is such powerful branding that even Amazon can’t contain it. Technically, the two-day sale event that kicks off the holiday shopping season on October 7 and 8 is known as Big Deal Days, but everyone we know—and that includes us—still refers to it as Prime Day, Part Two.
We started early this morning and will be flooding your feeds through tomorrow. We read through endless embargoed spreadsheets, scrolled through hundreds of frighteningly upbeat emails, and read through all our past coverage to find the absolute best Prime Day deals on the gear we’ve actually tested. It’s a lot to cover, so the liveblog is where we like to highlight all the things we may have missed, or what we’ve spotted as we’re sitting at our computers constantly clicking Refresh.
- Google Pixel 10 for $649 ($150 off)
- Nothing Phone (3) for $699 ($100 off)
- MacBook Air for $800 ($200 off)
- Belkin MagSafe-Compatible Wireless Car Charger for $50 ($30 off)
- Amazon Kindle Paperwhite for $125 ($35 off)
- Logitech MX Master 3S For Mac Ergonomic Mouse for $100 ($20 off)
- Nothing Ear (a) earbuds for $69 ($30 off)
Nearly everyone on the 15-person WIRED Reviews team will chime in throughout the event, but your Prime Day Live Blog hosts are:
- Martin Cizmar and Louryn Strampe: 5:30 am-Noon EST
- Adrienne So and Jacob Roach: Noon-6 pm EST
- Matthew Korfhage: 6 pm-close
All right, y’all, it’s a bit after midnight on the East Coast. The deals don’t sleep, but sometimes I do. And so I’ll be signing off on Prime Day deals coverage for tonight.
My colleagues Louryn Strampe and Martin Cizmar will pick up live Amazon Prime Big Deals Days coverage bright and early in the morning, at 5:30 a.m. Eastern. Consider it Prime Day 2, Part II. More lightning deals await.
In the meantime, if you’re burning the midnight oil tonight but would like to avoid the snake oil, check out WIRED’s ever-growing list of the Absolute Best Prime Day Deals of 2025, the Best Prime Day Deals Under $100, or—heck, why not—the Best Anti-Prime Day Deals for Amazon Haters.
As always, every deal we recommend has been tested by a living, breathing, non-algorithmic member of WIRED’s reviews team—sometimes for weeks, months, or years. If the product is bad, we don’t recommend it at any price. G’night!
This Is The Biggest Deal on Budget Headphones Right Now
These wireless noise-canceling Soundcore Q30s are a good deal even on a bad day. They’re the headphones audio reviewer Ryan Waniata took with him on a transcontinental trip—and he attested they stayed comfortable for hours, keeping the plane noise down while offering rich sound that punched up whatever he was watching to distract himself while five miles in the sky. Maybe these phones don’t offer the noise canceling of the big boys, but right now these Soundcores are barely north of $50. That’s more than a third off list price, the biggest discount on all the budget headphone deals WIRED is tracking.
The Best Electric Toothbrush is Nearly 40 Percent Off
The Oral-B Pro 1000 is WIRED’s favorite electric toothbrush for simple reasons: It’s powerful, it’s priced right, and the motor keeps the vibration on your teeth instead of your hand. Dentists tend to recommend electric toothbrushes over the hand-powered kind for lots of reasons, but the simplest is they keep you from the Scylla and Charybdis of either harshly overscrubbing your teeth or quitting too soon. Anyway, this is a very good model, with a gentle mode for sensitive teeth and decent battery life of a week to 10 days between charges. You’ll like it even better at nearly 40 percent off.
HigherDose’s LED Mask Is Good, But Even Better When It’s $70 Off
Reviewer Nena Farrell tested the HigherDose LED Mask for our guide to red light therapy, and she says she noticed subtle improvements in skin tone and acne recovery after six weeks of consistent use. It’s a soft, silicone mask with a three-layer strap design that keeps it secure and comfortable. There are two modes: a 10-minute and a 20-minute treatment session. Note that there are some online complaints about flimsy wiring; HigherDose claims that this falls under their one-year warranty.
This Tiny Thing Will Save You From Ever Needing a Phone Charge
This nifty little bugger is smaller than most garage door openers, easy to slip into a pocket or a purse, and will save you from life’s most common indignity: hovering sadly near a power outlet in a public space, after shamefully asking permission from a bartender or restaurant server.
This little thing can just slot into the bottom of your phone and give you a quick top-up. It comes in both Lightning connector or the more civilized USB-C option. Despite its tiny size, its 5,000 mAh is enough to fully charge most phones. And it’s MFi certified, so you don’t need to worry about cables. WIRED power bank reviewer Simon Hill ranks it as the best phone power bank, after testing the Anker Nano with multiple Android phones. The charger stayed in place well enough to just use each phone like normal.
The Best Streaming Stick for Your TV Is 40 Percent Off
The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is WIRED’s favorite streaming device because it’s compact, it’s fast, it’s easy to use, and it’s priced affordably even at regular price. But this isn’t regular price, it’s a mere $24. And it’ll take a mere 10 minutes and almost no fuss to take a dumb 4K TV and turn it into a smart TV—a TV that went to college to become a streaming platform.
