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This weekend on Paramount+ I've decided to mix together three totally different genres in the hopes that at least one of them will spark your interest for a good weekend binge.

If something breaks on a Windows PC in my family or circle of friends, I am usually the one who gets the call. Over the years I have become the default tech support guy, and that means I spend a lot of time hunting down strange errors, slowdowns, and the kind of odd behavior that rarely shows up in Microsoft’s help docs. I have written before about the tools I rely on to fix Windows, including a few standouts from the Sysinternals Suite that have saved me more times than I can count.

I love the array of fresh available content on Amazon Prime Video. This week, I bring you some personally verified gems in a very witty historical comedy, a modern-day dramedy set in Bristol, and one of television’s most bingeable psychological thrillers of this century—you know, the kind that creates the obsession where you’d rather finish a season than stop to sleep.

SAVE OVER $40: As of Dec. 12, the Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement set has dropped to its lowest-ever price of $65.99 at Amazon. This is $44 off its list price of $109.99.

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The weather outside is getting a little bit colder, making it thea perfect time to work on projects indoors. If you're a Lego fan looking for your next build, there were some great discounts to take advantage of during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, but they didn't end there. Amazon still has a few lingering around, including a new all-time low price on the Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement.

As of Dec. 12, the Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement has dropped to $65.99, over $40 off its list price of $109.99. That's a 40% discount overall, and considering it's the lowest-ever price, there's truly no better time to pick it up. Amazon even has a note above the 'Add to Cart' button saying it'll arrive before Christmas, which is great news if you're getting some last-minute shopping done.

SEE ALSO: The 65 best tech gifts of the year, hand-picked by professional gadget nerds

The Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement is quite the display piece, especially if you want to put it at the center of a table during the holiday festivities. It comes with 1,161 pieces in total that create 14 flowers — including camellias, peonies, hydrangeas, baby’s breath, ranunculus, bouvardia, and lilies — that are placed in a white vase. You can even customize it by adding flowers from other sets in the Botanicals collection to the vase, which is a fun touch.

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Keep in mind this lovely little display is made with adults in mind, though younger builders can piece it together with an adult's help. This deal may not be around much longer, so act fast to save on the Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement set at Amazon.

If you're looking for more Lego sets to pick up for the holidays this year, our roundup of the 60+ best Christmas gifts for 2025 features some more excellent options we highly recommend gifting this year.

SAVE OVER $100: As of Dec. 12, the Sonos Ace headphones have returned to their lowest-ever price of $279 at Amazon. This is $120 off their list price of $399.

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If a new pair of headphones have been on your holiday wishlist this year, or something you've been hoping to grab for someone else, Amazon has quite a few discounts on select models to check out. At the moment, that includes the Sonos Ace headphones, which have returned to their lowest-ever price of $279.

This deal saves you $120 on the Sonos Ace's usual list price of $399, which is a pretty nice discount. Since they're listed as a limited-time deal right now, it means they may not stay at this price for very long. Act fast to score them at this price before it goes back up.

SEE ALSO: The 60+ best Christmas gifts for 2025: Find unique gift ideas you'd never think of on your own

While the Sonos Ace headphones boast Active Noise Cancellation, for those who love to be fully immersed in what they're listening to, sound quality is where they really shine. Our review from Mashable's Miller Kern said, "Audio quality is Sonos’s wheelhouse and where the Ace headphones rise above competitors." They also boast Dolby Atmos and spatial audio, which Kern says of the latter is "immersive in a way I haven’t experienced from other headphones." On top of that, they offer up to 30 hours of battery with Active Noise Cancellation on.

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There's only a limited amount of time to take advantage of this offer, so act fast to save on the Sonos Ace headphones at Amazon

If you're still getting some shopping done ahead of the holidays, check out our breakdown of the 65 best tech gifts of the year to see more items we'd recommend gifting this year.

One usually visits a graveyard or cemetery to pay your respects, but also to remember the good times before you lost something special. That's me visiting the Google graveyard of dead products and services. When it's time to lay some flowers at the headstone of Google Reader, all I can remember is that the web used to be a much better place.

