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This Prime Day Deal Knocks 51% Off the Beats Studio Pro Headphones for a Limited Time

These headphones offer an immersive listening experience, and can be yours for less than $200 today.

Amazon’s Prime Day is dropping prices on devices that rarely go on sale, so it’s a great time to pick up both the essentials and those big-ticket items you’ve been eyeing.

You can now treat yourself to Beats Studio Pro headphones for more than half off, with a generous 51% discount, bringing the price down to just $170. This premium pair usually go for around $350, so grabbing it for under $200 is practically a steal. The discount applies to select color options, but probably won’t be around for long — so we recommend acting fast to grab these.

The Beats Studio Pro headphones earned a CNET review score of 8 out of 10, and offer two distinct listening modes: Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode. In his detailed review, our audio expert David Carnoy appreciated the effectiveness of their noise canceling. According to him, the ANC mode comes close to what you’d get from top-tier models from Sony and Bose, while the Transparency mode lets outside sound in naturally.

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These play nicely with both Apple and Android devices, and one-touch pairing makes it easy to connect within minutes. Battery life lasts up to 40 hours on a single charge, and a quick 10-minute top-up gets you an extra four hours of listening time to keep the music going.

Voice calls get a boost, too. The pair comes with voice-filtering mics that cut out background noise, so you won’t just hear clearly; you’ll be heard just as well.

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Why this deal matters

The Beats Studio Pro are solid headphones that deliver immersive sound and a comfortable fit. This deal knocks $180 off the regular $350 price, so you can grab them for just $170 today. In our experience, deals this good don’t last long, so it’s best to act fast if you want to snag a pair.

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Technologies

Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 6, #378

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 6, No. 378.

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 is a nice mix of topics. A-Town residents, there’s a category just for you. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for 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: Stars.

Green group hint: Georgia jocks.

Blue group hint: Playing by the sea.

Purple group hint: Not in.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: A team’s best players.

Green group: Atlanta teams.

Blue group: Beach volleyball needs.

Purple group: ____ out.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is a team’s best players. The four answers are A-team, first string, regulars and starters.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Atlanta teams. The four answers are Dream, Falcons, Hawks and Yellow Jackets.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is beach volleyball needs. The four answers are ball, net, sand and two teams.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ out. The four answers are force, knock, quick and tap.

Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories

The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.

That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.

#1: Series A Clubs, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.

#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.

#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.

#4: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.

Technologies

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 6 #582

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 6, No. 582.

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 is a fun one — and it kind of made me sleepy. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so 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: In for the evening

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Comfy clothes

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:

GOUGE, PAIN, LOUNGE, TONE, TONER, TONS, LONG, LONGS, GONE, GONER, JOGS

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: