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First Look Trailer: ‘The Game’ Heats Up with Second Season on Paramount+
Buckle up! Because Paramount+ is set to press play on its second season of ‘The Game.’
Mom and son duo, Tasha Mack and Malik Wright (played by Wendy Raquel Robinson and Hosea Chanchez), are back at the center of the mix.
On this outing, they are tasked with overcoming the collective and individual dramas that drench them and the Fighting Fury team.
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The Wall Street Journal: Paramount terminates agreement to sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin
YouTube brings Showtime, Paramount+ and other streaming services into its main app
YouTube is bringing premium streaming services into its main app with a new feature called Primetime Channels. You’ll see TV shows, movies and sports the likes of Showtime, Starz, Paramount+ and AMC+ alongside videos from your favorite creators.
Folks in the US can sign up for Primetime Channels starting today through the Movies and TV section. There are more than 30 services you can subscribe to at the jump, with more on the way. NBA League Pass is among those that will be available soon.
Primetime Channels homepages will include trailers, cast interviews and behind-the-scenes footage alongside episodes and movies. You’ll be able to search for films and shows from channels through the main YouTube search panel. As The Verge notes, if a movie or show is available on a service you’re signed up to, you’ll see a green “watch now” icon. Otherwise, the icon will read “pay to watch.”
Your YouTube recommendations will include films and shows from Primetime Channels as well. So, if you search for a trailer for something you’re interested in, and the series or movie is available on a channel you’re subscribed to, it might pop up in your recommendations to help you start watching it right away. You’ll be able to like or dislike a movie or episode and leave comments, but content from Primetime Channels won’t have view counts.
There are some catches, according to The Verge. If you already have a subscription to Paramount+, Shudder or one of the other Primetime Channels, you can’t simply link your accounts. You’ll need to cancel your membership and sign up through YouTube. However, services you’ve signed up to through YouTube TV will carry over. However you slice it, that seems overly convoluted.
YouTube is clearly attempting to become the hub for all your streaming needs to help it better compete with the likes of Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max. It aims to bring more things for you to watch to Primetime Channels, along with more features. The platform is also planning an international rollout of the feature.
One thing that Primetime Channels doesn’t seem to offer, at least for the time being, is live TV. You may still need to go to YouTube TV for that. Given that YouTube TV has a fraction of the number of subscribers Netflix has (albeit more than Hulu’s live TV option), it seems smart to try another tactic as the battle for consumers’ attention and dollars rages on.
Best streaming services: We compare Disney+, Sling TV, HBO Max, Paramount+, and more
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For anyone out there who might be thinking that their cable provider isn’t that bad, let’s play a little game to put things into perspective. Would you rather date someone who’s clingy, makes you spend a ton of money on them, and bosses you around? Or someone who’s super chill, lets you do your own thing, and always makes sure you’re happy?
We’re guessing you’d probably opt for the latter. (We know we sure would.)
Well, get this: The first relationship is the one you’re stuck in with your cable company right. this. moment. And the second relationship? That’s a cool collection of carefully curated streaming services, babe.
If you haven’t yet picked up what we’re putting down, we’re talking about cord-cutting — a favorite term of the past few years that basically means breaking up with your cable company and only paying for the content you want without messing around with a cable box or satellite. After all, life is just too short to be tied down to an overpriced contract that doesn’t even include all the content you actually want to watch.
The case for dumping your cable provider
If our dating analogy didn’t convince you that it’s time to break up with your cable provider, allow us to go a little more in-depth about why we can definitively say that moving to literally any streaming service from cable is one of the best things you can do for yourself (Unless, of course, you have really bad internet service in your area, which may be the one and only case to be made for sticking with cable.)
The first thing that would probably deter you from cutting the cord right now is live events. You might think that you’ll be missing out on a lot, like award shows, news events (like debates), sports, and more. But today, that’s just not true at all. In fact, pretty much all of the big live events can be streamed and you can root on your favorite teams from anywhere — you just need to know where to look. (Or, rather, let us tell you where to look in our roundup below.)
Another area of contention is that of choice. While many cable packages offer the mere illusion of choice with their advertised 100-plus channels and whatnot, you’ll find that these choices aren’t really ones you’d ever want to make. With cable, movie and TV choices are random, and you basically have to schedule your TV consumption time around when they’re being shown, lest you catch just the very end of that movie you’ve been meaning to check out. And that’s assuming you can even find something you’re in the mood to watch after scanning the vast list of “meh” content.
