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Amazon is offering discounts on several Yeti products during its Prime Day sale, including the Roadie 32 and 48 coolers, the Tundra 45 cooler at $244 (down from $325), and the Daytrip Insulated Soft Cooler Tote Bag at $110 (down from $145). WIRED reviewers note these items are rarely discounted and tend to sell out quickly once on sale.
Amazon's two-day Prime Day sale includes discounts on several wearables, including a roughly $50 cut on the newly released Apple Watch Series 12, $65 off the latest Google Pixel Watch, and 20 percent off the Apple Watch SE 3, bringing it to $199. WIRED reviewers have tested and vetted the products featured in the roundup, which is being updated as new deals appear.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale this October includes markdowns on several robot vacuum/mop hybrid devices. Discounts are also available outside Amazon, with retailers such as Best Buy and some manufacturers offering their own reduced prices on similar cleaning robots.
WIRED published a roundup of 24 Prime Day deals priced under $100, covering gadgets the outlet says it has tested and recommends throughout the year. Among the featured items is a 25,000-mAh power bank discounted to $96, a $39 reduction, which WIRED calls its favorite due to fast dual-device charging and retractable cables.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event has cut prices on Samsung's 9100 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD lineup. The 1TB model is now $206 (down from $339), the 2TB is $349, the 4TB is $750, and the 8TB is $2,280, representing discounts of roughly 16% to 49% off list prices. The 1TB and 2TB versions are now close to their original launch prices of $200 and $300.
Amazon has removed Alexa's voice control over the AUX input on several older Echo devices, including the Echo Plus 2nd Gen, Echo 3rd Gen, Echo Studio 1st Gen, and Echo 4th Gen. Commands like "Alexa, play from line in" no longer work, though the physical 3.5 mm AUX ports still function and users can still toggle AUX input manually through the Alexa app.
Developer Josh Pigford built a free browser extension called Knockoff that grays out or hides generic, mass-produced brand listings on Amazon, making genuine brand products easier to find. Launched in early July, it works on Chrome, Firefox, Chromium-based browsers and Safari, and has surpassed 100,000 downloads. Pigford has said the tool builds on earlier similar extensions like AmazonBrandFilter and Amazon Brand Detector, and runs locally on users' devices.
Amazon's Big Deal Days event has cut prices on several Hoto tools aimed at PC builders and hobbyists, including electric screwdrivers, rotary tools, flashlights, and air blowers. Deals include the Hoto NEX O1 Pro screwdriver kit dropping from $49.99 to $28.48, and the Hoto PixelDrive electric screwdriver falling from $79.99 to $59.99. The sale is tied to Amazon's Big Deal Days promotion, which ends the following night.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale, running through October 7, includes markdowns on mattresses, sheets and sleep tech that WIRED has tested, including a Birch Luxe Natural Mattress discounted by $656 to $1,968. WIRED says it will continue tracking additional deals on beds and sleep gear throughout the sale period.
Amazon cut the price of the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G to $189.98 during its Prime Day sale, down from a $284.98 list price, marking its lowest price this year. The phone includes 8GB RAM, 256GB storage expandable via microSD, a 6.8-inch 120Hz FHD+ NXTPAPER display, a 5,010mAh battery, stereo speakers, a headphone jack, and a 50MP main camera. The discount requires an active Amazon Prime membership, which new users can access via a 30-day free trial.
Amazon has cut the price of its previous-generation Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition to $169.99, down from $249.99. The standard previous-gen Paperwhite is also discounted, to $149.99 from $199.99. Both retain the 300ppi display, auto-adjusting front light and IPX8 waterproofing found in the newer model.
Amazon has cut the price of Intel's Core Ultra 5 250K Plus by 34%, bringing it to $145, its lowest price yet. The 18-core, 18-thread chip originally launched at $200 before its MSRP rose to $220, and it was part of Intel's revamped Arrow Lake lineup alongside the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus.