“Alexa, Play Jingle Bells”
From kids to tech-loving adults, Amazon Devices have got you covered for smart tech gifts this festive season.
BEST BUYS UNDER £60
Blink Video Doorbell
£49.99
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• Answer your door, no matter where you are, from your smartphone with 1080p HD day and infrared night video, and two-way audio.
• Experience long-lasting battery life, customised alerts, privacy settings and more.
• Choose to save and share clips in the cloud with a free trial of the Blink Subscription Plan, or locally with the Sync Module 2 and USB drive (each sold separately).
• Designed for every home, go wire free or connect to existing doorbell wiring to also sound your current indoor bell. Without wiring, you can use your Blink Mini camera (sold separately) as an indoor plug-in chime.
• Set it up yourself within minutes, with the two included AA lithium batteries, and then connect to Wi-Fi using the app. The newly designed internal battery seal provides IP54 weather resistance rating.
• Works with Alexa: receive alerts and answer with two-way audio. When wired or when paired with a Sync Module, just ask Alexa to answer the front door.
Echo Dot (5th Gen)
£54.99
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Available for pre-order and will be released on October 20, 2022.
• Our best-sounding Echo Dot yet: enjoy an improved audio experience compared to any previous Echo Dot with Alexa for clearer vocals, deeper bass and vibrant sound in any room.
• Your favourite music and content: play music, audiobooks and podcasts from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more, or via Bluetooth throughout your home.
• Alexa is happy to help: ask Alexa for the weather forecast, to set hands-free timers, get answers to your questions and even tell jokes. Need a few extra minutes in the morning? Just tap your Echo Dot to snooze your alarm.
• Keep your home comfortable: control compatible smart home devices with your voice and routines triggered by indoor temperature sensors. Create routines to automatically start a smart fan if the inside temperature goes above your comfort zone.
• Do more with device pairing: fill your home with music using compatible Echo devices in different rooms. Create a home cinema system with Fire TV.
• Designed to protect your privacy: built with multiple layers of privacy protection and control, including a Microphone Off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
• The new Echo Dot is available in a new colour option, Deep-Sea Blue, as well as the original Charcoal and Glacier White.
• Climate Pledge Friendly: we integrated sustainability in the design of this device with 99% of packaging coming from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources, 95% use of post-consumer recycled fabric and 55% post-consumer recycled plastics.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro
£34.99
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Available for pre-order and will be released on November 16, 2022.
• “Alexa, find my remote”: use the Alexa app, Fire TV app or a device with Alexa and the Alexa Voice Remote Pro will emit a ring. No more searching cushions.
• Backlit for your convenience: navigate film night with a motion-activated back light that illuminates buttons in dimly-lit rooms.
• Two customisable buttons: create your own shortcuts to favourite channels, apps or any of the numerous Alexa commands.
• Dedicated headphone button: a new shortcut to the on-screen Bluetooth menu that lets you pair your wireless headphones faster.
• Integrated TV controls: control power and volume, or surf live TV with dedicated channel buttons, all from one remote.
• Press and ask Alexa: use your voice to find your series, open apps, manage volume and even control compatible smart home devices.
• Compatible with most Fire TV streaming media players and Smart TVs with Fire TV built in.
Ring Indoor Cam
£49.99
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• Compact plug-in indoor camera with HD Video and Two-Way Talk.
• Watch over your entire home by connecting one or multiple Indoor Cams to all of your Ring devices in the Ring app.
• Get notifications whenever motion is detected by adjusting your Motion Detection settings.
• With Live View, you can check in on your home any time through the Ring app.
• Easily set up your Indoor Cam in just a few minutes.
• Place on a flat surface or mount to a wall with the versatile mounting bracket.
• Never worry about charging a battery thanks to non-stop power.
• Standard features such as real-time notifications, Live View, Night Vision, Customisable Motion and Privacy Zones and Two-Way Talk are available on all Ring Video Doorbells and Security Cameras without a subscription. Add a Ring Protect Plan (subscription sold separately) to record, review and share the moments you missed (30-day free trial included in your purchase).
GADGETS FOR GROWN UPS
Fire 7
£59.99
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• Brilliant 7″ touchscreen and 16 GB or 32 GB of storage (add up to 1 TB of expandable storage with microSD).
• Up to 10 hours of reading, browsing the web, watching videos, listening to music and more.
• Enhanced performance: up to 30% faster quad-core processor and twice as much RAM (2 GB) compared to previous generation.
• Unwind with your favourite content from BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Now, Facebook, Disney+, Instagram, TikTok and more through the Amazon Appstore.
• Stay in touch with Zoom, Skype and Facebook Messenger, or ask Alexa to make video calls to friends and family.
• Go hands free with Alexa. Update shopping lists, set reminders, or play videos and music.
• Amazon Kids offers easy-to-use parental controls on Fire tablets. Subscribe to Amazon Kids+ for access to thousands of children’s books, popular apps and games, videos, songs, Audible books and more. The all-new Fire 7 Kids tablet also comes with 1 year of Amazon Kids+.