And when it comes to network television, the bar is pretty much in Hell at this point anyway; all the good stuff is on streaming services. In fact, in some cases, like that of CBS’ Evil, the literally hellish content (in the best way) was apparently too good for network TV. And so, starting with its second season, the show was turned into a streaming-only exclusive to drum up subscribers for the then-freshly-rebranded Paramount+ streaming service.
Plus, you can’t really binge-watch stuff on cable like you can on streaming platforms, where an entire season is often released in one fell swoop. However, some streaming services have begun to employ more traditional weekly episode drops, just in case you find yourself missing those watercooler conversations about what happened on your favorite program that week. It should also not be overlooked that streaming services — even the ones that aren’t ad-free — subject us to fewer commercials. Because, yes, our time is valuable, thankyouverymuch.
Finally — perhaps the most important aspect of all — the price. The bottom line is that the price-to-value ratio for sticking with cable is abysmal. It’s way more expensive than any given streaming service, and can potentially reach into $100-plus-per-month territory faster than you can find something to watch.
Here’s some food for thought: You can subscribe to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, and Hulu at the same time and still pay less per month than most cable companies will charge you. Cable companies also tend to sneak in hidden fees that aren’t included in the initial advertised price, including broadcast fees, DVR fees, and remote fees. (Yes, you have to pay monthly to use the remote. Insane.) You’ll almost always pay more than the advertised price, and in many cases, that price increases after your first contract expires. Apparently, cable appreciates in value over time — who knew!
What to consider when choosing a streaming service
We’re sure you already have Netflix for binge-watching movies and some TV shows, and it’s an amazing service for that purpose, but that’s obviously not a complete replacement for cable and live television. The reality is that you might have to get more than one service to cover all of your needs. Then again, having every single streaming service isn’t doable for everyone. After cutting the cord, there’s no sense in loading yourself up with streaming subscriptions that total up to more than your cable bill ever was. So, you’ll want to be very deliberate about which ones you end up subscribing to.
The streaming service market has grown exponentially over the past few years with almost too many plans and channel options to pick from, and you’re probably panicking and wondering which streaming service is right for you. As per usual, the answer to that is entirely dependent on what you’re looking for in your streaming service, what your TV-watching habits are, and your content preferences.
Here’s what you’ll want to take into account when browsing the vast buffet of streaming services you can choose from today:
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Your watching habits and tastes: It’s a simple question. What do you like to watch, and how often? If you’re into prestige television and film and nothing else, you’ll want to look to services like Netflix and HBO Max. More into sports and live events? Check out live TV streaming services like Sling or YouTube TV to stay in the loop. Our best advice is to incorporate a mix of the two so you get the best of both worlds, but that might not be sustainable for everyone.
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Your budget: How much are you able and willing to spend on entertainment? Once you arrive at your number, it’s actually pretty easy to figure out which service (or services) you’ll want to pick up. Fortunately, streaming services are way more upfront about pricing than cable companies have ever been, so you won’t have to deal with hidden fees or anything like that.
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Device compatibility: Not every streaming service works on every device or smart TV immediately after its launch. For example, when HBO Max first dropped, there was a period where the streaming app wasn’t available for Fire TV and Roku streaming devices (and the workarounds ranged from frustrating to downright impossible). Eventually, it all got sorted out, but you’ll still want to heed the warning and make sure any streaming app you might want (especially the smaller, niche ones) is compatible with your streaming device before you pony up the cash.
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Screen and profile limits: How many people are going to be using your streaming service or services? Just yourself? A whole family? Some platforms have a limit on how many screens or profiles can be connected to one account at the same time, so check that before you go giving everyone your login info.
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Cloud DVR options: Not all live TV streaming platforms have cloud DVR, but it’s worth checking because having the ability to record and store live events and programming to watch later is a total game-changer in the cord-cutting landscape.
What is live TV streaming anyway?
We’ve dropped the phrase on you a couple times now, but we want to make sure that you’re clued in to what it is exactly because it’s actually quite different from the most popular streaming sites that first come to mind.
While a streaming service like Netflix or HBO Max allows you access to lots of great on-demand content, none of it is airing live. Like, you can’t just flick open one of these streaming apps and start watching TV like you can with your traditional cable setup. (And you certainly can’t watch any live sports.) Instead, you have to consciously pick something to watch, find it in a list, and then hit “play.”
Live TV streaming services, on the other hand, work a lot more like traditional cable — namely YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, and a few others. The available channel lineup will vary a little from one to the next, but they all allow you to watch live content at the very same moment as anyone else watching live TV.
For example, let’s say your neighbor with a regular ol’ cable setup wants to watch the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy as it airs. They’d turn on the TV when the show is ready to start, turn the channel to ABC, and watch it in real-time, right? Well, you can do the exact same thing with a live TV streaming service — as long as it offers ABC, of course. (And most, if not all, will include your local channels.) The only difference is that you’ll open up your live TV streaming app of choice and select the channel from there, and instead of pointing your remote to an overpriced cable box, you’ll point it toward your sleek little streaming device instead.
Best of all, many live TV streaming services include cloud DVR storage as well. So even though you have the benefit of being able to watch TV live, you don’t always have to watch TV live. You can record favorites for later, whether that’s 20 minutes later so you can fast-forward through the live commercials, or a month later when you have a free afternoon for some binge-watching. The choice is yours.
So while services like Netflix are a great supplement to live TV, they can’t completely replace your cable setup, at least not in the same way. It all depends on how important certain content or TV channels are to you, and if you care about watching stuff live.
What are the best TV streaming services?
Because it can be hella overwhelming to pick from all the options out there, we’re breaking down the benefits of all the best TV streaming services right here. Whether you’re looking for live TV streaming or the latest trending original series exclusive to a big-name streaming service, this quick-reference guide should steer you toward the best ones to help you cut the cord with your cable company for good.
The 17 Best Horror Movies Streaming on Paramount Plus Right Now
Paramount+ may be best known as the home of all these new Star Trek shows and everything related to CBS Television, but its library of movies is also quite robust. And that’s a good thing now that we’re deep into spooky season because it means that this streaming service that you probably primarily use for TV has plenty to offer in terms of horror chills and thrills.
And fortunately for all of us, Paramount+ has a large and varied horror library that always has something you’re in the mood for. Whether you’ve got a hankering for more cerebral experiences like Saint Maud or the A Quiet Place films, or more fun fare like Orphan: First Kill or the Scream movies, or legit classics like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, it’s pretty darn likely that you’ll be able to find something to your liking.
Of course, if you want to keep browsing, there are certainly other streaming services you can turn to for spooky time. We’ve got your rundown on horror on all the big streamers, from Netflix and HBO Max, to Hulu and Peacock, we’ve got everything you need to coordinate your horror streaming this fall. If you’ve got Paramount+, we’re gonna find you some scary movies to watch.
Now, without further ado, here are the best horror movies you can stream this month on Paramount+, in alphabetical order.
1. 10 Cloverfield Lane
The Cloverfield branding serves no creative purpose whatsoever and is really a detriment to this story of three people trapped together in a survivalist bunker during a vague apocalypse scenario. But director Dan Trachtenberg’s first film is so creepy and tense, with outstanding performances by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr, that it’s easy to look past the still-inexplicable title.
2. A Quiet Place series
Some blind space monsters have landed on Earth, and the only way for people to survive is to be super quiet. And it turns out that Jim from The Office is a pretty darn good horror director.
3. Blair Witch Project 1 and 2
The movie that popularized the found footage conceit is still a great bite of cinematic comfort food. And if you’re one of those folks who hated the sequel, Book of Shadows, back in the day because it got weird and meta, you should give it another shot now. Without the weight of expectations muddying the response, it’s actually kind of a treasure.
4. Candyman (2021)
This sequel/reboot delivers a bit of a thematic curveball from the first movie by focusing on gentrification and its many side effects, and it’s just as unnerving as the original. Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is a treasure.
5. The Descent
Every streaming service has to have at least one decent cave-based horror movie, and Neil Marshall’s The Descent just might be the best one of those ever made. Claustrophobic horror at its finest.
6. Event Horizon
Paul WS Anderson’s cult classic was gutted to the bone because the studio rushed post-production and wanted it to be less violent. But the cast is so good and the premise–space engineers accidentally open a portal to the hell dimension and now folks are developing some troubling fetishes–is intriguing enough to keep it afloat. Not to mention it’s still plenty violent. It’s one of those movies that shouldn’t work, but really, really does.
