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The Beats Solo 4 on-ear headphones are now half off, dropping their price to just $99.95 on Amazon. This is a huge drop from the original $199.95 MSRP.

SHOP VASES, MUGS, AND MORE: Find the perfect Mother's Day gift! Browse Ban.do's fun and colorful collection of unique vases, cheerful mugs, and gifts at Amazon, all for $30 or less.

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Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and if you’re still scrambling to find something that doesn’t scream “I forgot,” you might want to check out Ban.do. The brand has a huge selection of under-$30 gifts at Amazon, and thanks to Prime shipping, they're sure to arrive in time for Mother's Day on Sunday, May 11.

SEE ALSO: 10+ gift card deals for Mother's Day, graduation, and beyond

If you haven’t heard of the Ban.do brand before, you’ve probably seen its colorful vases and accessories on Instagram or in your local bookstore. They’re known for their quirky designs and playful takes on everyday items, and their ceramic vases, mugs, and planners are pretty affordable, so you can get your mom something nice without breaking the bank. Think: Kate Spade meets Andy Warhol.

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Here are a few ideas to get you started if you’re looking for something that’s unique, fun, and won’t end up collecting dust in the attic.

Ban.do Strawberry Vase Ban.do Strawberry Vase $28.95 at Amazon
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The Ban.do Strawberry Vase is super cute, perfect for summer bouquets, and is sure to make your mom smile. It’s ceramic, six inches tall, and features textured detailing and leafy green accents. It’s also lightweight, so it’s easy to move around. If your mom loves flowers, but you’re looking for something a little more unique than a basic glass vase, this is a great option.

Ban.do ‘In My Growing Season’ Mug Ban.do 'In My Growing Season' Mug $19.95 at Amazon
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You can never have too many mugs. Ban.do’s “In My Growing Season” Mug holds 10 ounces and is perfect for coffee, tea, or whatever your mom likes to drink. It’s ceramic (so you should be able to put it in the dishwasher and microwave, but be sure to check the instructions first!), and reviewers say that the handle is comfortable to hold. Some reviewers say that it’s great for planting succulents in, too.

Ban.do Heart Shaped Vegan Leather Jewelry Organizer Box Ban.do Heart Shaped Vegan Leather Jewelry Organizer $34.95 at Amazon
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Okay, so this one's over $30, but not by much. This jewelry organizer box is made of vegan leather and is shaped like a heart. The top reads “Sweet Little Jewelry” in metallic lettering. It’s ideal for smaller items like earrings, rings, and necklaces, and it's a cute way for your mom to keep her jewelry organized when she's on the go. There’s a necklace pocket and three hooks, and it features ring and stud rolls, too.

More Ban.do vases, mugs, and novelty items

• "Book Person" Mug — $15.95

• Cherry Wine Stopper — $19.95

• Soda Can Vase — $26.95

• Crayon Vase — $26.95

• "Meet Me At the Bookstore" Vase — $26.95

• Popcorn Bag Vase — $28.95

• Small Cowboy Boot Vase — $28.95

• Orange Juice Vase — $28.95

• Tomato Can Vase — $29.95

Best headphones deals Best Bose deal Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones $359 (Save $70) Get Deal Best Sony deal Sony WH-1000XM5 $279 (Save $119) Get Deal

If you've looked at any "best headphones" list in the past few years (including our own), you will have come across Sony and Bose's pairs.

That's unsurprising — both brands are known for having some of the best noise-cancelling, sound quality, and comfort in the space. And as of May 5, you can grab Bose and Sony's flagship headphones on sale at Amazon. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are available for $359, down from their $429 MSRP. The Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, on the other hand, are available for $279, down from $398.

Best Bose headphones deal Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones $359 at Amazon
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Check out our full review on the Bose QC Ultra headphones.

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are the most comfortable headphones on the market. Three different Mashable shopping team members have used the headphones, and all three came away with this opinion. Their comfort makes them easy to wear for an entire work day or on a flight, and pairs nicely with their 24 hour battery life. Bose offers some of the best noise cancellation out there, though Mashable's Sam Mangino found these headphones in particular to have difficulty blocking higher-pitched sounds quite as effectively as they did lower pitches.

Still, their sound is "rich," as Mangino describes it, continuing on to say: "They tend to run on the quieter end, and I felt like I had to crank the volume a little higher than I do with other headphones, but the sound overall is more detailed." Perhaps their biggest drawbacks are their price point and some finicky controls with multipoint connections. But if you grab them for $70 off, these cons are easier to look past. Though this isn't the lowest price we've ever seen on these headphones (they've dropped down to $329 in the past), this is the best price cut we've seen on the new deep plum colorway. At the time of writing, Amazon marked down other colorways by just $50.

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Check out our full review of the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones.

Sony's flagship headphones have long been standouts for their impressive sound quality, which especially shines with the custom equalizer found on the Sony companion app. When Mashable's deputy editor of shopping and reviews Miller Kern reviewed these headphones, she deemed them, "probably the best-sounding headphones I’ve ever tried."

In addition, they also come with solid noise-cancelling and all-day battery life (30 hours to Bose's 24). Usually, there are two reasons folks are put off from buying these headphones: one, the ear cups don't fold in like their predecessors, the WH-1000XM4 headphones, making them slightly less convenient to take on the go. The other is their price point, which while lower than other premium options, is still up there. While there's nothing to be done about the ear cups, this deal at least addresses the latter issue. In fact, at $279, the XM5s are even cheaper than the XM4s on sale, as of the time of writing.

SAVE $160: As of May 5, you can get a Blink home security bundle — including the Blink Video Doorbell, three Outdoor 4 cameras, and a Sync Module 2 — for just $159.98. That's 50% off the bundle's list price.

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You can't put a price tag on peace of mind, but you can get pretty close with this Blink home security bundle at Amazon.

As of May 5, the Blink bundle is down to just $159.98 instead of its usual $319.98. That's 50% in savings and $30 cheaper than if you bought each piece separately on sale. It includes the Blink Video Doorbell, three Blink Outdoor 4 cameras, and the Sync Module 2 — everything you need to keep an eye on what's happening around your home.

Whether you're a pet owner, a frequent traveler, or you work long days or nights, the Blink bundle gives you an extra set of eyes and ears around your property. Using the Blink app, you can see who shows up at your door day or night and enjoy live two-way communication with the Blink Video Doorbell. Then, with your Outdoor 4 cameras, you can expand your field of view around your home and get alerted to anything out of the ordinary. The cameras offer infrared night vision, two-way audio, and customizable motion-detection zones. The best part: everything runs on AA batteries. You won't even have to think about changing them or charging them for two years.

Meanwhile, the included Sync Module 2 lets you track and store all of the action in one place. Just plug it in and connect it to your Blink app account to activate your devices. It can connect up to 10 gadgets at once and allows you to control them all from the app.

A single Blink Outdoor 4 camera is typically $89.99, so paying just $159.98 for three cameras, a video doorbell, and the Sync Module 2 is pretty wild.

It's starting to feel like the TikTok ban that called wolf.

In an interview with Kristen Welker from NBC's Meet the Press, President Donald Trump said he'd consider delaying the TikTok ban for a third time if a deal isn't struck before the deadline.

"Perhaps I shouldn't say this, but I have a little warm spot in my heart for TikTok," Trump said.

This fits with Trump's TikTok-related actions since he took office for the second time. In January, he delayed the TikTok ban for 90 days and, once that deadline wasn't met due to a confluence of issues including a hefty tariff on Chinese goods, he delayed it once more. This, of course, is in stark contrast to Trump's take on TikTok during his first presidential term, in which he tried to ban the app. We all contain multitudes, or something.

"My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress," Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post on April 4, one of the days he extended the TikTok ban. "The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days."

This comes just two months left on TikTok's deadline. We have access to the app in the U.S. through June 19, at which time there looks like there are three options: Trump extends the deadline once again, TikTok actually gets banned in the U.S., or TikTok divests from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

Before McLaren’s Oscar Piastri dominated the Miami Grand Prix, Lego stole the spotlight on the Formula 1 grid.

For the driver parade, Lego unleashed its life-size, brick-built F1 cars — and the grid turned into a playground, with superstar drivers grinning like kids behind the wheel, bumping into each other, and leaving a trail of Lego debris on the track, as Max Verstappen told ESPN.

"That was the most fun drivers’ parade we’ve ever had," Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton told reporters, even after taking a hit from an eager Alpine on the back straight. (The only confirmed casualty of the day was Mercedes driver George Russell's iPhone.)

According to ESPN, each car was constructed from roughly 400,000 Lego bricks and engineered with a steel chassis, electric drivetrain, hydraulic brakes, and power steering, making them not only accurate to the brick-built toy line but fully functional for the drivers.

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The spectacle wasn’t just a hit on track; as clips of Lego cars cruising, colliding, and cramming two F1 stars into tiny cockpits hit social media, fans lit up the internet with memes, admiration, and plenty of double takes.

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For one lap in Miami, the ultra-competitive world of Formula 1 hit pause — just long enough for its stars to laugh, crash gently, and remember what it feels like to simply play.

Netflix, Disney, and other entertainment companies saw their stock prices tumble Monday morning, following President Donald Trump's latest tariff pronouncement. Trump has floated a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced movies, which could mean a major shift in how studios do business.

As of around 10 a.m. ET, Netflix was down about 2 percent. Disney had actually rebounded to near-even after taking a sharp fall when markets opened. Other entertainment companies saw shares fall, too. Shares in Lionsgate had dropped more than 6 percent, Paramount was down 1.5 percent, and Warner Bros. Discovery had fallen about 1 percent. Of course, share prices are liable to change throughout the day, as Monday morning had already shown.

SEE ALSO: All the tariff price increases in the tech world so far (updated)

No matter how share prices move throughout the day or week, a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced movies would represent a major hurdle for entertainment companies. Trump posted about the change on his right-wing platform, Truth Social. He wrote:

"The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"

It's not clear how Trump's tariffs on foreign-produced films would work or which films would even be affected. Entertainment trade publication Variety reported, for instance, that it was unclear if Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning — due out later this month — would be subject to tariffs because it was primarily filmed in the United Kingdom.

It's unclear what will happen with Trump's proposed movie tariffs, but entertainment companies will certainly be watching closely.

When buying a new car, something that people often forget to think about is resale value. SUVs depreciate at a rapid rate, and you can often be left in the lurch when its time to sell and move on. That’s why picking an SUV that holds its value well in the first five years can save you tons of money.

GET $15 OFF: As of May 5th, the Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor is on sale for $54.99 for a savings of $15 or 21% off.

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Whether to combat spring sniffles or alert you to mold problems, a good air quality monitor can keep you abreast of changes in air quality in your home when it matters. The Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor senses life-threatening CO leaks, irritants like mold, and often-ignored gasses like VOCs and updates you on buildups when they matter.

Right now, the Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor is on sale for 21% off. Get it for $54.99 and save $15.

SEE ALSO: The 5 best self-emptying robot vacuums for hands-off cleaning in 2025

Beyond its critical CO sensitivity and VOC and particulate monitoring, the Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor also tracks temperature and humidity. Altogether, it gives you a full picture of your home, alerting you to dangerous pollutants as well as factors that affect comfort.

The Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor pairs with Alexa, ensuring it stays in communication with smart alerts on your phone or announcements from Echo devices. In the app, you'll see spikes in pollutants mapped over time, showing you when air quality deteriorated.

Right now, the Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor is on sale for $54.99, saving you 21% or $15.

Use Routines to pair your Air Quality Monitor with other home tech. Pair it with a dehumidifier or air purifier to respond to humidity or spikes in emissions from your gas stove, respectively.

While Microsoft Excel offers many tools for formatting data in various ways, sometimes, the built-in tools don't quite do exactly what I'm looking for, or take up too much time to execute. In these scenarios, I use custom number formatting to quickly create a number format that meets my needs.

SAVE 15%: A four-pack of Amazon Basics Smart Bulbs is just $39.59, down from the normal price of $41.99. That's a savings of $6.40 which brings the price of each color-changing bulb down to just $8.90.

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Smart home tech has come a long way in recent years. We now have thermostats that keep track of our preferences, video doorbells that let us thank a delivery person without even being home, and light bulbs you can dim from your phone. If you have all the gadgets but haven't dabbled in smart bulbs yet, there's a sweet deal at Amazon today.

As of May 5, a four-pack of the Amazon Basics color-changing smart bulbs is on sale for $35.59, marked down from the standard price of $41.99. That's a 15% discount that takes $6.40 off the normal price. The sale price brings the cost of each bulb down to just $8.90.

Ever wished you had dimmers on your lights? Your wish just came true thanks to the Amazon Basics color-changing smart bulbs. When paired with the Alexa app (free to download) you can set each of the four bulbs in this pack to a dimmable setting between 5 and 100% brightness.

SEE ALSO: Tons of Echo devices are on sale at Amazon right now, including a Star Wars Echo Dot bundle

That same app gives you control of your bulbs from anywhere. You can turn on the living room light before you arrive home from work or turn the kitchen light on from bed on dark winter mornings so you don't stumble over the dog on your way to the coffee maker. This feature is also great if you're away on vacation, so you can turn on a lamp at various times to give an indication someone is home. Kevin sure could have used this feature when his family went to Paris without him in Home Alone.

Once you've set up each bulb in the Alexa app, you can also control them via voice. Let Alexa know you want the hallway lamp turned off or dim bedroom lights to make it more suitable for reading. You can also choose between 16 preset color selections in the app.

If you're adding some smart home tech during spring improvements this year, now is a great time to integrate smart bulbs into the mix since they're on sale for just $8.90 each at Amazon. The color and scene-setting options are countless in the Alexa app and they're a great idea if you'll be away on summer vacation.

GET IT FOR UNDER $500: As of May 5th, the Mac Mini 2024 (M4 Chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) is available for its lowest price yet on Amazon. Get it for $490.84 and save 18%, or $108.16.

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Good news for those who have been waiting to upgrade, the Apple M4 chip is finally starting to come down in price. The 2024 Mac Mini totes an M4 chip and a whole lot of power, even while it's half the size of the previous model. Apple claims that its M4 chip is up to 13 times faster than its fastest silicone Mini Model. That's a jolt.

For the first time, the Mac Mini 2024 (M4 Chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) has dropped below $500 on Amazon. Right now, get it for $490.84 and save $108.16, or 18%.

SEE ALSO: Best Windows laptops for 2025: Our top pick lasts longer than the M4 MacBook Pros

The Mac Mini M4 comes in a few different configurations. This sale price version has 16GB of RAM to support its 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU. It also holds a 256GB SSD, ready to stock with movies, film, games, and more.

If the built in SSD isn't enough, never fear, with 3 thunderbolt ports you'll be able to expand memory with an external SSD with little (if any) loss of transfer speed. It also has two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, HDMI, and an ethernet port.

Right now, May 5th, the Mac Mini 2024 (M4 Chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) is at its lowest price, under $500. Get it for $490.84 and save $108.16 or 18%.

Whether you're running Adobe apps, games, or productivity software, this computer wields quite a lot of power for the price. Pair it with a screen and keyboard for a powerful desktop experience, use it as a touring musician's workstation, or make it the keystone of a lab.

SAVE $59.10: The Skylight Frame (10 inch) is on sale at Amazon for $99.90, down from the usual list price of $159. That's a 37% discount and the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon.

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Photo memories make for some of the best gifts for almost any gifting occasion. Mother's Day, graduation, Father's Day, a birthday, or anniversary are all perfect moments to gift someone you love a photo memory. But instead of printing a photo and framing it, a digital photo frame gives the ability to gift hundreds of memories on a high-quality screen. Thanks to today's deal at Amazon, there's a record-low price on one of the best.

As of May 5, the Skylight Frame (10 inch) is on sale for $99.90 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $159. That's a 37% discount that takes $59.10 off the cost. Plus, it's the lowest price we've ever spotted at Amazon.

Back in February, we were jazzed to see the Skylight Frame drop to $120 in time for Valentine's Day but since this deal shaves another $20 off that price, we're extra excited. At this current discount, it's time to consider Mother's Day, Father's Day, upcoming birthdays, and even December holidays.

On Mashable's list of the best digital photo frames, the Skylight wins the award of the best option for non tech-savvy folks. Without even unboxing the frame, you can upload photos for your lucky giftee to enjoy via the Skylight app.

SEE ALSO: 10+ gift card deals for Mother's Day, graduation, and beyond

This version of the Skylight Frame measures 10 inches and come with elegant matting in a black frame. Each frame comes with 8GB storage, which works out to about 8,000 photos. Plus, the frame is touch-screen so users can scroll through photos, zoom, pause, or like a photo. The Skylight accepts photos in JPEG, BMP, PNG, and even GIF formats.

The Skylight Frame also works in offline mode, displaying pre-loaded images, but it'll need to be connected to WiFi to receive or upload new photos.

