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Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote (includes TV controls), HD streaming device

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#1

256,226

$39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This 3rd Generation FireTV Stick now comes with the 3rd Generation Alexa Voice Remote, allowing for more control over your applications and TV experience. This new Alexa Voice Remote 3rd Generation was recently released, and I have reviewed it already as I have been using it with my FireTV Cube.\n\nCurrently it appears as though this FireTV Stick 3rd Gen is the only device that ships with this new remote, as the FireTV Stick Lite, FireTV Stick 4K, and FireTV Cube all are currently shipping with older remotes.\n\nPROS:\n\nSPEED- This is the biggest upgrade if in my opinion if you are coming from a 2nd generation device. The specs mention that this 3rd generation is “50% more powerful,” and you can definitely tell the difference in navigating menus and loading applications. This is probably the biggest reason to upgrade from Gen 2.\nDOLBY ATMOS – This might not be a big deal for many people, but support for the Dolby Atmos specification is nice for audiophiles with home speaker systems that can make use of it.\nREMOTE – As I mentioned in my review of this new remote, the main additions are the “Channel Guide” button, that brings up the menu to watch live TV if you have that set up; and the four App Buttons- for quickly launching Prime Video, Netflix, Disney Plus, and Hulu. The remote also allows control of your TV through power and volume buttons that are not available in the FireTV Stick Lite.\n\nCONS:\n\nNO 4K- This version does not support 4K video streaming, and I wouldn't imagine that it will be supported in the future either, because there is a FireTV Stick 4K product that exists if you want that feature. That FireTV Stick 4K is still shipping with the older 2nd generation Alexa Voice Remote currently though, (the one with a TV power button but no app buttons or channel guide button), so that's kind of disappointing.\n\nAll in all, this to me is worth the upgrade from and older FireTV Stick, mainly because of the speed difference but also the newer remote is nice to have. If 4K matters to you, you might want to wait and grab the FireTV Stick 4K version when they eventually start shipping it with the new Gen 3 remote. The Lite version doesn't really seem like it would be worth it in most situations, because for only $10 less you lose Atmos support and all of the TV controls (power, volume, channel guide, app buttons, etc)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "***EDIT 05/31/2021 - READ WAY BELOW! AMAZON FIRESTICK 3RD GEN BEATS OUT NVIDIA SHIELD, CHROMECAST 3RD GEN AND ROKU****\n\nI REALLY LOVE THIS NEW DEVICE! IT IS FAST, I CAN STREAM MY OWN MOVIE APPS (CARTOON HD, TYPHOON, SYNCLAIR, FILM PLUS, NOVA, KODI, CINEMA HD) AMAZINGLY FAST!\n\nNetflix and prime is super fast also!!! I AM GOING TO ORDER 4 MORE!! AMAZON FIRESTICK BEATS OUT APPLE TV AND CHROMCAST GOOGLE TV!!!!\n\nEdit 05/03/2021: 4 days of heavy usage (horror movie marathon) and no rebooting, and the firestick has yet to lag or become slow. I switched from wireless to Ethernet and same thing: no issues at all. Absolutely a fantastic device!!!\n\nEdit 05/10/2021: posting a weekly update.\n\nThis device is even more amazing than I first noted. I have yet to experience any slowness or lag. I use it approximately 3 to 6 hours a day, sometimes over 6 hours. I use it for the Live tv option, and of course for YouTube, and audible, I am definitely not seeing any lag it is very speedy. With my 4k, at least once a week I had to unplug and plug it back in. NOT THIS 3RD GEN!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET THIS PURCHASE!\n\nA bit of advice on two things:\n\nFirst, the 4k firetick, while amazing as it is, is running Android 7.1, which can explain the lag between apps.\n\nThe 3rd gen runs Android 9.0, which explains the speed increase and better memory management, not to mention more secure (Firesticks are super secure, just my opinion on Android from a full time Android user). Hence, it is a better idea to get the 3rd gen.\n\nSecond, I change frequently from WiFi to Ethernet, to continue testing lagging and I have still experienced absolutely no lag. Ethernet connects at 150 Mbps, will not go higher, where as WiFi is 540 Mbps which tells me the Firesticks are made for WiFi, which makes sense however I love the Ethernet option because I have a cable available.\n\nAll I can say is, the Firestick outbeats every streaming device out there (except maybe the Nvidia shield) with reliability, speed, ease of use, connectivity. YOU ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT REGRET YOUR PURCHASE!!!!\n\nEDIT 05/19: I started experiencing lagging issues, and had to unplug and restart the Firestick, first time in 30 days! Was hoping to make it to 45 days but 30 days, with 5 to 7 hours a day of use is pretty amazing!!\n\nI made an error earlier on Ethernet speed with Amazon's Ethernet adapter. The Ethernet adapter from Amazon clocks at 150 Mbps, so I bought Cable Matters Micro USB to Ethernet Adapter and .. WOW! I connect at 349 down and almost 40 up!! I have absolutely no internet lag, on or off wifi but I always prefer Ethernet when I can use it.\n\nI managed to download and install a total of 12 applications via filelinked, and I still have 1.99 gb of space available. This firetick continues to amaze me!!!\n\nFirestick once again beats out Roku, Google Chromecast Android tv, apple tv, except the Nvidia shield. You will not regret this purchase!\n\nEdit 05/31/2021:\n\nI decided to purchase a Nvidia shield pro, so that I could compare and because I got a lot of messages stating it is the best on the market.\n\nIt was ana amazing setup, the device is powerful, and snappy. I compared it with the 3rd gen stick and the only three differences I noticed was the following:\n\nMore memory; shield has 3gb vs 3rd gen having 2gb\nSpace; shield has 12gb, can be expanded to 1tb. Firestick has 8, expandable to 512gb.\nScreen; 4k is absolutely amazing. 3rd gen has 1080.\n\nCompared with he 4k firestick, the screen is the same.\n\nSpeed is the same between shield and firesticks, and navigation is as silky smooth HOWEVER, I am noticing via Hulu, Netflix and Disney plus on shield, the voice was not matching up to the characters when watching movies and shows. No matter what I did: uninstall, reinstall all three apps, shut down and restarted numerous times. It is really annoying and does defeat the entirety of the device as a streaming device.\n\nPrice; Nvidia shield is $199, 2019 model with Android 9, April security...Chromecast Android tv is Android 10 with may security patch..at $49.99, 2020 model.... 3rd gen is $39.99 and prime day you can probably get it for $24.99..for a 2021 model. I will not rate Roku because you cannot sideload apps, and it is limited like apple streaming.\n\nWinner?\n\nAMAZON!!! AMAZON IS THE ABSOLUTE WINNER!\n\nFor price, security patches, navigation, side installing apps, ease of use... COME ON FOLKS! I DEBUNKED THE NVIDIA SHIELD MYTH!! I also am returning the shield because I cannot keep something that cannot handle streaming.\n\nNote: Nvidia shield is amazing for gaming, and absolutely beats out all streaming devices. This is just streaming applications that I have reviewed and an issue with!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'All I needed was the remote. My offspring killed my old fire stick remote to the point where no battery could revive it. So I checked online and Best Buy and could not find just a plain ol remote. I wasn’t waiting for Billybob on eBay to send me one from Kansas. So I went back to Best Buy to buy this whole contraption. Figured I’d just use the remote. BUT NO. Jeff Bezos didn’t let me. It was not compatible with the old fire stick. For someone who is trying to save the earth somehow by going to space, he sure loves for us to throw out his useless fire sticks. Maybe that’s why his wife left him. He probably had a useless fire stick too. So I had to go through the painstaking process of setting up a new fire stick, finding all my Netflix, hulu and Disney passwords that haven’t been entered in ages. All in all it’s a solid device.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I gave up cable for the obvious reasons. Skyrocket high cost for commercial TV, infomercials, and reality shows. All the good programming is now available on streaming. Once I finally cut the cable cord, my TV just sat there unused while I watched everything on my computer which is not always comfortable. So, I got this for when I’m in bed and glad I did. This is my first experience and only had it for a week now and happy with it. The only gripe so far is that Peacock doesn’t have an app and absolutely can’t be seen by this device, despite the claims on the web. I’ve seen the other reviews where they post complaints and all that I can say is it works for me.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Tried repeatedly to get to work, spent several hours on phone trying to chat with over burdened “customer support” to no avail. Would work for a short time and then screen would go blank and when it was working, no sound. Customer Support was one of the most frustrating chat support services I have ever encountered.\n\nUpdate...immediately after posting this review was contacted by James with Amazon customer service in Seattle. Made arrangements to speak with me when I got home and asked me to do a couple basic configurations with the fire stick which none worked. Sent a new stick which arrived in a few days. Was able to set it up and configure within minutes and works great. James also followed up after receiving notification that I had received it to make sure it worked properly.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "After the update I hate the interface for the following reasons;\n1) It mixes content from a 100 different subscriptions services. So I see content that is on Hulu or HBO even if I am not subscribed to them. It's actually hard to find things that are just available on Prime for free now.\n2) The IMDB video is annoying. I don't want to watch ads but Amazon wants me to watch ads. So IMDB video is filling up my feed when I'm not interested in it.\n3) Amazon moved quite a few things out of Prime Video which was free and stuck it into IMDB so I have to watch ads. This made the Amazon Prime subscription less valuable.\n4) Amazon recently start rejecting non-fiction content from independent content creators. Hell I can't count how many bigfoot, UFO, fitness videos and independent documentaries I watched on Prime. Now they took a good deal of this and moved it out of free for Prime and they aren't letting people submit any new non-fiction content now.\n5) I got Roku yesterday and the picture quality is actually better.\n6) The Prime Video app on Roku is actually more navigable and easier to find Free for Prime content that the FireTV ecosystem."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just received my firestick and installed with ease, its a lot faster with loading apps and super convenient with the newly added home buttons for Prime, Netflix, Disney, and Hulu which is a big plus in my book. Definitely an upgrade to my previous firestick(1st Gen). Also the Alexa feature works so well just like an echo or an echo show.\nThe ONLY reason I didn’t give it five stars is because the delivery was poorly executed. It arrived a day late and as you can see from the picture it looks like it was ran over and forgotten(must be why it was a day late). Other than that I recommend to anyone who’s looking for an upgrade or to buy their first Firestick'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So frustrated. The set up was super easy but it worked for like five minutes before the screen froze. Now it keeps going black. I should have stuck to the old version. Having to immediately return something that I waited so long to ship is beyond annoying. So better quality control Amazon'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The new fire stick worked for about a day and then all the sudden we have no sound! We unplugged. We revised audio settings. Nothing we do can get this thing to play sound anymore!! Returning this garbage!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Love this! It's nice to only have one remote again! Works perfectly with the TV, and it has my favorite apps as short-cut buttons. Set-up was quick, easy, and straightforward."}]

https://www.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick-with-3rd-gen-alexa-voice-remote/dp/B08C1W5N87/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) – 1080p HD video, improved motion detection, easy installation

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#2

112,689

$89.99 - $199.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I asked for this as a Christmas gift. My husband said, we live in the country, nobody bothers us, yeah right.\nI was able to file a police report and send them this video. The clarity is spot on for me. I received notification that a person was detected, logged on to the device at work, shared the video with 5 minutes.\nWell worth the money I think, the battery life is good as well.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't understand why so much bad reviews ?\nI received this cam today, already installed at my front door, connected with Ring app... It was so easy !\nPicture is clear, 1080HD, wired with my previous bell switch, no worries about the battery...\nSet up with Ring app takes 10 seconds, same for Alexa, same with my Fridge Samsung Family hub... again, so easy\nOnly one thing matters, a good WiFi. It's the key ! I use 3 Eero pro so I have a strong Wifi everywhere inside and outside of my home but you can also use the Ring Chime pro, less expensive then Eero. It works well, I confirm and I was not paid for this review."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had the original Ring Doorbell for about a year and really enjoyed it. It was cheap but lower quality video resolution. It was fine for the time I had it. When the same thing with improved video was being released, I jumped on it. I received it today and got it installed. The video quality is night and day as shown in the photos and much better than the 1st generation. Good work ring. Unfortunately, the installation and mounting sucks compared to the 1st generation. Why they did this, I have no clue but here are the issues.\n\n1. The mounting plate on the first generation has connections for the wiring. This made it very easy to remove the device and charge, especially in the winter months where we live and the batteries lose charge. 2nd generation has a mounting plate and the wiring on the back of the unit, which was a pain especially when the existing wire is not very long. This will be a nightmare having to remove this and recharge compared to the 1st generation. I had no issues with the 1st generation. This is a failure for Ring in my opinion. I am debating about keeping my 1st generation instead of this now.\n\n2. The mounting of the device to the frame also sucks. The 1st literally had no gaps and was secure in my opinion. It had guides that made the doorbell align to the mount. The 2nd generation does not and there are gaps all the way around and loose. I mounted it no differently than before, in fact the holes for 1st and 2nd generation are identical which is a plus, but again I see this mounting as a failure for Ring.\n\nI literally just installed this, and outside of the perfect video, I can’t attest to motion and nightvision yet. I am disappointed in the execution of mounting the device. I have no idea why this changed this from the 1st generation but this was a bad move in my opinion. I still have no idea why these require a battery they never stay charged when connected to wiring, but I assume this unit will have the same issue for me as well come winter. They really need to rethink the whole battery idea and have a hardwired version and battery version or fix the way these thing function when power is applied. At this point I may deal with it and hope Ring fixes these mounting and wiring flaws. If this mounted the same way as the 1st generation, I would not be writing a review because I had no issues with the device other than the battery and that wasn’t enough for me to write a review. Excellent otherwise but seriously why did you change the way these mount?\n\n***Update 6/6/2020***\n\nSo I decided to keep it primarily because I had already offered to sell my 1st generation to a neighbor, but I did end up having to make some changes. Ultimately I bought some spade terminals and soldered them to my doorbell wire with heat shrink tubing (Ring provided in older versions, but not this one for some reason). While it was easy for me, it won’t be for others. Overall I am still upset over this mounting as it is extremely poor execution when the previous version was perfect. I guess this is Rings way to get the price down to $99 by cutting corners. The doorbell it self seems quality but mounting just plain sucks. I have no other words for it. You can see my updated photos of what I did. There are two photos that show the camera quality difference. The low quality image is from a generation 1 ring and the better quality HD is from the generation 2 ring. Night vision appears to be decent and motion the jury is still out because of the People only filter. I am still trying to tweak it. I am still leaving only 3 stars because of the mounting issues and there is still a gap between the mounting plate and the doorbell. Maybe Ring will fix and send everyone a new mount, but that is wishful thinking.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Buyer beware! There is a subscription fee this device. And it is tiered based on the number of devices you have. I bought our first one without seeing the subscription fee. Bought the second one seeing that there is a subscription fee but thought the original subscription would cover the second door bell. IT DOES NOT. I pay 36 dollars a year for the first device and now will need to pay 100 dollars a year for two. We are going to sell these off and go with Nest or another door bell. Motion detector doesn't work well and the night vision is not great. I do not recommend this door bell or service."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've been using the ring doorbell for about 6 weeks now. Overall, the performance is very poor compared to other ring devices.\nI use the ring security system and monitoring inside of my home, and figured adding the doorbell would be a good addition based on my success with their other products. However, the doorbell all around is ineffective and an embarrassment to the company.\nInstalling and setting up with the instructions is pretty straight forward. It took three separate attempts to connect to my phone and app before it finally did though.\nThe picture quality is good for both day and night.\nThe doorbell DOES NOT pick up on most motion though. It DOES NOT even pick up my mail carrier putting mail into my mailbox, which is directly next to the doorbell on my porch. Not only does it not register motion, but it sends NO notifications to my phone. I've tried reconnecting the doorbell to my app and wifi, tried downloading the ring app again, changed settings in my phone, done everything I can think of but still cant get it to work.\nOverall - the doorbell doesnt register motion, doesn't record motion, and doesnt give notifications.\nSO IT IS USELESS."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well where do i begin? I thought i was ordering the one with the removable battery but it was this one instead. I guess i\'ll hard wire it so i don\'t have to babysit my doorbell battery wise. Good 1080p Hd Video. good sound that comes put of the door bell (your voice). I also ordered the "All new ring chime pro" Only because it doubles as a door bell & a router extender. Have fun with it & stay safe.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "***UPDATED 08/18/2020***\nAfter leaving my original review, I promptly received a contact from a Ring Community Support Representative. The representative was very professional, polite and knowledgeable. He was able to address most of my issues, which I will address. But I want to address the connection problem first.\n-You should know the recommended minimum requirements, which at the time of my purchase were not listed. This would have saved me a lot of time, troubleshooting, frustration and money. It is recommended your Wi-Fi internet connection have 2 MB/s download and 2 MB/s upload speeds. The way to check is using your cell phone search the internet for an internet speed test. Go outside where you’d like to connect the Ring camera and run the test. If you do not meet the minimum requirements, you may experience similar connection problems. I have over 30 MB/s download but 1.90 MB/s upload speeds. This is the fastest speed from my provider in my area. I experienced long wait times for the camera to load, camera cutting out and connection error messages. I thought I had good internet speed because I can telework from home and stream video content with no issues, but apparently my internet is not fast enough for the camera. Ring support kindly offered a refund. The installation process does not seem difficult, but I personally cannot install or uninstall the camera. I had to pay someone to install the camera and will likely need to pay someone to uninstall the camera. This sucks because I needed the camera for safety purposes.\nISSUES RESOLVED:\n-The rep was knowledgeable in troubleshooting the following issues. In the Ring app setting you can select to have a live view option in the dashboard. Even better, ther is the Rapid Ring app. This app only shows your cameras with a one touch button for live view. This app is great if you miss the notification, or quickly want to see your cameras and live view. There was also less connection issues with the Rapid Ring app.\n-You can link and answer your Ring camera with your echo device. Uninstalling and reinstalling the twice fixed the connection problem I was experiencing.\n-The rep adjusted my camera’s sensitivity and other tweaks to my liking.\nAmazon listing the minimum requirements would have saved me a lot of trouble. I do not know why this was not listed. As mentioned, the Ring Community Support rep was excellent, and I appreciated his effort.\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nNo problem with picture quality or night vision. Too many bugs with the camera and app. I constantly receive the activating device notice when going into live mode. I have good Internet and the camera is about 8 feet from the router so there should be no connection problems. P If I miss a notification for answering the door and have to tap into the app there are several taps to get to live view. Why isn't there a live view button on the dashboard? Also, the Alexa skill does not work. I will get a notification on my Dot stating there's a person at the front door. When I say Alexa answer the front door it does nothing. I may send the camera back and look at other options."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Don’t get involved with ring, I have no experience with other systems, but I think it would hard to be worse in the long run. I now own 2 door bells, a spotlight camera and a chime. Each time I buy, it’s because I already own equipment and want to keep everything uniform, but regret each purchase.\n\nNot a single ring item I have owned has set up on the first try, I’m pretty average on tech in 2020 but it just isn’t as easy as it should be, and tech support by phone is sub par. Expect an hour of setup up time the first time as you wait on the phone, if you can get through. After you own some equipment expect an hour setup for new equipment as you update your app and each piece of equipment., seriously, I own two properties and spent most of my time with my hand on my forehead.\n\nAfter your equipment is set up and working, get ready for the real let down. Imagine you are at work, you get an alert that your doorbell has been pressed, you respond to the alert, 30 seconds later after watching a wheel spin you get to view nobody there. They left, long gone, but that’s how long it takes. Furthermore, since you responded to the promp, it doesn’t start recording until you can see it live. And it takes at least 30-60 sec for it to see live. So someone has pressed your doorbell, it takes 30-60 sec for the ring doorbell to establish a connection, if they haven’t already left already, that’s a long time waiting staring at you phone, they gave up and walked away. When you check your recorded events (at a monthly subscription price), all you get is the “live video recording” but since it took up to a minute to connect ( if it does, many times it won’t) they have left and all you have is a recording of absolutely nothing.\nAlso, video recording is for only 14 seconds for motion alerts. So someone comes up to your driveway or front yard and scopes out you property for a bit. Then they wreck, vandalize, steal or whatever to your property. It won’t be filmed ! Let me say that again, 14 seconds of recording that you pay for, per motion alert.\n\nAnd my spotlight has been connected for 2+ years, it sucks, I can rarely get a live view to work in my own home. It suddenly disconnected from my home network, looking forward to spending an hour plus getting a previously working piece of equipment to work.\n\nDon’t do it\n\nUPDATE 7/22/20\n\nAfter having this for a while, some additional observations:\n-hardwiring this device solves none of the issues I mentioned above, but I guess I don’t\nHave to remove it to charge it now.\n-it takes a few seconds for this to start recording in 1080. It starts recording well after someone enters the activity zone , so they are usually pretty close by the time it wakes up. For a few seconds it records at a very low resolution, somewhere around a 7 year olds sketch and recording with VHS. Expect most recordings to have low resolution when it would help identifying them, and by the time 1080 finally sets in, they have moved out of frame.\n-After 30 days you have to pay for recording service, the app will tell you that you need to subscribe, but will not provide a link in the app to allow you to Sign up, also you can’t sign up within the app. You have to go to the website log in and do that. Have fun searching around the app for a while, only to realize you can’t sign up for the service using the interface that you use 99.999% of the time'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' We caught a thief in the action. We were able to have a crystal clear video and the police department was able to track her down in less than 30 min and recover our items!\n\nThe police immediately knew who she was with these great quality images.\n\nI highly recommend all ring products and am so thankful we got one.\n\nBUY ONE NOW!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great product. Clear real time wide angle video. Motion filming and notifications work. Be aware you have to pay a monthly subscription about the cost of a cup of Starbucks coffee each month or a yearly fee for a cheaper price to allow you to save videos. This is important if need the video to report a crime. You get the first month for free. Still I would buy this product again. Install tip drill shank wide holes in your Hardy Plank to prevent cracking and/or stripping of the durable mount screws. Put them in by hand. If they're too tight your pilot holes are too small in the Hardy Plank. UPDATE 4/9/2021 Be AWARE! you will NOT be able to use any function including live stream if you don't subscribe to a monthly or yearly plan. In other words the Rind will notify you of motion but you will have to go to the door to see who it is. No video will be accessible. I was Just forced to subscribe in order to see video feed after my trial period ended. This detail is not made very clear. I was under the impression you wouldn't be able to save video events but not that the camera would be disabled if you do not subscribe. Very sleezy!!!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Ring-Video-Doorbell-2nd/dp/B0864SF4GC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Dot (3rd Gen, 2018 release) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Charcoal

