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Friday’s Amazon Gold Box deals feature a set of high-performance Anker headphones, the ever-popular Amazon Echo, and a multi-sport GPS smartwatch. Score savings up to $43 and discounts as low as 50 percent. Read on to browse today’s best Amazon tech deals.

Anker SoundBuds Wireless Headphones

Anker SoundBuds Wireless Headphones

Enjoy superior audio at the steal of a price of only $18 with this

Anker SoundBuds Wireless Headphones

 deal. The headphones are built for those with an active lifestyle, making them perfect for everything from working out to commuting.

The Anker headphones provide high-fidelity sound, pairing easily with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth 4.0 with a wireless range of 33 feet. Complete with CVC 6.0 noise cancellation technology, you get perfect sound, even in louder locations. They have an impressive eight-hour playtime on a single charge, essentially allowing you to play through a week’s worth of workouts on a single charge.

The headphones come with three ear tip sizes to ensure you get a comfortable fit.  In-ear ear hooks help the earbuds stay in place, while the neckband design prevents troublesome wires from tangling. They have an IPX Level 4 rating, meaning they can withstand dripping sweat, heavy rain, and even a splashes of liquid.

These Anker SoundBuds Wireless Headphones normally retail for $36 but are discounted to only $18 on

Anker SoundBuds Wireless Headphones

, saving you $18 or 50 percent.

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Amazon Echo

Amazon Echo deal

Get the smart home gadget you have been hearing about since its launch when you score an

Amazon Echo

 for only $150. The Echo is a handsfree speaker and virtual personal assistant you control with your voice. It has seven microphones and beam-forming technology that allows you to use it from across the room, even while music is playing.

With built-in Alexa voice, service you can do everything from turn on your favorite playlist to send messages, make calls, and get any sort of information you want, such as the weather or a sports score. To use the smart device, simply say ‘Alexa’ and the speaker will respond to your commands. If you already have one Echo or an Echo Dot, the devices are smartly designed to work with each other to make your life easier. If two or more are in your home, the one closest to you will respond, while the others will remain idle.

As a speaker, the Echo provide full 360-degree music immersing your home with finely tuned audio. The dual downward-firing speakers blast omnidirectional audio that is clear, crisp, and smooth. With the Echo, you get hands-free control of Amazon Music, which allows you to request a specific song, or search by genre or mood. If you have a specific music streaming service you prefer, such as Spotify or Pandora, the Echo offers access to those as well.

An Amazon No. 1 best-seller in home automation hubs and controllers, the Amazon Echo regularly retails for $180 but is currently on sale for $150 on

Amazon Echo

, providing a $30 or 17 percent discount.

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Garmin fēnix 3 HR

Garmin fēnix 3 HR

Amp up your fitness routine with a multisport training GPS watch, such as this

Garmin f_nix 3 HR

. The smart sports watch is rugged, capable and powerful, featuring sets for fitness training as well as sets for outdoor navigation.

Ready for any training activity and competition, the fēnix 3 HR has various outdoor navigation features including a three-axis compass, altimeter, barometer, and TracBack feature. The watch is easy to view through the 1.2-inch sunlight-readable Garmin Chroma Display that includes a high-strength domed sapphire lens. The GPS watch has the ability to track in more challenging environments than a standard GPS alone thanks to an omnidirectional stainless steel EXO antenna with GPS/GLONASS satellite reception.

The sports watch measures your heart rate at the wrist and provides advanced running dynamics including vertical oscillation, vertical ratio, VO2 max, recovery time, and more. The watch is durable enough to go wherever you need it, complete with a protective PVD-stainless steel bezel and buttons, treated silicone band, and reinforced housing.

The Garmin fēnix 3 HR normally retails for $390, but you can score a certified refurbished model for $348 on

Garmin f_nix 3 HR

, saving you $43 or 11 percent.

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Kara Kamenec
Kara began immersing herself in tech in her early 20’s. She opened an office in NYC for a tech-focused media startup…
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