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It’s time yet again for another Prime Day event, as the second annual Prime Big Deal Days is now underway. We’re compiling all manner of deals for your perusal, but we’re sticking to our style of only surfacing the worthwhile stuff — the “good stuff,” if you will. Below, you’ll find discounts and savings on smart home devices, laptops, tablets, TVs, headphones, e-readers, and many other items our expert team of editors and writers have tested or can personally voucher for.

Amazon’s Prime Day events usually offer a firehose of deals, many of which are worthwhile if you plan on starting your holiday shopping early and don’t want to wait until the steepest discounts land on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The bulk of the deals are exclusive to those with an Amazon Prime subscription (which costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year), but if you haven’t subscribed before, you can still participate with a 30-day free trial.

Be sure to check out all our coverage of the two-day event through tomorrow, October 9th, and let us know if we helped you score that just-right deal you’ve been on the lookout for.

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The Roomba j7 features obstacle avoidance that allows it to navigate around furniture and smaller objects that it deems hazardous. Besides cleaning on a set schedule, the j7 can also jump to work via voice commands or the Roomba app.

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Hoto’s electric screwdriver is perfect for making small to medium-sized repairs around the house. In addition to a USB-C port, the screwdriver comes with a case and 12 steel bits.

Amazon’s kid-friendly Paperwhite is the same as the standard Paperwhite, but it’s ad-free and comes with the added benefits of a two-year hardware protection plan, one year of Amazon Kids Plus, and a choice of three kid-friendly covers. Read our Kindle Paperwhite review.

Amazon’s highest-end streaming stick is faster than its predecessor with Wi-Fi 6E and double the storage. It also now displays widgets and artwork when idle while continuing to offer a terrific selection of streaming apps and Alexa integration.

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Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro photographed on a reflective black surface.

The second-gen AirPods Pro improve upon Apple’s original pair with much better noise cancellation, sound quality, and onboard volume controls. The latest refresh also ships with a USB-C charging case, as opposed to Lightning. Read our review.

Close-up of the Fitbit Ace LTE in the Spicy Pebble variant with a neon green bumper.

Fitbit’s latest fitness tracker sports some of the same hardware found on the Pixel Watch 2 and a variety of step-activated games, which can help motivate your child to keep moving. It also offers calling, messaging, and location sharing when you sign up for a monthly or annual data plan.

A photo of a Sonos Era 100 beside a turntable.

Sonos’ Era 100 smart speaker is a replacement for the older Sonos One, utilizing two tweeters (left and right) and one larger woofer. In addition to Wi-Fi, the Era 100 supports Bluetooth audio and line-in playback via an optional adapter. Read our review.

  • Anker’s Qi2-certified MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1) is down to $87.99 ($22 off) at Amazon, matching its all-time low. The portable charger — which remains one of our top picks among MagSafe / Qi2 options — can charge a compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and pair of AirPods all at the same time.

The fifth-gen Echo Dot touts a temperature sensor, better sound, and faster response time than the prior model. It can also act as an extender for your Eero Wi-Fi system. Read our review.

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Google Pixel 8A in aloe green showing back panel.

Google’s latest midranger touts a whopping seven years of software support and a number of small upgrades, including Google’s speedy Tensor G3 processor, a 120Hz display, and plenty of new AI features. Read our review.

Google Pixel 8 in pink on a pink background with red transparent squares.

The last-gen Pixel 8 comes with just a couple of key upgrades over 2022’s Pixel 7, and it misses out on several higher-end features on the 8 Pro, like a telephoto lens. But its combination of price, features, and the promise of seven years of OS updates makes it one of the best mainstream Android phones. Read our review.

The best headphone and earbud deals

With improved comfort, refined sound, and even better active noise cancellation, Sony’s WH-1000XM5 offer a compelling mix of features for the price. Read our review.

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Bose’s latest flagship headphones are a replacement for the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 that offer a more travel-friendly design, spatial audio, better call quality, excellent comfort, and some of the best noise cancellation around. Read our review.

  • The ultra-affordable Sony WH-CH520 have fallen to $38 ($40 off) Amazon, which is one of their better prices to date. The wireless on-ear headphones offer a lot of value if you don’t require noise cancellation, especially since they provide up to 50 hours of playback and support for multipoint Bluetooth connectivity.
  • JLab’s Go Air Pop in a variety of colors are as low as $17.49 ($7.50 off) at Amazon. They may be a little basic for wireless earbuds, but they carry an IPX4 rating for water resistance, 32 hours of total playing with the included case, and a variety of fun colors that make them the perfect pick for a kid (who might just lose them).
  • Amazon is selling Jabra’s semi-open Elite 10 Gen 2 earbuds for a new low of $199.99 ($80 off). Jabra may be exiting the consumer earbud space, but this swan song is one of its most advanced. They pack noise cancellation, physical buttons, and multipoint, but their real selling point is the included LE Audio charging case, which lets you wirelessly transmit audio from an external device.
A photo of Sony’s WF-1000XM5 earbuds.

Sony’s flagship WF-1000XM5 noise-canceling earbuds improve upon the previous model with richer sound quality, slightly more powerful ANC, and vastly improved comfort thanks to their reduced size and weight. Read our review.

With dynamic, rich sound and the best noise cancellation available in true wireless earbuds, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are a terrific pick if you want to listen to your music in peace. Read our review.

  • The Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones are currently matching their all-time low of $124.95 ($55 off) at Amazon. Their open-ear, bone conduction design is a great way to listen to audio on runs without tuning out the world (and any hazards) around you, and they offer up to 10 hours of continuous playback for extended runs.
  • Amazon is discounting the Echo Buds with Active Noise Cancellation to $34.99 ($85 off) with a wired charging case or $44.99 ($95 off) with a wireless charging case. They’re not exactly our favorite pair of ANC earbuds, but they offer an excellent passthrough mode, satisfactory sound, and support for hands-free Alexa. Read our review.
  • The Google Pixel Buds A-Series are a little long-in-the-tooth now but still offer good value (especially for Pixel phone owners) at their discounted price of $59 ($40 off) at Amazon. They feature IPX4 water resistance, in-ear detection, and a comfortable fit — that is, so long as you’re okay with nonremovable ear hooks. Read our review.

