Lenovo’s Smart Clock Essential with Alexa drops to $50, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Lenovo's Smart Clock Essential with Alexa drops to $50, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

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This week we saw a number of gadgets from Lenovo, Samsung and others go on sale. Lenovo’s new Smart Clock Essential with Alexa support is down to only $50 right now, while a number of Samsung Odyssey gaming monitors have great discounts. You can officially buy Samsung’s latest smartphones today, too, and you’ll get a credit if you go through Amazon. Plus, Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K+ is 30 percent off and down to $49. Here are the best tech deals from this week that you can still get today.

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential (Alexa)

Lenovo

Lenovo’s new Smart Clock Essential with Alexa support is on sale for $50 right now, or 29 percent off its normal price. This version has a slightly different design than the original, featuring pogo docking pins on the bottom, and new fabric colors. Otherwise, it does all of the things the Google Assistant-version did, only with Alexa. It also doesn’t have a built-in camera, which will make it more appealing to those concerned about privacy.

Buy Smart Clock Essential (Alexa) at Amazon – $50

Apple Watch Series 7

Apple Watch Series 7

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Certain colors of the Apple Watch Series 7 are down to $349, or $50 off their normal price. Apple’s latest flagship smartwatch earned a score of 90 from us for its slightly larger display, faster charging and handy watchOS8 features.

Buy Apple Watch Series 7 at Amazon – $349

Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 gaming monitor

Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 mini-LED curved gaming monitor

Samsung

Samsung’s 49-inch Odyssey Neo G9 mini-LED curved gaming monitor is still $500 off and down to $2,000. Yes, it’s still a pricey display, but serious gamers who want a more immersive experience will find it worthwhile. It has a 5,120 x 1,440 resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate, along with high contrast ratios, bright HDR performance and support for NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro. If you don’t want to drop so much on one monitor, a number of other Odyssey displays are on sale, too, including the 34-inch Odyssey G5 curved monitor for $430.

Buy 49-inch Odyssey Neo G9 monitor at Amazon – $2,000
Buy 34-inch Odyssey G5 monitor at Amazon – $430
Buy 32-inch Odyssey G3 monitor at Amazon – $230
Buy 24-inch Odyssey G3 monitor at Amazon – $150

Samsung Galaxy S22 series

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

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Amazon’s offering a $100 credit to those that order any of the three smartphones in the new Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup. All you have to do is enter the promo code on the product page before you check out, and you’ll get an email after your handset ships with the details of the credit being added to your Amazon account. Those considering the Galaxy S22

have an extra incentive on top of that — $100 off in the form of an on-page coupon that you can clip, which will bring the price of the base model down to $700.

Buy Galaxy S22 Ultra at Amazon – $1,200
Buy Galaxy S22+ at Amazon – $1,000
Buy Galaxy S22 at Amazon – $700

Roku Streaming Stick 4K+

Roku

Roku

Roku’s new Streaming Stick 4K+ is down to $49, or 30 percent off its normal price. In addition to 4K streaming, it supports HDR10+, a faster processor and it comes bundled with the Roku Voice Remote Pro, which lets you use voice commands to search and issue verbal commands.

Buy Roku Streaming Stick 4K+ at Amazon – $49

Instant Pot Max

Instant Pot Max

Instant Pot

The six-quart Instant Pot Max is down to a record low of $75, or half off its normal price. This multicooker has a large touch screen for easy programming, 15psi of pressure so you can experiment with canning and a sous vide cooking option.

Buy Instant Pot Max at Amazon – $75

Samsung T7 SSD (1TB)

Samsung’s T7 portable SSD in 1TB is down to a record low of $110, or 35 percent off its usual rate. It’s one of our preferred drives if you need something compact, speedy and compatible with a bunch of devices. We also like its aluminum unibody and its Dynamic Thermal Guard that helps control heat levels.

Buy Samsung T7 (1TB) at Amazon – $110

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

Samsung’s cellular Galaxy Watch 4 models are on sale for record-low prices right now. The 40mm model is down to $220 while the 44mm version is down to $250. We consider the Galaxy Watch 4 to be the best Android smartwatch you can get and it earned a score of 85 for its bright screen, comprehensive health tracking and new Wear OS features, like downloading apps directly from the Play Store.

Buy Galaxy Watch 4 (40mm) at Amazon – $220
Buy Galaxy Watch 4 (44mm) at Amazon – $250

Samsung 980 Pro SSD (2TB)

Samsung’s 980 Pro internal drive in 2TB is 35 percent off and down to $280 — a great price for a powerful SSD that works with the PS5 (provided you have a heatsink). It has read speeds up to 7,000 MB/s, advanced thermal controls and works with Samsung’s Magician Software, which lets you check its health and optimize settings as you’d like.

Buy Samsung 980 Pro (2TB) at Amazon – $280

Nintendo Switch

Prime members can get $20 off the Nintendo Switch at Woot right now. While the discount isn’t on the OLED model, it’s a good sale on a console that rarely sees sales like this. Just make sure to check out Woot’s return policy before buying.

Buy Nintendo Switch at Woot – $280

New tech deals

Eufy Security baby monitor

Eufy’s baby monitor is on sale for $119, which is close to its all-time-low price. This model comes with one camera and a separate monitor display with a 5-inch 720p screen. The camera lens can pan and tilt to see most of your baby’s nursery, and it can send alerts when your baby starts crying. The monitor supports two way audio and, since it’s not a WiFi-connected device, the feed is secure and private.

Buy Eufy baby monitor at Amazon – $119

Apple MagSafe battery pack

Apple’s magnetic battery pack for iPhones is down to $88, which is 11 percent off its normal price. We have seen it cheaper in the past, but this is the best price we’ve seen since December. The accessory attaches magnetically to the back of the latest iPhones and provides up to 15W of wireless charging.

Buy MagSafe battery pack at Amazon – $88

Alo Moves

The on-demand fitness service Alo Moves has an offer few new members that knocks 50 percent off the price of a one-year membership, bringing it down to $99. The platform has dozens of yoga, pilates, barre and strength training classes, along with guided meditations and series that help you master specific skills over the course of longer periods of time.

Subscribe to Alo Moves – $99

NordVPN

NordVPN’s latest sale knocks the price of a two-year subscription down to just under $96, plus you’ll get a free gift on top of it. The prize isn’t anything physical, but rather additional subscription time on top of the two-year plan you paid for. Prizes are chosen at random, but after you make your purchase, you’ll get either an extra month, and extra year or an extra two years added on to your subscription.

Subscribe to NordVPN (2 years) – $96

UK deals

AirPods (2nd gen)

Apple’s second-generation AirPods are down to £99 at Amazon. These don’t have some of the bells and whistles that the new third-gen models do, but they remain a decent option for Apple users on a budget. We gave them a score of 84 when they first came out for their improved wireless performance and solid battery life.

Buy AirPods at Amazon – £99

Sony WF-1000XM3

Sony’s WF-1000XM3 earbuds are on sale for £76, or 31 percent off their normal price. These buds earned a score of 89 for their excellent sound quality, great battery life and full-featured companion app.

Buy Sony WF-1000XM3 at Amazon – £76

Fitbit Sense

Fitbit’s most advanced smartwatch, the Sense, is down to £189 right now. That’s not a record low, but it’s still 37 percent off its usual rate. We gave it a score of 82 for its comprehensive health tracking features and big, bold display.

Buy Fitbit Sense at Amazon – £189

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