Teach your kids healthy digital habits [Week’s Best Deals]

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This week's best new deals include an app for keeping kids on the straight and narrow online, and lots more.
This week's best new deals include an app for keeping kids on the straight and narrow online, and lots more.
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Fall is about to drop, and with the new season comes a bunch of great new deals at the Cult of Mac Store. This week, we’ve got a sleek 6-port USB-C hub and a lifetime subscription to Sticky Password. Additionally, we’ve got an amazing glowing guitar instruction tool, and an app for teaching kids more healthy online habits. Everything’s on sale at big discounts, read on for more details:

Instantly expand your Mac's single USB-C port into 6 different ones.
Instantly expand your Mac’s single USB-C port into 6 different ones.
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CASA USB-C 6-Port Hub – 19% off

Macbook owners can all agree: one USB-C port is not enough for serious professional uses. The CASA 6-port hub instantly expands any Mac’s connective possibilities, and looks good while doing it. With two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, a USB 3.1 Type-C port, and HDMI, ethernet, and SD card reader, you can charge and use almost any device. That includes HDMI projectors for 4K presentations, with transfer speeds of up to 5GBps on the USB Type-A ports.

Buy now: Get a CASA USB-C 6-Port Hub for $79.99. That’s a 19 percent discount.

Never forget another password, with this handy password manager that works on almost any device.
Never forget another password, with this handy password manager that works on almost any device.
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Sticky Password Premium: Lifetime Subscription – 80% off

Passwords are the keys to our digital lives. And like any key, losing them can be a serious problem. Sticky Password is an award-winning password management and form filler app that works for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. All of your most important passwords are instantly available to you via a single master password. Even better, your passwords can be protected with new biometric authentication and a no‑cloud Wi‑Fi sync.

Buy now: Get a lifetime of Sticky Password Premium for $29.99. That’s a whopping 80 percent off the usual price.

Boring old guitar lessons get a high tech upgrade with this mobile-connected training device.
Boring old guitar lessons get a high tech upgrade with this mobile-connected training device.
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FRETX Smart Guitar Learning Device – 36% off

Learning guitar is one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself (or someone else). FRETX makes the learning process high tech and mobile. It attaches to any guitar, and uses lights to show you where to place your fingers for chords that turn quickly into entire songs. The whole thing is operated by an included mobile app, allowing for distance learning with teachers. Plus, there’s the option to expand lessons and exercises with 3rd party apps.

Buy now: Get a FRETX Smart Guitar Learning Device for $69.99. That’s a 36 percent discount.

This clever app will help you keep your kids from visiting the wrong sites or spending too much time online.
This clever app will help you keep your kids from visiting the wrong sites or spending too much time online.
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unGlue: 1-Year Premium Subscription – 58% off

If you’ve got kids, you want them to develop healthy online habits. UnGlue is a clever app that teaches kids to manage screen time within limits set by their parents. Simple controls establish daily timeframes, online access schedules, all while monitoring activity of any mobile device connected to your home network. Instead of hovering behind your kids while they surf, you can let them play without worrying that they’ll be online for too long or visit unsavory sites.

Buy now: Get a year of unGlue Premium for $34.99. That’s a full 58 percent off the usual price.

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