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65+ best Black Friday deals 2025: Apple, Kindle, Ninja on sale

65+ best Black Friday deals 2025: Apple, Kindle, Ninja on sale

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We’re officially back in Black Friday season, folks.

Though Black Friday falls on Nov. 28 this year, retailers are already kicking off sales. Best Buy dropped early deals and doorbusters on Oct. 31, and Target started its first holiday savings event on Nov. 6. Amazon kicked off its programming on Nov. 20, and Walmart hosted an early sale, but will get back in on the action on Nov. 25. We’ve spotted plenty of Black Friday-worthy deals that you can shop early to get ahead of your holiday list.

Keep checking back for the best Black Friday deals from Amazon, Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and beyond.

Best early Black Friday Apple deal

$749
at Amazon

$999
Save $250

 

Why we like it

The 13-inch MacBook Air is down to a record-low price of $749 ahead of Black Friday. This is our favorite laptop for students, thanks to its M4 silicon and slim design. This markdown is so good that even if it does happen to drop lower for Black Friday or Cyber Monday (and we’re not counting on it), you still score a great deal without all the chaos of Black Friday shopping.

More Apple deals

$699
at Best Buy

$799
Save $100

 

$949
at Amazon

$1,199
Save $250

 

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Noise Cancelling Heart Rate Wireless Earbuds

$219.99
at Amazon

$249
Save $29.01

Lowest price ever 🔥

$139
at Walmart

$239
Save $100

Lowest price ever 🔥

$429.99
at Best Buy

$549
Save $119.01

 

airtag on white background

$17.97
at Amazon

$29
Save $11.03

 

four apple airtags

$64.98
at Amazon

$99
Save $34.02

 

$349.99
at Amazon

$399
Save $49.01

 

$249
at Walmart

$499
Save $250

Lowest price ever 🔥

Best early Black Friday headphones deal

lunar blue bose quietcomfort ultra headphones

$299
at Best Buy

$429
Save $130

Lowest price ever 🔥

Why we like it

Read our full review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (Gen 1) headphones.

The Bose QC Ultra headphones have long been some of our favorite noise-cancelling headphones. Even though Bose recently replaced them with a new Gen 2 model, the originals are still an excellent value for your money — especially at the record low price of $299.

More Black Friday headphones and earbuds deals

$78
at Amazon

$129.99
Save $51.99

 

$199
at Bose

$299
Save $100

 

$249
at Amazon

$299
Save $50

Lowest price ever 🔥

$149
at Amazon

$199
Save $50

 

$54.95
at Walmart

$109.95
Save $55

 

Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

$248
at Amazon

$399.99
Save $151.99

Lowest price ever 🔥

$107.99
at Amazon

$179.99
Save $72.00

 

Best early Black Friday robot vacuum deal

NARWAL Freo Z10 Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo, Dual RGB Cameras and Chips, AI Avoidance, 8N Corner to Edge Deep Cleaning, Dry-Wet Separation, 18000Pa, Hot Water Wash & Self-Emptying, Gray

$799.99
at Amazon

$1,299.99
Save $500

 

Why we like it

Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart sees Narwal’s newest robot vacuum mop combo as a dupe for the $1,599.99 Roborock Saros 10R, our favorite robot vacuum of the year. Its edge cleaning is comparable thanks to dual spinning mopping pads that flex out from under the vacuum to scrub in corners and along walls. When mopping, the Freo Z10 Ultra ensures that it does a thorough job by taking a before-and-after picture of the spill, going back for another pass if necessary. The livestream pet camera is a bonus for homes with pets.

More robot vacuum and vacuum deals

$349.99
at Amazon

$449.99
Save $100

Editor’s pick ✅

$199
at Amazon

$219
Save $20

 

$399.99
at Walmart

$729.99
Save $330

Editor’s pick ✅

Dyson Big Ball Turbinehead Canister Vacuum

$229.99
at Walmart

$349.99
Save $120

 

Best early Black Friday TV deal

$547.99
at Walmart

$847.99
Save $300

Lowest price ever 🔥

Why we like it

“If you’re not sure what size TV to get, we consider 65 inches to be the sweet spot for most folks. While the Hisense U6 Mini LED QLED TV falls into the budget-friendly category, its specs don’t scream ‘budget’ at all. It features a Mini LED backlight system, which means its uses smaller LEDs to deliver a brighter and more detailed picture. Plus, it packs a 144Hz native refresh rate, WiFi 6 connectivity, support for HDR in Dolby Vision, the Fire TV OS, and on-board Alexa. Our friends at PCMag (also owned by Ziff Davis) called it ‘easily the brightest and most colorful budget-friendly TV we’ve tested.'” — Christina Buff, Mashable Contributor

More TV and streaming deals

$279.99
at Target

$449.99
Save $170

 

$798.99
at Amazon

$1,199.99
Save $401

 

$547.99
at Amazon

$847.99
Save $300

Lowest price ever 🔥

Samsung 55-Inch The Frame LS03F 4K QLED Smart TV (2025)

$897.99
at Amazon

$1,197.99
Save $300

Editor’s pick ✅

$199.99
at Best Buy

$329.99
Save $130

 

$448
at Walmart

$599.99
Save $151.99

 

$21.99
at Amazon

$39.99
Save $18.00

Lowest price ever 🔥

$29
at Amazon

$39.99
Save $10.99

 

Best Black Friday fitness tracker deal

$349
at Amazon

$499
Save $150

 

Why we like it

One of our favorite health trackers, the Oura Ring, just got a major markdown ahead of Black Friday. Right now, score the Oura Ring 4 for 30% off. It’s down to $349, saving you $150 off its $499 price tag. The Oura Ring 4 is our favorite smart ring at Mashable, providing holistic insights to help you manage stress and heart health.

More Black Friday fitness tracker deals

$299.99
at Amazon

$499.99
Save $200

 

$119.95
at Amazon

$199.95
Save $80.00

 

$199
at Amazon

$239
Save $40

 

$299
at Amazon

$359
Save $60

 

Best Black Friday kitchen deal

Ninja SLUSHi Professional Frozen Drink Maker with RapidChill Technology, 88 oz. Frozen Drink & Slushie Machine, 5 Preset Programs, Frozen Margaritas, Frappés, and More, Margarita, FS301TG

$269.99
at Amazon

$369.99
Save $100

 

Why we like it

The Ninja Slushi is a blast in any season — frozen margs in any flavor you want when it’s hot, apple cider slush or gingerbread frappé when it’s chilly. (Mashable Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart loves her Slushi, and so do all of her friends.) A year after the first Slushi came out, Ninja released two larger capacity versions in a few fun colors. The 88-ounce model on sale for $269.99 at Amazon can make a slightly bigger batch than the original 72-ounce model, which is on sale for $249.99 at Walmart. $20 more for extra beverages and a chic green build? Sold. (If you want the purple one, it’s $269.99 at Target.)

More Black Friday kitchen deals

Nespresso Festive Vertuo Pop+ Deluxe Coffee and Espresso Maker by Breville with Milk Frother, Matte Black Gold

$129
at Amazon

$209.95
Save $80.95

 

$275
at Our Place

$325
Save $50

 

$634.99
at Amazon

$749.99
Save $115

 

$489.99
at Amazon

$699.99
Save $210

 

$139.99
at Target

$209.99
Save $70

 

$47.49
at Amazon

$71.99
Save $24.50

 

$179.99
at Amazon

$199.99
Save $20

 

$349.95
at Amazon

$499.99
Save $150.04

 

Best early Black Friday home deal

Score 25% off on Brooklinen bedding and bath linens.

Why we like it

The best early Black Friday deal for the home is at Brooklinen. Right now, the brand is offering 25% off across its products. You can find Brooklinen’s super-plush Turkish cotton bath towel bundle for just $107, saving you 30% off. All prices are marked, no discount code needed.

More early Black Friday home deals

$149.99
at Amazon

$199.99
Save $50

 

$139
at Amazon

$179.99
Save $40.99

 

$60
at Amazon

$75
Save $15

 

$144.90
at Amazon

$179
Save $34.10

 

$84.99
at Amazon

$108
Save $23.01

 

$449.99
at Target

$549.99
Save $100

 

Best early Black Friday power station deal

$349
at Amazon

$799
Save $450

Lowest price ever 🔥

Why we like it

Some of the year’s best Black Friday deals are in the power station category, where you’ll find discounts of 56% or more. And for so many reasons, this Anker Solix power station is our top pick for holiday shoppers. In our review, Mashable contributor Lauren Allain wrote that the “Anker Solix C1000 portable power station nails performance, design, and versatility,” awarding it a Mashable Choice Award. And now that it’s at a record-low price at Amazon, it’s neve been easier to recommend.

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More Black Friday power station deals

EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station RIVER 2 Max 500, 499Wh LiFePO4 Battery/ 1 Hour Fast Charging, Up To 1000W Output Solar Generator (Solar Panel Optional) for Outdoor Camping/RVs/Home Use

$269
at Amazon

$449
Save $180

 

BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 Solar Generator with 2 200W Solar Panels Included (Ships Separately), 2073.6Wh Portable Power Station w/ 4 2600W AC Outlets, 17-Year Lifespan, LFP Power for Camping, Off-grid

$1,099
at Amazon

$2,299
Save $1,200

 

Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station, 2042Wh LiFePO4 Home Backup Battery, 2200W Solar Generator with 20ms UPS, USB-C PD 100W Fast Charging for Emergencies, Power Outages, Outdoor Camping

$699
at Amazon

$1,499
Save $800

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$348
at Amazon

$448.98
Save $100.98

 

Best early Black Friday outdoor deal

$78.99
at Amazon

$117.99
Save $39

 

Why we like it

Whether you’re shopping for outdoor deals to replenish your own gear or get a gift for the outdoorsman in your life, the best deal we’ve spotted is on the Coleman Sundome tent. This four-person tent is weatherproof, designed to block out wind and rain, and keep you dry. It’s down to $78.99 ahead of Black Friday, saving you $39 for 33% off its list price of $117.99.

More early Black Friday outdoor deals

$212.47
at Amazon

$271.49
Save $59.02

 

$280
at Amazon

$350
Save $70

 

$21.07
at Amazon

$46.99
Save $25.92

 

$9.99
at Amazon

$14.95
Save $4.96

 

$199.95
at Amazon

$249.99
Save $50.04

 

Score up to 40% off during REI’s Black Friday sale. Shop sleeping bags, outdoor blankets, camping furniture, and more.

More Black Friday deals from Amazon

Even though Amazon’s Black Friday sale hasn’t officially started (you have to wait until Nov. 20 for that), Amazon devices such as Fire TVs are already marked down in advance of the sale. In addition, you can find plenty of limited-time deals on popular gadgets, power stations, smart home tech, outdoor gear, and Christmas gifts. Amazon is also a great place to stock up on stocking stuffers, as you’ll find an abundance of deals under $25.

$84.98
at Amazon

$94.99
Save $10.01

 

Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet

$94.99
at Amazon

$194.99
Save $100.00

Lowest price ever 🔥

$349.99
at Amazon

$499.99
Save $150

 

$17.99
at Amazon

$29.99
Save $12

Editor’s pick ✅

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$199.98
at Amazon

$254.03
Save $54.05

Bonus coupon: Get Echo Pop & Amazon Smart Plug for $15

$99
at Amazon

$189.99
Save $90.99

 

$299.95
at Amazon

$549.99
Save $250.04

 

$119.99
at Amazon

$299.99
Save $180

 

$106.99
at Amazon

$143.99
Save $37.00

Refurbished with great reviews

Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 Release)

$31.99
at Amazon

$49.99
Save $18.00

 

$369.99
at Amazon

$479.99
Save $110

 

$79
at Amazon

$99
Save $20

Lowest price ever 🔥

$249.99
at Amazon

$299.99
Save $50

 

Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle

$499
at Walmart

$1,049.66
Save $550.66

Editor’s pick ✅

More Black Friday deals from Walmart

As in years past, Walmart+ members get early access to the best Black Friday deals, and you can either sign up for a free trial or get 50% off a membership. Until its next official Black Friday sales event (mark your calendars for Nov. 25), the original Everything Store has great early deals on video games, kitchen gadgets, Legos, and even Dyson vacuums.

$34
at Walmart

$40.53
Save $6.53

 

$119
at Walmart

$329
Save $210

 

$1,128
at Walmart

$1,249.99
Save $121.99

 

$45
at Walmart

$62.97
Save $17.97

 

$78.99
at Walmart

$99.99
Save $21

 

$54.97
at Walmart

$69.99
Save $15.02

 

More Black Friday deals from Best Buy

Best Buy has an interesting Black Friday system: It’s been dropping new doorbusters every single Thursday since Halloween. Some of those deals have stuck around, and some are fleeting. You can plan ahead for the official Black Friday sale (kicking off on Nov. 20) with the Best Buy Black Friday ad scan, but here are some deals that are confirmed to be at their Black Friday prices.

$1,399.99
at Best Buy

$2,699.99
Save $1,300.00

 

$279.99
at Best Buy

$529.99
Save $250

 

$249
at Best Buy

$299
Save $50

 

$379.99
at Best Buy

$499.99
Save $120

 

$369.99
at Best Buy

$479.99
Save $110

 

$64.99

$129.99
Save $65.00

 

$199.99
at Best Buy

$349.99
Save $150

 

More Black Friday deals from Target

We’re scanning Target’s weekly ad to find the best early Black Friday deals of 2025, including plenty of products that are cheaper at Target than on Amazon. Strangely, that includes some of Amazon’s own products. So, if you’re a Target Circle member and you need a new kids’ tablet or espresso machine, now’s your chance to save.

$44.99
at Target

$99.99
Save $55.00

Costs $5 more at Amazon

$499.99
at Target

$779.95
Save $279.96

Costs $50 more at Amazon

Credit: Hearth & Hand with Magnolia

$149.99
at Target

$179.99
Save $30

 

Credit: Universal Music Group

$29.99
at Target

$34.99
Save $5.00

 

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Latest Updates




12 minutes ago | November 20, 2025

Not sure if you should check out as soon as you see a good deal, or wait in case you find something better? Check out our expert’s advice on rushing vs. waiting on Black Friday purchases.

58 minutes ago | November 20, 2025

With Amazon’s Black Friday sale comes a host of new earbuds deals. Shop the best selected by our audio expert.

1 hour ago | November 20, 2025

2 hours ago | November 20, 2025

Target announced that its Black Friday sale starts Sunday, Nov. 23, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 29. Stores will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. More deals will drop from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29.

4 hours ago | November 20, 2025

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5 hours ago | November 20, 2025

We predict that power stations will make a big impression over Black Friday. We’re expecting huge price drops on top brands like Bluetti, Jackery, DJI, and of course, Anker. The second-generation Anker Solix C1000 power station is down to under $350 at Amazon, and we’ve named it the best Black Friday deal on power stations so far.

7 hours ago | November 20, 2025

Apple deals always make a big impression over Black Friday, but a record-low price on the brand-new AirPods? That’s an absolute steal that we can’t ignore. Amazon launched its Black Friday sale on Nov. 20 and dropped prices on these new Apple earbuds. It’s not a huge discount, but it’s the lowest price for these buds yet.

8 hours ago | November 20, 2025

The DJI Mic Mini is one of those products that we keep a particularly close eye on. Mashable readers seems to absolutely love it and it goes on sale a lot. That’s a recipe for success, so we make sure we’re the first to tell you about any new price drops. And we have some good news: The DJI Mic Mini (2 TX, 1 RX, and Charging Case) is on sale for $78.90 in the Amazon Black Friday sale. That’s over $90 off and the lowest price we’ve ever seen.

$78.90
at Amazon

$169
Save $90.10

 

9 hours ago | November 20, 2025

Prime members can secure a DJI Mini 4K drone for $239 in Amazon’s Black Friday sale. Mashable has reported about the potential for a ban on these drones, so this could be your best chance to grab one before it’s too late.