The Beats Fit Pro earbuds have integrated wing tips that help keep them secure during runs and workouts. They also have excellent noise cancellation, and their sound has just the right amount of bass and kick to keep you motivated. Read our review.

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The best tablets and e-reader deals

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Apple’s revamped iPad Mini ditches the home button and opts for a larger edge-to-edge display. It also comes outfitted with a faster processor, support for USB-C, and a top-mounted power button that moonlights as a Touch ID sensor. Read our review.

The 2023 Amazon Fire HD 10 sports a 10.1-inch, 1080p display and 3GB of RAM, which is plenty if you’re streaming or browsing. It’s lighter than the last-gen model, too, and comes with support for both the Made for Amazon Stylus Pen and Amazon’s handwriting recognition technology.

A Pixel Tablet mounted on its speaker dock showing a Weather Frog screensaver.

Google’s 11-inch Pixel Tablet uses the same Tensor G2 chip found in the Pixel 7 lineup. It’s also available with a magnetic charging dock so you can use it as a de facto smart display. Read our review.

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  • The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023) is on sale at Amazon with ads starting at $74.99 ($65 off) or without ads for $15 more. The 10.1-inch tablet is a pretty basic consumption device for a very low price, but the trade-off is Amazon’s less-than-stellar app store experience.
  • Amazon’s big, stylus-equipped Kindle Scribe is down to $254.99 ($85 off) at Amazon, which is one of the best prices we’ve seen on the ebook reader in recent months. It has a sharp, 10.2-inch E Ink display and great battery life, though, as noted in our review, it suffers from a somewhat lackluster note-taking experience, even if it has gotten better thanks to Amazon’s frequent OTA updates.

The best TV and streaming device deals

An image of Amazon’s Fire TV Omni QLED television on a wall with onscreen widgets for weather, sticky notes, music, and more.

Amazon’s Fire TV Omni QLED features built-in microphones for Alexa commands, low input lag, and support for two-way video calling with a compatible webcam. It also provides access to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and most major streaming services.

A photo of Amazon’s Fire TV Cube on a TV stand.

The hybrid Echo and Fire TV is faster than its predecessor with extensive hands-free voice control capabilities, support for Wi-Fi 6E, and excellent performance. Read our review.

  • Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K is down $34 (around $16 off) at Amazon, which is one of its better prices to date. The basic 4K streaming device offers an easy-to-use software interface and a host of solid specs — including support for Dolby Vision HDR — all within a svelte form factor that easily tucks behind your TV.
  • The latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is going for $24.99 ($25 off) at Amazon, matching its lowest price to date. It’s hard to beat in terms of value at this price, especially given its broad HDR support for Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, but it often feels like Amazon’s interface goes out of its way to center Prime Video content and ads when possible.
  • If you have an older Fire TV streaming device or want to use your Echo Show 15 as a small TV, you can pick up the Amazon Fire TV Remote Pro for an all-time low of $24.99 ($10 off) at Amazon. It’s arguably Amazon’s best clicker, with backlighting, two customizable buttons, and a handy remote finder feature that makes it easy to locate in a pinch. Read our review.

The latest Hisense 4K TVs boast excellent value for image quality and Google Play, giving you access to a wide selection of streaming apps. They also support Dolby Vision, HDR, and HDR10 Plus.

A photo of a man leaning over on a couch and using LG’s StanbyME Go briefcase TV.

LG’s StanbyME Go is a fun 27-inch panel nestled within a briefcase. The basic 1080p display doesn’t offer high-end specs, though it does come with a selection of preloaded games, versatile viewing options, and a wide selection of streaming apps. Read our review.

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Amazon’s own Fire TV Soundbar is a 2.0-channel speaker that stretches 24 inches long. It’s got support for Dolby Audio, DTS, and Bluetooth and connects to a compatible TV via an HDMI port with eARC or ARC. Read our hands-on impressions.

The best robot vacuum deals

The iRobot Roomba i3 Plus EVO robot vacuum lying on a wooden floor.

The best bang for your buck, the Roomba i3 Evo cleans just as well as the j7 but won’t avoid clutter and doesn’t have app-enabled clean zones or keep-out zones.

  • Dreame’s X40 Ultra is available for $1,399.99 ($500 off) at Amazon, a new all-time low. The terrific robovac offers enough suction for high-pile carpets, and its built-in mop pad can be automatically detached and left at its self-emptying station for mostly hands-off use.
  • The Eufy X10 Pro Omni is down to $599.99 ($200 off) at Amazon. It’s matching its all-time low from last Prime Day, and its our top pick among midrange hybrid robot vacuums / mops. (As long as you’re willing to trust Anker’s Eufy brand after its security camera fiasco from over a year ago.)
Roborock’s Q5 Pro on a hardwood floor.

The Q5 Pro has a big 770ml bin, 5,500Pa of suction power, and can be paired with an auto-empty dock, making it a great budget option when it’s on sale. It also mops with a removable mopping pad with a small built-in water tank. It has dual rubber brushes, lidar mapping, and keep-out zones, and the app is very good.

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The Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Mop mops very well — doing a swingy, scrubbing movement with its rear end when in “Matrix mode.” However, you have to manually fill and attach the mop reservoir and empty the bin when it mops, as it only self-empties in vacuum mode and can only avoid larger objects.

The best smartwatch and fitness tracker deals

Woman holding a purse while modeling the Stripes watchface on the Apple Watch SE (2022)

The latest SE borrows a few features from the Series 8, including the same chipset and Crash Detection feature, but it’s an otherwise subtle upgrade from the last-gen SE. Read our review.