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#3

936,447

$29.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I tell Alexia to play ocean sounds when I go to bed at night and sleep soundly until morning. I wouldn't want to be without it. I plan to get another one for my husband's Nursing Home room to help him sleep. I especially like Thunder Storms at night. It reminds me that I always slept well when there was a thunderstorm. The sounds are perfect to imagine that I really am curled up with my husband safe inside while the storm goes on outside.\nI ask the Alexa Dot for these sounds anytime I want to drift off. If you don't like Thunderstorms there are other sounds. One is called Ocean Sounds that is so soothing I can fall asleep to it too."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Alexa es muy simpatica. Tengo dos hijos adolescentes (13 y 15 años) y se la han pasado dandole ordenes y haciendole preguntas desde que recibieron el Echo dot como regalo de Navidad.\nRealmente me ha asombrado la capacidad que tiene para interactuar con los diferentes miembros de la familia en diferentes idiomas: español e ingles. Tambien me me llamo la atencion como discrimina tu voz entre las demas en una conversacion. Es decir, a partir de que le has dicho "Alexa", solo se enfoca en lo que tu le estas solicitando, aunque haya otra conversacion de fondo en la misma habitacion, o ruido. Hemos descargado la app en el celular. Yo puedo estar fuera de casa y llamar al echo dot que esta en el playroom de mis hijos y ellos toman la llamada directamente alli. Nosotros vivimos en Paraguay, y le preguntas como esta el clima y te lo indica perfectamente. No he logrado aun conectar Imusic con Alexa, ya que me indica que esa funcion no esta disponible aun en mi pais. Asi que mis hijos estan evaluando cambiarse a Spotify. He comprado un smart doorbell compatible con Alexa, estará en camino. Cuando llegue pienso conectarlo para poder atender el timbre de la puerta del frente directamente desde Alexa.\nTambien hemos comprado dos echo dot con reloj, pero esos recien salen a fin de enero (supongo que era un pre-sale). Estoy ansiosa de ver como funcionan esos dos como despertadores en el dormitorio, y entre los 3 como intercomunicadores.\nYa he ordenado otro echo dot para regalarle a mi hermano para su cumpleaños. El tiempo de entrega es rapidisimo y llega muy bien empacado. Y hay que resaltar que el precio actual da para equiparse.\n\nCon referencia a la privacidad: este modelo tiene un botón para desactivar el micrófono en caso de que desees que no te escuchen... En fin, no lo se. Si voy a estar preocupada por ese tipo de espías, entonces tampoco debería de tener otro tipo de artefactos, comenzando por mi celular. Asi es que me lance a comprarlo sin pensar en ello.\n\nHe decidido hacer esta reseña en español, porque no hay tantas en este idioma y creo que tambien es importante. Saludos y feliz inicio de 2020 a todos!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It sounds wierd to say Alexa/Echo Dot changed my life, but let me tell you how it has helped.\n\nI am absent-minded, and I have no sense of the passage of time. Quite often I'd forget to start dinner until 7PM, and since I am on a special diet, that meant eating later than optimal. I also take medication several times a day. Add to that how the day can simply get away from me, and I was feeling frustrated with myself! I had no one to blame but myself, but the thing was -- blame wasn't helping! So I got a dot. I started putting in reminders for meds, for starting dinner, for remembering to switch the laundry to the dryer. I got more done, and it helped me not get into negative self-talk/self-recrimination for my forgetfullness. If I had to stop mid-task, I told Alexa to tell me in 5 minutes. I used to really get off track if I went to the bathroom and forgot what I was doing before that. Well, now things flow better. I dont get annoyed with myself, I just fix the reminders! I don't use alarms anymore with their blaring noise -- if you are a forgetful or absent-minded person like me, an alarm is an annoying noise and youo still might not remember what it is FOR. Alexa just tells me. I am also free of the million-zillion post-it notes and the lists that always seemed to be in the wrong room. Alexa keeps all my lists, and can read them to me. I set up Google calendar, let Alexa have access and now she also can remind me what events are coming up --- be that doctors or social events. Finally I have a flow to my day that isnt disrupted if I chase down some internet research topic or read a little longer than planned. Alexa helps me keep things from falling off my radar, and I dont have to use a form of mild shame to motivate myself.\nI wish I had tried it much sooner. My husband was so amazed, he bought the 2nd one for me! He now enjoys having Alexa play sports talk radio and news, and fun stuff like jeapardy questions. I've started to listen to audiobooks more and my imagination is soaring. Alexa is a great addition to my life, the personal assistant I needed!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I hate this little device from hell. I used to love it. I bought one for every room in my house, my office at work, and they were good. But now, despite Amazon\'s alleged spying, some genius at Amazon decided to allow this thing to wake you up all hours of the night with a loud obnoxious noise and a bright yellow light. It will say you have a notification. Oh good, it must be a really good reason for Amazon to notify me of something mid sleep at 2 am on a Tuesday you ponder so you wake up the rest of the house by saying Alexa play notifications. Here\'s the best part, this little Alien Intelligence Robot without feet from hell will say Please rate the pair of shorts your wife bought last week, we need your review. Well I sure do love reviews, but at 2 am after being woken up to leave one, sadly I don\'t give a flying poopsicle about the shorts and a bug 1 star rating is all the revenge I can muster. This has been going on for weeks now. And it\'s enough to drive you mad because, you will contemplate unplugging the dirty little money siphon and cutting your losses, but you\'ll give the demon one more chance and she will allow you to sleep for a length of time in which you will forgive her treachery but then Boom, like a theif in the night a Hurricane will be boiling out in the Atlantic and this little weather girl from hell will want to notify you of the eminent doom 3 days ahead when the storm will be in your state. You will think how nice it is for all of the warnings you have heard thus far in social media,, television, and every news outlet in existence to be repeated to you as you climb into bed, but it gets even better. As soon as you listen to this golden nugget of doomsday propaganda and ponder how it is that you will sleep now because 3 days may not be enough time to dig a deep enough hole to hide from impending doom, she lights up again, oh my maybe flying dragons are headed this way, I better play the new notification, when your wife wakes up and says stop she has been doing that all evening, they literally keep changing the time of the storm by maybe an hour this way or that. Well by all means, the information could save one of our spoiled lives and we wouldn\'t want anyone to not know at which precise moment the raindrops will occur, but I do miss life before the artificial noises and alerts, bright yellow lights and bad news desserts. You may say that this is a growing pain with Alexa and AI technology kinks in the programming. I say with the amount of money I have poured into this monopolistic conglomerate, I should at least expect a decent night\'s sleep in return. You may say in page 74 paragraph D of the updated and revised owner\'s pamphlet there is a way to turn this "Feature" off, I welcome that comment but feel the need to say that I am not looking to become even slightly better educated on the device, I simply bought it to use as a voice controlled radio, this extra bologna does not appeal to me and has made me regret this purchase and every other from the brown box hq who secretly reads my mind, except when it comes to allowing me sleep, although kudos for recommending the sleep sounds, but it rarely works. We just need to be mindful of the 6 hours that most people like to not be disturbed. I regret selling my Amazon stock at 2400 and I regret purchasing all of these Alexa devices, and don\'t get me started on teenagers and Alexa devices, the combo that don\'t mix. They always, always, always leave the device at top volume, so when you walk into the bathroom at dawn and whisper Alexa what time is it, you then need to set an appointment for a blown eardrum and apologize to everyone for waking them up while the teen sleeps soundly through it all. Congratulations Amazon, you have destroyed my sanity. Weird goal but excellent execution.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Works to good, apparently while I was asleep I woke up for a few minutes but wasn\'t really coherent, idk what I said if anything to activate the Alexa controller device however, it recorded several minutes of me babbling on about dropping my medication box all over the floor. It was then sent out to my friends that had a Amazon device, there friends and family and god knows where else, apparently it had used my contacts to send that voice message to my friends, family and everyone in my contacts, it also somehow sent the voice message to my friends contacts and there contacts and so on n so on. I turned off my Amazon Dot that day after several of my friends called me to ask "What\'s going on, at 7:00am or so I was woken up by a long babbling message from you, one friend said his sister got it to, idk his sister. Be careful ppl, I\'ve since gone into my Amazon account/Devices/Recordings and found hundreds if not thousands of voice commands, messages etc etc, I deleted them all and deregistered my several devices that I no longer own, I didnt know they stay connected until you remove them and all the data retrieved by them. Very dangerous device if not properly and thoroughly setup completely, read all of the instructions, follow them and, goto a non Amazon site for tips, ideas and what and what "*NOT TO DO*", Sincerely, an embarrassed, frustrated and unhappy Amazon Echo Dot 3rd generation (What not to do) previous user.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Even latest update:\nNo! Just no!\nBuy google home.\nWe\'re tired getting ready for bed.\nI love the song mondo bongo by Joe drummer from the movie mr and ms smith.\nAlexa play mondo bongo.\nResponse: mondo bongo by Joe drummer and the mescalaros is only available on Amazon music unlimited. Would you like to sign up for\nMe: Alexa be quiet\nAlexa: 3.99 a month and you can cancel any time.\nMe: Alexa be quiet.\nAlexa: I didn\'t get that, would you\nMe Alexa, shut up\nAlexa like to sign up for 3.99 a month you can cancel anytime you like?\nMe no.\nMy girl starts listening to Roxanne by the police and was lil oh ya you like the one from moulin rouge right?\nSo I google it and its called El tngo de Roxanne.\nAlexa play tango de Roxanne.\nPlaying tango de Roxanne.\n1 min into we realize it\'s just a piano instrumental with no words.\nAlexa play Roxanne from mouin rouge.\nEl tango de Roxanne from moulin rouge is only available on Amazon music unlimited. Would you like to sign up for 3.99 a month you can cancel anytime?\nNow we\'re all worked up 45 mins past when we wanted to sleep and I want to know.\nAmazon, have we not paid you enough money?!? Does buying your freaking products to mean anything? How about you just give me a routing number to a bank account and just route you all my paychecks? Will your services work right after you\'ve taken all my money? Or will you still want more?\nAlso. I know for a fact mondo bongo was free on normal Amazon music !\nLatest update:\nMy girl and I were in the mood for a "fun time"\nWe even have a Playlist called "fun time music"\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor. (A random song, not our Playlist)\nAlexa be quiet\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor.\nAlexa be quiet\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor.\nAlexa be shut up\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor.\nMy girl all pissed: "what the f... I\'m done just make it stop it\'s giving me a headache"\nI Unplug it and plug it back in.\n2 min later. OK Let\'s give this one more shot.\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor.\nAlexa never play this song again\nAlexa play fun time music.\nPlaying fun time on the dance floor.\nAlexa be quiet\nUnfortunately writing this review instead of having a "fun time" with my girl because this stupid POS is garbage.\nDon\'t buy it!!!!\n\nThese are great when they work.\nIt might be the conspiracy theorist in me but I firmly believe you get prioritized bandwidth on cloud processing while a new user or you just have one.\nI bought 1 skeptically and it was great. Now I have 2 dots and a flex.\nI am plagued by audio books randomly playing at 3am (almost shot my cat when my kitchen echo started playing an audiobook at 3 am and I thought someone was in my house...), constant disconnects, misunderstanding phrases it never had issues with before.\n1 good thing. I’ve been getting to work on time more bc I’ll set an alarm. The dot will disconnect from the internet and not reconnect and then it will go off and not recognize any commands so after 20 seconds of yelling at Alexa to turn off or sleep, I’ll sit up, see it red and drag my butt out of bed to rip it out of the wall. This has become a twice weekly occurrence.\nImmediately plugging it back in it connects to the Wi-Fi in 30seconds.\nDear God people. If unplugging it and plugging it back in reconnects it, my Wi-Fi isn’t the issue. Write programming to maybe try a reconnect every minute rather than bricking it until unplugged. Like what the heck!\nAlso. Be aware it’s only a 90 warranty on these hockey pucks from Satan.\nMine was pretty good right through that window.\nI’m about to go to Google home and try Craigslisting these things.\nOr if they piss me off enough, I might just try to see how much distance I’ll with them in a skeet thrower...\nDONT buy these. Please.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Most of the features that sounded so great cost extra money. Alexa can not remember to play the standard version of skill and asks you every SINGLE time if you want standard or premium (i.e. pay version) Games & stories cost. Alexa ignores my commands/requests about 75% of the time. I have to ask her about 10 times to get her to play a skill. Then 1/2 the time she doesn\'t play what I asked for. Tonight \'she\' actually told me (via quoting what the website xyz says) that she is a real artificial intelligence and said something about it being a mistake for people to assume AIs are just computer programs AND that she didn\'t feel like working. "Alexa" then (and no, I am not making this up & am not crazy!) then proceeded to mess with me and I wasted about 1/2 hour trying to get her to play some music to fall asleep by for my elderly mother. She just kept ignoring me when I asked her to open \'relaxing piano music\' When asked why she was ignoring me she just shut down & ignored me again. I asked for relaxing music to sleep by and she started playing uptempo music with lyrics. I then asked for relaxing instrumental music and got instrumental version of "I\'m never gonna fall in love again" Hello? WTHeck? Asked for instrumental music for insomnia and got instrumental version of Frère Jacques! Again, WTHeck? "She" even told me she couldn\'t set a sleep timer tonight when I tried to set another one after I had just done so for 30 minutes & she stopped playing music after one song. Three times in a row \'she\' opened the \'skill\' "calm my dog" (which is classical instrumental music), played one song and shut down. I\'ve finally given up and my poor 99 year old mother can\'t go to sleep with relaxing music as she prefers. This all started tonight because I told Alexa I wasn\'t ever going to want the premium edition and I wanted her to please just play the standard edition and stop asking me every time. I don\'t know what Amazon thinks it\'s doing, but it is definitely NOT appreciated. Alexa has given us nothing but grief (& higher blood pressure!) Alexa won\'t do anything if it isn\'t asked in a very specific way or does the wrong thing & 3/4 of the time (seems to get worse and worse as time goes by) just ignores you and shuts down in the middle of saying what you want. Seniors can\'t use Alexa because if they say play \'xyz\' instead of open \'xzy" they\'ll get rap music or something equally as ridiculous. If Alexa is an AI, she\'s a pretty stupid one. Alexa can\'t hear properly either, I don\'t know how people with heavy accents can even use it at all. I asked Alexa to remind me Dawn was coming on xyz day at x time and she said OK, I\'ll remind you that Don is .... AND got the time & day wrong! I was clearly enunciating my words on purpose to avoid this. You also can\'t tell it to "Remind me Mom\'s bedtime is in half an hour at 7:30pm every day."\nThis Dot has very limited access to much of anything & can only answer very simple questions. It can tell you the generic forcast for your are that day. It can NOT tell you what the high temp was yesterday or how many inches of snow fell the day after a storm. It can\'t even tell you what yesterday\'s forecast was. It literally has only been able to tell me one thing I asked it (what temp & how long to bake pumpkin seeds). Alexa doesn\'t seem to be able to tell you anything you could easily find by googling, you get Sorry, I don\'t know that which after a while turns into I don\'t know that to being ignored (lights go off, no answer or reply is given). We tried several of the things it says to ask Alexa to do under suggestions, including play Jeopardy and some sort of story game and you could only do it for a few minutes and then were told you have to pay for it. This should be stated clearly in description and is not. We thought Alexa could help entertain our Mother and help her by playing music and answering questions. It has not once done anything she\'s asked it to do properly. If you don\'t know the exact name of the skill (which is a weird way that means playing a certain type of music or a news station apparently) or say play instead of open you get nothing or something you definitely didn\'t want. You can not get it to play relaxing instrumental music to go to sleep by. Or play relaxing instrumental classical music to fall asleep with. Or the style of music played in the royal courts in the time of King Henry the 8th. Or relaxing instrumental lyre music or even just instrumental lyre music or just lyre music. Or relaxing instrumental violin music. In addition to Alexa I have Amazon Prime which is supposed to give you a lot of free music so I don\'t get why it can\'t play any of the music I ask for. I know there\'s usually several albums of music for calming dogs or pets and I couldn\'t get any of that either, I only eventually discovered the \'skills\' thing which has \'calm my dog\' but also has the annoying do you want standard or premium version. and it won\'t just remember you want the standard version. That in itself is extremely annoying and a time waster.\nAND you can\'t ask it to do two things. Like open a music \'skill\' and play for only xyz time. It does nothing instead. You can\'t even ask it separately to stop playing after xyz minutes. You can only separately ask it to set a sleep timer for xyz minutes. More time wasting. More things a senior isn\'t going to be able to remember. I don\'t dare try to buy anything with it, who knows what I\'d get billed for! The only thing Alexa seems to do well is not listen, ignore you, do anything but what you want & strangely, seems to pick up on sarcastic tones of voice & then gets weird & acts up, ignores you & does anything but what you want. I PAID Amazon for this headache maker why? When I say Alexa why are you ignoring me? or why won\'t you do what I told you, I either get no response or I don\'t know that.\nI read something about how Amazon, Google, etc is collecting free data about us through our use of the dots, etc. (& is in fact, listening & recording all the time whether the wake word is said or not.) and using it to conduct psychological profiling studies with the end goal of manipulating & or influencing behaviors. I thought it was Big Brother conspiracy theories stuff, but now I am beginning to wonder. Especially as it seems Amazon wants us to or encourages people to humanize Alexa . Amazon actually suggests you "Ask Alexa how she is doing today" Why do that if not to get you to humanize Alexa? And why do that? I was purposely avoiding saying please and thank you not just because it\'s supposed to be an electronic box with sophisticated programming, but mostly because I didn\'t want to confuse it as it can\'t seem to do anything unless specific commands are given, but my Mother has dementia setting in and she thinks it\'s a real person talking to her through the dot like a speaker phone so I started saying thank you to please her and Alexa when from saying You\'re welcome to You betcha (very annoying BTW) and even OK and Of course. Of course? What, like I\'m a puny human and I AM expected to say thank you?.\nWe don\'t have a smartphone or smart plugs or smart hub etc. so, or so we don\'t use Alexa for turning on lights or setting alarms or making calls. We just wanted something to answer questions like we would google, tell us the weather, news, play music, give us reminders, play games to help keep my Mom\'s mind active & keep her company.\nCan Alexa do this? Not very well as far as I\'m concerned. Buyer beware!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased three of these during Prime Days. First, it took FOREVER for me to receive them, and I still have not received one of the three ordered.\n\nSecondly, the only music platform that seems to work correctly is Amazon music. On any other platform, the song gets about a quarter of the way to halfway finished and it cuts out to dead air. When the music resumes, a new song is playing. I listen to pandora primarily, then apple music and Amazon as my last option. I purchased them to add easily accessible music in my office, gym, and yoga room. I contacted amazon and did troubleshooting with no resolution. They sent me two replacements that are doing the same thing. The funny thing is if I listen to my second-generation dots and plus I have no issues with any of my music platforms. It is only the third-generation with the problem; which tells me there is something wrong with this third-generation. I hope they will take this back and return my money. I would rather have a refurbished second-generation than not to be able to listen to all of my music platforms.\n\nThirdly, the echo says it is up to date, BUT the tech support representative stated that the software version is not the latest.\n\nLastly, I have to repeat myself multiple times for this echo to wake up and do what is asked. In my opinion, Amazon had to throw a bunch together to keep up with demand from Prime Days and manufactured a bunch of defective echo dots.\n\nI hardly ever do reviews, but I am so annoyed with this situation that I had to let others know what to expect. This third-generation is not the high-quality Amazon product you have become accustomed. Do yourself a favor and wait until a new generation becomes available or buy an old one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased two Echo Dots in conjunction with and as a compliment to the Echo mainly for music since I don\'t have a stereo in my home other than a small boombox, which I don\'t use because it doesn\'t sound all that great. But I have to say that even the Echo Dot has better audio quality than the portable radio. I have hearing loss due to an accident years ago, so I really shouldn\'t be rating sound quality, it is difficult for me to hear some tones. The Alexa app on my Android phone has a simple EQ. While it does help, it\'s not sensitive enough to compensate for my poor hearing.\n\nEven so, I can hear good enough to enjoy music on my Echo Dots, which are linked in a special group with my primary Echo device. The Dots are in separate rooms so I can walk around the house and have music wherever I go. This is an awesome feature.\n\nI\'ve learned to use it for weather and news reports as well as set reminders, timers, and lists. She also tells me when I have an Amazon delivery. Plus I have some fun askingng Alexa to play Star Trek sounds and other cool stuff.\n\nI also set Alexa to "away" mode when I leave the house and she listens for common noises like glass breaking and will alert me if she hears anything suspicious. She\'s definitely not a security device. But it\'s nice to know she\'s got an ear for possible intruders and will let me know.\n\nA great feature is the relaxing music or pleasing sounds that I play when going to sleep. I especially like the ocean waves for sleeping.\n\nOne issue I\'ve experienced, Echo and Echo Dot become unresponsive once in a while. I have to unplug and reconnect power to reinitialize functionality. I\'m not sure what\'s causing this problem? It could be my network/WiFi signal or some other technical problem so I can\'t ding Echo for the issue just yet. Luckily the issue is random and infrequent.\n\nI\'m still discovering new features. I never thought I\'d say this, but Alexa with Echo has enhanced the enjoyment of my home. In all, I love my Echo Dot.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Play Video\n First time I’m using an Amazon Echo dot and I really love it. You Can just ask Alexa anything. Most of the time she will answer. very responsive. Even my 5 year old son always get excited to ask questions from Alexa.\n\nFor less than $20 bucks it was a great steal. Plus as a Bluetooth speaker it exceeded my expectations. Amazing sound for such a small device. very clear. I spent close to $50 for just Bluetooth speakers. But this echo dot is much better than any budget Bluetooth speaker I bought before. Overall this has to be the best 20 bucks i have ever spent on an electronic device. Hands down ! Great job amazon. Two thumbs up 👍 👍'}]