$239
at Amazon

$299
Save $60

 

10 hours ago | November 20, 2025

Best Buy was the first leading retailer to announce its 2025 holiday plans, with early Black Friday deals dropping as early as Halloween (Oct. 31). Best Buy’s official Black Friday sale kicks off on Nov. 20. This 10-day sale is live through Nov. 29, followed immediately by its Cyber Monday event on Nov. 30 that runs for 48 hours through Dec. 1.

Check out these heavy discounts on big-screen TVs at Best Buy:

10 hours ago | November 20, 2025

There are already so many stunning Apple deals at Amazon, but our favorite MacBook deal is still tough to beat. Right now, you can get the M4 MacBook Air, released earlier this year, for just $749.

23 hours ago | November 19, 2025

Brooklinen is already hosting a Black Friday sale, with 25% off its best sellers.

4:10 pm ET | November 19, 2025

3D printers aren’t new, but 2026 feels like the year that they’ll rise to a casual at-home hobby level. That’s mainly because super user-friendly (and affordable) 3D printers like the ones from Bambu Lab exist, and Best Buy has a handful of Bambu Lab 3D printers on sale at Black Friday pricing a week early. The Bambu Lab A1 Combo is widely regarded as the best 3D printer for most people, and you can grab it for $120 off.

$379.99
at Best Buy

$499.99
Save $120

 

3:00 pm ET | November 19, 2025

Best Buy and Amazon are set to kick off their official Black Friday sales tomorrow, Nov. 20. We’ll be digging through their sites to pick out the best deals for you.

2:30 pm ET | November 19, 2025

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12:03 pm ET | November 19, 2025

We’ve lined up the best early Black Friday speaker deals from our favorite brands. We recommend checking out the list in full, but for those in a hurry, here’s a quick snapshot of what’s on offer:

11:13 am ET | November 19, 2025

10:45 am ET | November 19, 2025

Our breakdown of the best early Black Friday headphones deals is live. Mashable’s expert Bethany Allard tests headphones for a living, and has picked five Black Friday deals worth your consideration. Read our roundup here.

10:12 am ET | November 19, 2025

We’re expecting Pokémon to be a big player over Black Friday 2025, but you don’t need to wait. A new Prismatic Evolution Premium Figure Collection is dropping at multiple retailers from Nov. 19 — here’s where to buy.

10:02 am ET | November 19, 2025

8:40 am ET | November 19, 2025

The 65-inch TCL QM6K QLED TV has hit its lowest-ever price on Amazon — pay under $500 ahead of Black Friday.

Mashable’s sister site PCMag reviewed this TV, saying “The TCL QM6K is a very good value and a strong performer for the price. While it isn’t the brightest TV available, its mini-LED backlight enables deep black levels for excellent contrast, its colors are wide and accurate, and it’s packed with features for streaming and gaming.” That’s more than enough for us, especially at this record-breaking price.

Read more here.

6:51 am ET | November 19, 2025

Black Friday deals don’t discriminate. You can find discounts on budget-friendly items under $10, and you can also find deals on big-ticket items like the latest tech from Apple. The new iPad Pro M5 is down to its best-ever price ahead of Black Friday — save over $70 at Amazon.

In Mashable’s review of the iPad Pro M5, Timothy Werth said this model is “a victory lap for Apple.”

6:37 am ET | November 19, 2025

Savvy shoppers are always seeking the biggest discounts over Black Friday, but you know what the savviest shoppers are doing at this time of year? Stocking up on freebies.

You can get three months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free as an early Black Friday treat. Once the promotional offer comes to an end, the plan will auto-renew at $11.99 per month for non-Prime members or $10.99 per month for Prime members. But you can cancel this automatic renewal at anytime, so you’ve got nothing to lose by signing up now.

6:31 am ET | November 19, 2025

Gifting for a Potterhead? The Lego Harry Potter Mandrake Figure is $29 off right now at Amazon.

Score this limited-time offer here. For more early Black Friday Lego deals, check out our breakdown of everything that’s already live here.

7:30 pm ET | November 19, 2025

Amazon’s official Black Friday sale doesn’t kick off until Nov. 20, but the retailer is still adding early deals on a daily basis. Case in point: This $250 discount on the Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender, its lowest sale price since 2022!

5:52 pm ET | November 18, 2025

On Nov. 18, we published a guide to early Black Friday deals on Advent calendars, with Christmas countdowns from Kiehl’s, Williams-Sonoma, Amazon, Sephora, Lego, and more. Check out some of our favorites, as the most popular calendars have a tendency to sell out.

5:30 pm ET | November 18, 2025

3:56 pm ET | November 18, 2025

We just published our guide to the best early Black Friday laptop deals, and so far MacBooks are leading the pack. However, you can also score a couple of great deals on Chromebooks, as well as our go-to gaming laptop. We don’t expect prices on these devices to get any lower, so if you need a new computer now, you can beat the crowds without worrying about missing a better deal next week.

  • Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $349 $599 ($250)

  • Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $749.99 $999 (save $249.01)

  • Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $949.99 $1,149 (save $199.01)

  • Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $569.99 $849 (save $279.01) — Geek Squad Certified Refurbished

  • Alienware 16X Aurora (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,649.99 $1,999.99 (save $350)

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The price of eggs has become a marker of the state of the economy. But how about the cost of making eggs? Sure, you might be able to do it for next to nothing in your kitchen with nothing but a pan and a burner. But you could also pay $400 for a robot that will do it for you—as long as you don’t want your eggs scrambled, that is.

A new Kickstarter project has finally given us a Juicero for the robotics era, and it’s called E.G.O.R. (that’s Efficient Gastronomic Operational Robot), brought to you by the startup Cheffy. It’s an automated egg maker that promises perfect cracks every time with no shell in the yolk. It has seven different ways that it can cook them up for you, or you can just use it to do the cracking. You can also pair it with a toaster so your eggs and toast finish at the exact right time.

This isn’t something anyone really needs. Cooking an egg over easy takes about two minutes, so calling this a time-saver is a stretch. And if you really don’t want to use the stove, you can buy a basic egg cooker for around $20 almost anywhere. Maybe you’re bad at cracking eggs, but $400 (well, $200 if you get in on the early bird deal) is a lot to pay to not have to pick the occasional shell pieces out.

But hey, the robotics era needed its Juicero moment. To the creator’s credit: it seems like they’re treating this more like a fun novelty (albeit a pretty pricey one) rather than something revolutionary. They also aren’t making you buy proprietary eggs that are required to make the machine work, so they’ve got the Juicero bros beat there.

We’re increasingly seeing robots positioned to do basic tasks. A company called Weave got attention earlier this year with an $8,000 robot that folds clothes. There’s a company in San Francisco offering house cleanings performed by humanoid robots. Last year, 1x made waves by introducing its Neo humanoid robot, which the Wall Street Journal reported “nearly toppled over” while closing a dishwasher and struggled to open the refrigerator.

All of these machines cost an inordinate amount of money to do things that do not cost the average person that much time or money to accomplish. They’re novel, sure. But you don’t have to pay a premium to be a beta tester.

#Robot #Revolution #Juiceroartifical intelligence,automation,Robotics">The Robot Revolution Gets Its Own Juicero
                The price of eggs has become a marker of the state of the economy. But how about the cost of making eggs? Sure, you might be able to do it for next to nothing in your kitchen with nothing but a pan and a burner. But you could also pay 0 for a robot that will do it for you—as long as you don’t want your eggs scrambled, that is. A new Kickstarter project has finally given us a Juicero for the robotics era, and it’s called E.G.O.R. (that’s Efficient Gastronomic Operational Robot), brought to you by the startup Cheffy. It’s an automated egg maker that promises perfect cracks every time with no shell in the yolk. It has seven different ways that it can cook them up for you, or you can just use it to do the cracking. You can also pair it with a toaster so your eggs and toast finish at the exact right time.  NEW: Cheffy just launched a robot that cracks and cooks your eggs. Egor automates breakfast by cooking eggs 7 ways, while Toastr syncs your toast so everything finishes together. -Automatically cracks eggs with no shells or mess-Cooks eggs 7 ways, from sunny-side up to hard… pic.twitter.com/auE3SnfrS3 — Ritwik Pavan (@ritwikpavan) July 30, 2026  This isn’t something anyone really needs. Cooking an egg over easy takes about two minutes, so calling this a time-saver is a stretch. And if you really don’t want to use the stove, you can buy a basic egg cooker for around  almost anywhere. Maybe you’re bad at cracking eggs, but 0 (well, 0 if you get in on the early bird deal) is a lot to pay to not have to pick the occasional shell pieces out.

 But hey, the robotics era needed its Juicero moment. To the creator’s credit: it seems like they’re treating this more like a fun novelty (albeit a pretty pricey one) rather than something revolutionary. They also aren’t making you buy proprietary eggs that are required to make the machine work, so they’ve got the Juicero bros beat there.

 We’re increasingly seeing robots positioned to do basic tasks. A company called Weave got attention earlier this year with an ,000 robot that folds clothes. There’s a company in San Francisco offering house cleanings performed by humanoid robots. Last year, 1x made waves by introducing its Neo humanoid robot, which the Wall Street Journal reported “nearly toppled over” while closing a dishwasher and struggled to open the refrigerator. All of these machines cost an inordinate amount of money to do things that do not cost the average person that much time or money to accomplish. They’re novel, sure. But you don’t have to pay a premium to be a beta tester.      #Robot #Revolution #Juiceroartifical intelligence,automation,Robotics

Kickstarter project has finally given us a Juicero for the robotics era, and it’s called E.G.O.R. (that’s Efficient Gastronomic Operational Robot), brought to you by the startup Cheffy. It’s an automated egg maker that promises perfect cracks every time with no shell in the yolk. It has seven different ways that it can cook them up for you, or you can just use it to do the cracking. You can also pair it with a toaster so your eggs and toast finish at the exact right time.

This isn’t something anyone really needs. Cooking an egg over easy takes about two minutes, so calling this a time-saver is a stretch. And if you really don’t want to use the stove, you can buy a basic egg cooker for around $20 almost anywhere. Maybe you’re bad at cracking eggs, but $400 (well, $200 if you get in on the early bird deal) is a lot to pay to not have to pick the occasional shell pieces out.

But hey, the robotics era needed its Juicero moment. To the creator’s credit: it seems like they’re treating this more like a fun novelty (albeit a pretty pricey one) rather than something revolutionary. They also aren’t making you buy proprietary eggs that are required to make the machine work, so they’ve got the Juicero bros beat there.

We’re increasingly seeing robots positioned to do basic tasks. A company called Weave got attention earlier this year with an $8,000 robot that folds clothes. There’s a company in San Francisco offering house cleanings performed by humanoid robots. Last year, 1x made waves by introducing its Neo humanoid robot, which the Wall Street Journal reported “nearly toppled over” while closing a dishwasher and struggled to open the refrigerator.

