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The Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals 2026: WIRED-Tested Picks to Shop Now
Amazon Prime Day deals are back, baby. The second sale of the year is officially dubbed Prime Big Deal Days and will arrive tomorrow and last until 11:59 pm PT Wednesday. However, early deals have already started, and I've been using my 13 years of deal-hunting experience to find true discounts on the gadgets and gear the WIRED Reviews team has hand-tested and would recommend to our friends. Below, you'll find the best early deals we've sleuthed so far. We'll be covering deals throughout the event and beyond, all the way through Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Don't miss our list of Prime Day tips put together by yours truly, plus our guide to Amazon Prime benefits you might be forgetting to use. Our guide to shopping safe on Amazon might be useful as well.
Updated October 5: We've added new deals from Amazon, Branch, and Beats. We've also checked prices and made sure existing deals are up to date ahead of the sale starting tomorrow morning.
The JBL Go 5 is our top budget Bluetooth speaker. It's available in 10 colors, most of which are down to a match of the best price we've seen. It's durable, lightweight, and sounds good for its size. —Louryn Strampe
The Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 remain our top earbuds for Android users (they also work with iOS). They're aesthetically pleasing. They sound great. They're comfortable, have a long-lasting battery, and active noise cancellation, plus some useful software features. If you want good earbuds that aren't AirPods, these might be up your alley. —Louryn Strampe
This deal for our favorite workout earbuds is a match of the best we've seen, though the regular sale of $200 is still a decent price if the cost changes. The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 play well with iOS and Android, have punchy sound, and feature the option for both transparency mode and active noise canceling. —Louryn Strampe
Amazon launched two new Echo Show smart displays last year, and the Echo Show 11 was easily the better of the two. This time around, the sound has been improved, and the screen is larger—but not so big that it's unwieldy to put on a kitchen counter. Amazon did raise the price by $30 at the end of August, but this is still the lowest deal price I've seen for it since its launch, so it's still a good buy. —Nena Farrell
I have tested many, many Apple 3-in-1 wireless chargers, and it's worthy of a place on your nightstand. It's been redesigned, now using a classy-looking mix of matte zinc and soft-touch black plastic with a lovely weighted base. The iPhone pad can also be tilted to hold your iPhone vertically or horizontally, with support for StandBy mode. It can fast-charge iPhone and Apple Watch models, as well as charge any AirPods with a wireless charging case. The 5-foot barrel jack cable and 40-watt wall charger come bundled in the box. —Simon Hill
Once again, the best Kindle deals are on the color models. I think kids are the best candidates to enjoy the color screen since they're more likely to select a graphic novel or have illustrations included in their books. It's almost $100 off and comes with not only a case like the Kids Paperwhite, but a full year of Kids+ content. With those combinations, it's a worthy upgrade while it's on sale from just getting the Kids Paperwhite. —Nena Farrell
This is Louryn's go-to gaming headset, which can work seamlessly across consoles, phones, and PCs. It's $20 higher than the all-time low.