• Tablets come equipped with “Tap to Alexa”, which enables a dashboard of touch-based shortcuts to popular Alexa commands and custom requests. Instead of verbally asking the smart assistant to perform tasks users will be able to press on-screen tiles enabled with that functionality.
Kindle Scribe
£329.99
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Available for pre-order and will be released on November 30, 2022.
Read and write as naturally as you do on paper: features the world’s first 10.2-inch, 300 ppi glare-free Paperwhite display and includes a Basic Pen.
Take notes within millions of titles in the Kindle Store: handwrite thoughts on sticky notes in your favourite book with the included Basic Pen. Notes are automatically organised, by book, in one place so you can browse, review and export them via e-mail.
Create notebooks, diaries and lists: choose from a variety of included templates, such as lined paper, grid paper, checklists and more.
Review documents and take notes digitally: use the Kindle app or desktop web browser to import documents. Review and annotate PDF files or create sticky notes in Microsoft Word and other compatible documents. Export documents and notes via e-mail.
Read and write comfortably, day or night: whether immersing yourself in a non-fiction book or reviewing a document, Kindle Scribe has a large, high-resolution display, adjustable warm light, auto-adjusting front light and larger font sizes for a personalised experience.
A world class library, more beautiful than ever: take notes within millions of books, all brought to life on a large, high-resolution display.
Read and write for longer: a single charge via USB C gives you months of battery life for reading, weeks for writing, and the Basic Pen never needs charging.
Spotlight Cam Pro Battery
£199.99
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Available for pre-order on Amazon or sign up on ring.com to be notified when available. To be released on October 26th, 2022.
• The new Spotlight Cam Pro Battery lets you see, hear and speak to visitors from your phone, tablet and PC using Two-Way Talk.
• You’ll get a notification via the free Ring app as soon as movement is detected.
• Our most advanced battery-powered spotlight camera includes 3D Motion Detection, Audio+, and full HDR video to help provide pro-level security for your outdoor spaces and includes a motion-activated Spotlight and a security siren alarm.
• Easily mount Spotlight Cam Pro, adjust the viewing angle, and consider the area covered. Stay powered with the included Quick Release Battery Pack that swaps in and out without messing with your setup.
• With its enhanced video quality, owners can view and record every movement in 1080p HDR and get a brilliantly clear image, even in low light and darkness.
• Sense motion up to 9m away to know when and where someone’s stepped onto your property and get an aerial map view of your home to see motion events from a new perspective.
• Add a Ring Protect Plan (subscription sold separately) to record, review and share the moments you missed (30-day free trial included in your purchase).
Echo Studio
£189.99
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Enjoy an immersive audio experience: 5 speakers produce powerful bass with improved clarity, deeper bass, dynamic midrange and crisp highs. Dolby Atmos technology adds space, clarity and depth.
Use voice control for your music: stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more. With Amazon Music HD, enjoy access to 90 million songs in lossless audio formats like HD or Ultra HD, and select songs in spatial audio formats like Dolby Atmos.
Adapts to any room automatically senses the acoustics of your space, fine-tuning playback for optimal sound.
Built-in smart home hub: ask Alexa to control Zigbee-compatible devices.
Ready to help ask: Alexa to play music, read the news and answer questions.
Keep your family in sync: use your Alexa devices like an intercom and talk to any room in the house using Drop In and Announcements.
Designed to protect your privacy built with multiple layers of privacy protection and control, including a Microphone Off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
Ring Intercom
£147.99
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• Upgrade your compatible audio intercom handset so you can speak to whoever is at your building entrance and buzz them in using the Ring app.
• Receive real-time alerts whenever a visitor buzzes your intercom and unlock the entrance of your building from the Ring app with the Remote Unlock feature.
• With Two-Way Talk you can speak to whoever buzzes your intercom using your phone or tablet.
• With Auto-Verify for Amazon Deliveries, allow time-bound access for verified drivers to deliver select Amazon packages inside your building
• Designed for DIY installation, Ring Intercom wires into your existing intercom handset.
• Ring Intercom works with Alexa, so you can speak to whoever buzzes your intercom and unlock your building entrance using voice commands.
Echo Buds
£109.99
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The perfect product to listen to all your favourite Christmas songs, all-new Echo Buds are 20% smaller and have Active noise cancellation technology.
Hands-free Alexa means you can get the playlists or podcasts you want while keeping your hands free for wrapping presents.
The new design brings premium audio architecture for crisp, balanced sound.
Echo Buds offer up to five hours of music playback on a single charge, and for an extra £20 wireless charging is available too.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max
£49.99
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• Our most powerful streaming stick: 40% more powerful than Fire TV Stick 4K, with faster app starts and more fluid navigation.
• Support for next-generation Wi-Fi 6: enjoy smoother 4K streaming across multiple Wi-Fi 6 devices.