Anyway, it’s nice, and why in the world would you spend $100 for a streaming stick when you don’t have to? This model sports a long-range wireless receiver, and a voice remote, and can plug directly into your TV’s HDMI port.
This Dutch Oven Does It All and Looks Cute Doing It
The Dutchess from Great Jones is a 6.75-quart enameled cast-iron pot that can cook just about everything: roast chicken, simmer stew, and bake sourdough. It looks adorable sitting on your stove, but it’s also oven safe up to 500 degrees. And unlike most cast iron, it’s dishwasher safe (though I still hand-wash and dry mine to be safe). The colors are half the fun. It comes in broccoli, blueberry, mustard, salt, pepper, and my favorite, taffy pink. Most cookware gets shoved into a cabinet, but this one doubles as decor.
The Phone I Recommend to Everyone Is $100 Off
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Since the release of the iPhone 17, I’ve had no less than half a dozen of my friends ask me what phone to buy. And, every time, I point them to the OnePlus 13R. It’s one of the best cheap phones you can buy, sure, but I recommend it so much because it never feels like a cheap phone. It’s been my daily driver since the beginning of the year, due mainly to exceptional battery life. Even now, late in the day on Prime Day, I’m still sitting north of 70 percent on my battery. That’s mighty impressive for a phone that costs less than half a flagship iPhone or Galaxy device.
The 13R isn’t a flagship – that’s a title reserved for the OnePlus 13, sans “R”—but most people don’t need a flagship anyway. If you want to throw around $1,500 every couple years for a phone, be my guest. For most folks, you just need a beautiful screen, great battery life, and a solid camera, and the OnePlus 13R delivers all three for just $500 right now.
The Best Cooling Sheets Ever Are on Sale
I can’t shut up about my favorite cooling sheets. Slumber Cloud has worked some serious magic with a proprietary blend of Tencel lyocell and PCM-infused fibers (short for phase change material, which will absorb and release heat instead of letting it heat up your sheets and body) that will truly keep you cool at night. It’s still a light and breezy sheet, which helps too: PCM can only do so much, and the real help is good air flow between your sheets and body. Too many sheets promise cooling technology but don’t have enough air flow and leave me sweaty still, but not these sheets. Don’t miss your chance to get them on sale; I’m considering an extra set as we speak (well, as I type and you read.)
Check the Lowest Price Ever on the Best-Sounding Smart Speaker
Sometimes Prime Day 2 surprises you—like when you see the best deal you’ve ever seen on arguably the best smart speaker WIRED audio reviewer Ryan Waniata has ever tested. The Sonos Era 100 is Sonos’ entry-level speaker, but it’s a corker, with sleek style, responsive microphones for voice commands, and fantastic sound—with a smooth midrange, punchy bass, and sparkling treble. See more on all of the Sonos’ features, or just grab the deal while it’s hot.
The BrüMate Togosa Is Your New Drinking Buddy
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As a product tester, I personally no longer have the room for single-use gadgets, which is why I love the BrüMate Togosa. It’s technically a wine chiller—slide in a pre-chilled bottle, twist the lid, and its triple-insulated walls keep beverages frosty for hours. No ice or watered-down Pinot Grigio involved. But the Togosa also transforms into a sangria (or margarita, or cold brew) vessel that holds about 49 fluid ounces. The leakproof strainer lid is especially clutch; it keeps fruit chunks and garnishes from splashing into your glass. The Togosa is one of those rare finds that’s just as useful for an at-home dinner party as it is for a picnic (or for women who’ve decided to leave the planet). It’s built to last for a lifetime, and on the off chance it doesn’t, the brand backs it with a lifetime warranty.
This Phone Looks Like No Other
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If a device looks and feels great, you’ll enjoy using it even more. Nothing’s Phone (3) accomplishes that with ease, and it’s just plain fun. The back has a unique grid pattern, including a red square that lights up when you’re recording video. There’s even a fun display, and you can swipe through it to see the time, and play mini games like rock, paper, scissors. It’s not the most powerful Android phone, nor does it have the best cameras, but it’s fairly well-rounded. This small discount makes it more appealing.
A Snow-Camo Body Hair Trimmer Is The Hilarity I Need In the Morning
Some trimmers want to be… discreet. And so maybe this is why Meridian offers body hair trimmers printed in camouflage patterns designed for the deepest of jungles. Speaking as a man north of 40, the snow-camo version is doubly funny—designed theoretically to hide in plain sight amid gray hairs, or maybe just spend its time seeming like a winter’s version of badass. Like maybe your body groomer might pick up a rifle, and hunt late-season antelope on Wyoming’s snowy slopes.
Either way, I can attest that this thing does its job with one version of stealth: It’s among the quieter body trimmers I’ve tested. It’s not overly versatile, just four guard lengths and none close enough for those of you who keep it low and tight, but the guards do blessedly offer plenty of shielding between the blades and your delicates. So far, I’ve experienced no pulling or pinching. At less than $40 on sale, it’s a solid budget choice as an accessory groomer, to use in addition to my favorite beard trimmer. For whatever reason, I kinda never want to use my body groomer on my face or vice versa.
