Sony Folds Headphones But Still Charges You to Fold Your Wallet
KEY POINTS
- •Strong tech discounts popped up in February thanks to Valentine’s Day, Super Bowl carry-over, and Presidents Day.
- •Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones dropped from $449.99 to around $398 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target with improved features.
- •Apple’s AirPods Max and Beats Studio Pro also saw notable price cuts, making them slightly less embarrassing splurges.
February’s tech deals arrived fashionably late but with the eagerness of a sugar crash—hosting discounts for valentine’s chuckles, leftover Super Bowl swag, and a Presidents Day finale running till February 16th. Sony’s WH-1000XM6, dropping from $449.99 to $398, added the miracle of charging while you wear headphones; because why not multitask paying bills silently? Amazon, Best Buy, and Target spar over the same deals, demonstrating retail’s final form: synchronized markdown wrestling. Meanwhile, Shokz OpenFit Air indulge gym rats with IP55 water resistance and open-ear design, on a roller coaster from $119.95 to $79.95, perfect if you want to hear your own regrets clearly. Apple’s AirPods Max sulk from $549 to $449, still out of reach for people not close to a Trust Fund. Oh, and Beats halved their studio headphones to $169.95—because who doesn’t like making depreciation feel like a deal? All wrapped in promises of ANC, Dolby, bone conduction and transparency modes, March’s credit card bills look noisier than these gadgets ever will.
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Retailers are marketing headphones that charge while you use them at prices guaranteed to silence your wallet, because your bank account deserves noise-cancellation too.
Those Sony headphones fold, charge mid-use, and cost as much as my rent—turns out multitasking includes broke-ness.
When you realize deals like $79 wireless earbuds mean you're choosing between sound clarity or dinner—hear that? It's your stomach crying.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/13/2026 | Author: Sheena Vasani
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