Tablets are a versatile tool that can touch all facets of your life. The best tablets can surpass expectations to be your ultimate workhorse. They enable amazing productivity and allow you to enjoy your favorite games, streaming video, books, or websites. Not all tablets are created equally, though. After testing a wide variety of today's top-rated tablets, we found that Apple's 2022 iPad Air (available at Amazon for $499.99) is the best tablet for most people.

With the long school summer holiday well under way, you may need a bit of help keeping the kids entertained. From walkie-talkies and cameras to tablets, robot toys and fitness trackers, here are some of the best kid-aimed tech to keep the little (and not-so-little) ones occupied. Lots of tech toys are fads but my longtime favourite has stood the test of time as a modern update to remote control fun. Sphero is a ball you control using a smartphone or tablet, and has hidden depths, with games and educational elements also available. The mini Sphero ball is a lot of fun to drive around and small enough that overexuberant indoor excursions won't result in broken furniture and scuffed-up paintwork.

Even as Presidents' Day sales came to a close this week, plenty of other tech deals cropped up across the web. Those who have been holding out for a deal on an OLED TV can get an LG CX model at a deeply discounted price, and Apple's Mac mini M1 hit a new all-time low of $600. Here are the best tech deals from this week that you can still get today. Apple's new Mac mini with the M1 chip is down to $600, which is $100 off its normal price and a new all-time low for the desktop. It's dropped to $650 a few times since its release late last year, but this is the best deal we've seen yet.

Not wanting to be outdone on top savings on big names, Amazon is hosting a whole Black Friday Week. It kicks off today and runs up until November 30, with thousands of deals available across the site. As always, some of the best discounts can be found on Amazon own devices. The mega-site is kicking off the shopping extravaganza with a host of incredible deals, including top savings on the new Echo Dot 4th Gen, Echo Show 5 and Fire 7 Tablet. You can even save £40 on the Kindle Kids Edition.

Are you searching for a little smart home inspiration? On Amazon, there are several deals that will satisfy your tech cravings. The mega retailer has cut prices on a variety of bestselling smart devices including the Fire TV Stick, Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet, Amazon Echo and more. But be quick, these low prices always prove popular so you don't want to wait around. Ahead are our top picks of the best smart device deals on Amazon.

Sales of smart speakers are soaring despite some people's concerns over privacy, with Amazon's Alexa leading the charge into homes in various Echo devices and Google's Home and Assistant snapping at its heels. They come in various shapes, sizes and prices, but if you just want to dip your toe into the burgeoning voice-powered world, what's the cheapest way to get Alexa or Google Assistant into your home? Voice assistants don't actually need a dedicated speaker to work. If you have a modern smartphone chances are you either already have Google Assistant, if you have an Android phone, or can install the app on an iPhone. The same goes for Amazon's Alexa, which can even be set as the default voice assistant on an Android phone.

Get great prices on the best tech with today's deals. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the revenue. However, our picks and opinions are independent from USA Today's newsroom and any business incentives. Even though this is technically a shorter workweek for many of us, it still feels like it's droning on forever. That's why I like to distract myself with some online shopping.

For years, Amazon has been the one-stop-shop for almost every kind of brand or product that you need. But in the last few years, Amazon itself has started to create its own products to sell alongside others. And with the huge popularity of smart home and other devices, Amazon has provided its own competition that rivals other brands such as Google, Roku and more. The products are aplenty and we at Reviewed have personally tested many of these devices to inform you on which one you should buy. So if you're going to that one-stop-shop, here are the best devices in smart home, streaming, reading, tablets and security that Amazon has to offer.

If you own an Amazon Fire 7 or Fire 8 HD (2017) tablet, then you're in luck because your device just gained a new feature. If your device is connected to power and/or the screen is in use, you can use the device for smart home voice control thanks to Alexa. The software update that will enable the hands-free Alexa feature is currently rolling out to devices. If you have a PIN or password set on the device, you must unlock it to enable all Alexa hands-free features. You can also opt to disable all of these features (or control whether it works while the device is password locked) in the Alexa settings menu.

If you're in the market for a smart speaker but don't fancy shelling out the full retail price for one, Amazon and Google might be able to help. Today, both the Amazon Echo and Google Home have been given price cuts that have taken them below the £100 mark. For a limited time only, the Amazon Echo costs £99.99 from Amazon, while Argos is offering it for £99. Meanwhile, the Google Home is £99 at Argos and John Lewis. That means you'll save up to £50 on an Echo and and £30 on Google's smart speaker.