10 best Cyber Monday deals under $50: headphones, TVs, streamers

Beats Flex: was $70 now $39 at Amazon
A solid, decent-sounding set of entry-level wireless earbuds – and, as there's a wire between the earbuds, you’ll never worry about losing one. For those after an affordable, Apple-centric neckband design, the Beats Flex offers just the thing. Four stars

Chromecast 1080p: was $30 now $18 at Walmart
Google's Chromecast is a user-friendly, featured-packed media streamer with all the apps you already know and love. You'll get that same great HDR with the 1080p model, but you will be limited to Full HD. Thankfully, you can get this streamer for less than $20.

Amazon Echo (4th Gen): was $99 now $49 at Amazon
Amazon's popular smart speaker is back with a whole new look in its fourth generation. It also has a built-in Zigbee smart hub this time round, and extra bass. Four stars

Chromecast 4K: was $50 now $40 at Amazon
Google's Chromecast is a user-friendly, featured-packed media streamer with all the apps you already know and love. Whatever you want to watch, you can do with Chromecast. Plus, you'll get a great 4K HDR picture, and Dolby Vision and Atmos support.

AKG Y500: was $150 now $49.99 at Walmart
"Juggling good sound quality, clever features, durable build quality and attractive design in equal measure is no mean feat, but AKG pulls it off while making it look easy" – that's what we said of these wireless on-ears under intense review. Five stars

Streaming Stick 4K: was $50 now $25 at Amazon
Roku's smart stick supports HDR and promises 30% faster streaming as well as all the apps you could need. At half off, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more full-featured streamer for the money, especially one that's so small and portable.

Sony SRS-XB12: was $60 now $30 at Walmart
The colorful Sony SRS-XB12 is small but mighty. It boasts a water-, dust-, and mud-proof build, plus an Extra Bass feature for more low-end bass clout. You can even pair two speakers together for room-filling stereo sound. (Hey, at this price, you might as well buy more than one.)

Google Nest Mini: was $50 now $20 at Best Buy
The Google Nest Mini is a tiny smart speaker with Google Assistant. It can be used as a wireless speaker or smart hub through which you can control other Google Home and Chromecast-enabled speakers around your house.

Fire TV Stick 4K Max: was $55 now $35 at Amazon
Amazon's high-end Fire TV Stick Max has plenty of streaming smarts, superb Alexa voice controls and responsive menus. It usually costs $55, but that's reduced by 20 dollars with this excellent deal.

Smokin' Buds 2 earbuds: was $60 now $24 at Amazon
These four-star earbuds manage to offer a full, fun listening experience when we reviewed them at their retail price, and now at less than half of what they once cost, these buds are a smokin' hot deal, indeed.