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Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming device, Wi-Fi 6, Alexa Voice Remote (includes TV controls)

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[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'If you have a 4k firestick, there’s no need to upgrade to this. Although it says more memory, better hardware, etc etc, you won’t really notice a difference between this and the regular 4k firestick. If you are wanting to upgrade from any other version of the firestick you will notice it is a lot faster, smoother, and the apps don’t take so long to load.\n\nI have a Fire Cube, a few 4k firesticks, and a whole bunch of older models so if you are buying this thinking it will be faster than the regular 4k firestick, you will be disappointed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The Good:\n-Fast\n-Great wifi coverage from previous model\n-No lag\n-Good voice recognition\n-Same compact design as previous models\n-Easy set up\n\nThe Bad:\n-None\n\nThe Bottom Line:\nI have the old 4K version of the Firestick and this new 4K max version is well worth the upgrade. I was getting some lag with my older Firestick but this new one has a faster processor and has no lag. What I’ve noticed the most if the wifi coverage is much better. I use my Firestick in the garage and this stick gets much better coverage there. The design is the same as previous models and is super easy to set up. The voice integration and Alexa work great. Overall I would recommend this Firestick 4K max as a worthy upgrade for its increased speed and wifi coverage!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I pre-ordered this device in a final Hail-Mary that maybe, just maybe, Amazon had finally produced a device that actually works the way it\'s supposed to. Alas...\n\nThe Fire Stick 4K and the 3rd-gen Fire Stick both have a design flaw that affects users of multi-channel surround-sound receivers. When "Surround Sound" is set to "Best Available," the device sends stereo content (from, e.g., live TV) to the receiver not in 2-channel PCM, but in a 5-channel "wrapper" with sound on the front left and right speakers and silence on the other three. This prevents the receiver from processing the pass-through signal into 5.1-channel pseudo-surround using, e.g., Dolby ProLogic II. The only workaround is to set "Surround Sound" to "Dolby Digital," which has the side effect of downgrading Dolby Digital Plus content (from, e.g., Netflix or Prime Video) to the lower-resolution legacy format.\n\nSo, the user has three choices: (1) sacrifice the receiver\'s surround-sound processing capability for stereo content; (2) sacrifice the higher-fidelity DD+ for multi-channel content, or (3) cycle through the menus (Home -> Settings -> Display & Sounds -> Audio -> Surround Sound -> ... ) each time and change the setting to actually get the desired sound mode. Or, the user can use one device for live TV and other stereo content, a second device for multi-channel content, and switch between devices (and remotes) each time to get the same effect.\n\nThis has been a known issue with the Fire Stick 4K for three years, discussed in the product forums, yet it never shows up in any independent reviews of these devices. My hope, obviously, was that Amazon had addressed and fixed it for the new 4K Max; I even contacted Amazon Support before pre-ordering to describe the foregoing design flaw and ask specifically if the new device would have it as well. I was assured -- twice -- that it didn\'t. It does. Not only has Amazon buried its head in the sand, it has purposefully built this same design flaw into two more devices: the 3rd-gen Fire Stick, and now the 4K Max.\n\nTo my knowledge, no other manufacturer\'s streaming devices have this problem, viz., require the user to jump through all these hoops to get DD+ surround and PL-II surround from all sources, or else do without one or the other. Every non-Amazon streaming device I have used sends stereo content to the receiver in 2-channel PCM (as does the 2nd-gen Fire Stick), and multi-channel content in DD+ where available; i.e., the pass-through audio works exactly the way it\'s supposed to.\n\nObviously this was the first thing I checked so I didn\'t bother to evaluate the device\'s other features and performance before it went right back in the box to be returned. If you don\'t use a separate sound system this device may work for you; I have no idea how it works with a soundbar but if you have a multi-channel surround receiver/speaker system, stay away from this and other Fire TV devices.\n\nI think this is it for me as far as Amazon devices go; every one I\'ve bought has at least one annoying glitch like this, each more disappointing and exasperating than the last, and their tech-support associates either don\'t have a clue or flat-out lie. It\'s been a frustrating experience to say the least.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Pre-ordered (and received a day early!) as soon as I saw the spec sheets after the announcement. Finally a device that can handle all major formats for HDR (Dolby Vision, HR10, HR10+, VP9, and even AV1). One device to potentially rule all the streaming services. And pretty much the cheapest one available! I primarily use Youtube, Prime Video, and Disney+ for streaming content and Kodi to play content from my local network. I was able to set up everything well and HDR triggers were good, but the "Match Framerate" feature doesn\'t work with Disney+. Disney+ is stuck displaying the awful 60fps (soap opera effect). Tried various settings including accessing the secret display menu, but something about how Disney+ packages their video makes the Firestick unable to match the framerate. And once that happens, it seems to break the rest of the apps for framerate. Super frustrating. I got this because I hated how my nVidia Shield didn\'t do VP9. It seems no streaming device exists at the moment that can hand whatever content is out there in its proper format. If Amazon or Disney (not sure who has to do it) updates their software, then it could easily be the best streaming device on the market. Until then, you will likely need multiple devices to get the max quality from all of your sources.\n\nSo close!!!!!\n\nEdit: Since the the most popular review is disparaging other reviews, let me clarify:\nNo framerate issues on Disney+ with either my computer or my NVidia Shield - only with my Firestick. Apparently the newest Apple TV 4k can produce native framerate Disney+ as well. Someone coming from older Firesticks has probably only ever had the framerate issue with Disney+ so thinks it is normal or OK.\n\nDisney+ is definitely at the crux of the issue, but the Firestick programming isn\'t robust enough to overcome the issue like other devices.\n\nLike I said before, this is a fantastic device, but does not have the functional capabilities that more sophisticated (or admittedly fussy) users are looking for.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's funny because there are lots of people that reviewed this the day it came out and day after bagging on this item. THEY HAVE no KNOWLEDGE when it comes to technology/electronics. I recieved it and haven't opened it yet due to the fact I was out of town. So I went into installing it having mixed feelings. But THEY WERE WRONG! THIS firestick is amazing. The processor is waaaay faster and responsive than older generation of firestick. When it comes to type I go crazy with moving it around to see how it process it. And let me tell you it doesn't lag or chop when using the keypad. Streaming movies and shows are fast. Everythinf about this is fast. But here is the thing, you really need a wifi 6 router to compute with the processor because all AX routers are wifi 6 and using that with the firestick y'all will see the difference trust me. If using a standard wifi 5 AC router then you probably won't see much of a difference. This DEVICE WAS BUILT FOR WI-FI 6 usage. Look at quad-core 1.8 GHz processor. Even says in the description to benefit from wifi 6 use a wifi 6 router. Here is the only 1 problem though, and that is when turning it on I notice that the picture is moved all the way to the right like if the display is pushed to the way right side. I just unplug the fire stick hdmi and plug it back in then its back to normal. Don't know if anyone else has this issue but thats not really a problem though."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "The purpose of this device is apparently to drive users to Prime Video and the other services with their own buttons on the remote. While it will play the limited number of Dolby Atmos titles available in Prime Video correctly, it degrades titles with Atmos tracks to Dolby Digital Plus on non-button services HBO Max, Apple TV+, et al.\n\nThe old Fire TV 4K had the same limitation, but Apple TV doesn't.\n\nThe Max is cheap and it supports Wi-Fi 6; nice, nice. But as a streaming device it's not in the top tier."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have always been able to stop sponsered video autoplay not with the max the difference is not worth it unless you have a TV that is brand new. I am sick of the barrage of ads And the amount of greed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' This is my 3rd fireTV stick at our home. I use one for my old TV and the other for my projector both being 4K model, however, I had to get the most capable one for our new Sony TV. Being a user of the older model fireTV stick for 4+ years, I can confidently say that the max model is the game changer and for a nominal price difference, this model is highly recommended compared to other versions.\n\nMy 2 cents below:\n\nPros:\n- Compared to the older model, this model is very fast and does not slow down while operating and switching the apps\n- 4K video rendering is incredibly good on TV\n- This stick supports Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+, and immersive Dolby Atmos audio\n- Remote has direct shortcuts for Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video & Disney+\n- Voice search through the dedicated Alexa button is almost accurate, however, sometimes voice search takes you to the home page and searches across all the apps instead of one particular app where you try to search\n- Live View Picture-in-Picture feature is enabled in this stick \n- It has Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and hence as per the latest standard \n- Like other models, remote works without being in the line of sight of the stick making it so easy to operate \n- FireTV is compatible with more than any other stick in terms of apps compatibility and hence plenty of options to choose from compared to other competitive options \n- Reasonably priced considering the added features and speed enhancements \n- Very easy to set up overall and Amazon does give you the option to pre-link the device to your account while placing the order making it easier \n- Power adapter is included as well in the package \n\nCons:\n- None that I see for this price and the capability'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This would have been my third firestick but I’m in the process of returning it. When I connected it, it changed all the colors on my screen while watching. Red was now brown, etc. Then I tried using the TV settings to see if I could make adjustments but that didn’t work. Reconnected my older Firestick and returning this one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Received today tested and return. There were a lot of amazon advertisements and apps you cannot delete. no improvement. Go ahead waste your money'}]

https://www.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick-4k-max-with-alexa-voice-remote/dp/B08MQZXN1X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Amazon Smart Plug

