Holiday gift guide: using iPhone and iPad in the car
The iPhone has easily become the best jukebox in the car with your iTunes library, iTunes Radio, streaming services like Beats Music and Spotify, and great apps for keeping up with podcasts. With hands-free features powered by Siri, you can even stay in touch with phone calls and text messages all without ever taking your eyes off the road. If you’re a passenger, the iPad is a great screen for gaming, reading, watching movies, and more.
This holiday season is especially exciting with new features built-in to iOS like CarPlay and Hey Siri, which allows you to activate Siri while your iPhone or iPad is charging completely hands-free, and below are some of the best products to gift the iPhone or iPad-owning driver this year.
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9to5Toys Last Call: iTunes gift cards up to 20% off, Raspberry Pi A+ $20, Retina MacBook Pro 15″ $1800, more
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Today’s can’t miss deals:
iTunes gift cards w/ email delivery up to 20% off from PayPal
Smaller, more efficient Raspberry Pi A+ comes in at just $20 ($15 less)
Logitech UE 4000 on-ear headphones (white) $15 shipped (orig. $100)
Best Buy MacBook sale: Pro w/ Retina Display 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB: $1,800 or less (Reg. $2,000)
Target Black Friday preview: iPad Air 2 w/ $140 GC $499, iPad mini w/ $80 GC $249, more
Small States – DODOcase uses old world craftsmanship to protect your modern devices, giveaways & 20% off promo code
Other new deals:
- New! Beats Tour 2.0 in-ear headphones $120 shipped (Reg. $150), more
- New! Garmin nüvi 5″ BT GPS w/ lifetime maps/traffic: $135 shipped (orig. $220)
- New! Ridge Racer Slipstream for iOS goes free ($2.99 value)
- New! Polk Audio all-weather speaker pair: $80 shipped ($120 off)
- New! Oontz XL Cambridge Bluetooth Speaker $75 shipped (Orig. $200)
- New! Subwoofers: Klipsch 8″ 350W $190, Klipsch Synergy 12″ 300W $200, more
- New! Poweradd 6-Port USB Charger $19AC, 25W, 5-port: $12 Prime shipped
- New! Daily Deals: Kindle Paperwhite $79, 4-pack Lightning cables $15, more
- New! Games/Apps: DualShock 4 Charger $17, BLiP & Blurred go free, more
- New! Today only: Redbox free movie rental coupon code
- New! Verizon FiOS 50/50 Internet + HBO and Showtime + Netflix: $60/month
- New! Staples Black Friday preview: Jawbone or Fitbit w/$25 Visa GC,, more
- New! HP Chromebox 1.4GHz/2GB RAM/16GB SSD $129 shipped (Reg. $180)
- New! Home: Rachel Ray cookware $122, Black & Decker juicer $13, more
More deals still alive:
- ASUS 31.5″ monitor adds a IGZO 4K display to your Mac for $1,470 (orig. $3,499)
- SanDisk Connect Wireless iOS/Android 16GB Flash Drive: $35 shipped (orig. $50)
- Download Swype iOS 8 third-party keyboard for free (Reg. $1)
- Optoma 3D 1080p home projector + free $50 Amazon GC $599 ($650 value)
- 4-pack eneloop 2500mAh Rechargeable AA Batteries w/ Charger: $21 (orig. $35)
- Prime Members: $10 Free Amazon credit w/$45+ purchases
- Free Google Play music from Nirvana, Drake, Lorde, Katy Perry, Rihanna, more
- Home: Chicago Cutlery stainless knife block set $100, extra $10 off Kershaw, more
- The Dark Knight Trilogy in HD w/ iTunes Extras: $15 (Reg. $37)
- 1080p ViewSonic Monitors (refurb): 22-inch $95, 27-inch w/ HDMI $185, more
- Free digital copy of Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph movie
- Woot coupon: $5 off orders of $25 or more (up to 20% savings)
- Amazon Veterans Day: 20% off clothing, shoes, jewelry, watches, luggage, more
- Verizon FIOS + 2yrs. of premium channels + $400 Visa Gift Card: $79.99/mo
- BACtrack Vio – 14% off the Smartphone Breathalyzer
- World’s Largest iOS 8 + Swift Elearning Bundle
Black Friday:
- More Black Friday ad leaks: JCPenney, Kohl’s, Pier 1, Walgreens, more
- Sam’s Club: 60″ VIZIO 4K Smart UHDTV for under $1,000 ahead of Black Friday
- Sports Authority Black Friday: Garmin Vivofit $80, up to 70% off North Face, more
- Meijer Black Friday: $100 credit w/ iPads, Xbox One bundle w/ $50 credit $330, more
- Sears Black Friday leak: Samsung 55″ Smart HDTV $600, Dewalt drill kit $100, more
- Dell Black Friday ad leak: discounts on monitors, Xbox One/PS4, HDTVS, more
- Xbox One holiday price drop now live with prices starting at $349 (or lower)
- Sam’s Club’s Black Friday deal has iPhone 6 for $99 on-contract starting Nov. 15
- Walmart’s Holiday Savings officially kick off tomorrow with more than 20,000 Rollbacks
- Amazon’s countdown to Black Friday kicks off w/ thousands of Lightning Deals
- Target announces free shipping for all items through the holiday shopping season
New products/ongoing promos:
- Joby adds GorillaPod & Locking Arm accessories to its Action Series
- How Scribd’s new audiobook service stacks up against Audible & Kindle Unlimited
- Jaybird enters into wearables with the Reign activity tracker
- Netgear’s Arlo home security camera is waterproof and completely cord free
- Drift’s Stealth 2 is the $249 action camera that films longer than any GoPro
- Epson’s WorkForce WF-100 is the world’s smallest/lightest mobile printer
- ViewSonic projectors are Chromecast ready and fit in the “palm of your hand”
- ChargerLeash Lightning cable makes sure you never forget your iPhone charger again
- Amazon offers free unlimited Cloud Photo storage
- Internet Archive brings 900 classic arcade titles to your web browser for free
- IDrive’s new unlimited plan may be the best mobile backup solution for iOS/Android users
- Mount your iPhone 6 inside your car with Logitech’s new Protection+ case
- Trilogy Dock positions your iPhone 6 vertically or horizontally and boosts its sound
- The thinnest iPhone 6/Plus cases we’ve found so far