The Amazon Prime Early Access Sale is packed with deals and discounts in just about every category, but tech, home, and gifts are definitely dominating the site for the next two days. If you're just dipping your toes in and want to browse, start here. If you're looking for a bit of everything, this is still a great place to peruse your options.
Want to totally spoil someone for under 20 bucks? Easy. This bundle includes both a pair of fully adjustable smart bulbs and a tiny device to voice control them to ideal brightness and color. If there's an easy, no-brainer gift out there for the burgeoning smart home enthusiast, it's this.
For the tech-savvy minimalist to the aesthetic futurist, this combination alarm clock, touch light, and wireless charging station is a beautifully elegant tech pick. Not only does the light feature three brightness settings, you can set it to turn on just before the alarm goes off for a visual wake-up as well as an auditory one.
This year, these work-from-home must-haves will go flying. An under desk treadmill might seem like a splurge, but with how much time we all spend at home these days, it's both an investment in your fitness and an excuse to finally cancel that rarely used gym membership.
If there is a kid-friendly gift you should absolutely never overlook, it's a LEGO set. This assortment of bricks is particularly fun for young builders who love starting from scratch, but there are tons of sets on sale right now, so be sure to grab them while prices are low!
How adorable is this sweet little camera? For the future YouTuber in your life, this easy to handle and even easier to shoot Creator Cam supports fun features like animated backgrounds and time-lapse videos. Endless hours of creative entertainment for less than $50? Yes, please.
Quick, compact, and way too cute, the K-Mini Keurig suits practially any room - though its especially great to keep in home offices when cup number one grows cold. We love these as gifts for college students moving into their first dorm room or space-saving, caffeine-generating solutions for small kitchens.
Whether for kids, teens, or adults, a good portable device has become almost essential in a work-from-home world. This useful, handheld laptop-meets-tablet Chromebook checks every box while still remaining super affordable. Pro tip: the Acer Spin is an excellent pick for students!
When any Amazon device drops to anywhere below $30, our ears perk up. The Fire Stick 4K easily transforms any standard television into a smart TV, making this an incredibly clever contribution to a white elephant or Secret Santa gift exchange.
We love a good Kindle, and it's original intended purpose was for reading. Well, Amazon's keen love of books has only grown, and its devices have only gotten more brilliant. The Paperwhite avoids all of that headache-inducing blue light and uses an auto-adjusting display to read just like real paper.
JBL offers up an array of great Bluetooth headphones, but this pair gets special attention. Aside from its many thousand exceptional reviews, the Tune 125TWS earbuds boast an uber-quick charging time of just 15 minutes and wear-all-day comfort along with Dual Connect, a marvelous feature that allows you to use either or both buds for music, phone calls, or both at any given time!
For the latte lover who isn't up for shelling out for a full-scale espresso machine, a stovetop moka pot is a truly indispensable addition to the kitchen. Make a full pot for after-dinner cappuccinos to share or a smaller amount for your morning shot of caffeine.
Ahh, the joys of not having to vacuum yourself. So relaxing. So clean. An iRobot Roomba travels from room to room, keeping your floors dust-free at all times, and it learns over time to avoid obstacles like furniture. We particularly love this pick for pet owners constantly dealing with fur and dander!
An air purifier makes a world of difference for anyone with allergies or households with lots of dander and dust. Place this uber helpful machine in common areas like a living room or a den to effectively filter out germ-carrying particles in the air - a great find for the colder months when folks start catching colds.
Walking or running not quite your thing? Or do you prefer sitting while you work? An under desk cycle machine allows you to pedal to your heart's content while you sit, so you can get your miles in as the hours pass without ever leaving your house.
How great is a customizable gift? Anyone and everyone could always use a good cutting board, and this sturdy pick is an amazing gift for the a couple or family's first holiday season in a new home.
If you haven't yet played this award-winning board game, now is the time to try it out! For the perpetual party host in your life or even the history buff, give the gift of hours of friendly fun gathered around the coffee table building train tracks from city to city!
This is a great option for the beauty guru who is always on top of their skincare or makeup routine. This tiny fridge keeps beauty products perfectly chilly for maximum advantage. Bonus: it can fit a few edible treats and sodas, too, for those looking for gifts a deskside snacker will appreciate.
Good drinkware is not to be overlooked, and a great set of wine glasses is essential to any dining collection. These beautifully simple yet unique wine stems are designed to stand out without sacrificing regular usability.
Even if you don't think you need an organizer like this, as soon as you have one, you'll use it constantly. Keep it on an entryway table to sort mail or at your desk to keep notepads and print-outs neat. You can even pop this one on a bookcase to add some metallic interest - not to mention a place to keep your Post-Its.
Everyone (and we mean everyone) needs a good Dutch oven. Something that can easily and safely move from the stovetop to a piping hot oven is ideal for soups and stews as well as chicken pot pies and warm loaves of homemade bread. Hungry just thinking about it? We get it.
Countertop blocks are a great solution to safe knife storage, but for those without an abundance of kitchen space, they can seriously get in the way of a perfectly good work station! The in-drawer block keeps knives neatly tucked away.
If you haven't swapped your usual pillowcases for silk ones yet, trust us, you're missing out. Silk protects your hair and skin from drying out, keeping your hair from frizzing and your skin from picking up those unsightly creases. All of that, and a super soft, restful night's sleep? Done.