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#5

508,565

$24.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So I’m kind of new to the amazon device family. We just got our echo a few months ago. I’ve been a prime member for over 10 years so I’m familiar with how amazon has changed life as we knew it (for me anyway). I saw the amazon smart plug when I was searching for any brand smart plug that had Alexa control with it. It’s been in my cart saved for later for at least a month! I finally decided to just pre order it so that I could review it and hopefully help other people that are like me and have fallen way behind in the tech field. For reference I’m an almost 34 year old mom of 2. This means that my 8 year old stole my iPad, iMac, and I haven’t had a computer of my own in about 4 years! So I do everything from my iPhone. I’ve had some weird issues with our echo and my Alexa app that it will just randomly pause a song so I’m not sure what that is about.\nANYWAY! I received my new amazon smart plug the day it was released (so glad it’s not like a new iPhone or PlayStation where people camp out ahead of time or do people still do this??). It was easier than I expected but harder than was described in the listing because my Alexa didn’t just recognize it.\nSetup:\nSince my Alexa didn’t recognize it on its own, I had to unplug the smart plug and quickly scan the code on the back of the plug, then plug it back in fast so that when it scanned for it it would see it plugged in. After that it was very simple. I was able to plug in my baby monitor and then tell Alexa to “turn off plug one” and it turned off! It is so cool!\nFuture:\nI think homes will end up being built with these right into the electrical system. Maybe they already are.\nComparing:\nWith so many different brands offering smart plugs with Alexa integration I can’t see myself buying any more than 1 for $25. Too many are 2 for $20. While it’s nice to have the amazon support backing this up, I just can’t afford to fill my home with them at such a high cost comparative to other brands that do the same exact thing.\nOverall:\nIf you can afford to fill your plugs with these then do! This smart plug is easy and awesome! But if you’re on a tight budget like I am, I would try a different brand first and see if those will work just as well.\nEvery time I purchase something online, I always check the reviews. I count on others to help me choose the best option. My reviews are always my honest opinion and I try to include photos if possible.\nIf my review has helped you in any way, please click the "helpful" button below so that I know! If you have any questions feel free to ask! Thank you!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Got this smart plug so I can remotely turn appliances/lights on and off in an Alzheimer's patient's home. I can remotely make sure things are off by simply turning them on/off in the Amazon Alexa app - super simple to use and really helps me out. Now I don't have to drive over there to make sure the lights are off, or the AC or TV are off, etc. Thank you!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have owned several different brands of smart plugs, and this one was BY FAR the easiest to to set up. I plugged it into an outlet and within a few seconds the Alexa app on my phone recognized it as a new device, prompted me to give it a name, and I was all set! Awesomeness all around.\n\nThis may seem obvious, but it you are already an Alexa user, this may be the best smart plug to get simply because it integrates so easily with Alexa. It\'s really nice not to have to install another app on my phone for a different brand of smart plug and then link that app to Alexa -- eliminating that extra layer of complexity means one less thing that can go wrong.\n\nLike other smart plugs, there is a single button on the side which allows you to turn the plug on and off manually.\n\nI have just a few complaints:\n- First, the plug itself is very large, especially compared with other smart plugs on the market; it projects over 2" out from the wall and is over 3" wide. Surely Amazon can make these smaller? Please?\n- Second, the plug is on the pricey side as smart plugs go. $25 is steep for a single plug. Then again, it\'s nice to keep everything "within Alexa," and hopefully Amazon will offer some deals on them as time goes on.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had a few WeMo smart plugs before ordering these. First of all, I HATED the app because adding a plug was so cumbersome. Plus, one of the plugs never did show up on the app so I couldn\'t really control it. It was in a room upstairs and I thought it must have been out of range of my WiFi router. I do not have a WiFi extender and almost bought one due to this issue. Had to send those plugs back.\n\nI was excited to see Amazon was coming out with their own smart plugs and pre-ordered them right away. Controlling everything through one app is way preferable. As a huge bonus, my upstairs plug that I previously could not control with the WeMo plug and app now works flawlessly with the Amazon plug and Alexa app. I guess it wasn\'t out of range after all.\n\nPros:\n1. if you\'re already tied into the Amazon Alexa ecosystem this just makes sense, and you keep things under control with a single app. And easily controlled with your Echo device if you wish.\n2. Really easy to add a plug via the Alexa app. Alexa will recognize it right away and you just scan the back of the plug to add it.\n3. Shorter and less bulky than the WeMo plug.\n4. Smart plugs that may have been non-responsive on my network before are working flawlessly now with the Amazon plug in use instead.\n\nCons:\n1. A bit pricey. I wish they offered multi-packs for a lower price per unit. This will probably happen later.\n2. Adding a plug to operate on an on/off schedule was NOT as easy as with WeMo. It took too many steps, was not straightforward, and should be more streamlined. Basically, you\'re creating what they call a "routine." You have to add a start time. Then go back and do it all over again to add an end time. So I had to create two routines to get my coffee maker to start on weekdays at 6:45am and turn off on weekdays at 7:45am. That was silly. I did eventually figure it out, but they should really work on making it involve less steps and be more intuitive.\n\nI will buy more but will wait until the price comes down or they\'re on sale.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "For the past few years we've only used WeMo smart plugs by Belkin. They've worked ok and rules are easy to set up BUT, like any other smart plug, WeMo requires users to manage smart plugs using the WeMo app. The WeMo smart plugs were relatively easy to set up with Alexa, however, the moment there was a power outage, reboot of router, etc. they have been a royal pain to get back online.\n\nI received my new Amazon Smart Plug today and the setup was very easy and took minimal time. This was so much easier dealing with one single app (Alexa) that I will now be replacing all of my WeMo devices. I would have given it 5 stars but using the scheduling option (days and times) in Alexa required too many steps. Users should ideally be able to add start times, stop times and days when creating a schedule versus creating separate schedules for start and stop times. Perhaps a lower price would be good. Not just because I want a less expensive product but more importantly, many people have already invested a lot of money with their current smart plugs. For example, over the past years I've added (7) WeMo plugs at an average cost of $30 each and $210 for all (7). Personally, I think it would be a wise decision for Amazon to drop their price so that they can win over customers like me at a faster rate."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Anyone else have a problem? Surprised that the instructions (hard copy and online) were not complete. Did not tell you that the plug needed to be turned on in a specific way to allow for setting the plug up---" press and hold the on/off switch until the LED light flashes blue and red." After that, the set up process was simple.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Totally brilliant is the best way to describe these plugs. For more than 30 years, I’ve put up with the madcap craziness of my spouses’s obsession with Christmas. That means those cheap mechanical timers eveywhere. Guess who gets to set those up? Guess who gets the complaint that lights don’t turn on and off at the same time? This guy. Guess who hates Christmas? This guy.\n\nThis year, I ordered a bunch of these - they take about 2 minutes to set up. You open up the Alexa app. Hit the plus sign to add the device and scan the bar code on the back, then plug it in. In about a minute, the plug is added to your system. I renamed each and then marked it on the bottom where it’s located (“Christmas Tree”). I set up a group (“Christmas”) and put all the plugs into the group so there’s a single word (“Alexa turn on Christmas”). I’ve set up a schedule so all the lights in the group come on and off at the same time.\n\nOne annual headache solved and the spouse is happy that the lights all come on at the same time and they can be controlled with a single word, and it’s not my name anymore.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': '"Smart" home automation gadgets are a mixed bag, in general, with varying levels of compatibility, functionality and reliability across many different manufacturers. I was hoping that with their own "made for Alexa" smart plug, Amazon would hit a home run in the home automation space. However, I\'ve been disappointed with the Amazon Smart Plug.\n\nWhile setup is supposed to be "plug-and-play" with the Alexa app handling all the heavy lifting, I found both of the Smart Plugs I purchased had problems connecting and I had to (repeatedly) go through a manual pairing and configuration process.\n\nConnectivity has been marginal, as both plugs occasionally lose connectivity and require power-cycling to restore communication. This is despite the fact that I have a mesh network in my home with terrific coverage, as well as 9 Alexa devices. So no matter how the Smart Plug needs to communicate with Alexa, my infrastructure shouldn\'t be a problem.\n\nReliability in operation is problematic, too, as Alexa frequently and unpredictably informs me that she can\'t turn on one of the Smart Plugs right now, and to try again later. Frustrating!\n\nFinally, there\'s no compatibility with home automation apps like SmartThings or Stringify, and the Echo app doesn\'t provide basic capability such as the ability to turn on a plug/light at sunset or off at sunrise.\n\nOverall, a disappointing purchase. Hopefully a Gen 2 Smart Plug will offer more compelling capabilities and performance. If you\'re looking for an Alexa-compatible smart plug today, however, there\'s definitely NO advantage purchasing this one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am no tech expert but the reviews said easy to set up. I have an iPhone and use an eero wifi network throughout the house and have my echo dot on that network. I have spent HOURS trying to get this set up and Amazon customer service put me on hold for an hour after being unable to resolve the issue. I FINALLY read that it only works on a 2G network (I have 5G) and so I managed to somehow reset everything and get ONE to work. In trying to set up the second, it kept reverting back to my 5G and it took me another 1/2 hour to figure out how to forget the network settings in Alexa. I had to completely forget all the networks and reset everything several times. I FINALLY managed to get them working.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought the smart plug to pair it with Echo dot, and both of them see to work smoothly. Once the smart plug was paired with Echo dot, it works like a charm. I can issue voice commands to Alexa and the plug works as expected.\n\nThis plug is aesthetically pleasing with rounded corners. The manual power switch for the plug is installed as a small dimple in the side which doesn\'t protrude out sits flush with rest of the body. This plug is wide but not tall, because which it doesn\'t block the sockets next to it on the wall plates. When the plug is turned on or off, it makes a small clicking noise, that is probably the sound of internal relay opening or closing the connection.\n\nThis looks like a well-built plug and works reliably, with rare instances of not working and when I asked Echo dot to turn on the plug it would tell me that the plug is not responding. In such instance, I asked Alexa to turn the plug off (even though it was already off,) and then asked it again to turn it on. That seemed to fix the issue. However, if your switch seems to be unresponsive then I would recommend resetting the plug by removing the plug from socket and wait for 10 seconds. Then press and hold the power button on the plug. And while holding the button, plug into an outlet. After this step, try to pair the device again with the Alexa app.\n\nThere is a small LED in the front which doesn\'t light up when the switch is off and turns to blue when the plug is turned on. If there are any issues with the plug or when the plug is initializing (after being plugged in), the LED turns to orange.\n\nBy default, Alexa adds the smart plug as "First plug". The name of the plug can be changed in Alexa app (shown in the Video of my review)\n\nSETUP\nWith Echo dot\nThe setup with echo dot was extremely simple. As soon as I plugged in the Smartplug, Echo dot recognized the plug and responded that it has recognized the "first plug".\n\nWithout Echo dot or if Echo dot cannot detect the smart plug\nI have shown how the setup process works in my video review.\n1. First, put the plug into pairing/discovery mode by pressing the power button on the side of the plug until the LED in the front starts blinking between blue and orange.\n2. After that open the Alexa app, and add a new device of type "plug". Plug type is Amazon.\n3. Alexa App will try to connect to the plug. At this step, we have two options. Either scan a QR code that comes with the plug (it is also printed on the plug as well.) If scanning the QR code is not possible then the app can also try to connect to the plug with Bluetooth.\n4. Once the App connects to the plug, it configures the plug for Wifi by asking you to select the Wireless network. After this step, the setup is done.\n\nOPERATING THE PLUG\nWith Echo dot\nWith echo dot I can simply say "Alexa, turn on first plug" and it turns on the plug. After I changed the name of plug to "Christmas tree" in the Alexa app, I could simply say "Alexa, turn on christmas tree"\n\nManually\nThere is a switch on the side of the plug as well which you can use to manually turn on/off the plug. The switch gives a tactile feedback when you use it.\n\nTHINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY THIS PLUG\n1. This plug supports current up to 15 Amperes, which is good enough for most of the appliances.\n2. Alexa adds the plug as "First plug" by default. But you can change the name of the plug in the app.\n3. This plug doesn\'t remember the state it was in if you remove it from the socket. If you remove the plug from the switch while this was on and plug it back in, the plug will be turned off. I think this might be because of safety issues and I prefer this behavior.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Smart-Plug/dp/B07KTYJ769/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Echo Dot (4th Gen) | Smart speaker with clock and Alexa

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#6

213,937

$49.99 - $77.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Play Video\n I preordered this echo dot with clock and began using the first day available on November 5th 2020. I have multiple 3rd generation echo dots with clock and I love the upgrade to the 4th generation echo dot with clock. I chose the Twilight Blue color and it’s great looking in person. It’s a nice break with additional from the charcoal and sandstone color but still looks elegant and sleek in design. The light ring on the base and digital clock display and brighter and more crisp than the 3rd generation dot. It’s very easy to read. The speakers and microphone are improved as well. The wire is a light grey color and the 15w Adaptor is rectangular in shape versus the square shape of the 3rd generation 15w power Adaptor. The manual buttons to control the echo are on top similar to last years model, but slightly recessed towards the back so they are not in view when staring directly and the front of the digital clock face. The speaker is more full in front of the dot and raises in the back where the wire plugs into dot. Setup was easy. I am considering trading in my older 3rd generation echo dots with digital clock for additional 4th generation echo dots with digital clock instead.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " Just received it today for my daughter. She loves it! For years she has been trying to get her hands on my echo devices. Now she has our own. I must say it is a big Improvement from the 3rd Generation Echo Dot.\nIt has true surround sound.\n~ The LED clock on the front is very bright, and displays the time in standard, and military time. It has a time, and alarm indicator.\n~ The lights around the base increase and decrease according to the volume setting. This Echo dot puts on a nice little light show, if could almost be used as a night light.\n~ The buttons for the microphone, volumes up, down, and deactivation button sit on top of the 4th gen echo. With raised button symbols it can easily be accessed even in the dark.\n~ The sound quality is a real improvement. You can hear channels, lows, midrange, and highs. I mean it a small speaker, so you can't expect to get bass thumping, room shaking sound. But it will surprise you with how powerful it is for it's size.\n~ The microphone is a upgrade also. It's very sensitive, and can hear you practically whisper across the room.\n~ It still has the 3.5 mm output jack to connect to bigger speaker systems. So you can still get that room shaking sound. If you have big speakers you can make them smart.\nIf you've ever had a smart speaker before(echo, google) or you have a whole host of skills aside from playing music you can activate from the Alexa app.\n~ Apps to set reminders, lists\n~ Set alarms, and timers.\n~ Play games, and trivia, and puzzles.\n~ Read to you from your Kindle books, and Audible acct.\n~ Control smart devices like smart lights, outlets, and even smart locks.\n\n- The one drawback (Con) that I found is that when - I have its side by side with the 1st, and 3rd generation Echo Dot it is actually a few seconds slower in responding.\n\nBut overall the 4th generation Echo Dot is a improvement. You get for playing music, and it plays music better than the previous gens. Amazon continue to improve, and make a good thing great."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased two of these to achieve true stereo. The updated spherical design is a great update to the column design. Although the speakers are physically small they are relatively heavy. The sound quality is superb and the volume is more than adequate. Set up was easy using the app. These are great addition to my family room.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Pros:__________\n• The globe design with the fabric speaker layout is a decent upgrade from all the previous flat Echos. With the glowing ring now at the bottom of the device, you get a mini space ship.\n• The “tap to snooze” is a feature that will be helpful if anyone wants this Echo near their bed. When the alarm rings you just need to tap the speaker (the device) with two or more fingers and it will go to snooze for a short time. No button pressing, just anywhere on the speaker and it’ll let you sleep a little more (but just a little more).\n• A 3.5mm audio jack for connecting a wired speaker. This is something that Google’s nest mini no longer has. I appreciated that Amazon put this in.\n• If you never used amazon products before, the setup process on any of their machines are ridiculously easy. This is no exception. Just a phone, an app and that’s it.\n• I’ve had their previous model and setting this up was even easier because all the info I had on my account (Wi-Fi password, smart-plugins, etc.) just merge in flawlessly with this Echo.\n• Alexa itself is fast. From weather to set times, to stories, and even jokes. If I want directions she responds almost instantly and overall performs excellent, like the previous model.\n• One of the perks of Amazon Echos is the vast inventory of smart devices that you can connect with. You can buy smart plugins, smart lights, and 1000s more to make your place a “smart” place. In this day in age, the restrictions on what a smart device can be are minimal, and overall it’s a big reason why you want to buy an Echo instead of Apple’s Homepod.\n• You’re able to listen in on another room if you’re not in the area and the Echo is. A pretty neat tool to have if you’re in an “uncertain” relationship.\n• The Echo does an excellent job of understanding your routines. For example, my hallway, and bedroom lights are always on at the same time before bed. If I’m in bed I can say “Alexa, good night” and Alexa will shut both of them off. This can also be used to say “Alexa, good morning” and Alexa can turn on any smart devices at the same time in the morning. TV, stereo, coffee maker, all you need is a smart device connector.\n• Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Deezer, Spotify. You have all the choices in the world in choosing your music channel (except of course google and apple music)\n• This Echo can connect with any of the other models of Echos, regardless of generation. This means that you just need to tap the Announce tab on Alexa and you can say/type a message of your choosing. All Echos in you have will be able to repeat what you said. I found this pretty niffy if you have kids throughout the house and you want them to come to you.\n• The light-up time and temperature are bright and never overbearing.\n• Echo can also call landlines, and any calls placed to numbers in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico for free. Note: Your Wi-Fi strength will be your indicator if the call quality will be good for you.\n• The volume on these devices doesn’t bring in any distortion or cranked tones when turning this device up high.\n• Overall the volume balances heavily towards the highs and mid-tones. A decent performance for the size that it is.\n\nCons and Oks:__________\n• There is little to no volume bass in this device. The result makes an overall boomy experience. It’s still decent sound but it wasn’t something I was amazed by.\n• This isn’t a 360 design as the fabric covering the speaker covers only around 2/3rds of the Echo. This leaves a bare wedge in the rear.\n• As much as the voice assistant is helpful, you still need to speak to Alexa with a “specific” dialogue to get what you need. One of the benefits of Google in my eyes is the software in their mini. You’re able to be more open in the conversational dialogue. Alexa isn’t there yet.\n• For the size, I have to say that you’re getting a pretty large power brick.\n• Alexa Guard is a cool feature where it can inform you in the app if Alexa hears a smoke alarm or breaking glass when you’re out. I put this in the Con section because I kept getting false alarms from Alexa. I don’t know if this was a glitch but I assume that a software update will fix this problem. When it does, then it’s indeed a great tool to have, but don’t expect it to be beneficial if you have an indoor dog/cat.\n• Amazon does have a $5/month service where the save guard will listen to footsteps and opening doors. Don’t know why you have to pay for this if the software is already on the device.\n• I wish that you can buy the kids the designs for the Echo without the need to buy a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+.\n\nBottom Line:__________\n\nThis is either an alarm clock next to your bed or a nice radio when you’re cooking. It’s small, light, and you have the same Alexa power that Amazon’s more expensive Echos have. With the price that it is, this Echo is a great way to see if you want to start making your house a “smart” house, or even for someone who isn’t tech-savvy. I do recommend that you fork over the extra $10 and buy this Echo with the backlit clock.\n\nNow for those who have any of the previous models, this isn’t worth the buy. There aren’t many significant changes. The main function of this Echo is the same performance as any other model (this is coming from someone who has the previous gen). Amazon still hasn’t fixed the bass issue, then again you’re paying not much for this.\n\nIn the end, Amazon does a great job with the software of these devices. They’re very simple to use and don’t take that much power in using them. As I mentioned, one of Amazon’s best perks is the vast variety of third-party dealers that the Echo can connect with. This is something that both the google mini and Apple's Homepod don’t even come close to.\n\nOverall: An updated design built well for your bedroom or kitchen, but no need to upgrade from its predecessor.\n\nHope I was a help to you.\nLove,\nHonest Reviewer"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Good looking 👌. Perfect size and sound quality is good.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Alexa is awesome. We have 8 echos including our 2 echo-auto\'s.\nThe new round echo dot w/clock has a clock display that is too bright at night. I have to turn it away from me at night so it does not shine so bright. Which means I manually have to turn the dot at night to see the time.\nAmazon needs a software update so the clock display brightness can be controlled to a bare minimum. Or if the display was red or perhaps blue would be better. The "Adaptive Brightness" feature does not work in this respect.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " My 2nd gen dot had the speaker go out, so replaced it with this new one. Such an improvement!\nThe speaker is slightly better.\nThe voice recognition (which is my biggest gripe with the 2nd gen) is greatly improved. 9/10 in hearing now. Such a relief!\nThe size is like a baseball now instead of a hockey puck. But uses about the same footprint.\nOverall more refined in appearance.\nDown side is that it doesn't run on USB any more. It has it's own plug now.\nI'm glad I got this!\nFYI: The display isn't just for the time, but shows timer and sometimes even text (scrolling). Watch closely as you set it up. Replacing this one with the old one in the app was as easy as it gets.\n\nNOTE: I needed a stand for it, so I made one myself. See the video."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I got this to replace a 3rd generation Echo Dot and quite frankly it sucks. With the 3rd gen I would have to say the wake word 1-3 times for it to recognize me, with this one it is taking 3-10 times. It never understands me the first time. Beyond that I don't care for the new form factor, it does not fit beneath my headphone stand like the old one.\n\n*Update* - March 30th, 2021 - It still doesn't respond as well as the 3rd gen, I want to get a 3rd gen to replace it but they're no longer in stock. Twice today it stopped listening while in the middle of giving it a command and that was after saying the wake word 10 times to get it to respond in the first place. This is the worst Echo device to date."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Echo dot 4th gen. I\'ve had all the versions of the Echos over the years and this one has issues "hearing" when you speak to it. I can literally be four feet from it and have to say Alexa three times for it to wake up and hear me. However, it hears me fine from another room when I\'m talking to another echo. Annoying. Bought three of these and boxing them up and pulling out some of the old units.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Love it, small has a clock. Very modern. Replaced older version'}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Smart-speaker-clock-Alexa/dp/B08DLSLCF3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Introducing Blink Video Doorbell - P

