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From tackling pollen to helping keep indoor air cleaner during wildfire season, the Coway Airmega Mighty2 is a useful device to have this time of year. Now down to a new low of $215.99 ($54 off), it cleans spaces up to 1,800 square feet in an hour, automatically adjusts to air quality, and reminds you when it’s time to clean or replace its filters.

The school year is coming up quickly, and Best Buy is helping to ease the financial burden of getting a laptop. HP’s OmniBook X Flip is $649.99 (usually $1,299.99), and has a 14-inch OLED panel with a 1920 x 1200 resolution, which is great for YouTube or homework, a Ryzen AI 5 430 CPU, 16GB of LPDDR5X memory, and 512GB of storage.

If you missed last week’s record-low Kindle Paperwhite deal, you can still buy the Kindle Paperwhite Kids for $154.99 ($25 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, matching its second-best price this year. Since it includes the same waterproof Kindle along with a two-year warranty, a year of Amazon Kids Plus, a case, optional parental controls, and no ads, it’s a great value for adults and kids alike.

I’m not too proud to admit that I already went ahead and purchased the Lego Game Boy for $47.99 at Macy’s. This 421-piece set features buttons you can press, two game cartridges, and lenticular screens that almost mirror the real handheld. If you don’t want to pay for shipping, you may be able to get it shipped to a nearby store for free. Read our review.

If you’re starting to stock up for the school year, the Niimbot D110 Label Printer is down to $15.99 ($14 off) at Amazon and can help keep everything neatly labeled. The rechargeable printer pairs with your phone via Bluetooth, allowing you to quickly create custom labels for office supplies, pantry items, gadgets, and more using the included templates.

There’s a deal at Amazon that I wanted to share with you courtesy of Slickdeals. Granicell is selling a USB-C-powered battery charger (for AA and AAA-sized batteries) and including 16 batteries (eight of each size) for $14.99 when you enter the code VKAGYSFH at checkout.

Twelve South’s PlugBug does more than power your devices. Thanks to built-in support for Apple’s Find My network, you can also track it and the gadget it’s charging while traveling. Right now, both the 50W model with two USB-C ports and the 70W four-port models are $30 off at Amazon, bringing them down to $39.99 and $79.99, respectively.

If the launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved has you feeling nostalgic, Walmart has the Gel Blaster Halo Plasma Rifle on sale for $59.50 (usually $99.95). This faithful replica of the classic Halo weapon fires harmless, non-toxic gel balls at a range of up to 100 feet that dissolve. Unlike the in-game version, when the battery runs low you can charge it via USB-C, rather than chuck it at an unsuspecting Grunt.

I’m no microphone professional, but Neat’s Bumblebee 2 USB-C mic has been a great addition to my setup. It’s small, makes me sound pretty good, has 3.5mm audio monitoring, and can be removed from its stand to mount. Usually around $30, it’s down to $11.70 when you enter the code LEVEL22 at checkout over at Woot.

We’ve just published the best preorder deals on Samsung’s new foldables, but you can also get a $50 Amazon gift card with the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 or a $100 Amazon gift card with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. As we noted in our hands-on impressions, both offer longer battery life and new preventive health features, including a unique Fitness Index that compares metrics like strength with other Samsung users.

Best Buy has a great price on the unlocked iPhone Air that launched last September. It’s $839.99 (originally $999.99) in all colors for the thin phone with 256GB of storage. Pair that with the phone’s MagSafe Battery for $59.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, and you’ll see why Allison Johnson got hooked on the Air.