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Brandon Widder

Brandon Widder

Senior Editor, E-Commerce

Senior Editor, E-Commerce

Brandon Widder is a Portland-based journalist and a senior editor at The Verge, where he helps oversee deals, buying guides, and other commerce initiatives. Since he was a kid, he’s been obsessed with tech, having spent far too many hours playing Sega Genesis and downloading copious amounts of music on LimeWire. Formerly a senior editor at Digital Trends, he’s spent the past decade honing tutorials, buying guides, and other types of evergreen content. When he’s not sifting through the latest deals and tech news, he can typically be found in a heated exchange over Catan, zipping around on his ‘81 Honda Passport, or volunteering with his local search and rescue outfit. Like many, he also has an unhealthy obsession with Star Wars. Go figure.

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Brandon Widder
Brandon Widder
Gozney’s ultra-portable pizza oven is matching its Black Friday low.

The Gozney Tread, a totable pizza oven lauded by several Verge staffers, is available for $399.99 ($100 off) from Amazon, The Home Depot, and Gozney, matching its best price to date. The handle-equipped propane oven is large enough to cook a 12-inch pie and can reach up to 950 degrees Fahrenheit, which, if you’re not familiar with Neapolitan-style pizzas, is an absolute must.

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Brandon Widder
Brandon Widder
Samsung’s latest Android tablet is nearly $200 off.

The Galaxy Tab S11 is on sale at Amazon starting at $628.99 ($170 off), its lowest price to date. Sure, Android tablets have been pretty hit or miss over the years, but Samsung’s new 11-inch slate does feature some solid specs, including a speedy chip, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a hexagonal S Pen stylus that, in our experience, is pretty comfortable to hold.

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Brandon Widder
Brandon Widder
Slay the Spire, for slightly less.

Mega Crit’s roguelike deckbuilder, Slay the Spire, is available on Steam through May 11th for just $6.24 (about $19 off), which is a great price for what has become one of our favorite games of the last decade. It’s a great time to check out the PC title, too, given its excellent sequel launched in early access less than a month ago.

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Brandon Widder
Brandon Widder
A $16 4K streamer.

The latest Fire TV Stick 4K — now known as the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — is down to an all-time low of $16.09 ($34 off) at Woot when you use promo code FIRE30. We recommend the Max model in most instances, but Amazon’s midrange option still offers Wi-Fi 6 and broad HDR support for Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus at a fraction of the cost.

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