James Pickard

James Pickard

Senior Deals Editor

James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Articles by: James Pickard

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The Breville Barista Express falls to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day, so it might finally be the time I upgrade my home coffee maker

By James Pickard Published

This discount on the 4.5-star-rated coffee machine has caught my eye

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) on a plain background.

Bose just went early with its Prime Day deals on Amazon — here are two I'd buy, and one that I'd avoid for now

By James Pickard Published

Includes a record-low price for the latest QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

The ModRetro M64 and Pro controller next to each other on a wooden surface

I spent a month with the ModRetro M64 — and I think there’s no better way to play your classic Nintendo 64 games

By James Pickard Published

'Slappers Only, No Oddjob' is back on the menu in 2026

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PlayStation's massive Days of Play sale ends soon — here are the 35 best deals on controllers, games, PS Plus, PSVR, and more

By James Pickard Published

As a huge PS5 fan, I've rounded up what I think are the best deals from this year's Days of Play sale, including discounts of up to 50% on controllers, games, PS Plus, PSVR, and more.

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Best Buy slashes up to $400 off Apple tech in a limited-time sale — get AirPods, MacBooks, iPads and Apple Watches from $99.99

By James Pickard Published

Best Buy has launched a very limited-time Apple shopping event this week, so I've searched through the sale and picked out the 12 best deals on AirPods, MacBooks, iPads, Apple Watches, and more.

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Best Buy launches a huge Sonos sale ahead of the World Cup — here are the 7 top-rated soundbars and speakers I'd buy

By James Pickard Published

I've searched through the big Sonos sale at Best Buy and picked out the 7 deals on speakers, soundbars, and headphones that I'd recommend if you're looking for a home audio upgrade for the World Cup.

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The ModRetro M64 looks like the perfect modern way to play your classic Nintendo 64 games

By James Pickard Published

The ModRetro M64 has just been announced, offering a modern way to play all of your favorite classic Nintendo 64 games when it launches in July.

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Amazon reveals the dates for Prime Day 2026 — and I've found 11 of the best early deals that you can shop now

By James Pickard Published

Amazon has confirmed the dates for this year's Prime Day sale and revealed several early deals that you can shop now — here's everything you need to know and my top picks from all the current offers.

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Amazon is slashing prices on its most popular and best-selling devices for Memorial Day — here are the 18 best deals I'd buy from $14.99

By James Pickard Published

I've gathered up the 18 best Amazon Device deals that are available in today's Memorial Day sale, with prices starting at just $14.99.

A collage of some of the tech from the Best Buy Memorial Day sale, including a Lenovo laptop, Garmin smartwatch, Apple AirPods, LG OLED TV, Samsung appliances and Shark vacuum

It's the final 24 hours of the Best Buy Memorial Day sale — check out the 47 best tech deals on Apple, Ninja, Garmin, LG, Sonos, Hisense, and more

By James Pickard Last updated

Save on TVs, appliances, laptops, headphones, and much more

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12 of the best Memorial Day laptop deals — my top picks from Dell, Best Buy, Apple, HP, and Lenovo from $179

By James Pickard Published

I've searched through all of this year's Memorial Day laptop sales and picked out the top 12 offers I'd recommend, with prices starting as low as $179.

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Best Buy launches a massive sale on Hisense TVs ahead of the World Cup — get top-quality 4K, QLED, and Mini-LED displays from as little as $269.99

By James Pickard Published

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I've looked through all of the Hisense TVs on sale at Best Buy and picked out six options that are ideal for watching the World Cup, with prices starting at just $269.99.

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I've found 12 top-rated soundbars and speakers from Sonos to upgrade your home audio — get up to $200 off

By James Pickard Published

I've found 12 awesome deals on several of our top-rated Sonos speakers and soundbars in this year's Memorial Day sales.

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Best Buy Memorial Day sale 2026 — sale live now, and everything else you need to know

By James Pickard Last updated

We've gathered up everything you need to know about the Best Buy Memorial Day sale in May 2026.

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While the Steam Deck still struggles with stock issues, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally gets a tempting $100 discount at Amazon

By James Pickard Published

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally just got a $100 price cut in the Memorial Day sales at Amazon, making it a strong alternative to the Steam Deck, as that handheld gaming PC still suffers from stock issues.

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Amazon launches a huge Garmin sale for Memorial Day — here are the 8 best smartwatches we've tested and recommend from $249.99

By James Pickard Last updated

Garmin smartwatches are on sale right now in the Memorial Day sales, so I've rounded up the 8 best deals on the wearables we've tested and rate highly here at TechRadar.

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I swear by Bose headphones — and these 4 best-rated models are all on sale for Memorial Day with up to $120 off

By James Pickard Published

Including my all-time favorite QuietComfort cans

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The 16GB RX 9070 XT just dropped to its lowest price on Amazon — an unbeatable value GPU for 1080p and 1440p gaming

By James Pickard Last updated

Amazon has dropped the 16GB version of the RX 9070 XT to its lowest price of the year in a very limited-time deal, so don't miss your chance to snap up a fantastic GPU for 1080p and 1440p gaming.

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Best Buy kicks off its Memorial Day sale early with massive savings of up to 45% on appliances — save on Samsung, LG, Whirlpool, Bosch, and more

By James Pickard Published

This year's Memorial Day sales start now

Google Fitbit Air

You can score the Google Fitbit Air for free when you trade in your old wearable at the Google Store

By James Pickard Published

The Google Store is running a promotion that gives you the chance to get the new Fitbit Air for free when you trade in your current smartwatch or fitness tracker.

Google Fitbit Air

Google Fitbit Air preorders — where to buy the latest budget fitness tracker for free with a trade-in

By James Pickard Published

The Google Fitbit Air launches on May 26, and if you want one on your wrist for launch day, then here's where you're able to preorder the lightweight wearable — and score a deal.

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Amazon drops new Kindle deals ahead of Prime Day — but should you buy now or wait?

By James Pickard Published

Both the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft are on sale right now at Amazon, and while today's prices are good, there are reasons to consider waiting if you're a Prime member.

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Dell's massive spring sale features up to $900 off laptops — I've picked the top 6 offers from $349.99

By James Pickard Published

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The Dell spring sale is still running right now, so I've taken another look through the event and picked out the 6 best laptop deals worth buying if you're shopping for a new device.

A collage of tech from the Best Buy sale, including an LG TV, ibuypower gaming PC, Fire TV Stick, Bose headphones, Acer laptop, and Apple earbuds.

Best Buy's Ultimate Upgrade sale ends soon — here are the 23 best deals I'd buy on TVs, laptops, headphones, and more

By James Pickard Published

Best Buy's surprisingly strong Ultimate Upgrade Sale ends on Sunday, so I've taken another look through and picked out the 23 best deals worth buying if you're shopping for some new tech.

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James Bond 007 First Light PS5 controller pre-orders live now — the best links and info

By Rob Dwiar Last updated

We've got all the best information and early links to bookmark ahead of the James Bond 007 First Light limited edition DualSense pre-orders today.

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