Amazon has a secret site full of great deals on appliances

Psst: Did you know that Amazon has a hidden section devoted to secret sales on its own devices? It’s true! On any given day, the retail giant adds and removes deals from this secret hub on a handful of Echo smart devices, Fire TV video streamers, and Kindle e-readers — and the savings are amazing. If you are looking for a smart home or just want to read mountains of books on a screen that you can use anywhere, you must know this page. Here are our current favorite finds.

Amazon’s Fire HD 8 tablet has a 1,280×800 pixel screen and an impressive 64GB of storage. You can also enjoy front and rear cameras so you can take photos and videos in between watching movies, playing games and reading your favorite books.

“I’ve been using Fire tablets since the first one. They’re great for entertainment. Where it’s not necessary to have a Prime account to use this tablet, let this tablet shine by having one. It’s great to read, watch videos, listen to music and play car books and simple games and shop. The battery is excellent and the screen looks great,” said one satisfied customer. “It’s an excellent value.”

Do you want to catch up in a modern way in 2023? The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle includes all your books, but weighs just six ounces. It also gives you access to Amazon’s massive Kindle library – get thousands of titles delivered straight to your e-reader. Read through 10 weeks without charging (not a typo). The Paperwhite has a screen that looks like, well, real paper, so you can get more of that real book feel. This set comes with its own case and stand.

“When I read about the new Kindle Paperwhite I really couldn’t believe I needed another device, but I’m an avid reader and it just sounded great,” said one happy customer. “I ordered it. I love it. It reads like a book, has more memory and lasts longer. It was a great purchase.”

If you have a large house, you know how difficult it is to get WiFi to the farthest corners of the house. The Eero Pro 6 Mesh Wi-Fi Router can cover up to 2000 square feet of space and supports more than 75 different devices instantly. It’s Wi-Fi 6 compatible for the fastest speeds, and you can expand your network as needed to create a more reliable and secure internet.

“I originally had a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Triband router, but since I have a two story house, the rooms in the back didn’t get a strong signal. The house is 2019 square feet, and even with the antennas (six), it still could barely reaching the upstairs rooms.With the Eero Pro 6 mesh system, I only have one SSID and constant coverage.I’ve had absolutely no signal interruptions even with all of my devices (seven DirecTV stream boxes, six phones, three tablets, smart thermostat, Echo Dot, three smart TVs). This was a great buy,” said one user.

The holiday season has just ended and unfortunately many people found their packages lost in their porch. What’s the easiest solution? Install a video doorbell! Not only does this give you an easy way to greet guests when they arrive (even if you’re not home), but it also gives you a real-time overview of everything that’s going on around your home.

“We finally got a Ring doorbell when we had a lot over the holidays. The quality is great and it’s so convenient to open the door without getting up. Yes, that’s a bit lazy, but most people try just selling something so I’d rather stay comfortable,” said one comfortable homeowner.

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Echo show 15

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The Echo Show 15, the largest of Amazon’s smart displays, offers new features that no other smart display has.

$255 at Amazon

If we had to recommend a single smart display above all else, it would be the Echo Show 15. Between its large size, the ability to display multiple widgets to track your life, and its many other features, it’s already a great value proposition – but now it even includes Fire TV features. You can watch all your favorite content while you cook, or even fire up picture-in-picture to watch a security camera feed.

“This Echo Show is fantastic. The screenshots are crisp and clear. Easy to display integrated family calendar, running shopping list, music playlist. It recognizes profiled users and adapts the screen to the user. Add and remove shopping list items with Alexa. Integration with the security doorbell announces to us ‘it’s at the door’ and automatically displays the camera image. We are still learning, but this show is impressive,” said one user.

If you’re looking for an easy-to-use TV, the Omni series has you covered. Between the support for HDR and Dolby Digital Plus, the 4K resolution, and the easy access to over a million TV shows and movies, it’s a great set-up-and-go kit. It also comes with a lot of bonus features – and right now it’s $120 off.

“In short, this is a great TV. Gaming in 4K and watching movies/shows looks great. There are a plethora of options to fine-tune the picture settings,” said one satisfied viewer. “My favorite feature is the Smart-HDR setting, which makes SDR look much more detailed and has better contrast. The FireTV OS is my favorite over everything else (Roku, AppleTV). Best purchase I’ve made in a long time .”

The Echo Dot 4th Gen looks a lot better than the old hockey puck design, but more than that, it produces surprising volume of sound. You can even link multiple Echo Dots together for a sort of surround sound experience. And if you have the Eero Mesh Router, you can use one of them as a mesh relay to extend your Wi-Fi further throughout your home.

One user was more than a little impressed. “I still can’t believe how good it sounds. We put it in our showroom at work for some background music. Before a refurb we had a very expensive sound system that we didn’t have room for after the refurb. No regrets about this feels the whole showroom with great sound!”

This small display is only 5.5 inches diagonally, making it the perfect choice for use as a bedside table. You can glance to see the time, read the outside temperature and much more. It can even be used for video calls!

“So we have these in every bedroom, the kitchen, living room and balcony. I love the connectivity it offers. The voice recognition can be a little tricky when you say ‘Alexa’ and every device, phone and even the Fitbit responds But hey, that’s the cost of a smart home,” said one five-star reviewer. “Maybe I’ll buy an aftermarket weatherproof enclosure for the balcony device, but so far it’s been at least 18 months and there’s no problem. I like to connect to the Ring camera and watch my bird feeders.”

Of course, if you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping. not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your 30-day free trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $25 or more.)

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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Originally published January 26, 2023, 10:32 PM