All of these machines cost an inordinate amount of money to do things that do not cost the average person that much time or money to accomplish. They’re novel, sure. But you don’t have to pay a premium to be a beta tester.

#Robot #Revolution #Juiceroartifical intelligence,automation,Robotics">The Robot Revolution Gets Its Own JuiceroThe Robot Revolution Gets Its Own Juicero
                The price of eggs has become a marker of the state of the economy. But how about the cost of making eggs? Sure, you might be able to do it for next to nothing in your kitchen with nothing but a pan and a burner. But you could also pay $400 for a robot that will do it for you—as long as you don’t want your eggs scrambled, that is. A new Kickstarter project has finally given us a Juicero for the robotics era, and it’s called E.G.O.R. (that’s Efficient Gastronomic Operational Robot), brought to you by the startup Cheffy. It’s an automated egg maker that promises perfect cracks every time with no shell in the yolk. It has seven different ways that it can cook them up for you, or you can just use it to do the cracking. You can also pair it with a toaster so your eggs and toast finish at the exact right time.  NEW: Cheffy just launched a robot that cracks and cooks your eggs. Egor automates breakfast by cooking eggs 7 ways, while Toastr syncs your toast so everything finishes together. -Automatically cracks eggs with no shells or mess-Cooks eggs 7 ways, from sunny-side up to hard… pic.twitter.com/auE3SnfrS3 — Ritwik Pavan (@ritwikpavan) July 30, 2026  This isn’t something anyone really needs. Cooking an egg over easy takes about two minutes, so calling this a time-saver is a stretch. And if you really don’t want to use the stove, you can buy a basic egg cooker for around $20 almost anywhere. Maybe you’re bad at cracking eggs, but $400 (well, $200 if you get in on the early bird deal) is a lot to pay to not have to pick the occasional shell pieces out.

 But hey, the robotics era needed its Juicero moment. To the creator’s credit: it seems like they’re treating this more like a fun novelty (albeit a pretty pricey one) rather than something revolutionary. They also aren’t making you buy proprietary eggs that are required to make the machine work, so they’ve got the Juicero bros beat there.

 We’re increasingly seeing robots positioned to do basic tasks. A company called Weave got attention earlier this year with an $8,000 robot that folds clothes. There’s a company in San Francisco offering house cleanings performed by humanoid robots. Last year, 1x made waves by introducing its Neo humanoid robot, which the Wall Street Journal reported “nearly toppled over” while closing a dishwasher and struggled to open the refrigerator. All of these machines cost an inordinate amount of money to do things that do not cost the average person that much time or money to accomplish. They’re novel, sure. But you don’t have to pay a premium to be a beta tester.      #Robot #Revolution #Juiceroartifical intelligence,automation,Robotics

The price of eggs has become a marker of the state of the economy. But how about the cost of making eggs? Sure, you might be able to do it for next to nothing in your kitchen with nothing but a pan and a burner. But you could also pay $400 for a robot that will do it for you—as long as you don’t want your eggs scrambled, that is.

A new Kickstarter project has finally given us a Juicero for the robotics era, and it’s called E.G.O.R. (that’s Efficient Gastronomic Operational Robot), brought to you by the startup Cheffy. It’s an automated egg maker that promises perfect cracks every time with no shell in the yolk. It has seven different ways that it can cook them up for you, or you can just use it to do the cracking. You can also pair it with a toaster so your eggs and toast finish at the exact right time.

This isn’t something anyone really needs. Cooking an egg over easy takes about two minutes, so calling this a time-saver is a stretch. And if you really don’t want to use the stove, you can buy a basic egg cooker for around $20 almost anywhere. Maybe you’re bad at cracking eggs, but $400 (well, $200 if you get in on the early bird deal) is a lot to pay to not have to pick the occasional shell pieces out.

But hey, the robotics era needed its Juicero moment. To the creator’s credit: it seems like they’re treating this more like a fun novelty (albeit a pretty pricey one) rather than something revolutionary. They also aren’t making you buy proprietary eggs that are required to make the machine work, so they’ve got the Juicero bros beat there.

We’re increasingly seeing robots positioned to do basic tasks. A company called Weave got attention earlier this year with an $8,000 robot that folds clothes. There’s a company in San Francisco offering house cleanings performed by humanoid robots. Last year, 1x made waves by introducing its Neo humanoid robot, which the Wall Street Journal reported “nearly toppled over” while closing a dishwasher and struggled to open the refrigerator.

All of these machines cost an inordinate amount of money to do things that do not cost the average person that much time or money to accomplish. They’re novel, sure. But you don’t have to pay a premium to be a beta tester.

#Robot #Revolution #Juiceroartifical intelligence,automation,Robotics

The prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came out of nowhere. But the truth is that even if you never travel to China, there’s an easy way to get a sense of what Chinese AI researchers are up to: log on to X.

In the past year, I’ve seen a steady increase of Chinese artificial intelligence researchers joining X and participating in the wider discourse about AI development and commercialization. Take Moonshot AI, the company behind Kimi K3, as an example. On Thursday, I was able to quickly find around 30 accounts on X run by people who claim to be currently affiliated with Moonshot, including two of the startup’s cofounders, as well as half a dozen former employees and collaborators. And these are not dormant accounts: They talk about Moonshot’s big releases and incremental research papers, make friends with Western researchers, and share details about their personal life and hobbies.

