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We are just a few days from the official kickoff of Amazon Prime Day, but the deals have already been filling up our inbox. This ones a doozy. Amazons well-reviewed Echo Buds earbuds are on sale for $25, which is half off and a record low price. Amazons Echo Buds actually made our list of the best budget wireless earbuds, and that was at the full $50 price. We appreciated the lightweight form factor and the pocket-friendly case, both of which contributed to enhanced portability. Theres also multi-device connectivity and automatic wear detection. This is an open design, which some people prefer and some hate. Basically, an open earbud design allows for more ambient noise from the world around you. This can be annoying, as it could get in the way of what youre listening to, but it could also keep you safe while aimlessly wandering a busy city. Youll be able to hear if a car is careening toward you. The sound is actually great for budget-friendly earbuds, though it takes a bit of EQ adjusting to get everything perfect. On the downside, the battery life is on the lower side and the water resistance is bare-bones at best. Still, we recommended these earbuds at $50 so we absolutely recommend them at $25. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice in the lead up to October Prime Day 2024.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/pick-up-amazons-echo-buds-while-theyre-on-sale-for-25-for-prime-day-164425885.html?src=rss
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You can save big on one of our favorite Bluetooth speakers in this early October Prime Day deal. The Marshall Emberton II is a stylish rectangular wireless speaker with a balanced output and 360-degree sound. Usually going for $170, its available in this Prime Day deal for a mere $100. The first thing youll notice about the Marshall Emberton II is its style, which draws on the companys history and looks like a scaled-down Marshall amp. Front and center is its vintage-looking metal grille, with the companys iconic logo prominently displayed. You can order the device in black and cream, both on sale for the same price. More than looks, though, the Emberton II has upgraded specs from the first-generation model that make it an even better value (especially at this sale price). It has a pair of 10-watt full-range drivers and passive radiators that deliver imposing sound for its size. It isnt the most room-thumping speaker, with its tuning focusing more on a balanced sound signature than eardrum-blasting power. (But its still plenty loud for most uses.) Marshall Like its predecessor, it supports 360-degree sound for a multidirectional experience. If you buy a pair, you can stack them together wirelessly using Marshalls companion app for more immersive listening. Even if you already own one, its $100 sale price could be an excellent opportunity to get a second and try linking them. The speaker lasts over 30 hours per charge and can recharge to full in three hours. It has an IP67 dust / water rating, meaning its rated for up to 30 minutes of immersion in a few feet of water. The Emberton II only weighs 118 g (4.2 oz). Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice in the lead up to October Prime Day 2024.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/one-of-our-favorite-bluetooth-speakers-is-cheaper-than-ever-for-prime-day-163805774.html?src=rss
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Meta has spent the last few years saying that young adults are crucial to the future of Facebook. Now, the company is introducing a number of changes to its 20-year-old social network in an effort to get younger users to spend more time in the app. The updates include a new local section in the Facebook app that aims to surface information relevant to your local community, a renewed focus on events planned on the service and a new Communities feature for Messenger. The changes, Meta claims, will help young adults explore their interests and connect with the world beyond their close friends. Emphasizing events isnt an entirely new strategy for the company. It launched a standalone events app in 2016 and then rebranded it a year later to focus on local businesses and happenings. It quietly killed the app in 2021. Meta is taking a slightly different approach this time. The new local section will surface Marketplace listings, Reels and posts from Facebook groups alongside event listings from your community. Local news, which Meta has also previously boosted, is notably absent Metas announcement. In addition to the local tab, the company is also trying to make events more prominent in Facebook. Facebook will now provide personalized event recommendations in the form of a weekly and weekend digest that will be pushed to users via in-app notifications. The company is also changing how invitations to Facebook events work so users can send invites to their connections on Instagram and via SMS and email. Groups on Facebook, which Meta has said is among the most-used features by young adults, is also getting attention in this update. Meta is experimenting with a a customizable Group AI that allows admins to create a bot that can chat with members to answer questions based on posts that have been shared in the group. Elsewhere in the app, Meta is starting to test an Instagram-like Explore section and a dedicated space for Reels inside of Facebook. On Messenger, Meta is adding a new Communities feature, a concept it previously introduced on WhatsApp. Communities allows small to medium-sized groups to organize their conversations and interact in a way thats more like a Facebook group. Members can create topic-based chats and there are built in moderation and admin tools for controlling who can join. The changes are part of a broader effort by Meta to bring younger people back to its app with features tailored around how they use social media. Facebook is still for everyone, but in order to build for the next generation of social media consumers, weve made significant changes with young adults in mind, the Facebook apps head, Tom Alison, wrote in May. Whether Metas latest efforts will be successful, though, is unclear. The company says there are more than 40 million young adults on Facebook in the US and Canada, a number thats the highest its been in more than 3 years. But thats still a relatively small percentage of its total users in the region and an even tinier slice of its users overall.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/facebook-is-pushing-local-content-and-events-to-try-to-win-back-young-adults-161742961.html?src=rss
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