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We found plenty of great deals today that include big discounts on Piper’s computer kit, the Amazon Tap and Amazon Echo, the iGrill 2 meat thermometer, and more! Time’s running out to take advantage of these prices, so hurry!

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Nintendo Switch has tons of awesome games available right now! Plus, there are dozens more in the pipeline.

When the Switch first launched, there were less than a dozen titles available for sale. But, as time goes by, and as game makers realize the popularity of Nintendo’s hybrid mobile console, more and more titles are being added to the list all of the time. Here are all the games available right now, in digital and game card form, as well as games that are officially coming to Switch sometime in the future.

What’s new? New games released and announced games coming soon

Here’s where you’ll find everything new that is either now available in the Switch eShop or as a physical game card, as well as games that have recently been announced as coming to the Switch.

New physical game cartridges

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – June 29 – $39.99
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – June 29 – $49.99
Physical game cartridges you can preorder right now!

Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Over…

No summer adventure is complete without some good music.

The Amazon Tap Alexa-enabled portable Bluetooth speaker is down to $84.99 on Amazon. This the first price drop we’ve seen since last year. While not great as great as some of the deals we saw over Black Friday, it’s been a while since the Tap has moved from its $130 price at all.

Unlike other Amazon devices, like the Echo Dot, the Tap isn’t chained to an outlet. It has a rechargeable battery that lasts up to nine hours (or eight if you choose the hands-free mode). It does have Alexa built-in and, thanks to that hands-free update, she will respond to your voice from anywhere. Take the Tap to the backyard or the garage and stream your favorite music, then put it back in the kitchen so Alexa can help you cook. Beyond just the portability, the Tap also has the best speakers of Amazon’s first generation of devices. Stream your music via Bluetooth for Dolby-powered 360-degree audio.

The Tap has 4.1 stars based on 7,660 user reviews….

Looking to change up your Apple Watch band but just can’t justify dropping the cash for those Apple-branded options? Here are some third-party bands that look great and are only a fraction of the cost.

There are a lot of very expensive Apple Watch bands out there, but if you want to be able to buy a few and switch it up every day — and do it without breaking the bank — then we have the best inexpensive bands for you!

Infantry heavy-duty nylon strap
Yearscase sport band
Super Baoking Milanese loop watch band
COVERY Genuine Leather Apple Watch band
Vilo V-MORO Double Tour
Supcase Unicorn Beetle Pro
Infantry heavy-duty nylon strap

If you have your eye on the new Sport Loop that was announced for the Apple Watch series 3 and want to get your hands on something similar ASAP, then check out the Infantry heavy-duty nylon strap.

This durable nylon strap is water resistant up to 100 meters and can easily be secured to fit almost any wrist size with it’s tough velcro design. …

Every Friday, the iTunes Store adds new great music to its catalog, and we’re here to bring you the best of what it has to offer!

New music this week gets started with Drake and his latest album, Scorpion. Florence + The Machine have released their latest as well, the album High As Hope. You can check out the new work from Gorillaz, The Now Now. There’s also Gravity from Bullet for my Valentine. Finally, you can also pick up Uniform Distortion by Jim James.

Scorpion – $13.99 – Download Now
High As Hope – $9.99 – Download Now
The Now Now – $9.99 – Download Now
Gravity – $9.99 – Download Now
Uniform Distortion – $9.99 – Download Now
As usual, the iTunes Store is offering discounts on recent albums. The sale features work from artists like Jay Rock, Nipsey Hussle, The Weeknd, and Tory Lanez for $7.99 or less.

Redemption – $5.99 – Download Now
Victory Lap – $5.99 – Download Now
My Dear Melancholy, – $6.99 – Download Now
MEMORIES DON’T DIE – $5.99 – Download Now
This week’s pre-orders …

Enjoy all the sounds of Hyrule no matter where you are! Pick up a pair of headphones for your Nintendo Switch!

When you’re playing your Nintendo Switch in console mode you won’t need to worry about sound, but when you’re out and about with your Switch in portable mode, that’s a different story. Though the Switch’s Bluetooth processor is not set up for headphones, it does come with a standard 3.5mm audio jack. There are plenty of options for great sound while you’re lugging your Switch around. Here are some of our favorite headphones that you can use with your Switch.

TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter
Bose QuietComfort 35
Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7B
Sennheiser OCX 686G
B&O Play H8
Panasonic ErgoFit
Breath of the Wild Ear Buds
Arctis Steelseries Bluetooth
TaoTronics Bluetooth transmitter

Even though all the Bluetooth headphones listed below can be used with included 3.5mm AUX cables, I thought it prudent to include a Bluetooth transmitter as an option, in case you’d prefer to set …

Each week we’ll bring you the best radio shows, playlists, and exclusives that Apple Music has to offer!

Exclusives

Subscribers can check out Apple Music’s latest Up Next artist, Juice WRLD. This week, Zane Lowe sat down to talk with the singer for an exclusive interview that you can watch through Apple Music.

Zane Lowe and Juice WRLD – Check it out!
Best of Beats 1

One of the best parts of Apple’s Beats 1 is the lineup of unique shows that the station has assembled. Apple Music subscribers can listen to each full episode on demand, or skip to the new playlist with tracks from that week’s show. This week, we’ve got new episodes from Elton John, Virgil Abloh, and Jehnny Beth.

Rocket Hour – This week, Elton John has a FaceTime conversation with Sofi Tukker, and plays music from isaac gracie, John Mayer, Ray LaMontagne, and The Beaches.

Tune in to the show
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St. Vincent’s Mixtape Delivery Service – The mix this week goes out to a fan preparing to enter his 30s, off…

8Bitdo is back with another Nintendo-inspired product, this time cutting the cable on the SNES Classic Edition controller.

The SNES Classic Edition is a truly wonderful thing, but it shares one of the same ’flaws’ as its sibling, the NES Classic: Wired controllers. This is the most authentic experience since that’s how we did things back in the day, but at this point in our lives, we’ve grown used to not having a cable connecting our controllers.

Enter 8Bitdo with the SF30 and SN30 wireless gamepad. These little gems are available now for $25 each and are something every SNES Classic owner should have.

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One controller, two designs

As with the SF30 Pro and SN30 Pro, we’ve previously featured for Switch and Mac, the SF30 and SN30 come in two designs. The SN and SF variants referring to the North American and European/Japanese versions of the original SNES/Super Famicom design.

On the SN30 you get the purple buttons, with concave X and Y, while the SF30 has the mult…

The NES Classic Edition controller cable is too short for comfort. You can fix that!

If you were lucky enough to get your hands on the refreshed NES Classic Edition before they sold out (again), you’re soon going to realize that you have to sit right in front of your 77-inch TV in order to play Metroid because the controller cord is only 2.5 feet long. Talk about immersive gameplay!

Our parents told us that it’ll ruin our eyes if we sit too close to the TV, though. So, to make them happy, you can get a wireless Bluetooth controller for your NES Classic Edition, so you can play all those pixelated picks from anywhere in the room. Your parents and your eyes will thank you.

The revised 8Bitdo NES30 2.4G Classic Edition Set with Bluetooth Retro Receiver is a replica of the classic Nintendo gamepad. It comes with a Bluetooth dongle that is compatible with the console’s controller port. Connect the receiver and then turn on your NES CE. Press Down and Select on the gamepad to enable it….

You can tell your Mac to use a Host File instead of your DNS to go online. Here’s how!

If you’re setting up a new web server or another device that’s going to be connected to the internet and you want to put it through its paces before it’s live, or if you’re having trouble with spyware and adware networks, there’s an invisible file on your Mac that can help. It’s called the Hosts file, and this is how to use it.

The Domain Name System

When you type in the domain name of a web site you want to visit there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. Every web site, every service, almost every device connected to the Internet has a unique numeric address that tells all the other devices where it is — its TCP/IP address. The Domain Name System (DNS) translates those numeric addresses into something a bit more recognizable and memorable to humans, like, ”www.imore.com” for example.

The first time you type in a web address, your Mac pings a DNS server — typically one au…