I don’t really know why, but suddenly Christmas is just eight days away and the time to order gifts online is running out. So, if like me you’ve been procrastinating a bit this year (okay, every year), now’s the time to take action and buy the perfect holiday gifts.
Luckily, there are great deals to be found on devices that will not only make great gifts, but will arrive before Santa leaves the North Pole. These sales include the new 16GB Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, which is down from $160 to $135 – a 16 percent discount. However, it will only arrive in time if you’re a Prime member.
The discount brings this 2024 model down to just $5 more than it was going for during Black Friday. It has a 7-inch screen and the highest contrast of any Kindle. The Paperwhite model is also waterproof and Amazon claims page turns are 25 percent faster. It can last up to 12 weeks on a single charge. This deal is available on versions without Kindle Unlimited and is ad-supported.
Amazon also released a new Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which is a sleeker version of the base Paperwhite model. We gave it 85 points in our review for its excellent touch response, auto-adjusting warm front light, and overall premium feel. However, we didn’t feel any of its benefits were warranted, and for $200, it’s a significant jump in price.
Squid Game has set a new high for Netflix’s television programming. Variety reported that the Korean show’s second season garnered 68 million views in its first four days. That’s the biggest debut for a TV show on the streaming platform, beating the 50.1 million set in 2022 through Wednesday. Squid Game’s first season also held the crown as the most-watched Netflix series for a while; As of October 2021, 142 million households had watched it. The third and final season could deliver a hat-trick of record results for the company when it airs next year.
While the show offers a scathing critique of capitalism, Netflix is ​​turning Squid Game into a huge cash source. The streamer launched a less deadly reality show spinoff, an in-person pop-up experience and a multiplayer mobile game based on the TV series.