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Are you wild about football? Then this contest is for you. Microsoft is celebrating the release of their new NFL covers for its Surface computers by giving away some amazing NFL and Best Buy prizes. Almost $3000 in prizes in fact. Win an official NFL Jersey of your favourite team and hundreds of dollars in gift cards to Best Buy.

Immerse yourself in the world of reading anywhere you want with the Kobo Aura ONE. It is waterproof and filled with the best features of any eReader to date. Kobo and Best Buy want everyone to learn about this amazing device. Tell us what you love about it and you might win one!

As we enter the holiday season, one of this year's most popular transportation options should be at the top of your gift list (whether for yourself or someone else!) Hoverboards are better than ever. Over the past couple years, hoverboard technology has taken a huge step up. They have their own safety certification, better mechanics to keep you on board and some even have bluetooth enabled features.

On Wednesday, October 12th, Best Buy’s flagship stores in Toronto (Bay & Dundas) and Vancouver (Granville & Robson) will host special PlayStation VR launch parties to commemorate the arrival of Sony’s highly anticipated new virtual reality platform. Come down and join us for a night of PlayStation VR demos, exciting prizes to be won, and your opportunity to be among the first in Canada to purchase your own PlayStation VR headset. Click through for more details!

Asus has a new group of products coming to market this fall, and they were on display for a hands-on showcase in Toronto. Among them are new smartphones, a new smartwatch, new tablets and new laptops.

Google didn’t just unveil its two new Pixel smartphones and the Chromecast Ultra this week, it also intimated its focus on the home, and how different devices can factor into that vision. One of these was the Daydream View VR headset, designed to work with the Pixel (and other Android phones), and the other was the Google Home, a hub that uses the Google Assistant artificial intelligence platform to help with various tasks on command.

This season brings more new smartwatches from Fossil and Michael Kors than you could cram into a canoe, so here's a quick post to help you figure out which model is right for you!

Google unveiled its highly-anticipated Pixel smartphones, officially retiring the Nexus name, and claiming to have produced “the best smartphone camera anyone has ever made.” While it’s too soon to confirm that, the devices are the most luxurious designs under Google’s branding, and are firmly in the premium category.

Google has made the leap to 4K streaming! In an announcement today, the company revealed a brand new Chromecast streaming device called the Ultra, which will not only have 4K capabilities, but also HDR support, and faster processing.

There's a lot that's new on Best Buy this October, so grab your favourite fall beverage and check out all of the great stuff hitting the shelves this month.