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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/good-deals\/2022\/6\/2\/23150413\/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-gpu-google-nest-mini-ember-smart-mug-powera-enhanced-deal-sale<\/a>
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While the chip shortage has touched everything from appliances to cars, one segment of tech that\u2019s seen the most challenges is graphics cards. The latest GPUs have been getting bought up and resold by price gougers since the beginning of the pandemic, but now, after signs began looking up in 2022<\/a>, we\u2019re getting the occasional deal.<\/p>\n

Today sees the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 drop to $599.99 at Amazon<\/a> and Best Buy<\/a>. This is a $130 discount off its regular price of $729.99 and is the lowest we\u2019ve seen thus far for this model. Now, that is still a little pricier than the base $499.99 Nvidia RTX 3070<\/a>, but it\u2019s common for manufacturers like Gigabyte to build off Nvidia\u2019s reference design and enhance the specs \u2014 like this card\u2019s Windforce triple-fan cooling system, higher clock speed, and extra HDMI port. <\/p>\n

The 3070 line is perfect for 1440p gaming, and supports Nvidia\u2019s DLSS upscaling and ray tracing for improved reflections. It\u2019s also a bit more budget-friendly on both your wallet and your power supply, when compared to the 3080s of the world. Read our review<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Gigabyte\u2019s RTX 3070 is a PCI-Express 4.0 video card sporting 8GB of graphics memory, DLSS, and ray tracing capabilities. This beefy GPU has two HDMI ports, two DisplayPorts, and even a touch of RGB lighting with an illuminated Gigabyte logo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Over on the smart home front, Google\u2019s latest Nest Mini smart speaker is down to $29.99 at a bunch of retailers, including Best Buy<\/a>, Walmart<\/a>, B&H Photo<\/a>, and Adorama<\/a>. Most have all colors on offer, so you can match the tiny puck-shaped speaker to your home aesthetic. While Google\u2019s most affordable smart speaker has been around now for a few years, it\u2019s still one of the easiest ways to implement Google Assistant controls into your smart home. You can easily give commands to other devices synced up with your Google Home app, or get some easy answers to requests like the weather and news. It\u2019s far from the best sounding speaker, but it\u2019s mountable to a wall and that does help its sound quality a bit. Read our review<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Nest Mini is Google\u2019s smallest smart speaker, and it can bring Google Assistant to almost any area of your home. You can even mount it to your wall with no additional hardware.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Ember Mug 2 makes for another nice quality of life improvement around the home, keeping your coffee or tea at the optimal temperature of your choosing for up to 80 minutes when it\u2019s off its charging coaster. This may sound like an unnecessary indulgence, but if you hate not getting to enjoy your coffee before it\u2019s gone cold, it may feel like a small blessing. Thankfully, the larger 14-ounce Ember Mug 2 in blue is $30 off at Best Buy<\/a>, dropping its price from $149.95 to $119.95. Many Verge<\/em> staffers are coffee fiends and swear by the handiness of these Ember mugs, but it\u2019s best to pick one up when they go on sale from time to time. <\/p>\n

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The Ember Mug 2 is a temperature-controlled smart mug that keeps beverages hot for up to 80 minutes while on battery or all day when sitting on its plug-in coaster. The accompanying iOS and Android apps allow you to dial in a specific temperature, from 120 to 145 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

One of the most affordable and most colorful Xbox controllers is now even more affordable. The PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller is now just $24.66<\/a> at Amazon in the colorful seafoam green-blue. These controllers are already a great value at their full price of $37.99, even earning our pick as the best budget option in our Xbox controller buying guide<\/a>, so knocking more than $13 off is even sweeter.<\/p>\n

The only major drawback of this PowerA controller is that it still uses a Micro USB connection, which just feels outdated. But aside from that, this officially-licensed controller is comfy and even has two custom-mappable buttons on the rear as well as a rocker dial for wired headset volume. It\u2019s a great value proposition if you don\u2019t mind going the wired route for your Xbox console or Windows PC.<\/p>\n

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The PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller is a budget-minded wired controller for Xbox and PC that connects via Micro USB and features two customizable buttons on its rear. It\u2019s offered in many different colors and licensed designs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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