congrats, your delay has been rewarded. Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air has dropped to a new all-time low price of $999, down from $1,299. That’s right, the 23 percent discount saves you $300, far from chump change. The deal is available for the 256GB 15-inch MacBook Air with an M2 chipset in either Midnight or Starlight. Keep in mind, though, that Amazon estimates these will ship in early to mid-January, so don’t plan on picking one up as a last-minute Christmas gift. 

Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air with an M2 chip came on the scene in June of this year. It garnered a 96 in our review thanks to its ability to offer a large size and great performance without mirroring the Pro’s exorbitant $2,000+ price tag. Despite being over a year old, the M2 chip functions great — in line with the 13-inch model. The battery life is also impressive, lasting over 18 hours on video playback alone and 12 hours during everyday use for work.

Its screen is also high-quality, with the extra two inches making a surprisingly significant difference. The 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display has a 2,880 x 1,864 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, a 60Hz refresh rate and support for the P3 wide color gamut. No, it doesn’t measure up to the 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 chip in terms of display or performance quality, but it’s hard to care that much for half the price. 

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When Apple introduced the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, it had no clear release schedule and only said that the device will be available sometime early next year. According to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, “early next year” means as soon as February. Apple reportedly ramped up production of the headset in China over the past several weeks with the intention of getting the devices ready for consumers by the end of January. The plan is to make the Vision Pro available the month after that. 

In addition to ramping up production, Apple has reportedly sent developers an email, notifying them to test their apps for the headset with the latest tools and to send their software to the company for feedback. Gurman says that’s another sign of the device’s impending release. In his report, Gurman also detailed the steps Apple is taking to launch a completely new product category. The last time the company introduced a brand new product was in 2015 when it started selling the Apple Watch, but the Vision Pro is a different beast that requires meticulous planning for its release.

Since the headset has multiple possible configurations and could be customized to meet each customers’ needs, Apple is apparently sending at least two staffers from each retail store to its headquarters for training in January. There, they’ll be taught how to attach the device’s headband and light seals, as well as how to fit prescription lenses. The Vision Pro will set customers back $3,499 when it goes on sale, but Gurman previously reported that Apple is working on a more affordable (and less powerful) version that will cost between $1,500 and $2,500.

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Following the patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensor on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, the International Trade Commission (ITC) sided with medical technology company Masimo, and ordered to halt all sales of said wearables in the US — conveniently just in time for the holidays. Apple has since filed a motion to pause this ban until its appeal is done, but earlier today, the ITC denied this request, meaning the Apple Watch ban is going ahead, unless the President decides to veto.

“A Presidential Review Period is in progress regarding an order from the US International Trade Commission on a technical intellectual property dispute pertaining to Apple Watch devices containing the Blood Oxygen feature,” Apple told Engadget in an earlier statement. “While the review period will not end until December 25, Apple is preemptively taking steps to comply should the ruling stand.”

The Apple Watch models affected will stop being sold on Apple.com on December 21 i.e. tomorrow, then on December 24 at Apple’s retail stores, and then until stocks run out for third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy — which could be pretty fast given the import ban on December 26. Other models like the Apple Watch SE that don’t contain a blood oxygen sensor will continue to be sold.

Masimo filed its lawsuit against Apple in 2021 over alleged violations of patents related to light-based blood-oxygen monitoring. The case originally targeted the Apple Watch Series 6, but despite the sales ban, you can continue to use the blood oxygen feature on that and other previously purchased Apple Watch models. In retaliation, Apple filed two patent infringement suits against Masimo in October 2022, claiming that the latter’s own smartwatch copied Apple Watch features.

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