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This Corsair Gaming Keyboard Could Be Yours for a Cool $130

Save a massive $50 on Corsair’s backlit, programmable K70 Pro gaming keyboard.

Gaming is an appealing hobby for a reason; it’s accessible entertainment, on a console, portable gaming device or a PC. If the latter is your preference, the proper desktop and accessories can help you achieve a better PC gaming experience. For example, Corsair’s K70 Pro TKL gaming keyboard is a great way to fine-tune your setup, and it’s just $130 at Best Buy, a $50 savings. Amazon Prime members can also score this gaming keyboard for $130.

The Corsair K70 Pro TKL keyboard has a sleek black colorway and includes gorgeous colorful backlights. It also has a wrist pad, so gameplay is comfortable.

Aside from its good looks, Corsair’s keyboard includes programmable keys and speedy response that can make a difference as you play your favorite PC games. This is all thanks to magnetic switches that power the K70 Pro’s response times.

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The Corsair K70 Pro also has customizable per-key actuation, essentially allowing you to determine the touch sensitivity you’d like for each key. It’s wired for direct connectivity to your PC and built to last through 150 million keystrokes.

If this gaming keyboard isn’t quite a fit for you, check out the best gaming keyboards list for other options.

Why this deal matters

This Corsair K70 Pro TKL gaming keyboard offers rapid response, customizable response times and an ergonomic design for comfortable gameplay. It’s now $50 off at Best Buy, and Prime members can also score the same discount for a limited time.

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Eat Here and Get Recharged: Tesla Opens a Drive-In Diner

The tech giant opens a retro restaurant in Hollywood with charging stations. Musk says more could open in other cities.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 23 #507

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for July 23 No. 507.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle might make you hungry. Technically, these dishes don’t make up a full meal, but they’re tasty anyway. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Going for a dunk.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Pass the chips, please.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

SPAM, SLAP, SLAPS, MOLE, TRAM, TRAP, TRAMS, TRAPS, ROLE, ROLES

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

QUESO, SALSA, GUACAMOLE, FONDUE, HUMMUS, TZATZIKI

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is PARTYDIPS. To find it, look for the P that’s two letters over and three down from the far-left corner, and wind around.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 23, #303

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 23, No. 303.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition made me hungry with a food-themed category. The blue category might be tricky for some folks, but you should be able to sort out the rest without too much trouble. Keep reading for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Chow down.

Green group hint: Opening ceremony participants.

Blue group hint: Blue Devils.

Purple group hint: There’s also one for extraordinary gentlemen.