The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Last Word Gadget Show: The Very Best Black Friday Deals Around

11.24.2021 - By Today FMPlay

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It is time for The Last Word Gadget Show, the annual radio event celebrating technology deals galore.

First Matt and the contributors looked at televisions, speakers, headphones and soundbars.

The New Sony XM4 Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones are Andy's pick in the headphones department. The noise-cancelling is superb and they have been described by our panel as ''the closest thing to perfect an over-ear headphone can be''. This pair is excellent for calls and they are foldable so can be easily stored.

These retail at €299.

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In the second segment, the panel looked at laptops, security cameras, smart speakers, webcams and coffee machines.

Pamela Joyce raved about the Amazon Echo Show which is essentially a smart speaker with a screen. The device is user friendly and can answer questions. The portable device has an eight-inch display perfect for watching Netflix or Youtube.

In the Health and lifestyle segment of the gadget show, the contributors focussed Kindles, Fitbits, e-scooters, smartphones and air purifiers. Today FM's Alison Healy was reviewing and praising the Fitbit Sense which retails at €239 for Black Friday.

The partner app that comes with the device is easy to use and intuitive. The device tracks the quality of the user's sleep, heart rate and daily step count.

For the Final Segment of the Last Word Gadget Show Mark Finnerty of Entertainment.ie focussed on Gaming. Mark spoke first about the ''Must have item for Christmas 2021'' the Play Station 5. The graphics capability of the new console have been described as ''A Pixar Film Come to Life''. The device doesn't just do games so for movie buffs it can play movies in 4k resolution.

Andy O’Donoghue Technology journalist, Ed Smith, Today FM presenter, Elaine Burke, editor Silicon Republic, Today FM's Alison Healy, Pamela Joyce, Today FM presenter and Mike Finnerty, who writes about games and gaming for entertainment.ie joined The Last Word Gadget Show to discuss.

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