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SAVE $1401: As of Jan. 17, Amazon has Jackery's HomePower 3000 portable power station on sale for 56% off at $1,098, which $1,401 off its list price of $2,499.

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This weekend, Amazon is running a massive discount on Jackery's HomePower 3000 portable power station. The power station is a battery-and-solar-generator combo (though the compatible, separately sold solar panels are totally optional).

This portable power station deal from Jackery packs quite the punch in terms of versatility and features. The power station has a 3600W output (7200W surge) and a 3072W capacity. This means that the Jackery HomePower 3000 can power a household's essentials for about 15 hours. It can also keep a fridge running for 1 to 2 days if you need it. When it comes to the essentials, it can power: lights, the fridge, the fan, your beloved WiFi router, and more.

The station also comes with AC, USB-C, USB-A, and DC ports to keep all your devices juiced up and ready to go. The ports are 100W PD, which means they can deliver extra-fast charging for phones, tablets, and any other devices you want to keep charged up.

This beast of a power station fully recharges in 1.7 hours with AC and DC power. With Jackery's compatible solar panels, the station can charge up to 80% in 9 hours. It can also be charged with a 12V car charger or a gas generator for extra versatility and preparedness. Weighing in at 59.5 pounds, the station has two easy-to-grip handlebars on either side.

SAVE $200: As of Saturday, January 17th, this Apple MacBook Air with an M4 chip is 17% off at $999, down from its list price of $1,199. 

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Starting the year off with a new laptop could be just the thing to help you achieve that long list of New Year's goals you have drafted in your notebook. This weekend, Amazon has a 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air laptop with an M4 chip on sale for just under $1000. The portable computer comes replete with 16 GB unified memory, 512 GB SSD storage, a 12 MP center stage camera, and touch ID. To top it all off — it comes in a unique Sky Blue color. 

This model possesses up to 18 hours of battery life. The M4 chip was the fastest consumer computer chip until Apple's recent release of the M5 chip. The M4 chip offers many of the neural and CPU capabilities of the M5 (without the premium cost of the newest model). 

This MacBook Air features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe charging port, a headphone jack, and support for up to two external displays. This model could be the ideal next addition to your existing Apple ecosystem.

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Less Than (3): Everything in this space must be less than 3. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally.

Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally; 6-4, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 6-4, placed horizontally; 4-0, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this light blue space must add up to 8. The answer is 4-4, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Jan. 17 Pips

Less Than (4): Everything in this space must be less than 4. The answer is 2-4, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (16): Everything in this space must be greater than 16. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed horizontally.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally; 4-6, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed horizontally.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Jan. 17 Pips

Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 2-0, placed vertically; 3-1, placed horizontally.

Number (12): Everything in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 0-6, placed vertically; 6-1, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed vertically; 6-1, placed horizontally.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 6-3, placed vertically; 6-6, placed vertically.

Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally; 5-2, placed vertically.

Greater Than (1): Everything in this space must be greater than 1. The answer is 5-2, placed vertically.

Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 6-2, placed vertically.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 6-2, placed vertically; 2-2, placed vertically; 3-2, placed horizontally.

Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 3-4, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed vertically; 3-2, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-4, placed horizontally.

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