Moonshot is arguably the Chinese AI lab that’s most active on X, but you will easily find executives and technical staff from other leading Chinese startups, like Minimax and Z.ai. Even several employees at DeepSeek, who reportedly are unable to leave China because the government confiscated their passports, regularly post on X about the latest AI news and share job listings to recruit new talent.

“X is the best community” for AI discussions right now, says Meng Fanqing, cofounder of the startup Evolvent AI and a former intern at Moonshot, where he worked on the Kimi K2.5 model. “There are both Chinese and overseas audiences, and the recommendation algorithm works pretty well for showing you content in the same circle that you are in,” he says. Compared with Chinese platforms, where it’s often hard to have serious technical discussions, Chinese researchers like Meng say they would rather spend their time on X.

Meng says he started actively posting on X in mid-2025. At the start of the year, DeepSeek’s R1 model went viral around the world, shining a bright spotlight on China’s AI industry. Many Chinese researchers seized the moment and joined X to start sharing their perspective. “Around that time, all the Chinese researchers are starting to think about branding on an international level,” Meng says.

Chinese AI researchers may also be helping fill a growing gap left by researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic, who have become more reluctant to share their thinking online as their employers have grown into behemoth companies, says Tiezhen Wang, an independent AI analyst and former researcher at Hugging Face. “I guess they feel that their model architecture and how they train the model is kind of a secret, so they’re posting less,” Wang explains. As a result, Chinese researchers are getting more attention from audiences on X who are hungry to make sense of what’s happening in the fast-moving world of AI.

Why Choose X?

One reason X may have become popular among Chinese AI researchers is that there’s not really a comparable social platform in China for high-quality technical discussions about AI and other emerging technologies.

Some people say they used to post on Zhihu, a Quora-like platform that once branded itself as the premier destination for educated professionals to show and tell. But since 2020, Zhihu has increasingly pivoted to hosting fiction content, and expert contributors have gradually fallen off. For example, Deng Yu, a Chinese mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal this year, publicly wrote on Zhihu in 2018 that he decided to stop posting on the site due to the rise of low-quality content.

#Chinese #Researchers #Finding #Voicemade in china,china,artificial intelligence,x,twitter,rednote,deepseek">Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on XThe prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came out of nowhere. But the truth is that even if you never travel to China, there’s an easy way to get a sense of what Chinese AI researchers are up to: log on to X.In the past year, I’ve seen a steady increase of Chinese artificial intelligence researchers joining X and participating in the wider discourse about AI development and commercialization. Take Moonshot AI, the company behind Kimi K3, as an example. On Thursday, I was able to quickly find around 30 accounts on X run by people who claim to be currently affiliated with Moonshot, including two of the startup’s cofounders, as well as half a dozen former employees and collaborators. And these are not dormant accounts: They talk about Moonshot’s big releases and incremental research papers, make friends with Western researchers, and share details about their personal life and hobbies.Moonshot is arguably the Chinese AI lab that’s most active on X, but you will easily find executives and technical staff from other leading Chinese startups, like Minimax and Z.ai. Even several employees at DeepSeek, who reportedly are unable to leave China because the government confiscated their passports, regularly post on X about the latest AI news and share job listings to recruit new talent.“X is the best community” for AI discussions right now, says Meng Fanqing, cofounder of the startup Evolvent AI and a former intern at Moonshot, where he worked on the Kimi K2.5 model. “There are both Chinese and overseas audiences, and the recommendation algorithm works pretty well for showing you content in the same circle that you are in,” he says. Compared with Chinese platforms, where it’s often hard to have serious technical discussions, Chinese researchers like Meng say they would rather spend their time on X.Meng says he started actively posting on X in mid-2025. At the start of the year, DeepSeek’s R1 model went viral around the world, shining a bright spotlight on China’s AI industry. Many Chinese researchers seized the moment and joined X to start sharing their perspective. “Around that time, all the Chinese researchers are starting to think about branding on an international level,” Meng says.Chinese AI researchers may also be helping fill a growing gap left by researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic, who have become more reluctant to share their thinking online as their employers have grown into behemoth companies, says Tiezhen Wang, an independent AI analyst and former researcher at Hugging Face. “I guess they feel that their model architecture and how they train the model is kind of a secret, so they’re posting less,” Wang explains. As a result, Chinese researchers are getting more attention from audiences on X who are hungry to make sense of what’s happening in the fast-moving world of AI.Why Choose X?One reason X may have become popular among Chinese AI researchers is that there’s not really a comparable social platform in China for high-quality technical discussions about AI and other emerging technologies.Some people say they used to post on Zhihu, a Quora-like platform that once branded itself as the premier destination for educated professionals to show and tell. But since 2020, Zhihu has increasingly pivoted to hosting fiction content, and expert contributors have gradually fallen off. For example, Deng Yu, a Chinese mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal this year, publicly wrote on Zhihu in 2018 that he decided to stop posting on the site due to the rise of low-quality content.#Chinese #Researchers #Finding #Voicemade in china,china,artificial intelligence,x,twitter,rednote,deepseek

Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came out of nowhere. But the truth is that even if you never travel to China, there’s an easy way to get a sense of what Chinese AI researchers are up to: log on to X.

