Like the oozing black river that gave it its name, Amazon Prime Day flows through another year. It's spreading across the internet delta too--it's now two days long and last year there were two separate Prime Day events. This year's, ahem, prime Prime Day sales event starts now and runs through the end of July 12. We've spent hours combing through thousands of lists to find the absolute best Prime Day deals on WIRED-tested gear, from Alexa-enabled speakers and robot vacuums to laptops and tablets. Note: Many of these deals may require a membership, including Amazon Prime, Target Circle, or Walmart Plus. Amazon Prime has a free 30-day trial if you don't already have it (set a reminder to cancel it before it automatically renews). Target Circle is free to sign up, but you'll need to save the offer to your account from the main offer page or on the actual buy page for a particular item to see the deal price at checkout. Many of Walmart's deals are in early access for subscribers but will be available for everyone later in the day. If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Our favorite speaker for the bedroom, the Echo Dot makes a great alarm clock. It'll wake you up to your favorite playlists and read you the weather if you like. The 4th gen Echo is our favorite Alexa speaker.

Armed with a bottle of Lysol and rolls of paper towels, Anya Fetcher packed up her car with enough food to get her through a road trip, and clothes to last several weeks, and headed to a friend's home. The first thing she did when she arrived was ask for a hug. "He started to pull away and I was like, 'Wait, can we just stay here for another second? It's been four weeks since [I've had] any kind of human contact,' " she told me. Thanks to the pandemic, a month of no physical interaction with another human--no hugs, no handshakes, no high-fives or fist bumps--had taken a toll on her mental health.

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A quick look at the tech gifts and gadgets that will make life easier for Mom and just make her smile. Most moms I know "live in service and sacrifice to their children" 24/7. So it never hurts to go the extra mile to make her feel loved and appreciated. And she'd cry a few happy tears if you clean the bathroom without being asked. But if you – like more than 8 out of every 10 Americans – plan to spend a record amount of money on Mom this Mother's Day, starting with this list is a genius move.