• Cinematic experience: watch in vibrant 4K Ultra HD with support for Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+ and immersive Dolby Atmos audio.
• Endless entertainment: stream hundreds of thousands of films and TV episodes from BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Prime Video, Now, Disney+ and more, plus listen to millions of songs. Subscription fees may apply.
• Live and free TV: watch live TV, news and sport with subscriptions to BT Sport, Sky News, Eurosport, and more. Stream for free with ITV Hub, All 4 iPlayer and YouTube.
• Alexa Voice Remote: search and launch content with your voice, get to favourite apps quickly with pre-set buttons and control power and volume with one remote.
Ring Alarm 5 Piece Kit
£219.99
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• Get started with a home alarm system for your house or flat. This kit includes a Base Station, Keypad, one Contact Sensor, one Motion Detector, and a Range Extender.
• Put whole-home security at your fingertips with Ring Alarm, a do-it-yourself wireless alarm system with optional Assisted Monitoring and Cellular Backup with a Ring Protect Plus subscription.
• Receive real-time notifications when your security system is triggered, change your Alarm modes, and check in on your Ring devices all through the Ring app.
• Notify three present contacts that there is a medical emergency or a fire or sound your Alarm with one-touch emergency buttons directly from the Keypad. Plus, the Keypad’s Modes buttons allow customers to set their Alarm to Disarmed, Home, or Away Mode as needed.
• Add additional components, such as wireless Motion Detectors, Contact Sensors, and Alarm Outdoor Siren to quickly and easily expand your home security system to suit the size and layout of your home.
• Ring Alarm is quick to install and easy to use. Simply plug in your Base Station, connect to Wi-Fi via the Ring app, and place your Motion Detectors and Contact Sensors where you need them most.
• Pair with compatible Alexa-enabled devices to arm and disarm your Ring Alarm home security system with your voice.
KIT FOR KIDS
Paperwhite Kids
£139.99
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• The all-new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite Kids is designed for those aged 7 and up, with a 6.8” glare-free display that appears like real paper, even in sunlight.
• Up to 10 weeks of battery life for those who forget to plug in when home.
• 1-year of Amazon Kids+; a kid-friendly case; and a 2-year worry-free guarantee in case of breakage.
• Amazon Kids+ contains over a hundred audiobooks for children, including The Magician’s Nephew, Boogie Bear, There’s a Snake In My School, Paddington, and titles from Judith Kerr, Michael Morpurgo, and Ben Fogle.
• In the easy-to-use Parent Dashboard, grown-ups can view reading progress, set reading goals, add books to their child’s library, and more.
Echo Dot Kids (5th Gen)
£64.99
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Available for pre-order and will be released on October 20, 2022.
• Echo Dot Kids, our most popular smart speaker, made for kids, now comes in new Owl and Dragon designs
• Where learning meets fun: kids can ask Alexa to play music, read a bedtime story, get help with their homework and more. Stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and more.
• Includes 1 year of Amazon Kids+: a digital subscription designed for kids aged 3–12 to safely learn, grow and explore. With Echo Dot Kids, kids can enjoy kid-friendly Audible books, interactive games and educational Alexa skills. After 1 year, your subscription will automatically renew every month starting at just £3.99/month. You may cancel at any time by visiting the Amazon Parent Dashboard or contacting Customer Service.
• Easy-to-use parental controls: Alexa will automatically give kid-friendly responses and filter songs with explicit lyrics. You can also set daily time limits and review activity using the Amazon Parent Dashboard.
• For growing independence: kids can help take charge of their routines with Alexa by setting their own alarms, turning off compatible smart lights and calling parent-approved friends and family.
• 2-year worry-free guarantee: if it breaks, return it and we’ll replace it for free.
Fire HD 8 Kids
£149.99
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Available for pre-order and will be released on October 19, 2022.
• Includes a full-featured tablet for children aged 3–7, 1 year of Amazon Kids+ and a Kid-Proof Case with built-in stand.
• Features 8-inch HD display, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB or 64 GB, up to 1 TB of expandable storage. Now up to 30% faster hexa-core processor compared to Fire HD 8 Kids 10th generation. Up to 13 hours of enjoying books and programmes and listening to music.
• Includes a 2-year worry-free guarantee if the tablet breaks and 1-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ with thousands of advert-free books, games, videos and apps from Disney, Nickelodeon, Peppa Pig and more. Content availability may vary by location and date.
• Easy-to-use Parent Dashboard allows you to use parental controls to filter content based on child’s age, set educational goals and time limits, or grant access to additional content from Netflix, Disney+ and Zoom. Parents can manage content for up to 4 Child profiles. Children can’t access social media or make in-app purchases without parental approval.
• Amazon Kids+ content is curated and age-appropriate, so children can learn, create and play. Adjustable age filters let you customise the tablet to grow with your child. Plus it’s easy to add content to your child’s profile for access to more apps and games.
