Look Out for These Tech Products This Black Friday and Cyber Monday

From a Bose soundbar and headphoness to a portable screen, wireless keyboard, and more, we wrap up some of the best tech available today.
WIRED Brand Lab | Look Out for These Tech Products This Black Friday and Cyber Monday

There is no better time of the year to stock up on the latest tech products, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner. Whether you’re looking to pick up something for yourself or just want to get on top of holiday gifts, we’ve rounded up some great products across categories—from a soundbar to up your home entertainment game to a wireless keyboard and headphoness that can make working remotely around the holidays more comfortable.

Bose QuietComfort Headphoness with customizable noise cancellation

The latest Bose QuietComfort Headphoness are designed for those who value an adaptable listening experience. It has customizable noise cancellation as well as Quiet and Aware modes that users can quickly toggle between for full noise cancelling or full awareness depending on their surroundings. Or better yet, create your own custom mode. Add Wind Block to minimize wind noise for those who prefer outdoor listening, and users can also adjust the equalization to suit their sound preferences. The newest iteration of the QuietComfort Headphoness comes in black, white smoke, cypress green, and a new bose.com exclusive moonstone blue color—with a battery life of up to 24 hours on a single charge, making them a practical option for people on the go.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphoness features Bose's CustomTune technology

If you’re looking for the ultimate over-ear headphoness—ones packed with advanced features—then the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphoness are your best option. These headphoness offer enhanced noise cancellation and adjustable equalization, with the addition of spatialized audio for a more immersive listening experience. Available in either black, white smoke, or a bose.com exclusive sandstone, the QuietComfort Ultra Headphoness utilizes Bose’s CustomTune technology to optimize audio performance based on the user's ear shape. Boasting up to 18 hours of battery life with Immersive Audio activated, and up to 24 hours without, these headphoness can get you through even the longest flight with no worries.

Nintendo Switch takes gaming to another level

A Nintendo Switch is the perfect gift for kids—or kids at heart—and this model takes the gaming experience to another level with its 7-inch OLED screen with enhanced audio. The brighter colors and sharpness of the contrast with the OLED screen will bring all of their favorite games to life. Whether they’re playing on a train, plane, or bus, they won’t have to worry about the Switch falling over—or any issues with glare from the windows and lights—thanks to this version’s wide, adjustable kickstand. Or, if they prefer, they can use it in handheld mode or connect it to their TV so they can play with friends or family.

Logitech MX Keys Mini: A perfect choice for those on the move

The Logitech MX Keys Mini is designed with portability and ergonomics in mind, making it a practical choice for those who work or study on the move. This 60-percent wireless keyboard excludes the Numpad found on full-sized keyboards, offering a lighter and more ergonomic design, with matte, spherically dished keys to match the shape of fingertips. It has a lot of practical features too, including fast charging—with the battery lasting 10 days on a full charge with backlighting on, or up to five months with it off—and dictation, emoji, and mic mute/unmute keys. You can pair it with up to three devices via Bluetooth, switching between them seamlessly thanks to the dedicated keys.

Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar delivers a surround-sound experience

The Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar offers an enhanced audio experience for movie and TV enthusiasts. It features two upward-firing speakers and employs Dolby Atmos® technology, delivering a surround-sound experience that spatially separates dialogue, instrumentals, and sound effects to create a more immersive atmosphere. For content not originally produced in Dolby Atmos®—maybe it’s an older movie or a series on YouTube—Bose’s TrueSpace audio processing technology adapts the audio signals to maintain immersion. Additionally, for those who sometimes struggle to hear dialogue, Bose’s AI Dialogue Mode balances voices with surround sound to ensure clearer vocal transmission, elevating the overall viewing and listening experience.

ASUS ZenScreen MB16ACVR Portable USB Monitor: An easily portable second screen

This compact 15.6-inch FHD monitor, weighing just over 2 pounds and measuring slightly over 1 cm in thickness, is perfect for those needing an easily portable second screen. It connects to your laptop via USB-C or USB-A and features an HDMI port and an earphones jack. Users can position it in portrait or landscape mode to suit their needs. For those who often work outdoors or at night, the monitor's anti-glare surface and blue light filter aim to minimize eye strain. The back of the monitor even has a threaded hole with which you can attach the ZenScreen to a tripods or table mount for a bit of extra height.

LG OLED evo M Series 77-inch Class 4K Smart TV for a cleaner, cable-free setup

For those who prefer a cleaner, cable-free setup for wall-mounted TVs but can’t run them through the wall, the 77-inch LG OLED evo M Series 4K Smart TV is the way to go. If you’re wondering, like we were, how exactly a wireless TV works, the evo M Series comes with a separate piece of hardware called the Zero Connect Box. All of your media devices (including gaming consoles, soundbars, and streaming dongles) plug into the box, which then wirelessly transmits the signal to the TV. This signal, which streams up to 4K at a 120 Hz refresh rate, can be transmitted from up to 30 feet away, so it can be placed inconspicuously within the room, avoiding visible cable clutter around the TV area.

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds feature Bose's Immersive Audio technology

Bose’s QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are the preferred option for those who favor compact in-ear audio devices. Like their over-ear counterparts, these earbuds feature spatialized audio thanks to Bose’s Immersive Audio technology—as well as adjustable equalization and effective noise cancellation—to enhance the overall listening experience. These earbuds also come with Bose’s CustomTune technology, allowing sound adaptation based on individual ear shape. And with nine eartip and stability band sizes, the user will always have the most comfortable fit. You won’t have to worry about battery life, either. The earbuds hold up to four hours of charge when using Immersive Audio, or six otherwise, with the case able to charge them up to three more times.

The Philips Hue Smart Bulbs Starter Kit eliminates worries about leaving lights on

The Philips Hue Smart Bulbs Starter Kit is a thoughtful solution for those who find managing lighting to be a hassle. With the app’s Home & Away feature, the lights can automatically adjust based on the user’s proximity to home, eliminating worries about leaving lights on. Beyond automation, users can also manually turn the lights on or off, dim or brighten them, and change the bulbs’ hue to shades of warm and cool white or various colors, through the app or voice-enabled devices. This kit comes with four E26 LED 75 W bulbs—the most common bulb thread used in the US—and a Hue Bridge connecting device. The LED bulbs have a lifetime rating of 25,000 hours, so they won’t need to be replaced anytime soon.

This story was produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Bose.