The Amazfit Band 7 resting on a table.

The Amazfit Band 7 is an unassuming, basic fitness tracker with a bright OLED display, long battery life, and an incredible feature set for the price. Read our review.

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  • Garmin’s Venu Sq 2 is our favorite Garmin stand-in for a Fitbit, and it’s currently going for just $149.99 ($100 off) at Amazon. The fitness watch sports a variety of training and health features without the need for a subscription, and its battery easily lasts over a week. Read our review.
  • The Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro 5 is on sale for $227.49 at Amazon when you click the on-page coupon for $122 off. The fitness and health-focused smartwatch has an Apple Watch-like digital crown for scrolling, along with a multiday battery thanks to its ultra-low-power display. Read our review.
  • The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 came out over the summer, but it’s already on sale at Amazon starting at $269 ($30 off). The latest generation of Samsung’s smartwatch doesn’t rock the boat with changes, but it offers an upgraded processor and 3-in-1 BioActive Sensor for snappier performance over prior generations. Read our review.

The Pixel Watch 2 lasts a reliable 24 hours on a single charge with the always-on display enabled. It offers the same Qualcomm processor as the new Pixel Watch 3, along with a multipath health sensor, Wear OS 5 compatibility, and a host of welcome safety features. Read our review.

The best smart display and speaker deals

The latest Emberton speaker is an IP67-rated Bluetooth speaker with great sound, long-lasting battery life, and a timeless design that takes a cue from Marshall’s classic guitar amps.

A purple Echo Pop smart speaker on a table surrounded by Ring Pop candy.

Amazon’s Echo Pop is an Alexa-enabled smart speaker that offers a unique semisphere form factor and can function as an Eero mesh Wi-Fi extender. Read our review.

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  • Amazon is discounting the latest Amazon Echo (fourth-gen) to its previous low of $49.99 ($50 off). The orb-shaped smart speaker delivers some good sound quality for its size if you choose to listen to music or podcasts on it, but one of its unique features is acting as a home hub for Zigbee and Matter — allowing it to bridge the gap to various other smart home devices with a simple Alexa voice command. Read our review.
  • The Echo Show 8 (third-gen), the latest version of Amazon’s mid-size smart display, is down to $84.99 ($65 off) at Amazon. The 8-inch device looks a lot like previous models, but it’s got widget support for added versatility, a more responsive touchscreen, and nice-sounding speakers. Just don’t expect to take any Zoom meetings on it, as only Alexa video calls are currently supported. Read our review.
  • If you want a smart alarm clock with a great display and zero mics / cameras, the latest Echo Spot is on sale at Amazon for $44.99 ($60 off) with a TP-Link Tapo Smart Color Bulb. The 2.83-inch touchscreen can’t display videos or double as a digital photo frame, but it can tell you the weather when you wake up, and its accompanying bulb can be controlled via Alexa voice commands or set to turn on with your alarm. Read our review.
The third-gen Echo Show 5 turned on while on a desk in front of the window during a rainy day.

The latest Echo Show 5 is just as small as its predecessor but features updated mics and a speaker system that delivers double the bass and clearer sound quality.

Sony’s adorable SRS-XB100 speaker offers USB-C charging, a built-in strap, and great sound for the price, rendering it a terrific travel speaker or home office companion. Read our review.

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Amazon’s Smart Air Quality Monitor touts a compact design, voice alerts, and automated triggers that allow it to turn on air purifiers and other Alexa-enabled devices. It lacks a display, however, and pairs best with an Echo device. Read our review.

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A black wireless camera mounted on a wall.

The 1080p Blink Outdoor 4 security camera offers support for motion detection, night vision, and two-way audio. There’s the option of local recording with the Sync Module 2, and unlike the third-gen model, it supports person detection and has a wider field of view.

  • The Meross Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener offers a very inexpensive way to smarten up most powered garage doors, allowing you to open and close them remotely with your phone or give guests and family members easy access. Right now, you can get the model that’s compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Samsung SmartThings for $25.79 (about $5 off) at Amazon.
  • The Eve Energy Smart Plug is down to $28.95 ($11 off) at Amazon. The single-plug outlet supports Matter for easy cross-platform compatibility, allowing you to use the app of your choice across Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, or SmartThings. Read our smart plug buying guide.
  • Ring’s Stick Up Cam Battery is available at Amazon for $54.99 ($45 off), matching its best price to date. The indoor / outdoor security camera can be easily mounted just about anywhere and supports 1080p live video, motion alerts, and two-way audio. It also comes with a rechargeable battery pack.
  • The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus, our top choice among battery-powered video doorbells, is down to $99.99 ($50 off) at Amazon, matching its previous Prime Day low. It’s a great value with square, high-quality 1536 x 1536 resolution with HDR that can capture a head-to-toe view of your porch — including package notifications if you pay for Ring’s subscription.
  • Amazon’s Smart Plug is a very simple way to add some smart functionality to conventional devices around your house, and Amazon has it for just $12.99 ($12 off) through Prime Big Deal Days. For example, you can easily set up a coffee maker with a smart timer via Alexa, or use it to turn on your floor lamp with a simple voice command as you enter the room.
The black Blink Video Doorbell hung up on a brick wall outside of a house.

Blink’s Video Doorbell is the best if you’re looking a budget-friendly buzzer that offers motion-activated recording and alerts, night vision, two-way audio, and up to two years of battery life.

Amazon’s new Echo Hub is kind of like a small Fire tablet you mount on your wall that gives you full-time access to all your smart home controls. It’s got an eight-inch touchscreen and support for Matter and Thread. Read our review.

The 1080p Blink Mini 2 adds weather resistance to the affordable security camera, so you can use it both indoors and out, while continuing to offer a ball-and-socket mount for easy mounting to a wall. It has the option of local storage with a Sync Module or cloud storage and features like person detection for $3 a month. Read our review.

