Month: October 2022

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Another weekend, another roundup of the best tech deals from the week. Today's Dealmaster features generous gift card offers on the best android phones available, the newly-released Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The Pixel 7 Pro is available on Amazon at its regular retail price of $899, but throws in a sizable $200 Amazon gift card with your new phone. Likewise, the Pixel 7 is on offer at $599 with an additional $100 Amazon gift card.

Our review of the new Pixels, published this week, was another overwhelmingly positive one. The Pixel's top-tier camera, snappy, bloat-free software, and sleek, functional design are standout features we've come to expect of Google year after year. We don't feel that the 7 and 7 Pro are substantially better than the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro (also on sale for $399 and $649, respectively). So, if you don't mind losing the macro camera, then the previous-generation Pixels are still an excellent buy, especially with their respective discounts.

There's also a slew of Google Nest smart speakers and smart displays on sale from Wellbots, all matching the all-time lows for each device. Elsewhere around the web, we have discounts on the previous generation Apple TV 4K, Macbook Pros and Airs from different generations, a handful of 4K OLED TVs from Samsung, LG, and Sony, and much more. Check out the full curated list of the week's best deals below.

Enlarge / Olivier Lombard stands next to the Hopium Machina. (credit: Dhananjay Khadilkar )

PARIS—A 500 hp (373 kW) car with a 621-mile (1000-km) range reaching a maximum speed of 143 mph (230 km/h); the world’s first car partially powered by removable tanks… The stylish and innovative Hopium Machina and NAMX SUV, both hydrogen powered vehicles developed by startups, were among the chief attractions at this year’s Paris Auto Show.

Considering that Hopium was founded by a former Le Mans 24 hours winner, it isn’t a surprise that Machina is performance-focused. Olivier Lombard, who won in the LMP2 category in 2011 at Le Mans, also had a stint as a development driver of H24’s hydrogen-powered prototype that is set to run in future Le Mans races. “As a racing driver, for many years, I developed a race car with hydrogen technology. That is why I went for a performance car that also had range and took between three to four minutes to refuel,” Lombard, who is also the CEO of Hopium, told Ars Technica.

Lombard elaborated on the inspiration behind Machina. “When you are a race car driver, you have a close proximity with your car. You need to understand the car and feel its every move. We have the same closeness with Machina, whether it’s the car’s behavior on the road or the interactions inside like tactiles with haptic feedback,” he said.