This Personal Blender Could Save Your Marriage, Maybe
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This is the best personal blender, in a world that has recently made blenders personal. My colleague Adrienne So possesses the best and most reliable full-sized blender I know, the Vitamix 5200, which is also on sale for Prime Big Deal Days. But as she mentioned recently, she still doesn’t want to cause marital strife by leaving a big hurking blender pitcher in the sink every time she makes a smoothie in the morning.
This, the Nutribullet Ultra, is the solution. At 1200 watts, it’s still a powerful machine, and it’ll chew through ice and fruit and whatever protein powders or greens powders you use in your potions each day. But it’s wee, and the blending cup turns into your sippy cup once you’re done blending. No big pitcher in the sink! Just a smoothie in your hand. Magic. Anyway, this Nutribullet Ultra is on sale right now, and it could save your marriage or something.
The 4K Monitor Everyone Should Buy
There was a day when high-end 4K monitors were a luxury. But this Dell 27 Plus 4K Monitor really made me reconsider that. On sale for just $270, this 4K monitor has the aforementioned crisp resolution, tons of adjustability, and even a 120 Hz refresh rate. There are plenty of old 1080p monitors people are buying today for the same price, probably not realizing they could get a huge boost in image quality. While it does have limited ports, there’s a version with a built in USB hub that costs $50 extra.
This Jumpstarter Saved Me When I Was Trapped In Rural Delaware
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. And you also don’t expect to leave your headlights on when you’re on a remote Delaware hilltop with no phone service. I’m telling you, you haven’t lived until you’re walking around a former superfund site trying to find a single cell-phone bar.
What I did eventually is I flagged down a passing pickup truck. And what he had was a portable jumpstarter from Gooloo—a wee powerpack jumpstarter so small it can fit under your front seat, but powerful enough to bring back my car from the dead.
After I thanked the driver, I went right to an auto shop, and I bought this Gooloo A3 3000-amp jumpstarter—the lowest-budget, lowest charge jumpstarter in their line, but still enough charge to bring a ’95 Land Cruiser back to life twice in the same day. It’s on a killer deal right now: Just $70 buys you a lot of self-assurance while out in the boondocks.
Note that for more modern vehicles or just a little more insurance, Gooloo’s higher-end jumpstarters can rack up a lot more charge, and are also on sale. I’ll be testing the Gooloo GT6000 soon to see how it stacks up against the lower-amp A3 I already have.
The Backbone One Makes My iPhone Feel Like a Nintendo Switch
Have you ever played Stardew Valley on your phone for an entire day straight? I have, and it’s all thanks to the Backbone One. Our favorite mobile gaming controller comes in a few different versions, but this is the best for most people. It stretches across the back of your device and turns your phone into something that feels like a miniature gaming console, complete with pass-through charging. The Backbone app is great too, with game suggestions, one-button streaming capabilities, and built-in support for voice chat or clipping. The controller-app combo has support for PS Remote Play, Xbox Remote Play, Steam Link, and additional cloud gaming services. The buttons are clicky and easy to use for hours and hours (and hours).
My Favorite Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Will Keep Your Whole Family Online
The Netgear Orbi 770 Series brought peace and harmony to my home. We’re a busy family of four who like to play games online and stream TV shows and movies, and we have a ton of smart home gadgets, so our Wi-Fi demands can be extreme. My teens instantly berate me as the keeper of the internet if there’s a hint of lag or buffer, but the stable and speedy Orbi 770 gave me two weeks of peace. It’s easy to set up and use, and provides expansive coverage (a three-pack can cover 5,800 square feet). That’s why it currently tops our best mesh Wi-Fi systems guide. It’s a shame that a subscription is required for enhanced security and parental controls, and it’s not the cheapest mesh to begin with, so this discount is well worth grabbing.
Who’s Your Cat Daddy?
This at-home DNA testing kit identifies up to 21 breeds, 64 genetic health markers, 50 genetic trait markers, blood type, and oral health. All you have to do is orally swab your pet, send back the sample in a self-addressed package, and wait for five weeks for results to be delivered to your inbox or stored in your online account. I love that Basepaws screens for and gives an oral health report (I have since started brushing my cats’ teeth), gives their blood type, and alerts if your pet is a carrier for any potentially harmful diseases or genetic health issues. This was the most complete health information of the kits I tested, and I love that I can easily send all of this important health info to my vet for any upcoming visits or emergencies. Normally $159, it’s almost half off at $85—the lowest price we’ve seen this year.
If Your Shoulders Hate You, the Hyperice X Shoulder Is Worth It
My fiancé has tried almost every remedy for minor shoulder injuries, including traditional ice packs and heating pads. The Hyperice X Shoulder makes all of those methods feel outdated. He uses it after beach volleyball games and workout sessions when he feels particularly sore, and he says it makes a significant difference. The temperature settings range from 45 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. There is a newer model available now that features an upgraded battery and built-in compression therapy, but the compression is so subtle that I barely noticed it. The original model is still an excellent choice, especially with a $100 discount.
Source: Wired.
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