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  • The Blink Wired Floodlight Camera is the best budget-friendly model you can get, and that makes sense because it sports 1080p video and bright 2,600-lumen lights all for just $59.99 ($30 off) at Amazon. That’s a new low for the affordable floodlight, which also offers motion detection, two-way audio, and added smart notifications if you pay for Blink’s subscription.
  • The Amazon Smart Thermostat is selling for $55.99 ($24 off) at Amazon. It’s not as good a deal as its all-time low of about $42 (from a time when it used to sell new for $60), but the smart thermo offers a very affordable way to smarten up your home HVAC. It uses Alexa Hunches to try and predict your habits and efficiently heat / cool your home, letting you save on your monthly utility bill. Read our review.
  • Ring’s Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is matching its all-time low of $49.99 ($30 off) at Amazon. The versatile indoor camera plugs into power, so you don’t have to worry about charging it or changing the battery, and it makes a great pet cam since you can look all around a room to keep an eye on a dog or cat.

The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Pro delivers high-quality video with adjustable, accurate radar-powered motion detection, 2,000 lumens of light, and a good digital zoom. It offers smart alerts for people or motion and works with Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings, and Ring’s excellent app.

The best gaming deals

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Proprietary SSD expansion for the Xbox Series X / S consoles. The plug-and-play drives are designed to be as fast as the Xbox internal SSD and are sold in 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB configurations.

  • Logitech’s G305 Lightspeed sports a 12,000 DPI sensor and up to 250 hours of use on a single AA battery. The six-button, wireless gaming mouse is a great value for both PC and Mac users, one that’s currently available at Amazon for $33.24 (around $17 off).
  • Razer’s Universal Quick Charging Stand for Xbox Series X / S controllers (and Xbox One-era ones as well) is on sale for $19.99 ($20 off) at Amazon. It comes with a charging cradle, a USB cable, and — most importantly — a rechargeable cell and replacement battery cover for the controller, sso you can rid yourself of your reliance on AAs.
  • The Amazon Luna Wireless Controller is on sale for 50 percent off at Amazon, dropping it to $39.99 ($40 off). The official gamepad of Amazon’s cloud streaming service can connect via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or USB to play across a variety of devices and platforms (including Windows, Mac, Amazon Fire devices, iPads, iPhones, Android, and Chromebooks).
  • Razer’s last-gen Wolverine V2 Chroma Wired controller for Xbox and PC is on sale at Amazon for an all-time low of $66.99 ($83 off). It may not be as fully-featured as the newer wireless V3 model with Hall effect sticks, but at this price, it’s a good value for a highly customizable gamepad — complete with some RGB lighting, of course.

The InZone H3 is the wired (3.5mm / USB-A) model in Sony’s latest lineup of gaming headsets, which are compatible with both PlayStation and PC. You can customize the sound profile of InZone headsets with the InZone companion app and Sony’s Spatial Sound Personalizer.

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The best charging accessory deals

A black plastic car charging mount with the ESR logo at the center of the circular charging puck is mounted to a car’s vent.

A compact, flexible Qi2 charger for vent and dash mounting. Read our review.

A Qi2 pad on the front and a party in the back, with three AC outlets and four USB ports. It can deliver up to 67W through a single USB-C port, or divided between its two USB-C and two USB-A ports.

  • Belkin’s 15W MagSafe Charger Pad is on sale without the required 20W power supply for $23.99 ($6 off) at Amazon. It may not support Qi2 charging like newer models, but if you have a compatible iPhone, it can charge your phone at 15W with a lengthy 6.6-ft built-in cable and a convenient kickstand. Read our MagSafe / Qi2 charger buying guide.
  • The Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Power Strip is available for $39.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, matching its all-time low from Black Friday. The surge-protected strip allows you to individually control its six outlets and three USB ports without the need for a hub; it can even monitor their energy consumption.
  • Most devices require USB-C power these days, and Anker’s 30W Nano Charger offers some of the most versatility you can get for $12.99 ($10 off) — which is the charger’s current price at Amazon. The GaN charger is tiny and easily portable thanks to its foldable prongs, and it even comes in a handful of fun colors.

Twelve South’s 3-in-1 charging stand offers full 15W MagSafe iPhone charging and can simultaneously top up a set of AirPods while fast-charging a compatible Apple Watch. The charger includes a power supply (with travel adapters) to deliver enough juice over its 5ft / 1.5m USB cable.

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LifeStraw’s basic filter removes unwanted viruses, bacteria, and microplastics as you drink, giving you a safe way to hydrate no matter where you are.

  • The Joseph Joseph Garlic Rocker is one of the easiest ways to crush or mince the greatest-tasting plant known to humanity, and it’s on sale for $11.98 (about $8 off) at Amazon. The simple design makes cleaning it much easier than more complicated garlic presses with tiny holes that easily get clogged.
  • You can get a Glocusent book light that goes around your neck to easily illuminate your reading material in bed for $17.99 ($15 off) at Amazon. The neck-style book light ensures it lights up your book without shining in your eyes and can also be used for various tasks around the house that require using both hands.

Coway’s surprisingly efficient Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty is compact enough to fit in any corner of your home and offers a three-stage filtration system, including a true HEPA filter.

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A cutting tool with a ceramic blade that’s quick, easy, and safe.

  • The AeroPress Clear takes the tried-and-true single-use coffee brewing method (which is great for camping and road trips) and adds a touch of flare with clear, translucent colored finishes. Right now, you can get the updated version of the 10-ounce coffee maker at Amazon for $34.95 (around $15 off), which is a new low price.
  • The critically acclaimed tabletop game Splendor is down to $22.49 (around $18 off) at Amazon. The easy-to-learn strategy game for two to four players is a great gateway into all kinds of unique, designer board games.
  • The Brother HL-L2460DW is on sale for an all-time low of $129.99 ($30 off) at Amazon. It’s not the exact model from our famous / infamous laser printer “buying guide,” but it’s similar. The black-and-white printer can print up to 700 pages with the included toner at up to 36 pages per minute, while holding 250 sheets in its tray.
  • The 10.1-inch Aura Carver digital picture frame offers an easy way to send pictures remotely via Wi-Fi and sports a matted display, helping it resemble a framed photo rather than your typical smart display screen. It’s available for $141 ($38 off) at Amazon.
  • A single Tile Mate is available at Amazon for $18.29 (around $7 off), its second-best price to date. The platform-agnostic Bluetooth location tracker comes with a battery that lasts up to three years, and unlike Apple’s AirTags, it features a built-in lanyard hole to easily attach it to your keys without the need for another purchase.

