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Best Fourth of July deals: Last-minute discounts on phones, earbuds, and more
July 4th celebrations may be over, but there are still deals available
While Amazon Prime Day may be the shopping holiday hogging all the attention this July, Independence Day is the original hot deal summer event. The Fourth of July may be over now, but we're still seeing consistent discounts from the big day continue over into the rest of the week. It may be that we continue seeing some of the best deals below through to Prime Day, which starts on July 11. Take a look below for the very best Fourth of July deals that are still active right now.
Google celebrates the Fourth of July with an AR fireworks game straight out of 2005
What if you crossed Guitar Hero with patriotic jams?
We here in the United States are sliding into a holiday weekend, with Independence Day falling on Sunday this year. Google has designed a new AR game to celebrate the occasion, combining fireworks, national landmarks, and Guitar Hero into one odd experience.
Most folks interested in picking up some expensive electronics are probably waiting for the upcoming Prime Day sales, but there are still some early deals to be had, including huge discounts on an LG 55" 4K OLED TV, Amazon's Fire TV Recast DVRs, Arlo Pro 2 camera systems, and Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers. Whether your waiting for the grill to heat up or for the fireworks to start, check out the latest Amazon deals just below in the meantime.For your convenience, we've put everything into a (hopefully easily parsed) list, complete with real-world price comparisons, not bloated MSRP. Keep in mind that a handful of the deals below, like the Fire TV Recast and LG Stylo 4, require an Amazon Prime membership, though you can get a free 30-day trial.
Motorola is rolling out its first ad for its upcoming Moto X tomorrow, one day before Americans kick off Independence Day celebrations. This is no coincidence. Motorola wants its Made-In-The-USA smartphone to stir patriotism in the hearts of consumers across the country. Yet that is just the beginning. Not only is the company pushing the Moto X as the first smartphone designed, engineered, and assembled in the USA, it's calling it the first smartphone that you can design yourself. If you're an American, this statement skips over platitudes of individual liberty and hits you straight in the gut. How can you not want to buy this phone? I'm feeling all kinds of awful for having just dropped so many Benjamins on an HTC One.