There's still time to score savings of up to 60% on Fire TVs, Echo, Ring and Blink at Amazon UK

Amazon's early Prime Day deals include the Echo Pop for the low price of £22.99. This is the cheapest Echo device you can buy right now and one that we found was fun, if somewhat basic, in our Echo Pop review. For the money, however, you get a compact smart speaker with Alexa built in, so you can play music, ask questions, and check the weather completely hands-free. It has fallen to £17.99 in the past for Prime members, but I'd still say it's a decent buy at a little over £20.

Amazon's best-selling Echo Dot is down to under £30 ahead of Prime Day – an OK offer, but far from the previous record-low of £21.99. Nevertheless, the Echo Dot offers an improved audio experience, plus a new temperature sensor and all the handy features from Alexa, like playing music, answering questions, and checking the weather completely hands-free. As far as a cheap and cheerful smart speaker goes, it's one of the better options out there.

Amazon brought back a brand-new version of its Echo Spot smart clock recently, and it's slashed £35 off the price for Prime Day. That's a new record-low price. As well as a time display and wake-up alerts, this compact bit of kit can play music, check the weather and control other smart devices throughout your home.

If you're looking for a deal on a smart home display, then the cheapest offer at Amazon is the latest generation Echo Show 5 on sale for £49.99. That's only £5 more than the record low, so it's a strong deal for a straightforward smart home display that's packed with features and includes the Amazon Alexa assistant for easy voice controls to get alerts, weather updates, play music, watch videos, and more.

If you're looking for a slightly bigger smart home display, Amazon has the latest Echo Show 8 on sale for £89.99 – that's a return to the record-low price. The eight-inch display allows you to make calls, watch movies, check the weather, and control compatible smart home devices completely hands-free thanks to Alexa compatibility. The addition of room-filling spatial audio gives a big boost to all of these features to improve sound quality.

The newest version of Amazon's standard Fire TV Stick is down to its lowest-ever price, making this an inexpensive way to add or upgrade the essential smart features in your TV, including access to streaming apps in HD, Alexa voice controls and the ability to control other smart home devices. This is a decent option if you're looking to upgrade your streaming setup on the cheap.

As the name suggests, the Fire TV Stick 4K streams shows and movies on your TV in ultra-high 4K resolution, with access to all the major apps and voice control support through Alexa. It's a good offer for a solid streaming stick that could be an upgrade to some slower and clunkier in-built TV services and apps. Be aware, though, that the previous generation version has been as low as £22.99 before – but that was over three years ago. Chances of seeing that price again are slim – and this is actually a record-low price for the newest model.

Another streaming stick, another return to the lowest-ever price. The newest version of Amazon's premium streaming device, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, streams the same content in the same quality as the standard 4K version, but the extra power inside means you get faster performance when navigating apps and searching for shows. Plus, it uses WiFi 6E technology to give you a more stable and consistent streaming experience over the majority of built-in TV services and apps.

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale includes this 40-inch TV on sale for a record-low price of £174.99. While the Amazon 2-Series TV is just a basic HD display, you get smart capabilities with the Fire TV experience and Amazon Alexa on board for hands-free control at a bargain price. It's far from the best TV in the world, but if you need something small and basic for the kitchen or a kid's room, then this is fine for the job.

The 50-inch Amazon Fire TV is the mid-sized version of the budget-friendly 4-Series range and it's now down to its lowest-ever price. It's a nice buy if you're on a budget, as the premium 4K resolution delivers excellent clarity and picture quality for TV shows, movies, sports and general viewing. All major streaming apps are ready to go, too, plus there's voice control support through Alexa. It's an all-around solid TV for the price that I'd buy if I needed an affordable and capable display.

Amazon's Fire TV Omni QLED Series is a big step up in the otherwise cheap and cheerful range of smart TVs. This set boasts premium features, including a QLED display for better brightness and contrast, HDR and Dolby Vision for brighter and more vivid colours, local array dimming for richer blacks and HDMI 2.1 support to deliver a top-quality picture for all-around viewing and fast response times for gaming. It's not always easy to find a TV of this size and with these high-end features for under £400, so it's an excellent buy for the budget-conscious without compromising on quality.

The very same TV is also on sale in the UK ahead of Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. This premium version of the manufacturer's best-selling displays is one of the best Fire TVs we've reviewed, thanks to the dynamic, colorful and vibrant image. Plus, the smooth and responsive display ensures it's a great buy for sports and gaming. It's excellent value for money at this record-low price.