Furbo’s rotating 1080p gadget can fling treats on command and automatically track your dog as they roam around your home, allowing you to keep a closer eye on your pet via a mobile app when you’re away.

The Eero Max 7 is a mesh Wi-Fi 7 router, offering some of the fastest wireless speeds you can get for a home network. One router covers up to 2,500 square feet with speeds up to 4.3 gigabits per second and can easily handle more than 200 simultaneous connections. It also has two 10-gigabit ethernet ports that offer generous bandwidth for wired networks.

  • Amazon’s Echo Glow can light up in a variety of fun colors and goes great in a kids’ room, where it can double as a wake-up light or reading light. The colored smart lamp is selling right now for just $16.99 ($13 off) at Amazon, matching its lowest price to date.
  • The Logitech Litra Glow — a nifty webcam / streaming light — is back down to one of its best prices to date at Amazon, where you can pick it up for $49.99 ($10 off). The Litra Glow easily mounts to the top of a monitor, and its adjustable brightness and color temperature are controllable via desktop software on either a PC or Mac.
  • Now through the end of Prime Big Deal Days, new subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited (who don’t have an Amazon Prime membership) can get a three-month free trial direct from Amazon. And if you have a Prime subscription but never used Amazon’s premium music service before you can qualify for a bonus four-month trial. The subscription runs $10.99 a month after that (making this free trial worth $32.97 for non-Prime members and $43.96 for Prime members), so be sure to cancel ahead of time if you don’t plan to keep it going after the promo period.
  • You can get a 1,073-piece Lego set of The Child (aka “Grogu”) from The Mandalorian at Amazon for just $62.99 ($27 off) right now — one of its best prices to date. The Star Wars building kit stands 7.5 inches tall once fully built and comes with a matching Minifig.

The AirFly Pro Deluxe is a dongle for plugging into to a simple 3.5mm headphone jack and wirelessly connecting a pair of AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones. It offers around 25 hours of battery life and includes an adapter for dual-prong headphone connectors used by airlines.

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As the company behind immensely popular games like World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, and Overwatch 2, Blizzard Entertainment has always been one of gaming’s megapowers. Now, a new book delves into the company’s long and complicated history. Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, is the latest book from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. It begins at Blizzard’s creation, goes through its success with hits like Warcraft III, and culminates with its recent struggles, including feuds with parent company Activision, the 2021 sexual harassment lawsuit, and the impact of Microsoft’s 2023 acquisition of the company.

It’s a fantastic read, and I highly recommend you pick a copy up for yourself. It gives great insight into what studios gain and lose when becoming one of the most popular companies in the video game industry. For fans of Blizzard, there are some especially juicy tidbits to learn, including a long list of canceled projects from the developer’s long history. I’ve compiled every canceled project featured in the book, from StarCraft: Ghost to Odyssey, but you can learn much more about the projects and the context around them in Play Nice.

Denizen

Denizen is described as “a dungeon-crawler that was shelved due to lack of resources.” Not much more is known about it.

Bloodlines

Bloodlines was a “space vampire” game in development at Blizzard. Play Nice reveals it was canceled because it “didn’t resonate with enough staff to justify its existence.”

Gameplay from Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain.
Gameplay from Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain, which Blizzard briefly planned to publish a sequel to. THQ Nordic

Pax Imperia 2 and Crixa

Blizzard Entertainment attempted to publish games made by other developers in the 1990s. This included a sequel to the empire-building real-time strategy game Pax Imperia: Eminent Dominant and a “top-down shooter made by a small studio in Boston” called Crixa. Both were canceled, although Play Nice doesn’t go into specifics as to why they were canned.

Shattered Nations

James Phinney, a lead designer at Blizzard, tried to get a turn-based strategy game called Shattered Nation off the ground at Blizzard in the 1990s. It was inspired by Sid Meier’s Civilization series of video games. It was ultimately canceled because Blizzard founder Allen Adham didn’t want Blizzard to make a turn-based video game.

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A Star Wars RTS

At one point, Blizzard co-founder Allan Adham told employees that the studio was “in early discussions” to create a Star Wars strategy game. “Before they could even build a prototype, Adham came back with news that their Star Wars game wasn’t happening after all,” Play Nice subsequently reveals. Former LucasArts President Jack Sorensen told Schreier he “didn’t recall having any discussions with Blizzard about making a Star Wars game.” Instead of creating a Star Wars RTS, Blizzard continued to develop the sci-fi RTS idea, which eventually resulted in StarCraft.

Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

Play Nice touches on the well-known story of Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans, a LucasArts-inspired strategy game that followed the story of Thrall. While the game has since leaked online in full, Blizzard never officially released it, but that was not for lack of trying. They worked on it for two years, but felt that “the art style seemed amateurish and the puzzles weren’t quite clicking.” The book even includes an anecdote about Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe playing the game at a trade show and lamenting, “If you guys can’t make this work, then who can?”

Sorcerer and Zork Zero designer Steve Meretzky was brought in to see if there was a way to save the game and increase its quality without spending much more money. Meretzky would write up design documents on how to improve the game, but a few weeks after doing so, he got a call that Blizzard had canceled the game. “The cancellation cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Adham and [former CEO Michael] Morhaime knew that if Blizzard ever released a product that was widely perceived as subpar, it would destroy the company’s reputation,” Play Nice concludes about Warcraft Adventures’ cancellation. The whole game has leaked and been remastered by fans; you can watch a full playthrough below.