In the past year, I’ve seen a steady increase of Chinese artificial intelligence researchers joining X and participating in the wider discourse about AI development and commercialization. Take Moonshot AI, the company behind Kimi K3, as an example. On Thursday, I was able to quickly find around 30 accounts on X run by people who claim to be currently affiliated with Moonshot, including two of the startup’s cofounders, as well as half a dozen former employees and collaborators. And these are not dormant accounts: They talk about Moonshot’s big releases and incremental research papers, make friends with Western researchers, and share details about their personal life and hobbies.

Moonshot is arguably the Chinese AI lab that’s most active on X, but you will easily find executives and technical staff from other leading Chinese startups, like Minimax and Z.ai. Even several employees at DeepSeek, who reportedly are unable to leave China because the government confiscated their passports, regularly post on X about the latest AI news and share job listings to recruit new talent.

“X is the best community” for AI discussions right now, says Meng Fanqing, cofounder of the startup Evolvent AI and a former intern at Moonshot, where he worked on the Kimi K2.5 model. “There are both Chinese and overseas audiences, and the recommendation algorithm works pretty well for showing you content in the same circle that you are in,” he says. Compared with Chinese platforms, where it’s often hard to have serious technical discussions, Chinese researchers like Meng say they would rather spend their time on X.

Meng says he started actively posting on X in mid-2025. At the start of the year, DeepSeek’s R1 model went viral around the world, shining a bright spotlight on China’s AI industry. Many Chinese researchers seized the moment and joined X to start sharing their perspective. “Around that time, all the Chinese researchers are starting to think about branding on an international level,” Meng says.

Chinese AI researchers may also be helping fill a growing gap left by researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic, who have become more reluctant to share their thinking online as their employers have grown into behemoth companies, says Tiezhen Wang, an independent AI analyst and former researcher at Hugging Face. “I guess they feel that their model architecture and how they train the model is kind of a secret, so they’re posting less,” Wang explains. As a result, Chinese researchers are getting more attention from audiences on X who are hungry to make sense of what’s happening in the fast-moving world of AI.

Why Choose X?

One reason X may have become popular among Chinese AI researchers is that there’s not really a comparable social platform in China for high-quality technical discussions about AI and other emerging technologies.

Some people say they used to post on Zhihu, a Quora-like platform that once branded itself as the premier destination for educated professionals to show and tell. But since 2020, Zhihu has increasingly pivoted to hosting fiction content, and expert contributors have gradually fallen off. For example, Deng Yu, a Chinese mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal this year, publicly wrote on Zhihu in 2018 that he decided to stop posting on the site due to the rise of low-quality content.

#Chinese #Researchers #Finding #Voicemade in china,china,artificial intelligence,x,twitter,rednote,deepseek">Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

The prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came out of nowhere. But the truth is that even if you never travel to China, there’s an easy way to get a sense of what Chinese AI researchers are up to: log on to X.

In the past year, I’ve seen a steady increase of Chinese artificial intelligence researchers joining X and participating in the wider discourse about AI development and commercialization. Take Moonshot AI, the company behind Kimi K3, as an example. On Thursday, I was able to quickly find around 30 accounts on X run by people who claim to be currently affiliated with Moonshot, including two of the startup’s cofounders, as well as half a dozen former employees and collaborators. And these are not dormant accounts: They talk about Moonshot’s big releases and incremental research papers, make friends with Western researchers, and share details about their personal life and hobbies.

Moonshot is arguably the Chinese AI lab that’s most active on X, but you will easily find executives and technical staff from other leading Chinese startups, like Minimax and Z.ai. Even several employees at DeepSeek, who reportedly are unable to leave China because the government confiscated their passports, regularly post on X about the latest AI news and share job listings to recruit new talent.

“X is the best community” for AI discussions right now, says Meng Fanqing, cofounder of the startup Evolvent AI and a former intern at Moonshot, where he worked on the Kimi K2.5 model. “There are both Chinese and overseas audiences, and the recommendation algorithm works pretty well for showing you content in the same circle that you are in,” he says. Compared with Chinese platforms, where it’s often hard to have serious technical discussions, Chinese researchers like Meng say they would rather spend their time on X.

Meng says he started actively posting on X in mid-2025. At the start of the year, DeepSeek’s R1 model went viral around the world, shining a bright spotlight on China’s AI industry. Many Chinese researchers seized the moment and joined X to start sharing their perspective. “Around that time, all the Chinese researchers are starting to think about branding on an international level,” Meng says.

Chinese AI researchers may also be helping fill a growing gap left by researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic, who have become more reluctant to share their thinking online as their employers have grown into behemoth companies, says Tiezhen Wang, an independent AI analyst and former researcher at Hugging Face. “I guess they feel that their model architecture and how they train the model is kind of a secret, so they’re posting less,” Wang explains. As a result, Chinese researchers are getting more attention from audiences on X who are hungry to make sense of what’s happening in the fast-moving world of AI.

Why Choose X?

One reason X may have become popular among Chinese AI researchers is that there’s not really a comparable social platform in China for high-quality technical discussions about AI and other emerging technologies.

Some people say they used to post on Zhihu, a Quora-like platform that once branded itself as the premier destination for educated professionals to show and tell. But since 2020, Zhihu has increasingly pivoted to hosting fiction content, and expert contributors have gradually fallen off. For example, Deng Yu, a Chinese mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal this year, publicly wrote on Zhihu in 2018 that he decided to stop posting on the site due to the rise of low-quality content.

#Chinese #Researchers #Finding #Voicemade in china,china,artificial intelligence,x,twitter,rednote,deepseek

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