Google is taking part in today’s shopping festivities with deals on the Nexus 7, the Chromecast, and nearly 40 popular selections from the Play Store. From today through what Google’s calling the “Cyber Weekend,” the new Nexus 7 will come with a $25 credit for the Play Store, while the Chromecast will come with a $6 movie rental credit. Some of the most enticing deals are on games, music, and books though: Kanye West and Robin Thicke’s latest albums are both selling for only $1.99, Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Brown’s new books are both available for just under $4, and Need for Speed Most Wanted is selling for $1.99. You can check out the full selection below:

Gadgets

• Nexus 7 (2013): $229 for 16GB, $269 for 32GB, both include $25 Google Play credit and free shipping
• Chromecast: $35, includes free shipping and one movie rental of $6.00 or less

Games

• Order & Chaos Online: $0.99
• Choplifter HD: $0.99
• Anodyne: $0.99
• Skylanders Battlegrounds: $2.99
• Need for Speed Most Wanted: $1.99

Books

• David Baldacci's The Hit: $2.49
• Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game: $1.99
• Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy: $12.99
• Dan Brown's Inferno: $3.99
• Veronica Roth's Allegiant: $3.49
• E L James' 50 Shades Trilogy: $7.49
• Joe Hill's NOS4A2: $3.29
• Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath: $3.79

Music

• Kanye West's Yeezus: $1.99
• Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP2: $4.99
• Avenged Sevenfold's Hail to the King: $3.99
• Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines: $1.99
• Avicii's True: $1.99
• Fall Out Boy's Save Rock and Roll: $1.99
• Luke Bryan's Crash My Party: $3.99
• Darius Rucker's True Believers:  $1.99

Movies

• Prometheus: $7.99
• Pacific Rim: $3.99
• The Vow: $5.99
• 42: $3.99
• Pain and Gain: $4.99
• The Hangover Part III: $3.99
• We Bought a Zoo: $7.99
• The Great Gatsby: $3.99

TV Series

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 1: $5.99; most other seasons for $14.99
• Scandal, season 1: $9.99; season 2: $14.99
• Eleven of this year's Shark Week specials: $9.99
• Defiance, season 1: $9.99

Magazines

• Wired's DesignLife special issue: free
• Maxim, monthly subscription: $1.25; annual subscription: $7.49
• Popular Photography, monthly subscription: $1.99; annual subscription: $7.49
• Women's Health, monthly subscription: $2.00; annual subscription: $9.99
• Cooking Light, monthly subscription: $1.99; annual subscription $9.99
• Cosmopolitan, January issue: $0.99; annual subscription: $9.99

Apple has just updated its online store with a host of Black Friday deals and, unlike those in Europe, US customers will have to make do with gift cards included alongside various full-price purchases. We’ve included a list below — but remember, other retailers will be dropping real prices on Apple products today, so follow our StoryStream to find the best deal.

iPads

• iPad Air: from $499 with $75 gift card
• iPad mini (non-Retina display model): from $299 with $50 gift card
• iPad 2: from $399 with $50 gift card

Macs

• MacBook Air: from $999 with $150 gift card
• MacBook Pro with Retina display: from $1299 with $150 gift card
• MacBook Pro: from $1199 with $150 gift card
• iMac: from $1299 with $150 gift card

Others

• Apple TV: $99 with $25 gift card
• iPod touch: from $229 with $50 gift card
• iPod nano: $149 with $25 gift card
• AirPort Extreme: $199 with $50 gift card
• AirPort Time Capsule: $299 with $50 gift card

Accessories

• Nest Learning Thermostat: $249.95 with $50 gift card
• Anki Drive Starter Kit: $199.95 with $25 gift card
• Nike+ FuelBand SE: $149.95 with $25 gift card
• GoPro Hero3 camera: $399.95 with $50 card

After making its retail debut earlier this year, the Pebble smartwatch is coming to Amazon. The company made the announcement last night, and the watch is now available for US buyers in black, gray, orange, red, and white for $148.99, its arrival coinciding with the effective start of the holiday shopping season. It's been a little over a year and a half since the Pebble's Kickstarter campaign launched in April of 2012, and nearly five months since it started shipping at Best Buy in July; it's also being sold through AT&T. Around retail launch, the company said it had taken 275,000 total orders for the Pebble, and in early November, it annou …

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For several years, Apple has joined other retailers in discounting various products for Black Friday. Unfortunately for deal hunters, that’s not the case this year. When shoppers visit the company’s retail stores tomorrow, every Mac, iPad, and iPod will be at its regular price. Instead of lowering the cost of its hardware, the company has opted to include Apple Store gift cards with select purchases. The Australian online store is first to reflect the “deals” — which are available both online and in-store.

Purchase any MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac and you’ll get a $150 AUD ($137 USD) Apple Store gift card. iPad Air buyers will get $75 AUD ($68), though the iPad mini and iPad 2 each come with a $50 AUD ($46) card. The iPod touch is eligible for the same bonus, but buying an iPad nano will only net you $25 AUD ($23) in Apple Store “cash.” Apple is also handing out gift cards alongside popular third-party products like the Olloclip, Parrot AR.Drone, the Fitbit Flex, and Beats headphones. You can head over to the Australian Apple Store for the full list of eligible items, and we’ll update this post once the US store is updated tomorrow. But keep in mind that plenty of other retailers are legitimately cutting the price of Apple products, and you can keep track of the best deals through our Black Friday StoryStream.

Update: As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple’s gift card strategy doesn’t apply to the whole world. Deals for European countries including the UK, Germany, and France have gone live; in the UK customers can get £81 ($132) off Macs, 10 percent off iPods, and savings on iPads starting from £31 for the new iPad Air. It’s too early to tell what the company’s plans for the US will be, but we’ll let you know when we do.