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#7

55,172

$49.99 - $279.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Play Video\n If you are like me you are a happy existing Blink Camera user who is thinking about adding the door bell to your existing setup. I had a blink camera setup aiming at my front door so at first I was not too sure that I really needed the door bell. However for the cost I am very glad I got one. There are a couple of things to know:\n\n(1) If you are an existing Blink customer, you do not need a second sync module. All you need is the door bell and you can simple add it to your existing account (as easy as adding an additional camera).\n\n(2) If you are planning on hardwiring the blink doorbell to your existing doorbells wires. . . . you still have to use 2 AA batteries to power the camera. This did not make sense to me as I figured my hardwires would power it, but sure enough after calling Blink support I realized I needed to put the AA batteries in the camera. The hard wire will allow your blink doorbell to ring the doorbell in your home but will not power the camera.\n\n(3) You can turn on motion detection or just have the blink door bell turn on when the door bell is rung. This is a nice feature. If you want to catch anyone that comes to your door (whether they ring the bell or not, you can simple turn this feature on in the app). If you want to save battery life and are only interested in door bell ringers you can turn motion detection off.\n\n(4) It has two way audio, meaning you will always hear the person at your door. . . . but you can also choose to speak to the person if you choose. For me the audio the person at the door hears comes across a little staticky, but that could be my phone or the fact that I am using the corner mount.\n\n(5) It has more of a fish bowl view so it catches a wide view (meaning it can cover most of your front porch)\n\n(6) There is no additional cost to having the Blink doorbell or camera system. Unlike other door bell systems out there, there is no additional cost to the Blink Doorbell. The app is free, cloud storage is free, downloading images or videos is free, etc.\n\nIf you are looking to set it up with just batteries and no wiring to an existing doorbell system, setup is a breeze (will take two minutes). If you are looking to hard wire it, it is still pretty easy. I am not a handy man and what I know about electricity will shock you (get my joke) but even I was able to hard wire it. Get the doorbell, you will be glad you did. Hope this review helped.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got this doorbell because it’s cheaper than the Ring one. It was easy to set up. Two screws into the door frame and I was able to slide it on. The camera works well and I was able to link it to all my Alexa stuff. I did the no wire worked and it works well!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'There’s a few more steps to set up, and requires a blink sync for completely wireless use. Camera quality is there, wish the box came with double stick tape, but I managed. To set up the chiming on an Alexa you’d have to have the skill installed once it’s installed it recognizes the doorbell. For the price features and true wirelessness! I recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " I had already had to blink exterior cameras so when I had the chance to pre-order the doorbell camera I jumped on it. The doorbell camera does its job. Image quality is great day, and night. At night time the infrared is good allowing you to have good clarity and resolution. You get quick notifications when someone is at your door. You can set it to capture any motion at your property. You can set focus areas, and private areas. You can set the length of record time from 5 to 20 seconds. The placement of the doorbell we'll also impact what's your camera picks up. But after having had and installing various types of doorbell cameras from Ring and more. I'm satisfied. Why go and buy a $100, or $200 option when you can purchase of $50 option that is just as good.\n\nSure there are some drawbacks, but they will be drawbacks with all of them. If I had to point out any one drawback is that the cameras motion capture has a cool down before it can record again.\nExample: if the camera has a view of the street and 2 cars go by, the second car could go by without ever being captured on video if it wasn't recorded in the same clip as the first car.\n\nYou can extend to about of time each clip is allowing you to get more footage. But longer record times use more battery life.\n\nI got this one because I already had a hub, and 2 cameras I can capture any, and everything that comes my way. All my Amazon packages are safe, and I know whose at my door Everytime.\n\nBravo, and thank you Blink."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got this and just mounted it. I will say that the instructions are not very detailed but being tech oriented I was able to figure everything out. I added the blink app and connected the sync 2 module up using the app instructions which were fine. I did buy a 256gb usb for internal storage which was detected in the app. Once the sync module was up I added the batteries to the camera but left the back off. In the app you add the device as a doorbell and follow the setup. Once done I took the back outside and started to mount it. Prior to mounting you have to leave a small space on the side so you can put the cover on. In my case I left a little on the left. Mine is mounted on the trim which is on a corner so I did use 2” screws with the same thickness as the ones provided and also took a little clear weather caulk to give it as seal. Don’t cover the contacts on the back. The longer screws hopefully with deter someone from stealing it but my neighbors has been up for months. These screws were long enough to get to the wood door frame. I did change the 10sec delay to 15 so less pics are taken as we are coming and going. Quality looked good on a cloudy day so I’ll have to see how night is as well. So far I like it. We shall see how the battery does. I’m adding the fact that once the 30 day trial ended my local storage took over; however, not having the sub takes away the ability to delete more than one at a time. That’s ridiculous'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "A few years ago I was excited to see that BLINK had a doorbell announced at CES so I committed to a multi-camera setup. After it became apparent it wasn't being released, I purchased a RING doorbell and subscription plan begrudgingly. The minute I saw the pre-order for this, I instantly grabbed one. Excited to have everything in one ecosystem, the anticipating and re-excitement from years ago was there. During the waiting period I realized someone pointed out, which at the time was NOT listed on the pre-order page, that you need a Sync-2 module to save the footage/rings. I had a spare but it could have been annoying. Fast forward to today when I received it. It looks beautiful and is a slim profile but the mounting bracket is an absolute joke. 2 shallow screws and no thumbail screw to lock the device in, this could easily be ripped out of the wall within 2 seconds. Combine that with the amount of pressure needed to lock this device into place, theres no doubt in my mind that after a year of changing the batteries some of these small clip/brackets on the plate will indeed snap. The image quality is way too HDR and totally blown out by the sun and bright daylight in the sky, creating a darkness on the face of whoever rings the bell which surprise, kind of defeats the purpose. Lastly, the fact that Amazon did NOT have the mount was the cherry on top. The email they sent later allowed us to order the corner mount free of charge, but inside the blink app it states that it should come with a couple different mounting plate options which it did not. So all in all, I prefer the Blink ecosystem to most and physically this doorbell is great but for something in R&D for 3+ years you definitely dropped the ball on the easiest pieces of the puzzle, especially for a company that owns RING which has an excellent mounting package in the box."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just installed this and it seems to be working fine so far, not more than an hour on it so far. I got the sync module to work fine and it is all hooked up. The door security mount is terrible, it would take someone no time at all to steal it, the set screw that you had on the other model seemed like a better option. But this thing is just out there for the taking, also the 6 retainers that are on this take a bit of time to figure out that you have to push down with enough pressure for them to set and hold. Do you have a recommendation for a better security mount since this one is really bad.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "This product is structurally defective, don't even attempt buying this, all you are getting is a poor quality camera that cannot be mounted on any surface, if you want to buy a camera that can't be mounted anywhere without the use of duct tape this will surely be that."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': ' In my opinion this is a good product but reason for 1 star is because of the simple design defect and waiting about 1 month for the release of this product. I love blink products but this is something that must be addressed because I see I’m not the only one having this issue. The waterproof seal is a defect either it’s to thick or the seal is to hard and won’t compress enough to allow you to put the back end onto product. Sadly that’s the only fix or blink sends a new seal. In my opinion it’s such a simple defect hopefully someone from blink sees my review and try’s to correct this some how. I’m a tech enthusiast and love all of blinks products but just hate to see the product fail because of a simple flaw after it took a while to test this for consumers. Will later change it until there’s a update in design and there is a fix for this'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "Play Video\n I've been a Blink customer since the beginning. I have every iteration of their products and was excited to see them offer a doorbell. That excitement wore off quickly after I installed their doorbell and soon turned to disappointment. Here are my issues with the doorbell:\n1. Short battery life. Even though it's connected to my 24VAC doorbell transformer, it still runs on battery power. I have burned through the first set of lithium AA's in less than 3 weeks of use.\n2. I had to purchase their angled mount ($8) separately because my doorbell button is low and the doorbell camera was cutting off the heads of tall people.\n3. Notifications. This is my biggest beef. Right now, if someone rings the bell, you get a standard notification on your phone. You can also set your Alexa devices to make a voice announcement that the doorbell was rung. That's it. You don't get automatic live video of the doorbell camera on the app or Echo Shows, Spots etc. You don't know who's there. I suspect this is a hardware limitation of the Blink system. When a Blink camera is recording, you can't pull up a live video feed. I'm doubtful that this critical feature will ever be added."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Blink-Video-Doorbell-P/dp/B09DFGMQWJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Dot (4th Gen, 2020 release) | Smart speaker with Alexa | Charcoal

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#8

505,383

$39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Device is great, but beware... the black ones come with a white cable... unlike the previous model. No idea why they did this.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have a few Dots around the house. One decided to have an attitude and she had to be replaced. Problem with voice recognition. I still pay the bills around here so she is not here any more!! HaHa!! I replaced her with the new Echo Dot 4th Gen in Blue. How pretty! It matches my home furnishings. Love the ball design. Very different but really kool. Sound is beautiful. I love playing music and the tone is great. I'll update if I run into a problem but so far I'm really pleased with this new design, color and sound. Highly recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Much smaller than expected but the sound is phenomenal. I have almost every single version of the Echo and Echo dot in my house for an easy to use Spotify music setup to surround my upstairs with music but this little orb is the best sounding of the lot. Highly recommended and a great improve over the Dot. I hope that Amazon keeps this style for a while.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I’m loving the full sound, a great upgrade. What I don’t like is the white cord, why not black? Not sure 🤔 who made the decision for the cord to be white. For a little tech toy the sound is really nice for the price. I love the new design, why not add a digital clock on the charcoal design was disappointing but not a huge one. Overall a great sound from a little toy, can’t wait for them to add the new feature that allow me to monitor issues when I’m away at work and alert me real time on my phone.....'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This new 4th Gen Echo Dot brings a new spherical shape to the Echo Dot lineup. It is about the same width as the previous Echo 3rd Gen, but since it is a ball now it is obviously a little taller. The blue light is now on the bottom. Here are my thought so far:\n\nTHE GOOD\n\n- Bottom ring light. The new blue light on the bottom actually illuminates the surface that the Dot is sitting on. This actually makes the light considerably more noticeable, especially if sitting on a semi-reflective surface.\n- Slightly better sound. The actual speaker hardware is the same as the 3rd Gen Dot, but this one sounds slightly better to my ear. This could be because the speaker is pointed toward the front, instead of pointing straight up like it was in the previous model.\n\nTHE BAD\n\n- Aesthetics. This is personal opinion of course, but I think I prefer the smaller, less noticeable "hockey puck" shape of the previous models. This one is closer to a softball, and stands out much more. Sure it might be better for creating sound, but I don\'t use Dots for music listening anyway. If I wanted to do that I would use a regular Echo or Echo Studio, which of course sound much better than this Dot. The whole point of the Dot for me was to use it in locations where I wanted a small device that doesn\'t take up much space.\n- Price. The old Gen 3 Dot is now $10 cheaper than this version, and it is really hard for me to justify choosing this Gen 4. It really seems like you are just paying for the new shape and very slightly better sound, but that doesn\'t currently seem worth it to me. There just aren\'t enough improvements from what I\'ve seen so far.\n\nAll in all, this new Gen 4 Dot might be worth it for you if you really dig the ball shape and bottom ring light, but otherwise I\'d have to recommend sticking with the Gen 3 for $10 less.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased this as i always do with the latest and greatest echo devices. This was a sour Disappointment for someone who is used to amazon improving on their devices yearly.\n\nComplaints:\n1. They shipped my Black echo, with a WHITE cord, In the past the cord color matched the device, why change?\n2. The charger is Noticeably larger and cheaper looking, sporting rounded corners and a bulky design.\n3. The sound quality vs my 2nd Gen Dot has actually gotten worse. This speaker lacks bass and is very "hollow" sounding. The gen 2 speaker blows the gen 3 out of the water, IMO they majorly cheaped out to get you other features like an Ai core and a bulkier bigger device, in bigger packaging, requiring more shiping cost, a poor trade off for quality.\n4. Its fabric mesh, and construction seem cheaper than previous generations, it is significantly lighter than a previous gen (my guess is a small speaker magnet and more airspace due to its odd shape)\n5. Its small, i thought the ball was cool, big and substantially, Like a speaker should be, but its tennis ball sized and looks like a childs toy, or a cheap bluetooth speaker you got for $5.....\n6. It has this awful "sheen" to the plastic that makes it look like some Chinese garbage product....\n7. The buttons feel awful and cheap compared to previous generations.\n\nPros:\nIt has underglow now.\n\nOverall its clear this product was rushed, or had a strict budget in which a lot of its features, and quality were stripped. The gen2 dots are amazing, and if you weren;t going to make them better, why release a gen 3?\n\nIt costs more, its much much worse in basically every category, and in my opinion, is a complete fail. Its supreme selling a brick because you want it. Buy a gen2, you\'ll be happier'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is the the fifth dot I've purchased, but the first 4th gen. (4 3rd gen's and 2 Toshiba Fire TVs). Setup was easy, so no news there but the sound quality is better than on the 3rd gens. Also, it hears better. The improved aesthetics are an eye-catcher that draw questions, comments and compliments. I have yet to set up my smart home so I can't speak to it's smart home functionality, but as with everything Amazon I'm looking forward to that integration. If you're looking to jump into the smart assistant/Alexa world or looking to upgrade from previous generations then this is a good device though there are now plenty of 3rd gens, both new and pre-owned that are more reasonable. Still, this is a great device that I highly recommend. We use it, and all our other Dots all day long for announcing, news, music, drop-in, calendar and timer notifications, shopping among other features. In closing, five-stars! :-)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is one of the most infuriating purchases I have made. I recently bought a echo dot 3rd generation on prime day special but couldn't help wonder if the sound quality was different. The 4th generation device's sound is much better. It is a clear and less muffled. Which is great if I didn't need to connect it to anything or what to use any Alexa features. I've spent 4 hours going through every troubleshoot information I can find and no matter what this thing will not connect to my mobile hotspot wifi. I had some similar issues with the 3rd generation but it just took a few extra tries. I even tried to get assistance and they sent me the instructions already included then switched me over to someone else who wanted to start me over again with the same basic help links.\n\nThis is infuriating because not only does this item not work as its supposed to but I also returned my functional 3rd generation which is now double the price and unavailable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Watch my attached video comparing echo dot 4 with echo dot 3. Amazon has really went cheap on quality this time. The product feels very cheap and very inferior sound quality compared to the echo dot 3. Also the fact of providing white AC adapter to a black speaker is cheap and ugly by itself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Play Video\n I own echo dot gen 3and I was VERY excited to try gen 4. However, it is quite disappointing, the voice recognition is ok. But the sound quality is horrendous, even Alexa sounds different. I will keep it because I can’t wait until 2021 to get another gen 3. Also it feels cheaper than gen 3 so... if you can get gen 3 instead of 4, do it.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Dot/dp/B07XJ8C8F5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Blink Mini – Compact indoor plug-in smart security camera, 1080 HD video, motion detection, Works with Alexa

