If you own a Note 7, you should trade it in pronto. Samsung issued a recall after some phones were exploding due to a short in the battery . If that’s not enough to motivate you to hand it over, though, Samsung might gimp your battery.

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4K TVs have come a long way. They used to be expensive, there was nothing to watch on them, and you could do better for less buying 1080p. That’s not the case anymore: there’s plenty to watch, new 4K panels have tons of features, and they’re affordable enough for everyone now. If you’ve been waiting, now it’s safe to start looking.

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When you buy a big ticket item, extended warranties typically aren’t worth it. Paying with the right credit card typically offers some kind of purchase protection . If you’re still worried about your item crapping out, though, skip the warranty and save the amount you’d spend on it.

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While it lacks the brand recognition of the Fitbit Aria, this $41 smart scale can still sync your weight, body fat, and other stats to your phone over Bluetooth so you can track your measurements over time. And if you own an iPhone, it’ll even sync to the Health app, so you can integrate the stats with tons of other fitness apps.

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These Aukey Bluetooth earbuds run for eight hours, include a two year warranty, and only cost $16 today with promo code AUKEY2BT. I know it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, but all three of those specs are better than Apple’s upcoming AirPods.

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