7. I Know What You Did Last Summer, and its sequel
Scream writer Kevin Williamson had this script sitting on a shelf for years, and after Scream was a hit, this more standard slasher story was fast-tracked. And we’re glad it was. The incredibly ’90s cast–Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr–is a delight, and it’s nearly as much fun as Scream itself was even without the overt self-awareness.
8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Seen as a commentary on the anti-communist fervor of all that fun Red Scare McCarthyism of the 1950s, the original Body Snatchers still haunts all these many decades later.
9. New Year’s Evil
A Los Angeles radio DJ is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party at a big Hollywood hotel, and a guy is going around town murdering women to mark the new year in each US time zone. It took some time for this film, which features an original punk soundtrack, to gain some cult status–while it’s not really that scary, the soundtrack lends it some unique energy that leaves quite an impression.
10. Night of the Living Dead
George Romero’s original zombie picture is still better than most zombie entertainment that’s come since. And to be honest it has more substance, too.
11. Orphan: First Kill
As fans of the first film, we had a hard time imagining how a prequel could possibly be a good idea. Impossibly, they actually came up with maybe the one idea that was worth doing, and the result is a delightfully subversive little movie with a really fun performance from Julia Styles.
12. Overlord
You get twice the horror with this one–the horror of war, since it’s a World War II movie, and the more normal horror movie horror of murderous zombies.
13. Phantoms
Might be remembered best as a Jay and Silent Bob joke (“Affleck was da bomb in Phantoms, yo”), but that’s unfair. While Phantoms–about the population of a mid-sized Colorado town disappearing without a trace–has great energy and ends up being a legitimately fun creature feature.
14. The Ring
Very few American remakes of Japanese horror films have been worth anything, but The Ring manages to go much further than just basic competence: Gore Verbinski’s film is clearly better than its source. It helps when you have a powerhouse lead like Naomi Watts, but Verbinski’s vision was singular.
15. Saint Maud
Before she was Galadriel on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Morfydd Clark played Maud, a nun who struggles to distinguish between feelings of divine inspiration and her sexual urges. That may not sound too upsetting at first, but we’re talking about some serious, heady A24 stuff here. Saint Maud is going to take you on a trip, if you know what I mean.
16. Scream movies
It’s legitimately shocking that all of these movies are great both as parodies of the horror genre and also simply as horror movies themselves. It’s an extremely difficult line to tread because it’s so easy to accidentally slip too far into being one or the other. But these films have done it, and you can’t go wrong with any of them–the first four are all here, with the fifth on Showtime.
17. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
It’s an anthology movie adaptation of the anthology TV show Tales from the Darkside, which was itself a sort of unofficial TV version of the anthology movie Creepshow. Despite that convoluted origin, this intentionally silly film features solid writing by George Romero and author Michael McDowell, and it really hits the spot when you need that self-aware ’80s-style camp.
Liam Neeson, Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer Team On Naked Gun Reboot For Paramount – Report
The classic ’80s and ’90s slapstick comedy movie franchise The Naked Gun is reportedly getting new life at Paramount with a revival film directed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer and starring Liam Neeson. Deadline was first to report.
Seth MacFarlane–who in 2021 was rumored to be developing a The Naked Gun sequel–will executive produce the film alongside Erica Huggins via their company Fuzzy Door. MacFarlane has reportedly have co-written a script with David Zucker and Pat Proft, based on a story by Zucker, Profit, and Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant both of Reno 911! and The State fame.
No plot details are yet known, but one rumored detail is that Neeson may be playing the son of Det. Sgt. Frank Derbin, rather than stepping into the role made famous by Leslie Nielsen.
Showtime May Be Merged Into Paramount+
The moves come as the company is considering the idea of merging Showtime into Paramount+ and using the network’s hit programming to fuel Paramount+ subscriptions, according to people familiar with the matter. The company’s goal is to have Paramount+ be one of the five largest global streaming services, along with Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, Amazon’s Prime Video, Netflix and Disney+, said the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. No decisions about Showtime’s future have been made, and no changes are imminent, the people said.
One obstacle to pushing Showtime together with Paramount+ is existing pay TV distributor agreements. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Paramount has discussed simply shuttering the standalone Showtime network with at least one pay-TV partner. Another idea under consideration by Paramount Global executives is to move Paramount+ originals and movies to Showtime, effectively making Showtime a mirror to Paramount+’s content that doesn’t appear on other TV networks, two of the people said. That could assuage pay-TV providers, who could adjust pricing against the merged streaming product. […] Eliminating Showtime as an independent entity would also come with cost savings from head count reductions, such as Nevins’ departure, and technology and marketing duplications.
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The 24 can’t-miss movies to watch on Paramount Plus
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The best of one of the most expansive streaming collections
Today’s top deals include Paramount+ and Showtime bundles, the Samsung Jet 75 stick vacuum, the Beats Fit Pro, and more
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Discounts on floor care, streaming, audio, computers, smartwatches, and more are included in the best deals on Sept. 15:
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BEST FLOOR CARE DEAL: Samsung Jet 75 Cordless Stick Vacuum — $329.99
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BEST STREAMING DEAL: Paramount+ and Showtime bundles — Starting at $7.99 (save up to 33%)
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BEST AUDIO DEAL: Beats Fit Pro with $25 Amazon Gift Card — $199.95
$224.95(save $25)
While the Apple Watch discounts are still going strong with the release of the new Series 8, other deals are starting to stand out as of Sept. 15. Streaming services are offering plenty of discounts lately, with bundled options and monthly costs dropping to impressively low prices. Plus, floor care, audio, and fitness tracker products are offering price drops that are too good to pass up.
Below, we’ve rounded up all of the best deals of Thursday, Sept. 15, sorted out already for seamless shopping.
Best floor care deal
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Our pick: Samsung Jet 75 Cordless Stick Vacuum
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Why we like it
It may not be the most advanced vacuum on the market, but the Samsung Jet 75 is a lightweight cleaning device that’s easy to maneuver and won’t break the bank quite like a Dyson. In fact, compared to the Dyson V8 Absolute, it weighs in at just one pound more and comes with a few less accessories. But in just about every other way, the Jet 75 comes out on top (bin size, power, battery life, etc.). Considering a renewed model on Amazon goes for $319.99, a brand-new one for $10 more ain’t too shabby of a deal.
Best streaming deal
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Our pick: Paramount+ and Showtime bundles
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Why we like it
If you can’t choose between streaming services, your best bet is to bundle them and save big. These Paramount+ and Showtime deals are live through Oct. 2 and allow you to bundle Paramount+ Essential and Showtime for $7.99 per month (rather than $11.99 per month) or go ad-free with Paramount+ Premium and Showtime for $12.99 per month (rather than $14.99 per month). Current Paramount+ subscribers can even take advantage of the bundle prices while the promotion is live.
Best audio deal
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Our pick: Beats Fit Pro with $25 Amazon Gift Card
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Why we like it
This awesome deal we featured in August is back once again: When you purchase a pair of Beats Fit Pro ($199.95) at Amazon as of Sept. 15, you’ll also score a free $25 Amazon gift card. It’s really as simple as that. The Fit Pro earbuds feature hard-to-beat audio quality, all-day comfort, impressive noise cancellation, and a long-lasting battery. There’s a reason (or two or three) that Mashable tech reporter Alex Perry called them the “best earbuds in Apple’s portfolio, period.” And with this deal, you’ll basically get free money when you snag a pair.
More floor care deals
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TCL Sweeva 2000 Robot Vacuum Cleaner — $117.14
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Roborock Q5+ Robot Vacuum — $599
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More streaming deals
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One year of Peacock Premium — $1.99 per month
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Disney+ — $1.99 for your first month
$7.99(save 75%)
More audio deals
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Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones II — $169.30
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JBL TUNE 115BT — $26.80
$39.95(save $13.15)
Computer deals
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ASUS Chromebook C425 (4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC storage) — $259.99
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active PRO (WiFi, LTE unlocked) — $499.99
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Dell Outlet Semi-Annual Sale — Save up to an extra 30% off new, used, and refurbished Dell computers
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HP Omen Ryzen 5600G Radeon RX 660XT Gaming Desktop — $699.99
$1,349.99(save $650)
Smartwatch deals
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Apple Watch Series 7 — starting at $379 (save up to $149)
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Garmin Forerunner 735XT — $149.99
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Garmin Approach Golf Watch — $119.99
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Garmin vívofit® jr. 3 Kids Fitness Tracker — $69.99
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Garmin vívofit 4 — $49.99
$79.99(save $30)
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Apple Pencil (1st gen) — $69.99
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Cool Shock Ice Packs — starting at $20.47 (save up to 40%)