Brad Bourque

Brad Bourque is a tech journalist and commerce writer based out of Portland, Oregon. As a lifelong deal hunter and computing enthusiast, he’s spent many weekend afternoons wandering the aisles of Fry’s, and even more mornings scouring deal forums for a discount. He’s covered PC gaming and home computing for sites like Digital Trends and WIRED, taking his practical outlook and cost consciousness with him along the way. Outside of work, he enjoys riding his bike, playing disc golf, or walking his giant pyrenees mix. On the weekends you can often find him downtown at the soccer stadium enjoying the Portland Thorns or Timbers, or spending hours grinding fishing in the latest MMO.

The Sonos Era 100 speaker is down to its lowest price in months

Brad BourqueJun 5

Brad BourqueJun 4

Keychron’s Q2 mechanical keyboard is a great buy at just $75.

If you’re looking to upgrade your work or play setup with a compact mechanical keyboard, Woot is offering the Keychron Q2 wired keyboard with tactile Gateron G Pro brown switches for just $74.99 ($104 off) when you use promo code RAZERWOOT at checkout. The 65 percent layout Keychron Q2 includes hot-swappable switches, a handy volume knob, and support for customization with VIA or QMK. Read our review.

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Keychron Q2 keyboard

$75 at Woot (Gateron G Pro Brown switches)

Brad BourqueJun 2

You can preorder Lego’s smart brick-powered Pokémon sets.

The next Lego Smart Brick sets star pokémon and begin shipping on August 1st. They start at $15 for just Jigglypuff, and reach $120 for a set that includes Charizard, Jolteon, and two smart bricks. There are an assortment of kits at Amazon, Walmart, and Target, with the full catalog available directly from Lego. Read our hands-on.

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Photo of Lego Smart Play Pokemon on a Pokeball table

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The durable, floatable UE Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever

Brad BourqueJun 2

Brad BourqueMay 28

Baseus’s compact iPhone power bank is $30 off.

The Baseus PicoGo AM52 is marked down to $39.29 (about $31 off) at Amazon when you use code AM52CODE at checkout. The compact, magnetic battery pack clips directly to the back of newer iPhones, giving you an extra 10,000mAh of juice when you need it most. It supports Qi2.2 for 25W wireless charging or 45W via the USB-C port, which are nice touches for such a small battery.

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