Sony’s noise-canceling WH-1000XM6 are discounted to their Prime Day low

With back-to-school season in full swing, it feels like we’re stumbling on great deals for students every day. From Kindles to MacBooks, many of our favorite gadgets are currently receiving a discount — including Sony’s latest noise-canceling headphones, the WH-1000XM6. Right now, you can pick them up at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for around $428 ($20 off), which is a modest discount but also the best one we’ve seen outside of Amazon’s four-day Prime Day event in July.

The XM6 are some of the best noise-canceling headphones available. With upgraded drivers and a new chip, they deliver even better sound than the last-gen XM5, more powerful active noise cancellation, and clearer voice calls. You can also now (finally) charge the headphones while listening to them, though you’ll need to use two cables — one USB-C and a 3.5mm — since Sony still doesn’t support audio over USB-C. Sony has also resurrected the travel-friendly foldable design last seen on the XM4, while widening the headband to reduce pressure.

What’s more, Sony has included all the features we loved in previous models. The transparency mode sounds as natural as ever, and the battery life lasts an impressive 30 hours on a single charge with ANC enabled. You also get conveniences like multipoint Bluetooth support, making it easy for multitaskers to switch between devices. 

Read our Sony WH-1000XM6 impressions.

A few more great deals

• Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart are all selling the Hori Piranha Plant Camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 for $39.99 ($20 off), which is a record low price. Specifically designed for the Switch 2, the 640×480 camera captures video at 30fps and supports GameChat, so you can video chat with friends while gaming and access other in-game features, some of which require a Nintendo Switch Online membership. It also features a closing mouth that you can use as a privacy shutter, along with an adjustable neck.
• Skylight is discounting a number of its smart calendars, starting with the 10-inch Skylight Calendar, which is on sale for $129.99 ($40 off) through August 11th. The connected calendar is a helpful tool for household organization, one that allows you to manage multiple schedules in one place. It syncs with popular cloud services like Google Calendar and iCloud, so you can quickly check your family’s availability with a quick glance. You can also use it to display chores, grocery lists, to-dos, and other notes. Read our Skylight Calendar Max review.
• Best Buy is selling the latest Amazon Fire TV Cube for $89.99 ($50 off), which is its best price to date. The snappy streaming box supports Wi-Fi 6E as well as 4K streaming in HDR formats like Dolby Vision. It also features an HDMI input for cable boxes or gaming consoles and acts as a decent-sounding smart speaker, one that integrates well with Alexa for hands-free voice control. Read our review.