Writer-director Rian Johnson hits the books to craft the locked room mystery of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and so does the Spring Book Club of the film's church. And if you're quick, you'll spy an entire whodunnit reading list onscreen to add to your TBR pile.

There's a scene crucial to debonair detective Benoit Blanc's (Daniel Craig) investigation into the "stuff of detective fiction" murder at Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude, in which accused priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O'Connor) helps him rifle through the parish office for clues. They find one, a simple piece of paper.

SEE ALSO: Why 'The Hollow Man' novel is crucial to 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

On the page, the priest and the detective find a list of the church's book club titles, and the parishioners seem to be having quite the classic whodunnit mystery binge. Not only does the list include the key "syllabus of how to commit the perfect crime," John Dickson Carr's The Hollow Man, but there's also enough Agatha Christie and Edgar Allan Poe to make an impossible crime seem possible.

Here's everything on the Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude book club list — and there's some pretty major ties to the murder at the heart of Wake Up Dead Man (but no spoilers).

The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr Credit: Mashable / Orion

American author John Dickson Carr's 1935 mystery novel, The Hollow Man, featuring his recurring investigator protagonist Gideon Fell, has become synonymous with determining the elements of an impossible crime. In Chapter 17, the detective gives his famous "locked room lecture" directly to the reader, detailing "the general mechanics" of how a murder — like, say, that of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) — could be committed in seemingly impossible circumstances. In fact, Blanc himself uses this book to solve the case in Wake Up Dead Man, dubbing it "a syllabus of how to commit the perfect crime."

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Published in 1923, the spectacularly named Whose Body? is the first of English crime novelist Dorothy L. Sayers' 14-book detective series. It introduces the iconic Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers' aristocratic amateur detective. His first case? A London financier is murdered and left in a bathtub, naked but for a golden pince-nez. Hear that Wake Up Dead Man viewers? A bathtub.

The Murders In The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe Credit: Mashable / Vintage Classics

Netflix titles love a bit of Edgar Allan Poe, from Wednesday to The Fall of the House of Usher. In Wake Up Dead Man, there's a famous title from the American writer on the list, 1841 short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The tale features the first appearance of the character regarded as the first fictional detective, Poe's great C. Auguste Dupin, who had immeasurable impact on one Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his own detective, Sherlock Holmes. The investigator is faced with a locked-door mystery, a brutal and grisly double murder with the last killer you'd ever suspect.

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Who among you crime fiction fiends doesn't know Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous Belgian, moustachioed detective or Miss Marple, her famous elderly, English, amateur detective. The British writer has two titles on the Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude book club list, starring her leading investigators. Published in 1926, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is an absolute masterpiece of a twisty crime novel, with Poirot pulled away from his vegetable garden to solve the murder of a wealthy widower. There's blackmail, clandestine meetings, mysterious footprints, and yes, the crime scene is a locked room.

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Credit: Mashable / HarperCollins

Miss Marple's first appearance was in Christie's 1930 novel The Murder at the Vicarage, a murder mystery set in the small English town parish of St Mary Mead — big Wake Up Dead Man vibes. In this whodunnit, the town's local magistrate and churchwarden is widely hated by everyone in the village — and then he turns up dead in his study. Everyone has a motive, and no one is safe from the watchful eye of Miss Marple.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is streaming on Netflix Dec. 12.

As we speed through December and the weather outside is frightful (for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere), now is the perfect time to hunker down and watch some quality entertainment on Netflix.

Donald Trump has launched Gold Cards, a method for rich people to pay $1 million to get a fast-track visa to the U.S. — and Jimmy Kimmel has thoughts.

"This is a card that will allow wealthy foreigners to live here. For a million bucks you get legal visitor status, you get a pathway to citizenship, and a presidential pardon for one major crime of your choosing," Kimmel jokes in the clip above. "It might be time to update that inscription on the Statue of Liberty. Never mind your poor and tired, give us a million bucks, you're in."

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host goes on to play footage of Trump's Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, speaking to Fox about how the cards will bring "the best people" to America.

"That's right, the best people are the rich people," says Kimmel. "It's what Jesus always said. It's in the Bible, he says it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle if you pay the needle a million dollars. Rich people are the finest people there are, that's why God made them rich. And I say it's about time our immigration system ran like the rewards program at one of Trump's bankrupted casinos."

When I started using Microsoft Excel, my spreadsheets were a mess, and I wasted hours trying to make them look professional. If you're struggling with manual formatting, these six simple tips are the shortcuts I wish I had known from day one to clean up my data faster.

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you know your canines.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Leisure activities

• Green: Info

• Blue: Gently struck

• Purple: Pup categories

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Bar games

• Green: Ways to catch up on the game

• Blue: Descriptors for a softly hit baseball

• Purple: Dog show groups

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #445 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Bar games - DARTS, POOL, POP-A-SHORT, SHUFFLEBOARD

• Ways to catch up on the game - BOX SCORE, HIGHLIGHTS, REPLAY, STORY

• Descriptors for a softly hit baseball - BLOOPER, DRIBBLER, DUCK SNORT, TEXAS LEAGUER

• Dog show groups - SPORTING, TERRIER, TOY, WORKING

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Connections.

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you love big cars.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 12, 2025 Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for December 12, 2025 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

A large vehicle.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter S appears twice.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter T.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. The Wordle answer today is...

Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

TRUCK

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 12, 2025

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you love old poetry.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 12, 2025 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 12, 2025 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Shakespearean titles

The words are related to writing.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe classic written works.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is The Bard.

NYT Strands word list for December 12

• Midsummer

• Tempest

• Shrew

• The Bard

• Merchant

• Merry

• Twelfth

Looking for other daily online games? Mashable's Games page has more hints, and if you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now!

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Strands.

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you're a gardener.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections?

The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for December 12, 2025 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: To comprise

• Green: To rock

• Blue: Food measurements

• Purple: A dozen

Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Contain

• Green: Move in the wind

• Blue: Vegetable units

• Purple: Things that are divided into twelve segments

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #915 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Contain: HOLD, HOUSE, KEEP, STORE

• Move in the wind: BLOW, FLAP, SWAY, WAVE

• Vegetable units: BULB, EAR, HEAD, SPEAR

• Things that are divided into twelve segments: CLOCK, FOOT, YEAR, ZODIAC

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 12, 2025

Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Connections.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: How to play Pips, the newest NYT game

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025:

AcrossBullet ___ (insect known for its painful sting)

• The answer is Ant.

Setting for the children's book "Good Night, Gorilla"

• The answer is Zoo.

Mixed-breed dogs

• The answer is Mutts.

Language that gave us the words "democracy" and "philosophy"

• The answer is Greek.

Untidy

• The answer is Messy.

DownBrilliant shade of blue

• The answer is Azure

Classroom jottings

• The answer is Notes.

"100%," in slang

• The answer is Totes.

Longtime movie studio now owned by Amazon

• The answer is MGM.

Chicago W.N.B.A. team

• The answer is Sky.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to the latest Mini Crossword.

"You know what's weird. I swear to God, this is how I grieve."

That's Conan O'Brien explaining the hilariously dark message chain he had with Will Arnett and Jason Bateman in the days after the deaths of his parents, which the two break down in the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast clip above.

In a nutshell, what started as a jokey rivalry with Bateman over a party invite escalated to O'Brien blaming Bateman for the death of his father immediately after his dad had passed away.

"I'm a sick person," says O'Brien. "But I remembered very much wanting to connect, and it was so comforting to me to screw around with you guys at that moment. It just was. And if that makes me a madman, so be it."

SAVE $30: As of Dec. 12, the Fitbit Inspire 3 has dropped back to its lowest-ever price of $69.95 at Amazon. This is $30 off its list price of $99.95.

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2026 is almost here, and if you're setting some fitness goals for the new year, a fitness tracker can help you stay on course. Our favorite budget pick, the Fitbit Inspire 3, is one option worth checking out, especially since it has returned to its lowest price of $69.95 at Amazon for a limited time.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 usually retails for $99.95, so this deal saves you $30 overall. It's also the same discount price we saw over Cyber Monday, so now is a great time to make a move on it before the price goes back up.

SEE ALSO: From AirPods to espresso machines, everything the Mashable shopping team bought during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025

As mentioned before, the Fitbit Inspire 3 is our favorite budget fitness tracker, though not just for its more affordable price tag. It also boasts a "comprehensive suite of health and fitness tracking features, a slim, low-profile design, and a straightforward user interface that makes it a great pick for most people." Some of these features include all-day activity tracking, 24/7 heart rate tracking, automatic exercise tracking, always-on wellness tracking, and much more.

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Amazon has the Fitbit Inspire 3 listed as a limited-time deal, so this discount price may not stay for long. Act fast to grab it while it's still at its lowest-ever price.

If you're picking this up as a gift for the holidays and looking for even more ideas while shopping around, have a look at our breakdown of the 60+ best Christmas gifts for 2025 to see some suggestions worth grabbing right now.

Whatever the occasion that has you looking for dad gifts (Father's Day, Christmas, Hanukkah), stay far away from clichés like whiskey stones and pocket knives. Unless your dad is an avid tie collector and seriously *lives* for ties, then avoid this played-out gift too. Instead, the best gifts for dads say, “I see your hobbies and I respect them." We've even got some unique ideas you may not have seen before. (We have two words for you: Fire. Harpoon.) From the latest gadgets from Apple, Sony, and Vizio to hip menswear finds, we think you'll find something your old man will love.

SAVE $10.99: As of Dec. 12, the Roku Streaming Stick Plus is on sale for $29 at Amazon. That's a 27% saving on the list price.

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The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is back on sale at Amazon, and it's the perfect timing for the festive season. It's one of the most popular streaming devices on the market, and for good reason. Enjoy easy access to movies, TV shows, gaming apps, and even more for less. As of Dec. 12, this TV stick is down to $29, a saving of $10.99 on list price.

It couldn't be easier to set up, either. Plug the TV stick into your TV's HDMI port (if you have a laptop with an HDMI port, you can even use it on the go). Another bonus of the Roku Stick Plus is it doesn't need to be powered by a wall outlet, as it's powered by the TV. And that's all you need to do. When you turn your TV on, it will now run on the Roku OS, meaning all of your favorite shows and apps are accessible right on the home screen.

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You'll now be able to control your TV and the Roku itself with one remote (which comes with voice search). You also get over 500 free live TV channels, including news, sports, and weather. And with the Plus model, you'll be watching all of this in brilliant 4K picture and vivid HDR color.

Get this Roku deal from Amazon now.

SAVE $24.02: As of Dec. 12, the Apple AirTag four-pack is on sale for $74.98 at Amazon. That's a 24% discount on the list price.

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Apple AirTags are back on sale, and just in time for a pre-Christmas stock up. As of Dec. 12, you can get the pack of four for only $74.98, a saving of $24.02. That works out at just over $18 per AirTag.

If you haven't come across AirTags before, prepare to be amazed. These are small tracking devices that make it easy to keep track of your stuff by linking your keys, wallet, luggage, or backpack to the Find My app. All you do is attach one to your item of choice, and start tracking its whereabouts. As you can imagine, this is a lifesaver for people who are forever losing their keys or passport.

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The AirTag can even play a sound through a built-in speaker, so for example, if your keys are down the side of the couch cushions and you can't see it, the noise will help you be able to locate it. And don't worry about it running out of battery while your item is missing, because AirTag batteries last over a year. After this, pop the battery out and replace it with another CR2032 coin cell.

AirTags also support Lost Mode and allow you to share location details with third parties like airlines (for when your luggage doesn't leave the tarmac), while keeping all communication encrypted and anonymous.

Find this AirTag deal at Amazon right now.