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Fugitive Studios’ 3D action RPG

Amid frustrations with Blizzard over events that you should read Play Nice to learn more about, over a dozen developers — including James Phinney, Jesse McReynolds, Eric Flannum, Robert Djordjevich, and Maxx Marshall, and Justin Thavirat — left Blizzard. They founded a new company called Fugitive Studios and attempted to make a 3D action RPG, but it failed due to design and technological overambition and the fact that “one of their business partners turned out to be unreliable.” Fugitive Studios shut down within a year, and some of its developers returned to Blizzard.

Warcraft: Legends

Programmer Mike O’Brien was the main driving force behind Blizzard’s Battle.net, so he got to pitch his own project. It was Warcraft: Legends, a 3D spinoff where players didn’t have to worry about constructing bases, had fewer and more powerful units to command, and did so from an over-the-shoulder camera perspective. It was called a “role-playing strategy” game by Blizzard when it was announced in September 1999. Ahead of that announcement, Warcraft: Legends was rebranded to Warcraft III, but this may have been the death knell for the project.

Other Blizzard staff did not want Legends becoming Warcraft III as “they wanted to advance the real-time strategy genre, not develop something else entirely, according to the book.” Because O’Brien had “made a few too many enemies” at Blizzard, he could not get enough people on his side to support his vision. He would be removed from the project after a year and left Blizzard with fellow employees Jeff Strain and Pat Wyatt to start what would eventually become Guild Wars developer ArenaNet.

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Diablo for Game Boy

After the release of Diablo II, a lot of Blizzard North’s leadership took sabatticals or had a very laid-back management style when present. Play Nice says this meant that there were some developers who “broke off to follow whims that never materialized, like a version of Diablo for Nintendo’s Game Boy.”

Starblo

Blizzard North co-founder David Brevik eventually decided to helm “Project X,” a new IP for the studio. Brevik had trouble settling on a concept because he was burnt out. After two years, Project X became Starblo, which, as its title suggests, “was a sci-fi take on Diablo” where players would “hop in a spaceship and travel between planets, collecting new guns and battling aliens as they traversed the stars.”

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Unfortunately, Starblo would not see the light of day after Blizzard North’s leadership, frustrated with a lack of communication and uncertainty with the company, threatened to resign. While this move was meant to be a bluff, Blizzard parent company Vivendi accepted their resignations and forced them out of Blizzard North. Starblo was canceled as a result.

The first version of Diablo III

The original version of Diablo III, which emerged around the same time as Project X, was inspired by Ultima Online and a 3D MMORPG where “hundreds, if not thousands of people would be able to interact and play together.” After the turmoil at Blizzard North around Starblo, the game was scaled back to be closer to Diablo II. The project also struggled as it constantly changed direction due to feedback from different Blizzard executives. In the summer of 2005, Blizzard North was shut down, and the development of Diablo III moved to Blizzard proper in Irvine, California.

Nomad

In 1998, cinematics department developer Duane Stinnett pitched a game called Nomad. It was a postapocalyptic game inspired by Necromunda that had some “outlandish concept art featuring surreal depictions of turtles and ostriches.” Stinnett struggled to fully form and explain how its gameplay would work, so Blizzard decided to pursue a Warcraft MMO inspired by EverQuest instead. That project would become World of Warcraft.

The Lord of the Rings and Marvel MMOs

Vivendi Games executive Bruce Hack canceled MMOs based on Marvel and The Lord of the Rings to focus on World of Warcraft. Both franchises would eventually get MMOs from different game developers.

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StarCraft: Ghost

A former LucasArts and Blizzard developer named Robert Huebner started Nihilistic Software and pitched a third-person StarCraft shooter for consoles. This project would become the now-infamous StarCraft: Ghost, which followed a Terran agent named Nova. Play Nice explains that “the loose, interactive process that had been great for early production made it tough to lock down ideas as the game entered proper development” and that it constantly switched between being a stealth and action game under Nihlisitc.

Blizzard removed Nihilistic Software from the project in June 2004, and the project was given to Metal Arms: Glitch in the System developer Swingin’ Ape Studios. Swingin’ Ape started development from scratch and took inspiration from Halo as itshifted focus to prioritize multiplayer. Blizzard acquired Swingin’ Ape in May 2005, but the single-player part of StarCraft: Ghost especially was not ready as the next generation of consoles approached. Blizzard “indefinitely postponed” the project in March 2006.

Hearthstone and Marvel Snap’s Ben Brode, who worked for Blizzard’s creative development department at the time, tried to convince Blizzard to release the multiplayer portion of StarCraft: Ghost as a budget Xbox Live title. That didn’t happen, with Brode telling Schreier, “Blizzard was not very good at jumping on opportunities.”

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Other Swingin’ Ape prototypes

After StarCraft: Ghost didn’t pan out because it was for last-generation consoles, Swingin’ Ape pitched some other projects as Blizzard’s console division. One such idea was “creating a different StarCraft spinoff,” but Swingin’ Ape was eventually shut down so Blizzard could refocus on World of Warcraft.

Avalon

Diablo III director Jay Wilson and Left 4 Dead designer Mike Booth came up with an idea to “do for Minecraft what World of Warcraft had done to EverQuest: take the core idea, fix everything they didn’t like about it, and give it the Blizzard polish.” They started prototyping a game called Avalon. Wilson had to take a sabbatical as he battled depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder in the wake of the deluge of harassment and death threats he received over Diablo III’s rocky launch. Wilson left the Avalon team and started working on World of Warcraft when he returned to Blizzard. Avalon was eventually canceled.

