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Sony’s WF-1000XM3 earbuds are under $200 on Amazon today

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Sony’s WF-1000XM3 earbuds are under $200 on Amazon today Sony’s popular noise-canceling true wireless earbuds, the WF-1000XM3, are on sale for $178 today on Amazon. That’s $51.99 off the typical $229.99 retail price. This is close to the lowest we’ve seen these earbuds sell for, which was a few weeks ago at Google Shopping for $70 off. Despite their small size, the WF-1000XM3 offer noise cancellation and a lengthy battery life of six hours between charges. My colleague Chris Welch pointed out in his review that Sony’s latest entry in the wireless earbud market is “its best AirPods rival yet.” In addition to the WF-1000XM3 sale, Amazon also has Bose’s 700 noise canceling Bluetooth headphones for  as low as $300 , if you buy the white color variant. Though the black and silver color options are $50 off its $400 retail price. In Chris Welch’s  review  he pointed out how the Bose’s 700 headphones provided the “best voice calls” and the option to pair up to two devices made it a strong comp

Bowers & Wilkins PX5 wireless noise-canceling headphones are $80 off today

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Bowers & Wilkins PX5 wireless noise-canceling headphones are $80 off today Bowers & Wilkins’ PX5 on-ear wireless headphones with noise cancellation are $80 off at both Best Buy (available for delivery or curbside pickup) and Amazon. You can pick them up for $220 instead of $300. Most of the noise-canceling headphones we’ve mentioned in deal posts have been on the more expensive end, but these are getting down there in price, though they don’t skimp on build quality or features. The PX5 have adaptive noise cancellation, an auto-off function that pauses the music when you remove the headphones, aptX Adaptive codec support for 24-bit 48kHz sound, a claim of 25 hours of battery life with USB-C charging, and a 3.5mm port for wired listening. Bowers & Wilkins touts that the microphones used in these make your voice sound great over a phone call. This promotion loops in both the blue and space gray color options, and each comes with a two-year warranty from Bowers & Wilkins. A

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Bar is getting custom widgets and its own store on Windows

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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Bar is getting custom widgets and its own store on Windows Microsoft is unveiling some significant changes to its Xbox Game Bar on Windows today, including new custom widgets that any developer can build. We’ve seen Microsoft gradually improve the Game Bar with widgets, but it’s now opening it up fully today with a beta SDK to enable any developer to create custom widgets. It’s a big move that’s accompanied by a new Xbox Game Bar app store within the overlay, allowing developers to create and list custom widgets for people to find and install. XSplit and Razer are both releasing custom widgets to support Microsoft’s updated Xbox Game Bar. The XSplit integration will include access to Gamecaster tools without having to tab out of apps or games and the ability start or stop streams, chat to viewers, or check stream stats all within the overlay. Razer has also created a Cortex System Booster widget, which will let gamers end processes and services that are running in