Amazon is also discounting its budget Fire TV Soundbar ahead of Prime Day. This compact soundbar is a decent buy for under £90 if you want an affordable and competent upgrade to your TV speakers, with support for DTS Virtual:X and Dolby Audio to offer generally clear sound and a simple setup process.

This second Amazon Prime Day of the year has the top-rated Blink Video Doorbell on sale for under £25 – a new record-low price. The Blink Video Doorbell is a cheap and easy way to get alerts to your phone when motion is detected or when guests are at your door. It features infrared night video, long-lasting battery life, compatibility with other smart devices and displays, and two-way audio to speak to visitors.

Amazon has the latest Blink Outdoor 4 security camera on sale for £31.49. At this lowest-ever price, it's one of my top picks from the early Prime Day deals if you want to dabble with some cheap smart home tech. The 4th-generation outdoor security camera features two-way audio, a two-year battery life, and works with Amazon Alexa for hands-free control and interconnectivity with other smart devices.

The new Blink Mini 2 has a couple of nice upgrades compared to the previous model, including an in-built spotlight, night view in colour support and the option to use it outdoors with the weather-resistant adaptor. Aside from that, it offers the same raft of security features such as motion detection, two-way audio and smartphone app integration. This offer is a new record-low price – and best of all, you don't need to be a Prime member to get it.

The latest wireless Ring Doorbell has been discounted to a new record-low price ahead of next week's Prime Day. We've tested more advanced versions and have been impressed with the video quality and night vision colour, but it's a shame that some of this device's value is usable exclusively with a Ring Protect subscription. However, if you're fine with paying for a subscription or already using a Ring-based home security system, it'll be worth the cost.

The more premium wireless Ring Doorbell has been discounted to a record-low price for the October Prime Day. While we were impressed by its 1536p HD Video and improved colour night vision in our Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro review, we were a little blue to see that some of this device's value is usable exclusively with a Ring Protect subscription. However, if you're willing to pay for a subscription or already use a Ring-based home security system, it's worth the cost.

This half-price offer gets you an easy-to-install Ring Indoor Camera for a new low price. The Alexa-enabled plug-in security camera features motion-activated notifications, 1080p HD video support, a privacy cover and two-way talk to allow you to see, hear and communicate throughout your home.

This early Prime Day deal lets you get the Ring Outdoor Camera for £44.99 – that's the cheapest price I've ever seen. The Alexa-enabled security camera features motion-activated notifications, two-way talk, and can be placed outdoors thanks to the weather-resistant design and a battery life of six to twelve months.

A new version of the Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet was only released less than a year ago and it's back to the record-low price for Prime Day. While not the most powerful tablet out there, the Fire HD 8 has what you need to cover the essentials, such as web browsing, sending emails, watching videos and a little light gaming. Battery life is impressive at up to 13 hours, so it's good to take on the go or if you're just chilling on the couch.

The Amazon Fire HD 10 sports one of the largest screens across the range, making everything you do much easier to see. Plus, it has a convenient 5MP front-facing camera for taking video calls. It all comes together to provide a slightly faster and more appealing way to use a tablet, while still keeping costs down and providing handy Alexa support. Best of all, today's offer is a new record-low price by a huge margin.

The Fire Max 11 is a bold play by Amazon to muscle in on the iPad's more premium turf, with a 2.2GHz octa-core chip (paired to 4GB RAM), which the company claims makes it almost 50% faster than its next-fastest tablet. A sharp 11-inch 1200 x 2000 display, Dolby Atmos audio and up to 14 hours of battery life round out a promising spec sheet on this larger and decent everyday tablet. Today's offer is fine, but it has been £15 cheaper in the past.

The latest Amazon Fire 8 Kids tablet with 32GB of storage is on sale for £69.99 right now – that's a huge over 50% discount but still £20 shy of the previous record-low price. Nevertheless, it's a good offer for the eight-inch tablet that features easy-to-use parental controls, a kid-proof case, and a year of Amazon Kids Unlimited, which gives you access to apps, games, books, videos, and more.

If your child would prefer a larger tablet, then you can instead plump for the Fire HD 10 Kids at just £5 more than the previous record-low price. The same parental controls and protective case are included with this device, but it also offers performance upgrades and the biggest display for those after a better browsing, streaming and gaming experience.

Mesh Wi-Fi systems sound like a fancy and complex bit of tech, but they're effectively just a way to improve or expand Wi-Fi coverage around your home – especially if you live in a larger space. This set gets you a router and an extender at a massively reduced price that you can spread around your home to eliminate dead zones and get a more reliable connection.

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