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Reaper of Souls would be the only expansion for Diablo III. Blizzard Entertainment

A second Diablo III expansion

The Diablo III team brainstormed ideas for a second expansion; unfortunately, the team was told in an all-hands meeting prior to Reaper of Souls’ launch that Diablo III would not get a second expansion even if Reaper of Souls performed well. Play Nice asserts Diablo III was abandoned because they “saw Diablo III as a failure” and “didn’t think Reaper of Souls would be good enough to turn it around.” Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is a beloved expansion that sits at 87 on Metacritic. “Morhaime and other Blizzard executives would later privately admit that canceling Diablo III’s second expansion before Reaper of Souls even came out had been a tactical error,” Play Nice reveals.

Hades

Team 3 Director Josh Mosqueira was given free rein to explore what was next for the Diablo franchise. First was a game code-named Hades. “The camera would be over-the-shoulder rather than isometric; the combat would be punchier, akin to the Batman: Arkham series; and the game would have permadeath,” Play Nice explains. Unfortunately, Team 3 struggled to adapt the Batman: Arkham combat formula to multiplayer, and Mosqueira became hard to track down. Blizzard decided to restart Diablo IV from scratch after Mosqueira left Blizzard in July 2016.

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WoW: TCG Online eventually transformed into Hearthstone. Blizzard Entertainment

WoW: TCG Online

Blizzard worked with Upper Deck to create the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and eventually planned to make a digital version after hiring director Cory Jones. They wanted to “make playing as frictionless as possible” and called it WoW: TCG Online. Eventually, the development team concluded that there were some “serious flaws” with the physical card game that would become even more obvious in a digital version. They headed in a new direction that eventually resulted in Hearthstone.

A Blizzard-made DOTA 2

After the player-created Defense of the Ancients map and game mode became very popular, Play Nice reveals that Blizzard considered “creating an official version of DOTA for Warcraft III or even developing a sequel in-house.” But when they tried to recruit DOTA designer Icefrog, Blizzard did not want to accommodate his list of requests that included full creative control. Blizzard ultimately ignored the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) trend that DOTA kicked off. In the years that followed, Riot Games released League of Legends, which became very popular and resulted in the poaching of several Blizzard developers. Icefrog would work with Valve to make DOTA 2.

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Blizzard All-Stars

Blizzard All-Stars was the first iteration of Heroes of the Storm, created in StarCraft 2’s map editor. Blizzard considered releasing it around the same time as the Heart of the Swarm expansio,n but eventually decided it would be better served as a standalone game. Heroes of the Storm failed to become as popular as League of Legends or DOTA 2.

World of StarCraft

After the success of World of Warcraft, a similar treatment for Starcraft was considered. “The natural next step seemed like a World of StarCraft, but they struggled to envision StarCraft lore fitting into an MMORPG, so instead they decided to develop a new fictional universe,” Play Nice reveals.

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Titan would eventually evolve into Overwatch. Blizzard Entertainment

Titan

That new fictional universe would be Titan, a game where players control superhero characters in their everyday and heroic lives. Unfortunately, there were political battles behind the scenes between Chris Metzen and Rob Pardo, so Titan constantly changed direction, and little progress was made. Metzen wanted a superhero universe similar to Marvel and DC, while Pardo wanted its characters to be more like secret agents or spies.

The idea was that there would be “Titan Town” where players didn’t focus on combat and did things more similar to Animal Crossing, and a separate part of the game with combat based around different superhero character classes. Blizzard had trouble connecting those two parts of the game to create a compelling core gameplay loop and was hampered by lackluster development tools. In 2013, the project was rebooted and eventually became Overwatch, but this MMO development misfire cost Blizzard over $80 million.

An Overwatch MMO

Jeff Kaplan initially had ambitious plans for the Overwatch franchise. “They’d start with this first game, which was limited to player-versus-player multiplayer, then add a story and computer-controlled enemies for the sequel before culminating in an Overwatch MMORPG that would finally execute on the vision of Titan,” Play Nice says of Kaplan’s overarching vision of Overwatch. That’s not how the franchise ended up evolving over time.

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Orbis

As part of an incubation program Allan Adham started after returning to Blizzard in 2016, a Warcraft game that played like Pokemon Go, code-named Orbis, was in development. Orbis was eventually canceled because of developer attrition, its scope creep, the pandemic, and unengaging combat.

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Key art for Blizzard Entertainment’s canceled survival game. Blizzard Entertainment

Odyssey

Another incubation project, Odyssey, was conceived as Blizzard’s take on the survival game genre. Its first prototype used Unreal Engine, and Activision executives liked it, but problems emerged when it switched to a new internal engine called Synapse. Ubisoft’s Dan Hay was brought in to lead development, and its team grew to over 200 developers. Blizzard even publicly teased Odyssey, but it continued to face problems with its design and technology and got canceled following layoffs in January 2024.

Orion

Play Nice describes Orion as “an experimental mobile RPG with asynchronous turns. It was helmed by former Hearthstone director Eric Dodds and a few of his old Team 5 colleagues.” It was fun to play in a room with others, but less fun on the go, as turns could take hours. It was canceled in favor of dedicating more resources to Diablo IV and Overwatch 2.

Ares

StarCraft 2 and Heroes of the Storm director Dustin Browder was working on a first-person StarCraft shooter code-named Ares. It was “heavily inspired by EA’s Battlefield” and was in development for over three years with over 50 developers. However, it was canceled because Activision executives disliked Battlefield and were ambivalent toward StarCraft. Like Orion, its staff was moved to Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 development.

The original version of WarCraft III: Reforged

Warcraft III: Reforged was originally an ambitious reimaging of the RTS. It would’ve had a rewritten script to bring its lore more in line with World of Warcraft’s and some missions and characters would have been rdesigned. These concepts were eventually dropped due to a lack of time and funding, and Warcraft III: Reforged was hated upon its release in January 2020.

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Warcraft IV, StarCraft 3, and a Call of Duty RTS

Blizzard developer Tim Morton attempted to get a new RTS game greenlit at Blizzard multiple times in the late 2010s. He floated ideas for Warcraft IV, StarCraft III, and even a Call of Duty RTS. None of these ideas could get off the ground, so Morten eventually left Blizzard Entertainment to create Stormgate at Frost Giant Studios.

