The workout-ready Beats Fit Pro have returned to their all-time low
Amazon Prime Day may be over, but some of the better deals — including those on Beats Fit Pro — are still kicking. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
I don’t know about you, but I can’t get on board with the AirPods Pro’s tailpipe design. If I’d participated in The Verge’s summer in / out list, they’d go firmly in the “out” column. But the Beats Fit Pro are a great alternative that you can often find on sale for significantly less, especially around events like Prime Day. Right now, for instance, Beats’ gym-friendly earbuds are matching their all-time low of $149.95 ($50 off) at Best Buy, Target, and Amazon (for Prime members).
What’s most appealing to me about the Beats Fit Pro are the fins that help the earbuds stay lodged in your ears — I personally can’t get the AirPods Pro to stay put in my canyon-sized canals, even when I’m stationary. Beats’ last-gen earbuds are also rated IPX4 for water resistance and offer better sound than Apple’s entry-level AirPods, with excellent active noise cancellation and a convincing transparency mode that’s far more natural.
You’re also getting some of the only earbuds that can match wits with AirPods in terms of Apple ecosystem integration, as the Fit Pro support head tracking spatial audio, automatic device switching, Find My, and even skin detection that reliably pauses playback when you take them out of your ears. (They also work great with most Android devices, but you won’t get Fast Pairing and other native Android features found on newer models like the Studio Buds Plus.) Now, if only they included a wireless charging case instead of relying on USB-C…
Read our Beats Fit Pro review.
More deals to shop if Prime Day didn’t drain your account
Just in time to catch the last half of House of the Dragon, college students in the US can save 50 percent on an ad-supported Max subscription, bringing the monthly total for HBO’s ad-supported tier down to $4.99 (from $9.99). You’ll need to verify your student status with Unidays to take advantage of the promo, after which you can sync your account with Max to receive a unique discount code. You’ll need to apply the code within 12 months of receiving it, but you can get a fresh one annually. In addition to being the home for all things Game of Thrones, Max has a large library of quality shows and movies, including newer phenomena like The Last of Us and classics such as The Sopranos and The Wire.
Prime members can purchase a special “no console required” Xbox bundle that includes an Xbox Wireless Controller, the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max, and one month of Game Pass Ultimate starting at $78.90 (about $46 off). The idea here is to pair the controller with Amazon’s 4K streaming device and download the Xbox TV app, which will allow you to stream a variety of games via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The setup won’t offer a better gaming experience than if you were to download the game on an actual console, even with a fast connection, but it’s a cheap way to check out some new games if you’re just after a spot of casual fun.
Woot is offering the lowest price we’ve seen on the limited edition of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which grants you a unique weapon and gear set. Physical copies for the Xbox Series X / S are down to $22.99 ($47 off), while the PlayStation 5 copy is going for $24.99 ($45 off) until August 1st. The open-world Avatar game offers a convincing escape into a newly imagined region of the territory where the indigenous Na’vi dwell. I’m glad to say skepticism of Ubisoft’s ability to adapt the franchise into a game wasn’t warranted. It’s a fun action-adventure title that lets you explore, hunt, and take flight on the back of Ikran (and other creatures you can spiritually attune to).
Amazon Prime Day may be over, but some of the better deals — including those on Beats Fit Pro — are still kicking. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
I don’t know about you, but I can’t get on board with the AirPods Pro’s tailpipe design. If I’d participated in The Verge’s summer in / out list, they’d go firmly in the “out” column. But the Beats Fit Pro are a great alternative that you can often find on sale for significantly less, especially around events like Prime Day. Right now, for instance, Beats’ gym-friendly earbuds are matching their all-time low of $149.95 ($50 off) at Best Buy, Target, and Amazon (for Prime members).
What’s most appealing to me about the Beats Fit Pro are the fins that help the earbuds stay lodged in your ears — I personally can’t get the AirPods Pro to stay put in my canyon-sized canals, even when I’m stationary. Beats’ last-gen earbuds are also rated IPX4 for water resistance and offer better sound than Apple’s entry-level AirPods, with excellent active noise cancellation and a convincing transparency mode that’s far more natural.
You’re also getting some of the only earbuds that can match wits with AirPods in terms of Apple ecosystem integration, as the Fit Pro support head tracking spatial audio, automatic device switching, Find My, and even skin detection that reliably pauses playback when you take them out of your ears. (They also work great with most Android devices, but you won’t get Fast Pairing and other native Android features found on newer models like the Studio Buds Plus.) Now, if only they included a wireless charging case instead of relying on USB-C…
Read our Beats Fit Pro review.
More deals to shop if Prime Day didn’t drain your account
Just in time to catch the last half of House of the Dragon, college students in the US can save 50 percent on an ad-supported Max subscription, bringing the monthly total for HBO’s ad-supported tier down to $4.99 (from $9.99). You’ll need to verify your student status with Unidays to take advantage of the promo, after which you can sync your account with Max to receive a unique discount code. You’ll need to apply the code within 12 months of receiving it, but you can get a fresh one annually. In addition to being the home for all things Game of Thrones, Max has a large library of quality shows and movies, including newer phenomena like The Last of Us and classics such as The Sopranos and The Wire.
Prime members can purchase a special “no console required” Xbox bundle that includes an Xbox Wireless Controller, the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max, and one month of Game Pass Ultimate starting at $78.90 (about $46 off). The idea here is to pair the controller with Amazon’s 4K streaming device and download the Xbox TV app, which will allow you to stream a variety of games via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The setup won’t offer a better gaming experience than if you were to download the game on an actual console, even with a fast connection, but it’s a cheap way to check out some new games if you’re just after a spot of casual fun.
Woot is offering the lowest price we’ve seen on the limited edition of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which grants you a unique weapon and gear set. Physical copies for the Xbox Series X / S are down to $22.99 ($47 off), while the PlayStation 5 copy is going for $24.99 ($45 off) until August 1st. The open-world Avatar game offers a convincing escape into a newly imagined region of the territory where the indigenous Na’vi dwell. I’m glad to say skepticism of Ubisoft’s ability to adapt the franchise into a game wasn’t warranted. It’s a fun action-adventure title that lets you explore, hunt, and take flight on the back of Ikran (and other creatures you can spiritually attune to).