Sennheiser’s heart-tracking ANC earbuds are on sale for almost $80 off
The Momentum Sport earbuds come in a few different color options, but the only vibrant hue is olive. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds are a pretty unique piece of tech, as the noise-canceling buds feature an embedded heart rate tracker for monitoring your performance during runs and exercises. They’re also normally on the pricey side at $329.95, but right now, the olive and graphite colors are discounted to a new low of $254.06 (a savings of roughly $76) at Amazon.
The Momentum Sport have a somewhat bassy tone that’s often found in fitness-focused earbuds (since that oomph-oomph can help keep you going when you’re really sweating), but they sound good and offer a secure fit for when you run. They also offer a transparency mode to keep you better attuned to your surroundings and IP55-rated weather resistance that should be able to deal with excessive sweat. But the big appeal here is you’re getting heart rate tracking without having to wear anything on your wrists, and Sennheiser doesn’t lock you into its ecosystem, as the Momentum Sport can integrate with Polar’s app for training analytics.
Read our review of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds.
Friday’s almost here, folks, so celebrate with more deals
Woot is running a sale on a handful of Nintendo Switch games through August 23rd, offering an additional $5 off at checkout when you use promo code GAMES. The combined discounts drop the recent Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remaster to an all-time low of $44.99 ($15 off). The classic GameCube title from 2004 is known for being one of the best Mario RPGs ever made, and it now plays and looks better than ever.
Microsoft is selling its Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 for $144.99 ($35 off), which is the lowest price we’ve seen in a while, even if we’ve seen bigger, more frequent discounts in the past. The Elite 2 has its faults when it comes to reliability, but it’s still one of the most full-featured controllers you can get for Xbox consoles and PC thanks to the addition of rear paddles, hair-trigger lockouts, and robust software customization. Read our review.
Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk is currently seeing a rare discount that drops it to $159.99 ($20 off) at Amazon. The remote work accessory provides a wireless keyboard, trackpad, and angled laptop stand to prop up your computer — with the stand pulling double duty for storage. It’s a pretty versatile one-stop-shop solution that can help you work more comfortably in any room of the house.
The Momentum Sport earbuds come in a few different color options, but the only vibrant hue is olive. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds are a pretty unique piece of tech, as the noise-canceling buds feature an embedded heart rate tracker for monitoring your performance during runs and exercises. They’re also normally on the pricey side at $329.95, but right now, the olive and graphite colors are discounted to a new low of $254.06 (a savings of roughly $76) at Amazon.
The Momentum Sport have a somewhat bassy tone that’s often found in fitness-focused earbuds (since that oomph-oomph can help keep you going when you’re really sweating), but they sound good and offer a secure fit for when you run. They also offer a transparency mode to keep you better attuned to your surroundings and IP55-rated weather resistance that should be able to deal with excessive sweat. But the big appeal here is you’re getting heart rate tracking without having to wear anything on your wrists, and Sennheiser doesn’t lock you into its ecosystem, as the Momentum Sport can integrate with Polar’s app for training analytics.
Read our review of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds.
Friday’s almost here, folks, so celebrate with more deals
Woot is running a sale on a handful of Nintendo Switch games through August 23rd, offering an additional $5 off at checkout when you use promo code GAMES. The combined discounts drop the recent Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remaster to an all-time low of $44.99 ($15 off). The classic GameCube title from 2004 is known for being one of the best Mario RPGs ever made, and it now plays and looks better than ever.
Microsoft is selling its Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 for $144.99 ($35 off), which is the lowest price we’ve seen in a while, even if we’ve seen bigger, more frequent discounts in the past. The Elite 2 has its faults when it comes to reliability, but it’s still one of the most full-featured controllers you can get for Xbox consoles and PC thanks to the addition of rear paddles, hair-trigger lockouts, and robust software customization. Read our review.
Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk is currently seeing a rare discount that drops it to $159.99 ($20 off) at Amazon. The remote work accessory provides a wireless keyboard, trackpad, and angled laptop stand to prop up your computer — with the stand pulling double duty for storage. It’s a pretty versatile one-stop-shop solution that can help you work more comfortably in any room of the house.