A turn-based StarCraft

Play Nice briefly mentions that Allen Adham worked on a canceled “turn-based StarCraft game in the style of Civilization” as an incubation project.

Andromeda

Andromeda is described as a “high-fidelity action game, like Sony’s God of War, in the Warcraft universe.” When creative director Alex Afrasiabi was let go from Blizzard due to “misconduct in his treatment of other employees,” the project was canceled.

Thrall and Anduin stand in a World of Warcraft cinematic.
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Diablo, Overwatch, and StarCraft Netflix shows

Activision Blizzard Studios had been working with Netflix to create shows based on Diablo, Overwatch, and StarCraft. These shows were canceled, potentially because Netflix poached Activision Cheif Financial Officer Spencer Neumann.

Neptune

NetEase, the company that made Diablo Immortal, also worked with Blizzard on a mobile spinoff of World of Warcraft set in a different era than the PC MMO. This project, code-named Neptune, was canceled in spring 2022 because Blizzard and NetEase’s contract negotiations were not going well, and China had frozen the release of any new video games.

Overwatch 2’s Hero Mode

Most of Overwatch 2’s development focused on PvE content, but only some was released. A replayable Hero Mode was canceled in May 2023 so Blizzard could focus on its multiplayer component. Some story missions were released in August 2023, but it does not appear Blizzard will release any more of them.

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The Vivo X200 series is coming on October 14. We knew that for a short while now, and Vivo reconfirmed it today. With that being said, the company also released its first Vivo X200 series promo video, and the design of these phones is in heavy focus here.

The design of the Vivo X200 series gets highlighted in the first promo video

The video itself was released in China, but it got reshared by a tipster on X. It has a duration of around half a minute, and in it you can see all three upcoming phones, the Vivo X200, Vivo X200 Pro, and Vivo X200 Pro mini.

All three of these phones have a similar design language, though the Vivo X200 Pro mini is easy to set apart. Why? Well, it has a different camera placement inside its camera oreo on the back. It has a rhombus-shaped camera layout, compared to the two by two setup on the other two phones.

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All three smartphones will be made out of metal and glass, though we may get a vegan leather model too, even though we haven’t seen one yet. All phones will have a camera oreo on the back, and at least three cameras. ZEISS branding is visible in the camera island, and all physical buttons will sit on the right side, it seems.

They’ll have flat sides, and ‘micro-curved’ front and back portions

The sides of these phones will be flat all around. The back side will be flat for the most part, but it will curve toward the edges, into the frame. It will be a micro quad curved setup, it’ll basically be proportional to what the display will offer.

A display camera hole will be centered at the top of the displays on the front, and all three phones will have very thin bezels. We’re not sure if there will be any difference in bezel thickness between models, but it probably will be.

All three of these devices are tipped to utilize the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chip, which will launch soon. It remains to be seen, however. They’ll have rather powerful specs in general. The Vivo X200 Pro Mini, as its name says, will be a compact alternative to the Vivo X200 Pro.

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These phones will launch in China on October 14, but they’re coming to global markets. Well, at least some models. The company also shared a bunch of new official images that you can check out below.

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Dan Yergin: Markets see the Israel-Iran conflict further escalating

Crude oil futures fell about 2% on Tuesday, as the rally on geopolitical risk took a pause while the market waits for Israel to strike back against Iran.

“Oil can keep ascending only for so long purely based on perceptions and not actual supply disruption,” Tamas Varga, an analyst at oil broker PVM, said in a Tuesday note.

Oil prices have surged about 13% through Monday’s close since Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel last week, raising fears that Israel might retaliate by hitting Iran’s crude industry.

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Here are Tuesday’s energy prices at around 7:39 a.m. ET:

  • West Texas Intermediate November contract: $75.52 per barrel, down $1.62, or 2.1%. Year to date, U.S. crude has gained about 5%.
  • Brent December contract: $79.31 per barrel, down $1.62, or 2%. Year to date, the global bench mark has risen more than 2%.
  • RBOB Gasoline November contract: $2.1149 per gallon, down 1.81%. Year to date, gasoline has advanced more than 2%.
  • Natural Gas November contract: $2.772 per thousand cubic feet, up 0.95%. Year to date, gas is ahead about 9%.

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Prime Day has returned for the fall, which means there are tons of deals to check out at Amazon. Robot vacuums (and cordless ones for that matter) are some of the machines we most recommend picking up during sale events like this because you can often save hundreds on the stick price. One of the best Prime Day robot vacuum deals we found is on the iRobot Roomba Combo j9+, which is a vac-and-mop hybrid. You can snag it for $800 right now, which is $600 off.

This is our pick for the best robot vacuum and mop combo. The Roomba Combo j9+ covers all the bases — and floor types — as it offers just about everything you could want in such a device.

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Our favorite robot vacuum and mop combo device is on sale for Prime Day. The Roomba Combo j9+ is $600 off for the event.

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It has strong suction, the ability to give your floors a deep scrub and the intelligence to avoid obstacles. The accompanying Clean Base not only allows the Combo j9+ to self-empty, it refills the robot’s liquid tank with water or solution. As such, you shouldn’t have to empty the debris bin or top up the base’s liquid tank for weeks at a time.

You can set up vacuuming and mopping routines, and ask Alexa or Google Assistant to start an ad hoc cleaning. The Combo j9+ can map out your home faster than previous models and you can label objects to help direct the Roomba to clean a specific area.

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The Combo j9+ is certainly a more premium option, but there are other Roombas on sale for Prime Day. Another vacuum and mop combo (Y0140) has dropped from $275 to $219. Meanwhile, you can pick up the even more budget-friendly Roomba Q0120 vacuum for $190. It usually costs $250.

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Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice, and stay tuned to Engadget.com for all of the best tech deals coming out of October Prime Day 2024.

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