For those of us who can never seem to achieve the perfect level of relaxation to prepare for bed, do not sleep on a good white noise machine. (Yes, yes, very funny.) This under $20 pick is not only small enough (under three inches wide, deep, and tall) to travel with you everywhere, it comes equipped with 20 natural sounds from falling rain to ocean waves.
Looking for help limiting your little one's sound levels? (Or even not so little?) PopTime's BuddyPhones offer two pre-programmed settings at decibel levels that are appropriate and safe enough for long-term listening.
A small, stylish, and subtle fitness tracker, the Amazon Halo doesn't just track your steps and measure your heart rate, it also tracks your sleeping habits! Connect this one with your Alexa device to ask for updates about your activity levels or participate in Headspace's guided meditation practice.
Looking for a watch with a few more features than just fitness tracking? We've got you covered. The Samsung Galaxy Watch, in addition to all of those fun sleep, heart, and step tracking elements, acts as an extension of your smartphone, letting you know when someone's texting and even connecting to your digital wallet so you can pay for breakfast with a tap of your wrist.
Whether you want one in the kitchen so you can visually follow along with a recipe or you like being able to watch anything on your Prime watchlist without ever leaving your home office, an Echo Show the Alexa update you totally deserve.
Looking for a fully visual smart home experience? For a limited time, when you buy the latest (and largest) Echo Show 15, you'll get an Echo Show 5 with it at no extra cost! Prepare to trick out your home with beautifully interactive Alexas in every room.
It's tough to say no to an easy and fully parent-controllable learning device for kiddos, and it's even tougher to say no to half off. The Fire 8 Kids lets you check in on how much screen time your wee ones are getting - and even be sure it turns off at bedtime!
How anyone resists grabbing a new TV the moment the prices drop, we'll never understand. This Insignia Smart TV not only comes at an eye-popping price, it supports just about every last streaming service in the known universe, so you'll literally never run out of things to watch.
If you're looking for a bit more oomph than the Fire Stick can provide, but you're not quite willing to dish out for a Fire TV quite yet, the Fire Cube is the perfect middle ground. Access thousands of movies, shows, and songs through just about any streaming service you can think of with this handy little box. You can even use voice commands to check the weather and turn off the lights, just as you would with your other smart devices!
Whether you're a tried and true cocktail veteran or you're a mixology rookie, a tricked out bartending set is so much fun. The organization stand keeps everything in place: the shaker, the mulder, the bottle opener, even the extra stoppers!
You can literally never go wrong with a great candle. Chesapeake Bay Candles has certainly made its mark as a company focused on relaxation in many forms, and this "Serenity + Calm" aroma is no exception. Grab this to help someone you love create the perfect spa-like environment.
For the jetsetter in your life! This super compact, yet deceptively roomy, travel bag can hold an entire hair and skin routine along with some extra accessories and necessities like toothpaste and deodorant.
This set of three inspirational tomes makes a wonderful gift for families with kiddos - boys or girls! Each page tells the story of an amazing woman in history and details her contribution to things like art, science, exploration, and more. These make great gifts for young readers as well as parents in need of lesson-teaching bedtime stories.
No matter who you're shopping for, a cozy, snuggly scarf is almost always a good idea, and this cozy option comes in a variety of beautiful color combinations. We love this for white elephant gift exchanges when you never know who will get your gift!
You've seen a coffee warmer, but have you seen a combination warmer and cooler? This is the ideal gift for the friend who seems to constantly have a beverage on hand, whether that's tea, coffee, ice water, or something stronger.
Luna, Amazon's new cloud gaming service, has swept the internet in a hurry, and this is the controller to have on hand (pun intended) whether you're connecting to a tablet, a desktop, or a television. This bundle even comes with a helpful phone clip so you can play anywhere you like.
The moment you learn to make your own pizza is like a sacred experience, and a great pizza stone is crucial. Keep one for yourself as you learn or gift one to a culinary-inclined friend who already has just about everything else!
Real talk: it's time to get yourself a matching set of towels. Random one-off washcloths come in handy and all, but wouldn't you love to have a full set of the same color for a change? It makes everything feel so much more polished and decorated, and these ones are soooooo very soft.
This little gadget popped up, and our immediate thought was: glamping. Both veteran backpackers and tent-pitching newbies will appreciate just how quick and easy it is to make a cafe-worthy cup of espresso in just minutes with this easy and lightweight device.
Fitness lovers and mindfulness aficionados alike understand the value of a great exercise mat, not matter what they end up using it for. Available in 31 vibrant patterns, this Gaiam mat boasts thick, cushy padding and a reversible design - great for yogis, barre babes, and more.
Less than $100 for one of these beauties? Seriously? Grab one (or a few) while you can! A good massage gun is perfect for the fitness enthusiast in your life. Its powerful vibrations help ease away tension in even the tightest of muscles, and you'll be hard pressed to find another at a lower price.
Got a plant parent on your hands? Can never keep track of which greenery they're keeping around? No one ever said no to a beautiful bonsai, and this kit helps your favorite green thumb grow three of them.
At a diameter of ten inches, this turntable is the perfect size to accommodate all kinds of uses: helpful cabinet organization, party snacks, or even game night! Durable bamboo also make this a super sustainable pick, and the medium-toned wood can easily blend with any aesthetic.
