Cyber Monday cyberdeals

Save on stuff that makes for good Xmas gifts.

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Leander Kahney
December 02, 2024

Cyber Monday is typically when online merchants discount their wares, especially electronics.

We’re tracking a bunch of deals, especially stuff Cult of Mac writers and editors personally use and like.

For example, I love my AirPods Pro 2, and they’re a crazy deal for just $154. And Cult of Mac writer David Snow swears by his Beats Studio Pro headphones, on sale for just $160.

There are also deals on other Beats and Bose headphones, Apple Watches, AirTags, Macs and a ton more items that make for great gifts this Xmas — even anti-snoring sleep earbuds that might just save your marriage.

Also in today’s newsletter:

  • Apple decked out the iconic Battersea Power Station — home to the company’s HQ in London — with a fun, Christmas-themed Wallace & Gromit animation that was shot on an iPhone. (I can’t tell you how excited I am about the new Wallace & Gromit movie coming to Netflix in the new year.)

  • About time! The Home app is getting support for robovacs. I love robot vacuums, even though they require constant care and attention.

  • Want some insight into the health of your iPhone’s battery? If you own an iPhone 15 or 16, you can easily check the battery cycle count.

  • It’s hard to appreciate now in the age of TikTok and YouTube, but their was a time when computer video was brand-new. Unsurprisingly, Apple led the way!

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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Robot vacuum cleaner support now coming to Home app in 2025

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iPhone helps bring super-size Wallace & Gromit to Battersea for Christmas

The whimsical stop-motion Christmas animation of Wallace & Gromit at Battersea Power Station was filmed on an iPhone.

A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team

Get 4 AirTags for $70 with this Cyber Monday deal [Updated]

You can save up to 26% off a four-pack and never lose track of your important items again with these Cyber Monday AirTag deals.

More Cyber Monday deals:

Tesla fires up long-awaited Apple Watch app

It’s just one of the goodies coming in Tesla’s holiday software update, the EV maker says.

Check how many times your iPhone battery has cycled

The iPhone 15 and 16 series show the battery cycle count, helping users track the long-term “health” of the battery. Here's how to see it (and what it means).

Finally, Apple makes fixing Siri a priority [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: With a slightly smarter Siri in iOS 18.4, new rumor says Apple might finally fix Siri ... in 2026!

Mystery of ‘Silo’ season 2 holds onto its audience

Apple TV+’s dystopian sci-fi mystery “Silo” stays among the top 10 most popular streaming series, and WWII film “Blitz” starts strong.

Today in Apple history: QuickTime brings video to the masses

On December 2, 1991, Apple shipped its first public version of QuickTime, bringing video to Mac users running System 7.

Tweets of the day

Wallpaper of the day

One more thing ...

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(On Microsoft) They are shamelessly trying to copy us. I think the most telling thing is that Tiger will ship at the end of the month and Longhorn is still 2 years out. They can't even copy fast.

— Steve Jobs, 2005.

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