Best Buy Teases Black Friday Deals on iPad Air 2, Games

Like other big box retailers, Best Buy doesn't mess around on Black Friday.

A day after Target tipped details of its 2014 Black Friday promotion, Best Buy has followed suit, announcing deals on iPads, TVs, Beats headphones, GoPro cameras, and other hot gadgets.

More than 1,000 Best Buy stores in 47 states will officially open their doors to holiday deal hunters on Thanksgiving Day at 5 p.m. local time. Nearly all the stores will stay open until 1 a.m. on Black Friday (Nov. 28).

Stores will then re-open at 8 a.m. local time on Black Friday and close at 10 p.m. that day. The electronics retailer will begin selling "doorbuster" deals at 5 p.m. on Thursday before offering a second set of different doorbusers at 8 a.m. on Friday.

"Customers have already begun lining up outside of some Best Buy stores in preparation," the company said in a news release.

Best Buy's Black Friday deals include:

A Best Buy exclusive Samsung 55-inch LED Ultra HD Smart TV for $899.99.
Panasonic 50-inch LED 1080p HDTV for $199.99, a Best Buy exclusive
$100 off on all iPad Air 2 models
Beats Solo headphones for $79.99, a savings of $90
GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition action camera for $249.99, a $50 savings
Nest Learning Thermostat for $199.99, a savings of $50
The Dyson DC44 origin cordless stick bagless vacuum for $219.99, $180 off the regular price of $399.99.
Select PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games will be 50 percent off and available for $29.99, including NBA 2K15, Madden 15, and FIFA 15

Note that Best Buy stores in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will not open until Black Friday because of laws in those states. Stores in Maine will open at 12:01 a.m. on Black Friday, while those in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will open at 1 a.m.

If you don't feel like braving the crowds, Best Buy will also be running online-only doorbusters all day on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

Meanwhile, Target is also running Black Friday deals on some of this season's hottest gadgets, including the Apple iPad, Microsoft Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4, and GoPro Hero 3+.

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Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade.

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