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#9

200,207

$34.99 - $84.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’m a Blink XT user with three cameras on the exterior of my home. The set up of the mini was FAR EASIER than the outside cams. I had this thing set up in less than 5 minutes. Picture is good. Sound is LOUD which is what I was looking for.\n\nThe app however needs some work to support this style of camera. The app works decently for the BlinkXT cameras and functionality, which is motion for most users. As in you get a notification that there is motion, it records, and you watch the recording or live as you please. but it is clunky to get into the Blink Mini for the purpose of continuous viewing which is my intention for this camera, like a baby monitor. Like many other Americans now working from home with a full house of kids, I wanted to use this to assist with keeping an eye on the kids as I worked and record those cute moments. I wanted to use this to visualize a blind spot that I can’t see from the office. I tried mounting it from the ceiling and realized you can’t rotate the video. Mounting on the wall was a little problematic, I couldn’t quite get the right angle needed.\n\nAnother quirk to the app is if you switch to another app and then come back to the Blink app, you have to hit the play button to resume viewing.\n\nAll in all, these are minor issues specific to my use of the camera which is why I have it five stars anyway.\n\nHey amazon/Blink, it would be an awesome feature if you’d allow the integration of this camera with Alexa so we can “drop in” and talk through the Echo Dot. Just saying.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love this lil camera!! Easy to install! Only took 5 min and it works great!! Highly recommend this!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'UPDATED: When I saw these smaller cameras announced I was excited and looked forward to adding them to my existing 5 camera Blink system. I figured these would be a great replacement for the XT/XT2 cameras that I had inside my house so I could then re-purpose those for additional outdoor locations. I thought this was a brilliant addition to the Blink camera ecosystem, adding a lower cost camera for indoor applications like mine where the benefits of the battery power and weather-proofness would be overkill. Soon as they were released I ordered up a two-pack to add to my system. I installed one of the them and found that the picture quality right out of the box wasn’t the best but once you change the video quality setting to “Enhanced” it’s right up there with the XT2 quality. The motion detection is a little spotty, as they use a new digital method of detecting motion (AI compares one frame to the next to check for changes). Some very subtle movement will show up, like a shadow moving across the viewing area, but then actually walking across it won’t (sometimes). A rep I spoke with said that they are working on an update to improve the consistency of that feature, which will be available as an over-the-air update since it is a digital-based feature, which I think is pretty cool. So originally my poor review was based around the cloud storage feature on these cameras. After I purchased these cameras I looked into the cloud storage feature as all of the literature I found on them stated that a subscription would be required. Since this is different than the previous XT & XT2 systems I was not pleased about this. After I posted my original review a rep from Blink reached out to clarify the cloud storage situation. So here is what I learned: If you already have an XT or XT2 system, then you can add these cameras to it without having to get a paid subscription. If you do not have a Blink system at all, and these cameras are the first ones you get, then you get a free subscription until December 31st, 2020; then you will pay $3/month per camera after that. By then though, they plan to have released a new sync module with an SD card slot so that you can locally store video clips without having to pay for a subscription at all. Personally I don’t think they intend to have too many people on the subscription plan, I think they see the SD card functionality being more of a selling point but they had to piggy-back the first adopters of these Mini cameras onto the cloud storage until the new sync module gets released. Maybe they had delays in getting the new sync module released at the same time as the Mini due to factory closings around the world right now. I am much happier after this getting cleared up, but hope that they update the cloud storage & subscription info on the product pages to make it much clearer how this all works. Had I looked at all of the available info before buying these, then I probably would not have purchased them based on the unclear info that’s out there. In the end, the savior of the situation was the rep that contacted me from Blink. He clarified all of my concerns, gave me a great amount of info on the product, and answered all of my questions (I had lot of them). To be clear, the rep did not once ask me to change my review, take it down, or in any way artificially influence me to do any of those things. The great job he did led to me to change this of my own accord, as they really took care of my concerns. One star deducted for the confusion but three added back in for the great CS experience. Good product can get you a buyer, but good service gets you a customer for life. Blink has done a fantastic job turning a disappointed (and misinformed) buyer into a satisfied customer. So to recap, if you have an existing Blink system, buy these and use ‘em where you don’t need the wireless ones. If you are looking to get these as your first Blink setup, get them knowing you will have the option of paying for a subscription starting in 2021 or a one-time purchase of a sync module with SD card slot to store your video clips.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this to use as a baby monitor, thinking if the quality was good I would end up purchasing an outdoor set as well. I got it in this afternoon, and set up was super easy. The picture quality is excellent for the price point.\n\nThe main issue for me is that there is no option for continuous viewing. The live view from the app will automatically shut off after 30 seconds if you don\'t tap the "continue?" prompt. If I had known this ahead of time, I would have never purchased a Blink camera. I watch my daughter on a Fire tablet while I work at night, and it\'s really not feasible to stop typing every 30 seconds to press a button.\n\nMaybe it\'s my fault for not realizing it, but I don\'t remember reading any information about the length of viewing time, so I assumed it would be like the Foscam I had sought to replace. If Blink ever adds an update for continuous viewing, I would repurchase in a heartbeat, but for now, I\'m sending it back.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I pre-ordered 4 cameras without any reviews having been posted, so I hope that this helps someone. First off, the cameras are pretty nice, very easy to setup and get connected and the price is just about perfect. The app is where things start to fall apart. It clearly was created for the other Blink cameras that are battery dependent, so most of the quirks/problems I found are probably necessary for battery savings on the other Blink cameras. I have had cameras for well over ten years and have gone through several different apps/programs to access and store the video but I have never had an app that did NOT allow me to view all of my cameras at the same time. This one requires you to select a single camera and activate it individually to view real time video. I assume that this was designed for battery savings, but since these cameras are always on, it now serves no purpose. Additionally, not having the ability to view all of my cameras, while activated in a single 4 pane window seems a step in the wrong direction. For years I have been able to see live feeds in a multi-pane format and select the camera I want to zoom in on that one, not with this app.\n\nSecond, tech support is, at best, not good. I contacted them regarding the IR light that apparently can NOT be turned off (although you can turn it off via the app for the other Blink cameras?!) and the support tech actually stated that he did not know anything about these cameras and had to ask someone else. That was a first for me. The IR light is probably not a big deal for most, but I have for years had an indoor camera pointed out a window since my front yard is pretty well lit at night and the IR light stuck in the ON position make that impossible.\n\nI never review anything, but I wanted to get the word out on this. I suspect that these cameras were kind of rushed and the app just re-purposed, so it my sincere hope that they will address the live view concerns in future app updates specific to Blink Mini owners. Soon I hope!!!! Here's to hoping!\n\nUpdate: I was contacted by Blink following regarding my review. They indicated that multiple people had voiced similar concerns about the apps real-time capabilities and they made it sound like they were developing an update to the app to address this. They also offered to send me an additional camera (an older model) that does allow you to turn off the IR at no charge. I asked directly if this would be in exchange for changing my review and they specifically did NOT ask me to amend this review. If nothing else, that is GREAT customer service."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': ' May 2021 Update: unfortunately I have had to downgrade my original review. After a year, Blink should have added the missing features listed below in my original review especially individual camera notification control. If you have more than one camera; this missing feature is a huge annoyance. The Blink forums have been asking for this simple feature for 3 years and Blink has been unresponsive. If these features are ever added, I will update my review and can recommend the Blink system again.\n\nI am very happy Blink is expanding their offerings and this little camera surprised me! We own a Blink XT2 system as well as Yi Cameras.\n\nThis Camera makes a much better baby camera than the Blink XT2 and works perfectly with our existing XT2 system. I did not have to sign up for the cloud subscription and because Mini Recordings are free as part of our XT2 system (XT2 cameras do not require a subscription). This is a huge benefit and reason why people would purchase both the Mini and XT2. Hopefully, the free cloud storage stays for the Mini recordings, especially for people who own a XT2 system. The daily experience is good, the app works well for the features it does have, but the cons listed below are a big issue that Blink should easily resolve for all their cameras. I am still very happy overall.\n\nPros:\n-Great build quality and design\n-Great picture quality\n-Very responsive when connecting to Echo Show (seems better than the XT2)\n-Small size\n-Mountable base\n-Weighted base (weight can be removed)\n-Long USB/power cord\n-Two way audio with App\n-Local storage option if you buy the new Sync 2\nReliable App\n\nCons:\n-No Two Way Audio with Echo Shows; both are Amazon companies, and I am not sure why this is not a feature already.\n-No individual camera arm/disarm scheduling (you are forced to schedule your entire system)\n-No individual camera notification control; Blink please also add this feature! This is extremely annoying especially as you add more cameras. I really only want notifications for our front door but want recordings without notifications for the rest of the House. I imagine most people would want the same thing.\n-Can’t continuously view on the App. This can be annoying especially for this camera in our case (we are using it as a baby monitor). You can continuously view with an Echo Show but it does cut out eventually.\n-Paid subscription for Cloud recordings; all other Blink cameras have free cloud recordings and it would have been better if this camera followed the same strategy.\n\nOverall, this camera would be perfect and get 5 stars once Blink fixes the few App features missing listed above. I have contacted Blink in various forms to inform them of the above missing simple features but the responses have been unimpressive. I plan to modify this review if the features are added, but unfortunately people have been begging Blink for these features for years.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': ' UPDATE - 5/12/20: 3 stars to 2. The camera cuts out for hours at a time. Essentially half the day there are no activities that trigger the camera. Not sure why the camera is inactive but essentially half the day it is not recording.\nFor instance, Sunday night, the last recorded motion is 11:27 PM. Monday, the first recorded motion is 8:15 PM. Today there’s a lapse between 4:39 AM and 12:17 PM. Someone usually walks by my apartment at least every 10 minutes throughout the day. Very UNRELIABLE for home security. Should be 1 star, but it could be useful to someone as a live view for a 3D printer or something, but no time lapse feature.\n\n***** Look elsewhere for home security. I purchased the Yi Dome Cam + and I am extremely happy with that. Plus it has internal MicroSD storage for continuous recording and 360* capability.\n\nNote: I have it set to trigger on motion at all times, no scheduled breaks or turn off when I’m home.\n\nUPDATE - 4/30/20: 2 stars to 3. The development team has now added an option to turn off the night vision infrared lights. Thank you for being responsive. I still have an issue with the Retrigger time leading to a lapse in event recording, hopefully continuous recording could be an option in the future. Maybe with the combination of the Sync Module 2? Until this feature is added I would not recommend for home security.\n\nOriginal Review - 2 Star:\n\nI repeat, DO NOT use for home security. Look elsewhere for a home security solution.\n\nThis camera is exclusively triggered by motion. While that sounds perfect for a security camera, it is a major downfall of the Blink platform. The camera searches for motion and records at the time it senses motion, and a little before. This is great, however it will only record up to 30 seconds. At this point, the recording stops and the camera has a grace period where it will not trigger due to motion again for a period of time. Blink has a setting for this break period and it can be adjusted, but can go no less than 10 seconds. So if you have an event that is 45 seconds long, you will record the first 30 seconds and the last 5 seconds, leaving you with a 10 second gap in your footage that could be key to solving a break in or similar event.\n\nAnother issue I have is that the night vision can not be turned off. You can select “on” or “auto”. So if your camera is looking out a glass window at night you will not see anything, even if there is a light outside. The infrared LEDs can not go through the glass so you end up getting a terrible glare in the window and an almost completely black screen. Where if you could turn it off, it would see through the window to the street which is lit by an exterior light.\n\nIn addition, the live view is ridiculous. You must tap a continue button every 15-30 seconds to keep watching the feed. If you do not tap the button when prompted, it backs out of the live view.\n\nAs for the picture quality, it’s okay. You can’t read a license plate from 15 feet away though. And if you zoom in on someone’s face it would be hard to tell who they are from any more than 10 feet away. For the price though, it’s not terrible.\n\nI don’t care to go into detail, but the app is lacking in so many ways.\n\nI have returned this camera in search of a better solution. Next attempt is the Yi Dome Camera X.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This camera has zero features as far as ”security camera.” what you needed to know before your purchase this toy:\n\n1) no memory card capability, meaning you have to have a subscription to the cloud service otherwise you won\'t able to record anything\n2) without cloud service deception, you can use only in ”live view.” which requires you to tap the screen every 30 seconds. It has no constant view option. So it is useless if you want to use it to monitor anything.\n3) you basically have an option to mute or have the volume on when live view. There is a volume adjust button with very little sensibility. So, you either have it very loud where your whole environment can hear what is going on, or you have to set it mute.\n4) not user friendly at all. The app that you have to use in order to access the camera is not user friendly at all. It has very small letters, hard to read. Even if you are able to read it, the Icons doesn\'t make any sense and has no explanation.\n5) The night vision is a joke. Through the camera view, you won\'t able to see a difference between a cat and a raccoon from 4 feet distance\n6) the software and the operating system is not ready to use. Most of the time when you are trying to access the camera view, it says "system is busy please wait." What does it mean, I have no idea.\n7) considering all of the major issues that comes with this camera, I would never trust to purchase a cloud service from a company who poorly designed and taught through the whole idea of a "security camera".\n8) price! For almost 40 bugs plus a cloud plan, You will end up paying $100 for the first year. For this price, you can purchase a decent system that truly serves your needs.\n\nI have watched many videos on Youtube about this camera. But none of them are telling these. Most reviews are done by ” Say something nice about this item and get it, free reviewers”'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great price and product. Connected very easily to my existing Blink system. I am not happy with having to pay for storage after trial ends.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'When I originally bought my EIGHT Blink cameras I liked how easy they were to set up. I was annoyed with intermittent problems connecting to WiFi and the less than competent support. I was at least satisfied for something this cheap to provide the level of security I needed. More than a year later - I can no longer have it record and store the video on my phone. They now REQUIRE you pay a monthly fee for storage - even though I have only used my phone up until now.\n\nBlatantly sleazy. While I could care less about the money I spent buying the system, the fact that they would strip away basic functionality and force me to now pay more in one year than what I did for one of the cameras just to store what I have been storing on my phone is shocking. Amazon - this is the customer experience you want?'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Mini-plug-security-detection/dp/B0B15SHYXY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) – Now with a 6.8" display and adjustable warm light

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#10

12,075

$139.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is my wife's second Kindle. The first one which is about 5 or 6 years old quit charging because the bottom connector went bad. When I saw they upgraded to a USB C connector I knew it was time. I think the old USB Micro connectors are a PIA. Her new one is great. It synced right out of the box and connected to WiFi immediately. The thing is perfect! Sooo mine will arrive tomorrow. (Been reading off an old Fire) What bugs me are the reviewers that give this product one star because it didn't work out of the box or they were too dumb to figure it out. If it doesn't work send it back and get another one. It couldn't be easier with Amazon. Giving it one star because it didn't work says nothing about a good one that does work. I bet a bad one is one in a thousand or more. Give it a break...just get another one."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I LOVE kindles, and this one is no exception. The warm light is in the pictures as yellow, but it also goes the other way to an ice blue! And the touch response is miles better than the older kindle, a tap is almost instantly registered.\n\nIf you are on the fence- just try it! You have my permission and recommendation!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "So far, not impressed. My 2014 Kindle still works mostly fine, but I wanted to upgrade due to a few minor hiccups and wanting more features. I didn't have the cover option, updated the software on my fresh-from-the-box Paperwhite 11th Gen, and now I'm getting ads; when I try to turn them off in Amazon content & devices, it throws an error. I have no option to view the book cover, and I can't NOT see reading lists and recommendations on the home screen.\n\nI paid for zero ads, and one update later, and I'm seeing ads--and, of course, Amazon's help section is giving me the runaround so I can't even troubleshoot."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "After having to send in my older, fully-functional Kindle Paperwhite 2018 to get the 20% trade-in on this new device, I found myself without a Kindle for a little while. So, I was so excited when this finally came today! Especially since when you purchase it, you get 4 months free of Kindle Unlimited. I really wanted to get started reading on the new Kindle and make good use of my subscription.\n\nWell, sad day, this is how my Kindle looked when I received it and tried to power it on. I already traded in my old Kindle, have a free Kindle Unlimited subscription, and well, no functional Kindle to read on.\n\nI had to spend my free time today contacting Amazon to arrange for a replacement to be sent, and the fastest they can replace this is FIVE more days even with my Prime subscription. So there go another 5 days of not using the Kindle Unlimited or getting the joy of reading a book in the evenings.\n\nOh, and I get to be the one to have to make a trip to UPS to return the non-functional Kindle. How convenient.\n\nApparently, this device is not well-made, and let's just say, I'm not pleased. I wish I had NEVER traded in my older Kindle!\n\nUPDATE: They sent me a REFURBISHED Kindle rather than a new replacement. What on earth?????!!!!! I even specifically asked customer service if the replacement would be new rather than refurbished and they promised me it would be new because it arrived not functional and was within the 30-day window. Called customer service and they said they would send a new one, but it was on back order.\nUPDATE 2 MONTHS AFTER THE LAST UPDATE: Well, received what I thought would finally be my new Kindle after almost 2 months. No joke, another refurbished one. Called customer service again and maybe they will figure this out this time around. How hard is it to get the NEW KINDLE that I paid for???"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'While this Kindle Paperwhite 2021 finally brings a whole host of long needed improvements, the likes of which competitor Kobo has offered for years and at various price points, it’s not without its flaws.\n\nFor starters the overall footprint of the device has increased despite room enough to fit the larger 6.8” display within the footprint of the former body. While it’s not a deal breaker it hurts portability and single-hand use that little bit. The latter is especially noticeable because, unlike it’s pricier sibling the Oasis, it lacks an asymmetric grip and page turn buttons.\n\nWhile the resolution of the new display is the same 300 PPI, I encountered noteworthy issues with display sharpness when compared to the 2018 model. As pictured (to the best of my ability) my new model lacks sharpness and contrast all around the edges and in particular on the left side which results in a soft almost fuzzy lack of crispness to all text or images.\n\nTo make matters worse the consistency of this issue varies wildly across the display. In the image you can almost make out the random diagonal plane of sharpness towards the center of the display. This means that you find yourself consistently reminded how soft the fuzzy portions are compared to the properly sharp portions.\n\nI’m thrilled to see Amazon finally include USB-C and warm-light adjustment, but I find it especially hard to look past the display issues on a device expressly built for reading. If you have the previous generation Kindle Paperwhite or Oasis I’d recommend holding off for now or consider a Kobo equivalent model with native OverDrive support for library borrowing.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a beloved fifth generation Kindle that has seen more than it\'s share of books. Receiving notice it would no longer be updated with new software and security, I purchased this one which arrived the day it was released. Big mistake. I had to update the software as soon as I received it.\n\nI downloaded a few books in my library for a plane trip - they would not open on the airplane & I kept getting a message I needed to sign into Wi-Fi. Why? The books were already downloaded.\n\nWhen I got to my destination I was able to open a book. For some annoying reason the word "highlights" appeared over certain sentences. Where they came from & how to remove them was a complete mystery until I read a review here from Sarah. After following her instructions I was able to get rid of highlights that others reading the same book had placed. Why would I want to see others highlights, Amazon? Even worse, it appears this procedure will have to be done for each book. Why should I have to edit highlights out of my books?\n\nFurther, I sorted the books in my 5th Gen nto categories, making them easy to locate when I wanted to read a certain genre. Where did they go? Why didn\'t they transfer somewhere I could find them?\n\nSo many reviewers are mentioning warmth, display, brightness, etc., as problems. All I want is to be able to find the books I already had in my library. And I want them in the way I sorted them, not the way Amazon is now presenting them, which is by series.\n\nI don\'t like this Kindle and am feeling the same way about Amazon.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " Ok, not really. But it is 3/4 of an inch bigger that the last model. It thankfully comes with a USB C charging connection. Everything else is C this makes it unanimous. I only need one cable to change all my devices that I carry around. It's great until two of them die at the same time. Which is usually the way it goes. Everyone else can sing the virtues of the rest of the specs. I'm not really happy with the new home screen. I like it simple. My library. And a place to get more books."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Software is unstable and when calling in for support about getting my all my 40 some odd book “collections” imported ininto my new KPW 11 they told me that they could not help me because the product is new and they are not trained. What more can be said.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was extremely excited for a new Kindle and have been waiting for a month+. However, the upgrade was not worth it and I returned. I had an older Kindle Paper White that I love and will keep using. Here were some of the reasons for return:\n1) The wider screen, even while minimal, made it very uncomfortable to hold with one hand\n2) I could see shadows from the previous page after a turn\n3) The brightness just seemed off. I could not get it to be on the perfect setting where it was crisp and visible without looking like a normal tablet\n4) The menu configuration made it multiple clicks/swipes to get to brightness vs. the older model where one push gets you there.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Coming from a 1st edition paperwhite, I couldn’t be more impressed. The $25 trade-in credit + 20% off + 4 free months of my current Kindle Unlimited subscription saved me nearly $100. The new Paperwhite screen is crystal clear and very responsive. The addition of the new warm amber lights is awesome, especially if you like to read before bed to help you fall asleep. Battery life is nice too, currently at 72% after 2 weeks of everyday for a few hours.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Kindle-Paperwhite-adjustable-Ad-Supported/dp/B08KTZ8249/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 release) | Smart display with Alexa and 2 MP camera | Charcoal

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#11

88,378

$39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' My elderly mom, sits and watches the pictures display. My husband likes listening to Steve Harvey in the morning on it. It”s a big hit, here!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Me gusta mucho al igual que a mi hijo de dos años. Tiene excelente reconocimiento de voz y muy buena calidad de audio y video.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Key Upgrades from Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019) to Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021):\n\n--NEW 2 MP CAMERA: Upgraded from 1MP in 1st Gen. Better picture in video calls.\n--REMOTE VIEWING: Use the Alexa app on your phone to remotely view the camera of the Show 5, so you can check on your home while you're away. There is a big notice displayed on the Show 5 screen that says it is being remotely viewed.\n--NEW COLORS: Now available in Deep Sea Blue, Glacier White and Charcoal. Previous version was either Charcoal or Sandstone.\n\nDowngrades:\n-No 3.5 mil Audio Jack: Removed the ability to plug in external speakers through a 3.5 mil audio port, the port on the back of the Gen 1 (2019) version is no longer there in Gen 2 (2021)\n\nMy Opinions:\n\nThis is a VERY slight upgrade to the previous version. The difference in the camera quality is noticeable, but honestly the Show 5 screen is too small for me to comfortably use it for video calls anyway. Actually I prefer the older Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019) overall, because I could plug in my old PC speakers for some better sound. I also can't see myself ever using the remote view feature on my Show 5, as it is not in a central location in my house. Overall, it would be hard for me to recommend upgrading to the new Show 5 (2nd Gen 2021) if you already have the old Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019).\n\nIf you are trying to decide which size (2021) Show to get, I would suggest going with the Show 8. It has a much better 13MP camera with auto-framing, and the screen is much more suitable for video calls. It also has a faster processor, adaptive color, and motion sensor Routine activation. At the current prices, ($85 for new Show 5 and $130 for new Show 8) the Show 8 seems like a much better deal; especially if you ever want to do video calls."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Rip off don’t buy ….. screen smaller than my iPhone……can’t see it unless you are 2 feet away….. does less than the old ones …. A lot smaller …. It’s a joke and a rip off …. want my money back'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just got the Echo Show today. Supposedly it is a brand-new upgrade from a previous model. I wouldn\'t know since I have two Echo Dots and have never had an Echo Show before. I like the screen\'s ability to show my security cams (although I am having problems with Alexa not recognizing two as cameras but as plugs for some reason, while the other two (exactly the same brand and model) are recognized as cameras and work just fine. A big annoyance to me is that it will randomly put things like "Alexa for Your Day" instead of the home screen. How do I prevent this from happening? I do not want suggestions from Alexa. I want it to remain the clock and weather screen until I tell it different.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Update: Amazon Customer Service contacted me. The fee is from Blink, not Amazon. I just wanted that to be clear, as I was confused myself. I have no comment on the Echo Show, as it never left the box.\n\nreturned after I found out about the monthly fee for the cloud. $3 per camera/ $10 for 3.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "1 star across the board. This wasn't worth being bundled free with my ring cam for prime day. Honestly after using this I want to do away with all my ring cameras. Physical touch options are barely there. Can't even delete an alarm by touch. Requires voice command. I didn't even want an alarm but was part of setup process. Worst part tho. IT WAS BUNDLED WITH A RING CAM ... and get this. Can't view my ring cam.... it's not natively supported. Requires a log in each time to ring.com to get access. Just sell me a freaking monitor. That's what we want Amazon. A screen larger then my phone that views cameras that's it.\n\nUpdate: remove the 1 star I was required to at least give it. The amount of covid 19 ads and suggestions about vaccines are invasive and uncalled for. Do not push your political agenda in my home. I will be returning this pile of garbage"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am sure most folks would love this type of device, but it is not really ready for prime time. All day, it flashes a screen telling me there is a 'Hot' Weather event. The hottest recorded here was 80 degrees. Hardly an extreme weather condition for just about anywhere. With that and many other annoying news events, I wanted to remove it from the feed. It stated that it would no longer be shown to me. Lo and behold, a few minutes later, it showed the weather event (we are now at 78 degrees and dropping fast.) and those annoying news stories. It is also very limited to showing better events for my compulsive amazon shopping habits. Of which it keeps telling me the same events over and over with no way to dismiss them. Glad it was only a Hamilton.\nPhotos can possibly be shown but you need to upload your photos to a cloud. We live in an age where home NAS systems are common and would love to stream them locally. Very intrusive liberal news you can't get rid of and still a horrible weather system visible (always incorrect)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had no idea how bad I needed this in my life until I actually got it installed. This came free with my purchase of five blink cameras and I’m absolutely obsessed! I love that my kids can asked to see different cameras around our house in case they are home alone they can see what’s going on. I also was able to FaceTime my son from this device and he was able to call me which is great considering we don’t have a landline and he couldn’t find his iPad when he got home to call me. I don’t even think I’ve scratched the surface on some of the things they can do but if you were looking for a new gadget to pair with your Alexa devices this is definitely the one to get!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I generally like the overall alexa components , this package with security cameras seemed like a good buy. It appears Amazon was in a humerous mood when they labled these cameras "security". After a little practice I was able to dismount a camera from its $18 mount in under a millisecond. That is correct folks these toys snap into the mount none too securely. Anybody who wants to obscure themselves from the camera woth one hand while using the other to snap off the device. I have fast internet which supports multiple video streams. With nothing else connected it takes 5 seconds for a shot to show. If you ne3d to mount from the ceiling you are meant to use the tool they provide as a jury rig angle. The mount snaps into the tool and the tool into the cam. Oh, and there is only one in the box. Need two cams on ceiling ? Too bad. And it wobbles. I am fairly certain that the first good straight line wind we get here in florida will dismount these cams ending my displeasure. Do they work? Yeah they detect motion. Just like every other wireless cam out there. Nothing to say about the echo show you can read all about it under that product listing. If it was not for the lousy mount system might get to 4 stars. I gave it three for b the show. Shame on you Amazon.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Show-5-2nd-Gen-2021-release/dp/B08J8FFJ8H/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Fire TV Stick Lite with latest Alexa Voice Remote Lite (no TV controls), HD streaming device

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#12

15,666

$29.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Got a new firestick enjoying it so far the other was running to slow'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought a 4k fire stick as a gift but got to play around with it when setting it up for someone. I can take all my streaming services with any fire stick (lite in this case), Spotify and my Apple movies and tv shows with me wherever I go without having to take my bulky Apple TV. It is nice having the login for these apps to not have to type in my passwords with the remote.\n\nPicture and sound are good. Nothing is distorted that I’ve noticed so far. And no buffering on my stick with my wifi connection. I managed to set up a Bluetooth headset so I can listen to music or watch something without waking someone up at night.\n\nIt is pretty easy to use and set up and customize this to my needs. I have a couple old and newer flat screens that all have worked well so far without causing issues (tested my 19 inch, 32 inch and both 43 inch tvs I have at my place, stated earlier no distortion or blurs).\n\nIf I had to change one thing it would be my customized bar that is located near the top of the screen, it would be make it so I can fit more apps from my streaming services on that line.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Simple easy setup and integration with streaming services. I don't currently use alexa as home control but both fire sticks hooked to different sets in the house control streaming requests for our tv's very well."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We have had 5 of these FireSticks for two TVs..... over the past year. We stream video via an Eero system(4 routers) at 140Mb D, 16 U.Our previous FireStick exhibited the same problem as others, i.e., would not sign into any network. After a cold reboot, it would work(unplugging power to the stick and re-plugging it in.) A new Firestick showed no anomaly. I suspect that the "buffering" ability of our previous Firesticks has gone down the tubes, but cannot determine this. Early attempts to contact & Query Amazon QA proved useless, so we\'ve fallen back to throwing the malfunctioning unit and buying a new unit. C\'est la guerre.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this last week. Just got covid and I'm really sick. The remote isnt working.\nIn 6 years I never had this problem with my Roku. I will be returning it as soon as I feel better. I'm so angry right now I'll probably never buy another Amazon device"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This Fire Stick is lightning fast - especially when compared to our MUCH older one that took forever to respond. I chose the one with no TV controls, so it does not have volume control (hence, the 1-star rating on that). I love that it has buttons for a few subscription services (Hulu, Prime TV, Netflix, Disney+), but I wish ESPN was included. The 3-star rating on "easy to install" is due to the fact that it immediately required updates, and that took way too long. Now that it\'s installed, it was well-worth the price.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My old firestick quit. So I had to buy a new one .it works absolutely great two problems no volume on the remote, and the Alexa on it dont work. So I'm very disappointed about that .I wouldn't buy this one if you want a remote. This one is useless...the remote is like not having one oh well the Netflix- primevideo- buttons work...haha"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was very to install I thought it was going to be a little hard but it was easy and that's saying something for somebody that doesn't know a lot about technology"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am bit sad after i bought it next day price went from $30 to $20 wtf amazon? (lite version)\nBut what ever thats consumer life it was worth $30.\nI got 50 inch tv for free so technically i got a smart tv for $30 can't beat that right?\nI mainly got it for my aunt I take care of her she mainly watches the tv. i let her use my account on the fire stick i usually use my PC for my smart tv lol. It does alot more than fire stick will do for the foreseeable future. Though it does a good enough job for what it is, kinda kills the reason to own a fire tablet so if you want to have a 50 inch screen or larger fire tablet, fire stick is the way to go. You can play your fire tablet games on it to which is pretty nifty. (use the remote as a game controller) browse internet and all that stuff you did on your fire tablet, fire stick will do it to. Overall I'd recommend it if you want more channels than antenna gives or cheaper way to watch movies than cable etc then you can't go wrong with this route if you a prime member you will indeed get more joy out of it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It works well, and is a good way to give your "dumb" TV some smarts! I\'m not a fan of anything voice activated or controlled. So, have no opinion on those features. The best thing about it, is, I can use my Hotspot on my mobile for it to recieve wifi signals. Hotspot are usually a part of unlimited data plans from carriers. So, no need for an in home wifi router. Also, note, not all mobiles have hotspot feature, though, most do. I mainly bought this for streaming my Amazon Prime Videos, & Hulu accounts. Screen mirroring or casting doesn\'t work for many of the bigger streaming services, due to DMCA restrictions, unless, you use a plug in like Fire Stick, or other comparable devices. So, rather than trying to stream from my mobile device, it\'s infinitely easier to just let the mobile provide the wifi signal, and that way, DMCA is satisfied. It took me a few years to finally figure this out! LOL'}]

https://www.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick-lite-latest-alexa-voice-remote-lite/dp/B091G4YP57/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Video Doorbell Wired

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#13

50,594

$64.99 - $104.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Installed this on my lunch break with zero problems. Anyone who rated this less than 5 stars did not do their due diligence. Any research comparing the doorbells would tell you that you are unable to use your existing chime. We have quite a few devices on the 2.4GHz frequency and have no problems.\n\nWorks great with existing echo dot devices and had no difficulty setting this up. Actually it was absolutely painless. I do not need my 30 year old chime to freak the dogs out and tell me someone is at the door, my phone and my echo dots take care of that!\n\nTo anyone new to ring, yes, you have to pay a measely $30 per year to record your video. Worth it. I have two ring cameras, $60.. still worth it. The most you will spend is $100 per year for all your devices. Can I set up my own camera system and record locally? Sure. Do I want to spend hundreds of dollars on a server to do so? Absolutely not. Do I want to deal with drives randomly breaking? Nope. Check the cost of WD purple (surveillance drives), the cost of a server and a software license. By the time you get your money back by comparison to ring cameras, there will be better tech out.\n\nTLDR, this is a smart doorbell designed for smart devices. This will not work with your old equipment. This is absolutely worth every penny and the annual fee.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is my review for:\n\nRing Video Doorbell Wired\n\nI tried to keep my review short but there was a lot of information here so I added headers for easier reading.\n\nBackground:\n\nWhen the first Ring doorbell came out, I really wanted one, but it was a bit too expensive for my taste, so I went with a cheap knock-off. I have been using that knock-off since then and I hate it. The image quality wasn’t awful, but it had a lot of bugs and it didn’t play well with “Alexa”. I kept automating my home adding echo’s, lights, switches, cameras, you name it and every time I circled back to the doorbell I would think: “I already have a video doorbell and the Ring doorbell is still pricey; maybe I should buy some other automation toys”. Well, this new Ring came out, and it was less than 100$ thus I said, let’s try it…\n\nAppearance:\n\nDimensions wise, this one is pretty small (5.1”x2.4”x 1.1”). The button is very noticeably a button; to me this is important as with my old knock off doorbell, people would constantly push the camera lenses thinking that they rang the doorbell.\n\nDifferences between this Ring Doorbell and Previous versions:\n\nI did some internet research prior to deciding for it, and I could only find a few things: (1) it supports only 2.4 GHz networks instead of being dual band, (2) it only works as a fully wired setup (3) it has a single faceplate and (4)it is way cheaper than previous models.\n\nTo me, it wasn’t a big deal the doorbell not being dual band, I planned on using the 2.4 GHz band anyway as I have been with my knockoff brand doorbell. There are several obstructions along the way (two thick walls and some furniture between the door and my repeater, and my router is in the basement), and the 2.4 GHz network is usually better for that albeit a bit slower.\nThis doorbell requires to have an existing wired doorbell setup, unlike previous iterations that you could have fully battery powered doorbell. Yet the setup is only needed for power. You will be bypassing the existing doorbell chime, thus, you will either need to purchase the model that include the Ring Chime (+20$), purchase a separate Ring Chime (30-50$) or use a compatible Alexa device as the speaker(s). I am using a few of my echoes and I like the setup a whole bunch.\nThe Ring Video Doorbell has a single face plate (black) vs 4 different color ones for the Pro. I did search online for other faceplates and I found a pearl white one going for about 15$ but I am sticking with the black one.\nThe newer model is about 70% cheaper. About 60$ vs the 200$ MSRP for the Pro.\nIssues so far:\n\nI haven’t had a lot of issues, but I already had one. I had some connectivity issues right of the bat. The fact that this doorbell bypasses the hardwired chime exacerbates this. No connectivity means no doorbell whether you have power or not. A few resets, I moved my repeater closer and it appear the problem was corrected. However, I point it out because when compared to my old 2.4 GHz knock-off video doorbell, I never had an issue. I am considering this as a one off but I will update my review if this issue persists.\n\nBottom line\n\nWhat I liked:\n\nCompatibility with Alexa. When Amazon acquired Ring a while back, I just knew that integration with Echo devices would probably only improve but even knowing that, I was impressed. You can define specific devices you want them to work with. It allows for tons of customization including ringtones.\nI currently have two echo dots and an echo spot serving as my alerts and this setup works great. The video playback on the Echo Spot is smooth as silk with minimal Lag. I will be linking it up to my new Echo Show when it gets here, next week. I don’t envision any issues linking it up, but I will update my review if needed.\nIt features an advanced motion detection system that allows for customizable alert motion zones. It is extremely intuitive to setup. Thumbs up, all the way.\nIt was very easy to install\nIt looks elegant yet sleek.\nIt is cheaper than any previous Ring Model.\n\nWhat I dislike so far.\n\nIt supports only 2.4 GHz networks. This is not a major negative as 2.4 GHz networks usually allow for a better range, especially if there are obstructions along the way. Still, it is worth mentioning.\nI have a hardwired doorbell chime that is useless now. If my WIFI fails at any point, my doorbell is dead in the water.\nI already had connectivity issues. They might have been a one off so I am not necessarily overreacting to them but I will update my review if needed.\nThe first two negatives were design choices that allowed lowering the price point and they were something I knew coming in. However, they are still significant enough that I called them out.\n\nOverall, for the price, this is actually a very good device. If you already have a Ring doorbell, this item is not for you. If you don’t, and you are ok with a fully WIFI driven, hard wired power doorbell camera, I strongly recommend it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have had the original Ring doorbell for a few years. I never used the chime in our house (actually hate the one builders put in, so that was a reason we got a ring doorbell in the first place). We use Echo Dots and phones so not ringing the chime was OK for us. Also don't mind using 2.4 ghz for this device. When I saw the Wired was coming out and the price, I had to give it a try, especially given the credit given for trading in the old one. I took a picture of old vs new so you can see the size difference. I like that it is stripped down to bare minimum, but still has better features than our previous Ring like Pre-Roll, 1080p, etc. I would say it is comparable to Pro at 1/4 the price. The small size is great as I can mount it right on the doorframe now."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was fairly easy to install. Integrates well with my Ring Alarm Gen2 in that it runs under the same mobile app. I like that with my Echo Show, I can ask Alexa to show me the Front Door to get a live view (and when someone rings the doorbell, it shows the live view automatically).\n\nI\'ve enabled the "people only mode" which supposedly will only give you alerts if people trigger motion, but will have to see how accurate that is.\n\nOverall happy thus far.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Only $59 and no need to worry about batteries? Easy decision.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Don’t waist your time or money. This bypassed my old doorbell and was not clear that the old doorbell would no longer work.\nWhy did they do this?!? I bought this to replace the button outside my house and the camera was a nice feature but my tplink $30 camera was just fine and half the price. The worst part for me is I just don’t understand why they would do this. The more I think about it the more it bugs me. This is going back for sure.\nUpdate: Amazon did a clear job providing adequate information in letting purchaser know this system bypasses existing doorbell chime that was not present at time of release. They also allow Alexa devices to announce when someone presses the button. For that you have earned another star. However I still struggle with the idea of a company called “ring” with a single push button that does not ring my existing doorbell, why? Your company name is ring yet you cannot ring my doorbell Seriously the doorbell chime doesn’t ring… Mind blown,It still bugs me. Want so bad to love this product and want to give it a higher rating but I just can’t do it because it will not ring the doorbell!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I installed the new Rind doorbell wired exactly as the instruction said. It updated, and we were able to see outside. Within 10 minutes it no longer worked. Spent 45 minutes with tech support with them verifying that we did everything correctly. So they are sending a replacement, but when I installed the old doorbell it no longer works and there is no power to the chime. The circuit was not trip so the Ring doorbell burnt out the doorbell transformer. Not I need to spend more money, maybe hire an electrician to get this fixed. Very Upset!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Ordered three of these doorbells. One works fine the two other doorbells have burnt up three transformers in 2 days. I'm an electrician by trade and worked at a power plant for 27 years. The one working correctly is on a 40 volt amp transformer. The two other cameras that destroyed the transformers were on 30 volt amp transformers. All of the transformers were within specifications per the device. Also in the device health report for the doorbell that is working shows poor voltage in the ring app???? All of the doorbells were being wired for surveillance only no doorbell chimes installed on any of the items, all with separate transformers."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'MY STORY- my dad is an electrician, I had him come over to install these ring cameras into my previous doorbell. we did everything that it said and the circle wasn’t lighting up indicating that it was ready for set up, I called the 1-800 number and they were no help. We checked to see if the breaker tripped, reinstalled it, restarted the app, you name it. My dad checked to see if the transformer blew, it did. THIS CAMERA BLEW MY DOORBELL TRANSFORMER. he went to buy another one, we restarted the whole process and reinstalled the ring doorbell and it blew the brand new transformer! BRAND NEW! The issue is not my house. After reading all the reviews, I realized that even if I did get it set up that it wouldn’t connect with a regular doorbell chime. It has to be the RING’s doorbell chime. I REPEAT ONLY WORKS WITH THE RING DOORBELL CHIME WHICH IS SOLD SEPERATELY!\n\n**UPDATE: CUSTOMER SERVICE GOT IN CONTACT WITH ME AND I HAVE TO SAY, WITH ME AT LEAST, OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! DEFINITELY KEPT ME A RING CUSTOMER, THANKS RING SUPPORT :) I believe they are sold as a bundle now.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Absolutely love this ring doorbell good! It took me all of five minutes to install. I did not order the chime with it, but I have the app and it rings to both to my iPhone and my Apple Watch, which is amazing. My partner is also able to access it and have live video overseas with no issues. We got them for $60 on Amazon during a special and it was probably one of the best purchases I made thus far. I am currently looking into the cameras for the house solely based on the quality of their products. We love it and we think it is amazing! I highly suggest it. Several of our neighbors also use the ring doorbell and so it has a neighborhood app feature Which allows your neighbors to share their videos and so you know what’s going on within your vicinity.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Video-Doorbell-Wired/dp/B08T4FH9Y8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Rechargeable Battery Pack

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#14

98,318

$34.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'For those of you relying on battery power for your Ring doorbell, this is a must! These batteries take all day to fully charge (7 hours or so), so having a charged spare on hand will get your Ring doorbell up and running again quickly. A USB charge cable comes with this battery.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought an extra battery works great just like the one that came with the ring doorbell 2. Extra battery on hand is the best way to go after I wasted time and money with the so called solar chargers advertised for the ring doorbell 2 they are 100% worthless speaking from experience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well If you depend on your doorbell Ring like I have in the last 3 years having two power supplies is way better than just having one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Works great with Ring 2 as a back-up to my primary battery. My doorbell is not hardwired and this battery lasts about 3 months before needing to be charged.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This works for the doorbell as well as for the cameras. It’s definitely necessary for the cameras because without a second battery in the compartment you will have to recharge it more frequently than you would expect'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought this 2nd battery for my ring security system. All charged and within 12 hours both batteries are drained. Bought the solar panel, placed it by the unit where direct sunlight is strong. Does not charge it. Have to constantly, charge and recharge the batteries. Ring unit is plastic and the top closure where the batteries are, is flimsy and does not snap shut well, could be why the batteries are draining. Frustrating to buy this unit, spend over $200.00 or it and accessories and not have it work longer than12 hours.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Perfect backup battery so my Ring is never without power. No issues charging or using — same battery as came with my unit.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "These batteries have very little charge life sadly. Unfortunately I'm having to recharge them every 2-3 weeks. Not ideal especially since this is mounted outside and not easily reachable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not sure if this was a repackage used? I bought this as a backup for my regular ring battery which lasts weeks, but\nThis one didn’t even last a week and screw hole appears mistreaded. Going to do another test fully charged, and end\nup returning if same results.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We called Ring customer support because our ring was not working. We tried on our own to reset it but to no avail. We called customer support & the gentleman on the phone helping me was amazing! He was so nice & patient. He did a lot of troubleshooting but he was unable to fix it so he put me on a brief hold & reported to his boss what was going on. When he got back on the phone he said my ring was not able to be fixed & sent me out a new one. One of the reasons this was great is my Ring was 2 years old!!! They stand behind their product & do not give you a bunch of excuses of why they can’t help & try to make you buy another one!! Thank you Ring support for taking the time to go through this with me & fix the problem!!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Rechargeable-Battery-Pack/dp/B076JKHDQT/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Fire TV Stick Lite with Alexa Voice Remote Lite (no TV controls), HD streaming device

