The Acer Chromebook has a 360-degree convertible mode that lets you easily share or display your screen without the keyboard getting in the way. According to the brand, the battery life lasts for up to 15 hours and it's lightweight enough to be comfortably transported.
Featured in our guide to the best TV brands in 2021, Samsung’s The Frame can act as a TV when it's on and a piece of hanging art when it's off — you can customize the frame and buy from a selection of paintings for free. For a monthly subscription fee of $5 per month, you can choose from a larger selection of paintings.
The best wireless earbuds for Apple users, the AirPods Pro are an upgrade from the previous AirPods, which are also on sale, and include three sizes of silicone tips for a comfortable fit, voice access to Siri and Transparency Mode, which allows you to better hear outside sounds if you prefer.
Amazon’s latest Fire Tablet sports a 10-inch display and is both thinner and brighter than the previous model. And if you’re still enduring Zoom meetings this year, this tablet has a landscape-oriented, front-facing camera to support widescreen video calls. You can choose between 32 GB or 64 GB of storage and four colors: Black, Lavender, Olive and Denim.
This durable watch is an option worth considering for outdoor activities and adventurous travel. You can receive smart notifications when paired with a smartphone and track your body and fitness metrics, including heart rate, stress, estimated sleep and pulse oximeter.
One of the best noise cancelling headphones to shop, the Bose 700’s active noise cancellation can be adjusted using the Bose app, so you can alleviate any discomfort. According to tech expert Whitson Gordon, these headphones also sport balanced sound quality and a comfortable fit.
Refreshed this year, the Echo Show 8 features improved video chatting, a built-in camera shutter and a wide angle lens that can digitally pan the room, all while keeping you centered in the frame. The new shared home screen also allows approved users to share photos seamlessly with your device — Prime members have access to cloud photo storage with Amazon Photos.
Bookworms can get access to thousands of books with the touch of a button using the Kindle Paperwhite and Amazon’s Kindle app. The device’s screen uses E Ink rather than a traditional LED screen, meaning it’s black and white and helps you cut down on backlit screen time when reading at night. One Shopping writer noted that with the highly rated Paperwhite version, "I can read whatever I want, wherever and whenever I please."
The Kasa Smart Plug is our pick for one of the best smart plugs. You can utilize Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or Microsoft Cortana for voice commands, plus schedule your plugged-in devices to turn on and off from anywhere by using the Kasa smartphone app.
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The bestselling blender has 10 variable speed controls and a pulse feature, meaning you can make chunky salsas just as easily as nut butters. Uniquely, this Vitamix blender has steel blades that can reach speeds fast enough to make hot soup without a stove, in under six minutes, according to the brand.
Ideal for small spaces, this device can filter air in a 660-square-foot space in one hour and a 330-square-foot area in about 30 minutes, according to the brand. You can choose between three fan speeds, with the lowest being virtually silent, and features a sleek touch panel with a timer, fan speed, sleep mode, filter replacement indicator and child lock.
If you’re planning on cooking larger meals for upcoming summer reunions, the Ninja Foodi pressure cooker is designed to cook meals for families of eight to 10 people, according to the brand. It has multiple functions — from air fryer and steamer to food dehydrator and pressure cooker — and is dishwasher-safe for easy clean-up.
This vacuum uses total home mapping to effortlessly clean all of the rooms in your house without bumping into furniture. For convenience, you can control the vacuum via the SharkClean app or with your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
For meal-prep convenience, this Wi-Fi enabled COSORI air fryer can be controlled and monitored using your smart devices. With over 100 recipes and 11 one-touch presets, you can enjoy meals cooked faster than a conventional oven.
To make sparkling water at home, this Sodastream model can carbonate up to 60 liters of water at once. Designed to be energy-efficient, the sparkling water maker is also certified through Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly program for reducing its carbon footprint.
One of the best digital photo frames, this option lets you securely share and manage photos and videos (up to 15 seconds) with friends and family using the Nixplay app, Google Photos, Dropbox, Facebook and Instagram. The frame can automatically adjust to landscape or portrait photos and works with Amazon Alexa to choose your photo playlist.
The Furbo Dog Camera can be a useful way to keep track of your pet when returning back to the office or going for a night out. It features an HD camera with up to 4x zoom and comes with a sturdy base, so you likely won’t have to worry if your pet knocks it over. You can also receive push notifications, including barking alerts, directly to your smartphone.
If you are looking to understand your personal story and historical ancestry better, consider getting a 23andMe ancestry kit. This ancestry kit will estimate your ancestry composition down to 0.1 percent, allow you to find distant relatives, build a family tree and analyze your DNA to list your physical traits.
One of the best exercise bikes outside of Peloton, Cyclace offers extended seating adjustment for anyone between 5-foot-1 to 6-foot-5 weighing up to 330 pounds. Riders can keep track of their fitness goals on the LCD monitor, which displays speed, distance, calories burned and odometer. You can also rest your unlocked smartphone on the holder if you prefer.
The bestselling LifeStraw water filter can be a great tool for camping, traveling, hiking and more. Thanks to a micro filtration membrane — which can last up to 4,000 liters of water, according to the brand — it’s able to filter parasites, micro-plastics and impurities out of your water as you sip through the top mouthpiece.
Amazon Prime Day gives Prime members the chance to shop a number of significant discounts — and its growth into competing retailers means more discounts across more categories and stores, too. You can now find deals on various tech, kitchen gadgets, beauty products and fashion. In our guide to Prime Day 2021, experts noted Amazon devices, services and brands are also heavily discounted during the event and are typically among the top sellers, so you can keep an eye out for deals on Amazon Basics and Amazon devices like the Echo models, Fire Sticks and Kindle.
According to data collected by digital savings destination RetailMeNot, 44 percent of the more than 500 people surveyed are planning to shop for clothing, shoes and apparel during Prime Day 2021, while other popular categories include kitchen appliances (32 percent), home decor (30 percent) and smart home products (30 percent). “Keep an eye out for deals on the following categories: smart home devices, TVs and laptops, small appliances, home decor, beauty and fashion,” said Sara Skirboll, shopping and trends expert at RetailMeNot.
Amazon is also offering multiple incentives for Prime members during Prime Day, including a $10 credit to use during Prime Day if you spend $10 with any of the more than 300,000 small businesses at amazon.com/supportsmall, and 10 percent back when you use the Amazon Prime credit card to shop at Amazon's small businesses (here's what to know about whether the card is right for you).
Prime Day benefits and discounts are exclusive to Prime members (both new and existing), so you’ll want to sign up to get the most of the event. You have the option to pay $13 monthly or shell out $119 annually, and if you haven’t used it yet, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. Students can register at half price ($7 per month) and opt for a six-month free trial. Outside of Prime Day access, some of the benefits of a Prime membership include:
Given that Walmart offers a similar Prime-like subscription service called Walmart Plus and other major retailers like Target, Best Buy, Wayfair and Home Depot offer their own online sales events, consider where, how and what you shop for to determine if a Prime membership is right for you.
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