iRobot’s Roomba j7 Plus, our favourite robotic vacuum, has hit an all-time low

There’s a purpose folks nonetheless typically consult with robotic vacuums as “Roombas.” The corporate behind the well-known robovac collection, iRobot, has spent many years iterating within the area, leading to a number of the greatest robotic vacuums you should purchase. The Roomba j7 Plus is a good instance, one which’s on sale at Wellbots for Verge readers for $549 ($250 off) — its lowest worth to this point — with coupon code VERGE200.

Whereas nonetheless expensive, the j7 Plus brings collectively a number of terrific options for below $550. Its twin rubber curler brush system is nice at choosing up dust off your flooring, whereas its intuitive AI impediment avoidance ensures it’ll avoid cables, stray pairs of sneakers, and even pet waste. It’s additionally recognized to obtain new options — a latest replace added Siri help, as an illustration, whereas one other added the flexibility to make use of it as a safety digicam — which has solely made it a greater robovac since we first examined it final yr.

Not like the usual j7, the discounted “Plus” mannequin on supply right here comes with a slick auto-empty dock, which generally retailers for about $250 by itself and cuts down on undesirable upkeep. Wellbots can be closely discounting the Roomba Combo j7 Plus utilizing the identical promo code, which drops the mop-equipped mannequin right down to $799 ($250 off).

Whereas nothing has been confirmed (but), Apple is broadly anticipated to unveil its subsequent set of smartwatches alongside the iPhone 15 subsequent month — which is probably why we’re at the moment seeing some steep reductions on some last-gen fashions. Proper now, as an illustration, you may decide up a 41mm Apple Watch Sequence 7 with LTE at Walmart for $299 ($100 off), one the very best costs to this point on the 41mm mannequin with mobile connectivity.

As my colleague Victoria Track famous in her overview of the Apple Watch Sequence 8, the newest mannequin isn’t all that totally different from the last-gen Sequence 7. It touts Apple’s newer Crash Detection function and temperature sensors for menstrual monitoring, however, in any other case, the 2 are almost similar. The Sequence 7 options roughly the identical processing energy, the identical always-on show, and all the similar health-tracking options — to not point out ahead compatibility with watchOS 10 when it launches within the fall.

Ultimately, you’re saving $130 by choosing the last-gen smartwatch over its newer counterpart, even with all of the reductions the Sequence 8 is at the moment receiving at Amazon, Walmart, and different retailers.