Win the award for the best gift-giver during any upcoming celebration by gifting the Skylight Frame. It'll show everyone how thoughtful you are while you secretly know you scored the digital frame for the lowest price ever offered.

SAVE $50: As of May 5, the new Mashable-tested Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet is down to $89.99 for the first time all year. That's 36% off its usual cost of $139.99.

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Top of the line iPads are fantastic, but not everyone needs a tablet that can compete with their computer. It's overkill for 99% of us. So, if you want a tablet that specifically serves as a tablet, you can't go wrong with an Amazon Fire tablet. Especially when you find one on sale, which is currently the case for Amazon's Fire HD 10.

This is the newest version of Amazon's Fire HD 10 tablet, and our reviewer gave it a 4.5 out of 5 rating after we put it to the test last year.

As of May 5, the Fire HD 10 tablet with 32GB of storage is down to just $89.99 on Amazon instead of its usual $139.99 — a savings of 36%. We wrote about this tablet a couple weeks ago when it went on sale during the Big Spring Sale, but now it's even cheaper, making this the lowest price we've seen all year. Perhaps Amazon is getting ready for Prime Day 2025?

A no-frills type of tablet, the Fire HD 10 is a solid pick for browsing social media, catching up on your favorite shows, answering emails, reading, gaming, and completing other daily tasks. It's "lighter and faster than its predecessors, with a long battery life and vivid picture that makes it great for on-the-go entertainment," Mashable's reviewer SaVanna Shoemaker wrote in her review of the tablet last year.

Now in its 13th generation, the Fire HD 10 has improved a lot over the years. Besides a lighter build and faster processor, the latest generation also upgraded the front-facing camera from 2MP to 5MP, bumped up the battery life, and improved the Silk browser reliability. You won't find all the Apple and Android apps you know and love on it, but like I said, it's not meant to compete with your computer. It's a budget tablet (less than $90!) designed for streaming and gaming — and for those purposes, it truly shines.

Ever wondered how some of the awful products listed on online shopping sites are getting great reviews? It could be "brushing": a scam that uses your personal details to leave reviews for things you never purchased, to trick others into doing so.

"Wi-Fi Pineapple" is a silly name for a real threat to your cybersecurity. These devices trick you into connecting to fake Wi-Fi networks to intercept data and compromise your privacy. Here's how to protect against Pineapples and Wi-Fi attacks.

If you use Zoom as your online meeting tool, you have various features at your disposal to use. From getting things done with keyboard shortcuts to sharing your screen, I’ll give you some useful Zoom tips.

Microsoft has finally rolled out the ever-controversial Recall feature, but not everyone is pleased with the idea of it. Here's how you can disable Recall if it is on, and how you can prevent Recall from re-enabling itself in the future.

Never thinking that clip-on earbuds would be anywhere near comfortable, I made sure to avoid the category like the plague. But after using the Soundpeats Pop Clip, I’m actually convinced that the form factor makes sense. Add in nice sound quality for a budget-minded price, and it’s a winner.

TL;DR: Secure a lifetime subscription to all 14 languages with Babbel language Learning for just $169.99 through May 18.

Want to give your brain a little boost? Learning a new language helps your brain rewire itself, forming new neural connections and strengthening existing ones.

A Babbel Language Learning subscription can show you just how adaptable your brain can be, and you can currently secure a lifetime of learning all 14 languages for just $169.99 with StackSocial’s special pricing through May 18.

Become fluent in new languages in your free time

When was the last time you set foot in a classroom? Thanks to Babbel, you can learn right from your smartphone and give your brain a workout on your lunch break, in line at the grocery store, or even after getting cozy in bed.

Pick up Polish, study Swedish, or focus on French with their convenient 10- to 15-minute lessons. They are available in three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced, so you can easily get started with mastering a new language or brush up on one you learned in the past.

Babbel syncs your progress across devices, so you can work on your smartphone and pick up where you left off on your desktop later. Going somewhere without Wi-Fi? You can also download lessons to work on later.

With over 10,000 hours of online language education, you can try to tackle all 14 languages at your own pace with this lifetime subscription.

Their advanced speech recognition technology helps with your pronunciation, letting you hone your skills so you don’t sound like a tourist. And there’s an AI Conversation Partner available so you can work on your conversation skills in real time.

Get a lifetime subscription to all 14 languages on Babbel language Learning for $169.99 (reg. $599) through May 18.

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