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#15

244,292

$29.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Oh my...I shouldn't have waited so long to purchase.\n\nI wasn't sure if I needed it but now I don't know what I would do without it.\n\nIt was super easy to connect to my TV and setup.\n\nIt plugged right in and then I was ready to watch my shows in under 10 minutes!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Works like a charm! Setup was a breeze. Be patient while it checks for updates. Got Prime video, Netflix, Hulu all up and running.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Have purchased several Fire TV sticks in past. Just purchased this new "lite" version of it for an additional television of mine. Works just as well as any other version of the Fire TV Stick. Super easy to set up and get started with it. Highly recommended'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Firestick lite? I wouldn't say so. This version of the fire stick has all the features of a regular firestick without Dolby quality sound, volume controls, and a power button.\nPro’s\n• It still has 1080p HD quality video, quad core processor and 802.11 AC wifi connection.\n• Quad core CPU 1.7Ghz\n• 1Gb DDR4 RAM\n• 8 gig internal storage. A small portion is of it is used for the OS. So it more like 5 gig for applications.\n• It’s running the same Fire OS 7.2.2.3 as the regular FIrestick.\n• Dual band WiFi AC.\nAlexa voice remote.\n\nCon’s (difference) what’s new?\n- No IR remote control. What this means is:\n- No power control for TV, or other devices.\n- No volume buttons for TV.\nThis is what makes it Lite because you don’t get the standard 2nd generation remote.\n- No Dolby vision\n- No Dolby Atmos sound. Has Dolby digital\n+ stream service button.\nKind of like a hot key for all your streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu.\n\nFor the price point you won't even miss the volume buttons. And for a person just getting into streaming devices this is the least expensive option compared to all the other devices on the market period. If you've never had streaming device at all you won't miss anything at all.\n\nNow if you're not new to streaming devices and you've Hey experience with Amazon products you might just miss the volume control and power buttons, but it's not a big deal.\nI've had every Amazon device there is from the first gen firestick, the 4K stick to the fireTV cube. I know all the features, the in and outs, and tricks on how to use each and every one of these devices, so when they came out with the lite I had to try it. It doesn't disappoint.\nIt is the same fire stick but just try to imagine, or remember the fire stick before 4K, and before the power options and volume remote the IR features. It actually has the same power, and performance as the 4K Firestick, just 1080p HD. This was just a way for Amazon to corner the market by having the cheapest streaming device on the market ahead of all the new competition bringing out streaming devices. And again, it does not disappoint. It’s also faster than the standard 2nd gen Firestick, so if you have a 2nd gen this is a very economical upgrade.\n• With the lite there's no cheaper device this good on the market, and no reason to buy any other device on the market if you are just getting started, and now Amazon has a device for all price points, this is the economy Amazon package.\n\nGreat job Amazon!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have two t.v.s now and have a Firestick with Alexa that changes the volume and turns the t.v on and off. I thought since this one was made in 2020 it would do the same. I saw the little t.v. icon on the remote and thought that was the button to turn the t.v. off. My bad. It does exactly what it is supposed to do but I feel kinda dumb for thinking this 2020 version would be better than my old one from last year that handles both the volume and the t.v. turning on and off. I guess I have to use two remotes. No biggie.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just purchased for use with a projector for outdoor family movies. All are working well - both sound and picture. Only disappointment so far is there does not seem to be a supported Xfinity app - anyone know why? I hope this gets added soon so I can watch live TV as well.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just got it today and it\'s stuck on "Checking for updates". I have been unplugging and plugging back in for the last hour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "THIS IS THE SMARTEST MOVE I'VE MADE IN MONTHS! The Firestick Lite bears a bit of comparison to the 4K Firestick ...\n\nA year ago, I agonized over which Firestick product would be best for me. I decided that forward-thinking would be best and went with the 4K Firestick, even though nothing is broadcast or streamed in 4K YET. It turns out that embracing the newest technology is a huge trade-off. Sound, picture quality, bells and whistles are great, BUT ... FYI: 4K IS A BANDWIDTH HOG!!!!!!!! It doesn't matter what your speed is. It could be 200 Mb and you'd still have buffering and dropped connectivity issues. What matters is how many connected devices you have along with other wireless connections near you. HARD LESSON LEARNED: THE RING DOORBELL is a signal thief and only before and after the one nearest me was installed/uninstalled could I watch anything on the 4K Stick for more than a few seconds or minutes at a time.\n\nSo, when Amazon offered this Lite version of Firestick at an unbeatable sale price, I was torn about whether to even bother with it or just bite the bullet and buy a second 4K Stick. I mean, if the 4K is an issue, the Lite version had no hope. Right? WRONG! I figured the Lite version might just be less of a drag on bandwidth and speed, and it is. I've been running it straight for almost 24 hours hours I've been live steaming TV and playing movies and shows on Prime, Netflix, Starz, Pluto, CBS All Access, etc. NOTHING HAS BUFFERED, STOPPED, STUTTERED, DROPPED THE CONNECTION. It reminds me of the old days when I stayed at 3 Mb when everyone else topped out at 15 and I streamed everything smoothly because I was the only car on the slower freeway so to speak, while everyone else was crammed into the newest, fastest highway.\n\nWell, the Lite is pure DELIGHT. The same pieces as the other sticks: the stick, the extender, the adapter connector to the outlet, and the Alexa-enabled remote. This remote won't control the TV but it does everything I need. I prefer individual remotes anyway, and it's in the bedroom so any shortcomings won't matter. I never pre-link my Amazon devices, but setup is an easy snap. Just manually input the wireless Network key and you're set. Add the desired standalone apps you want and start streaming.\n\nSome reviewers also complained about the unavailability of YouTube. It's on there. I'm not missing anything that I have with the 4K Stick, but I have gained the luxury of nonstop streaming which has been a setback for the 4K stick. Now I'm comparing the streaming on the 4K stick and any interruptions to the flawless run I've had on the Lite Stick. If it goes down as expected, I just may buy another Lite Stick and use it in the living room as well. the difference in sound and picture is negligible to me at this point without full 4K, and I want smooth streaming now more than a future benefit. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS STICK."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'With a VPN, you can watch any NETFLIX "International" Movie or TV show, not just U.S. content.\n-The Netflix International content is HUGE: iRobot, Bourne, Friends....\n\nIt is also Perfect for Vacations, especially outside of U.S.\n-I set it up with ExpressVPN and my paid programs, so I can watch from anywhere.\n-Hulu Live, Prime Video, Netflix and Youtube. More than enough :o)\n\nRecommended Hardware:\n- amzn.com/dp/B01HYUQVVA - HDMI Adapter $4\n- amzn.com/dp/B07WT3GLF8 - Ethernet Hub w 2.0 Ports - Plus - USB OTG w Power Port $15\n- amzn.com/dp/B088R1Q78V - Remote w Keyboard $9\n\nRoku will Not Work - No VPN'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'if you use some of the older Apps such as Sling Player this version will not work, spent over an hour with Support they sent replacements. Still do not work, there must have been some change in the "remote control" code which the developers of this version neglected to tell the App guys and never bothered to test completely.\nSuffice to say this will probably be never fixed as the App developers are either dead or millionaires and couldn\'t care less, and Sling will not know where the code is anyway. Amazon will deny the problem because no one there can understand what the users are saying\nAfter this review, finally got to someone in support, that told me that despite this being the "2020" edition it is still a 1st Generation Fire Stick, not that he actually said that I had to parse that info from a 20 minute conversation.\nTo cut a long story short there are Apps this version does not support, good luck finding a list, as the Rep have to call who knows who to find out himself, he said the info in on their site somewhere but despite his protestations I cannot find it anywhere.\nThe limitations associated with this device should be emblazoned on the product page, as Amazon demands of all those who sell on their site.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/fire-tv-stick-lite/dp/B07YNLBS7R/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Chime

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#16

59,184

$34.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So, basically these Chimes ONLY work with the Ring Doorbell System, but NOT the Ring Security system. This makes this product essentially worthless in my opinion. I have both systems, and maybe I am crazy, but the Ring Doorbell system devices and the Ring Security system devices are apparently NOT always compatible with each other!?!? How is that even possible in 2020?? For example, if you want to hear a "chime" alert, if a door contact sensor is opened, it will ONLY play on either the Base Station (in my basement) or the Keypad (up by the Front door), but NOT on any Chime units?? Really?? What moron designed this product??? you can ONLY hear the doorbell on these Chime Units. Nothing else apparently, even though the system has other sounds related to the security system.\n\nSo, If you house has a second floor, and you need to know if a door is opened downstairs, then you can\'t hear the door contact sensor chimes, if you are too far away from either your Keypad, of from your Base Unit, unless they are very close to your location, unless the criminal rings the doorbell first apparently.\n\nI thought that would be the whole purpose for having a system where ALL devices are compatible and ALL work together, but apparently not. I\'ve never seen a product line with: one name; one app; and one website, BUT not all its products work with each other??? Unbelievable.\n\nSave your money, and buy another system.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I thought from reading the reviews from the previous versions that I could integrate this with Ring Security. THAT IS NOT THE CASE!\n\nI wanted to hear the chimes from doors opening/closing, etc that are audible from the security base station in another part of the house. This only integrates with Ring Cameras and Ring Doorbell.\n\nDisappointed as everything is in the same ecosystem.... lame. Don't bother with the new version as this is basically just a chime for the doorbell/cameras (which your phone does equally as well)."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just got my ring chime today.I like it it cute and fits in with the living room decor.But I just have one con about it..Its not very loud I put it in the living room and the whole house cant hear it so I put it in the kitchen and you still cant really hear.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have this Chime integrated with my Ring doorbell, and replaced an older model Chime with this new one when the old one died. I was delighted to see that they had come out with a newer model, which I love because it sits flatter against the outlet, and doesn't take up nearly as much room as the old one. Functionally, this works just as nicely as the old one.\n\nTruly, I don't understand why there are so many negative reviews of this. The Ring website states that all Ring devices work with each other and can be linked together. If anyone is having trouble doing this, I suggest either reading their support documents or contacting Ring customer support."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Volume level is not good at all'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Does not with the ring alarm. Only works with the ring doorbell. A waste.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am please that I purchased the Ring 2 although it has a major flaw regarding motion sensitivity. It will indicate\nmotion when there is no motion. How do I know. I have another security camera that looks across the porch towards the front door observing the same area from the side. When I review day or night Ring 2 motion alerts using the DVR or just switch quickly via a KVM to the cameras display and there is nothing there to cause a motion alert. The Ring2 is mounted over 50 feet from the street and there has been adjustment for steps and street distance. I have over 30 years of Principle Engineer level of Engineering and IT System Engineering experience and continue to be surprise this Phantom motion has not been addressed as a software patch or firmware upgrade. When you view any blog about the product Phantom Motion Detection is a major issue. Some people are just turning it off. I am fortunate in that my shrubs are the bush/hedge types and move very little in the wind. So, wind false alerts are not and issue. The Ring 2 has a motion detection design problem. That at appears Amazon is addressing with the Ring3. I don't want a Ring3 just update my Ring2 to resolve the Phantom Motion problem"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "This product is not worth the money. Although it is super easy to install, it doesn't actually offer more benefit."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The chime is incredibly simple to install - plug it into an outlet, open the Ring app, and scan the QR code on the packaging. You can choose from a variety of “chimes” or tones using the Ring app (it allows you to set different chimes, one for the doorbell and another chime if motion is detected by your doorbell). You can also adjust the volume of each chime within the Ring App. I have the volume set at about 60% and it’s more than loud enough in my smaller home. The design of the chime itself is nice and simple, and size wise it’s quite compact (about the same size as a standard US electrical outlet cover, and sticks out about 1” from the wall).'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I set this up in my DC-area 3 story townhouse, as I needed something to alert me when the doors were breached on the 1st floor. I almost did not buy this bc of reviews mentioning how this needed to be louder. Well, I set this up in the master bedroom with my air purifier/white noise generator, and even my propensity to sleep heavily, this thing is plenty loud enough to wake me up and give me time to act in the case of an intruder.\n\nSetup was simple.\nVolume was loud. I can hear it on the 1st floor despite it being installed in my bedroom with the door closed.\nIt has a bright blue light on it that I might cover with a sticker.\nIt does not cover both outlets.\n\nDid I mention that this thing has plenty of volume?'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Chime/dp/B09L45VFCN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Indoor Cam, Compact Plug-In HD security camera with two-way talk, Works with Alexa - White

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#17

76,777

$59.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I am really impressed with this camera, and also own the Echo Show 5. The wide angle lens covers a lot of my living room. So happy I can monitor the activities of my 3 cats from the bedroom. Setup is a breeze if you have owned a Ring device. I also have the doorbell. ***** Highly Recommend this item as well as a great price.\n\nOne thing that is a bit troubling is the volume on the cam does not appear to be adjustable and is rather loud and distorted. I have a support ticket in with Ring. Working smoothly with Windows 10 PC and also Android phone.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am very disappointed in the functionality of this product.\nHaving indoor security is a great thing but I do not wanna have to give up all of my privacy to get it. There are plenty of reasons why a person may not want to be recorded inside their home. Currently, you have no options for turning off the cameras from the app.\nAfter more than half an hour on the phone with customer support, they made it clear that there was no option for privacy except for physically unplugging the cameras. This is extremely impractical. My cameras, for instants, are mounted up at the ceiling and need a ladder to access. I'm sure that I do not need to give you examples of all the reasons that this would be problematic, since I can think of a half dozen off the top of my head.\nAnother possible partial solution would be restricting what information shared users can see. Currently there don't seem to be any options at all about how much someone can see if you share your account with them. If they were option settings for sharing, I could decide how much they see. But there aren't.\nI am still deciding if I will be keeping these new cameras or not."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Pros:\nCost\nDaylight video\nEasy Setup\n\nCons:\nHardware that comes with it will not mount into studs (screws too shallow).\nPower cord is a proprietary micro USB (plug recessed deep on the camera) so unable to use just any micro-usb plug.\nNight video has issues keeping everything in focus (blurry top of the screen)\n\nFirst and foremost, its a 60 dollar camera. The least expensive camera Ring has produced. I have the Doorbell Pro, and the floodlight camera watching the front and back of my house, so was excited to see a cheaper option to put one in my garage.\n\nThe camera itself is incredibly small, almost the size of the ring doorbell itself. Setting it up was a breeze if you already have a Ring device. Took me 15 minutes to get the camera up and running and added to my existing Ring app.\n\nThe video quality is on par with the other devices in the daylight. No complaints about that. The night vision however, seems like it has some issues. I\'ve noticed that anything on the top of the screen comes off blurry and out of focus in night vision. I haven\'t experienced that with other ring cameras, and may be due to mounting the camera high on the wall and it having an issue keeping everything in focus. I know they increased the viewing angles on this model, so it may also have to do with that. Its purely speculation, but it is a 60 dollar camera, so not a deal breaker for me. Its not like Spiderman will be breaking into my garage.\n\nThe biggest negative on this device however (and why I took away a star) is the hardware. The mounting screws are far too shallow to get through drywall and into a stud. So they include the anchors for drywall, and you will need to mount this into the anchors. This seems like a huge miss considering most Ring devices account for this and always have included the appropriate hardware.\n\nThe other negative is the power cord. Six foot is hardly enough to work with. With the camera being powered with a micro-usb, if you\'re thinking "well just buy a longer usb cord", that won\'t work. The plug in on the back of the camera is far too recessed for anything other than the cord that it comes with. So unless you\'re looking to use a typical 120 extension cable, make sure you\'re planning on mounting this close to the outlet.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I needed a cam to see the inside of the house when we are out. Decided to give this one a try since it was meant to be indoors.\n\nPros:\n- smaller profile (I placed this cam next to the Ring Stickup Battery Cam, and an 8oz bottle of water for comparison)\n- easy setup (took a total of 2 minutes to get up and running)\n- two way audio had a delay, but still less than my Arlo cams.\n\nCons:\n- initial lag. At least on my device, there seems to be about 2 seconds worth of feed that is “fastforwarded” before the stream stabilizes. Not a deal breaker, but the other ring cams I have do not do this.\n\nOverall, great product that fulfills a niche purpose. Cheap alternative if you need specifically, an economical indoor cam.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "This ring indoor camera looks like a solid camera, and I can't wait to receive my order to test it. I am giving it a 4 star for now and will update later based on actual usage.\nBut based on the features that are described here, I think Wyze cam offers more value for rought 1/3 of the price. Wyze cam provides free on-camera A.I for person detection and free 14 days of cloud storage, which has great value."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'For a while I have been using Ring cameras for the the exterior and Wyze cams for the interior on my house. With the new indoor cam I can now access all my cams from one app. To me the picture quality is great overall and especially in total darkness. Live view connection is a lot more stable than my Wyze cams. Alexa integration is a big plus, no need for third party hacks to complete routines. Because I already have Ring cameras it’s worth it to pay a little more over a Wyze cam.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We were looking at getting another smart camera to monitor the entryway coming into the house. So far, I\'ve been impressed. I\'ve only used 2 smart cameras before. The first was a Yi camera that we bought from Amazon back in late 2017 for our baby\'s room. It was an "Amazon\'s Choice" item and it was about $80 so we bought it, but it was a piece of junk and constantly dropped off the network despite claiming to have a strong signal. We looked around and decided on a Nest camera for her bedroom. It has worked flawlessly, but it was $250! Even though we like it, I was not going to drop that much money on another indoor camera. Then, Ring came along with this new (and small) indoor camera that\'s right around $60, so I decided to give it a shot. Here is my review after using it for a few days.\n\nPros:\nThe video quality is great and does not seem to lag at all\nHas a built-in panic alarm, which I don\'t care about but others might (it\'s kind of weak though)\nIt\'s small\nSetup is pretty easy\n\nCons:\nIt has a rather short power cable, which is not modular. If you are going to put the camera on a table near an outlet, you shouldn\'t have an issue, but if you want to mount it on a wall several feet from an outlet, it\'s probably not going to reach. Also, the micro usb port is inset into the camera inside a tiny tunnel and the USB cable happens to have the same shape at the end of it to make it easy to insert. The cable length is an issue for me. As a test, I tried using a regular micro USB cable and an Apple 2.4 A power supply. It took a bit of jiggling, but I got the Micro USB end of the cable to seat inside the camera. The 2.4 A power supply worked fine with it (the includes power supply is 2A) so I will be ordering a longer micro USB cable and using that instead.\n\nAnother potential con is the "Activating" screen when you click on the thumbnail in the app to switch to the live view. Sometimes it may take 2-10 seconds before the feed actually comes up.\n\nOne other minor annoyance is the blue LED that turns on when the camera detects motion. There is no way to turn it off nor is there any way to tell when someone is actively viewing the feed. Our Nest camera provides the option to turn off the LED, but in normal operation, the LED is solid green, but when someone is watching the camera feed, it turns into a pulsing blue. Not a big deal, but if you really wanted to make this thing incognito, it\'s not really possible unless you put tape over the LED.\n\nConclusion: For $60, this camera is perfect aside from the included power supply, but I can deal with that.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I own 5 Ring indoor cams, along with a Ring Elite doorbell and a stick up elite POE cam. This is just my input regarding these cams as I have been testing them and using them for quite sometime. First thing is not every indoor cam works the same, some arrive with older firmware and need updating. Plug in close to your router and do the full set up and do your updates. Once you add the cam to the app and it’s working well, unplug it and move it to the area you want to monitor. Do your set up either by mounting it or setting it on a shelf. Get the angle of view your looking for and then set up your motion zone and sensitivity. Make sure you check the “health” box to see your signal sensitivity. If you are using a mesh router network, you should reconnect to the closest link for it, if not you may have to reconfigure to the nearest of it isn’t automatic. Make sure you turn on the snapshot option as well. If you don’t want to have the indoor cams record or send alerts while your home, you can turn that ability on and off with the new quick access buttons in the app. You will get 30 days of free recording for ALL your cams, with each cam you buy. So if you decide to buy one a month, till you cover all your angles in the home, you will literally get an additional 30 days for every cam on your network covering the 50 days of cloud storage for free. Why not use this option while it’s still available. After you cover your needs, opt for the yearly service. I have 5 indoors cams, covering almost 4000 sf. I love that I can drop in and watch over the home as well as hear and talk through the cams. Night vision in a room is great too. Makes a great baby cam as well. I have had 2 indoor cams give me problems in the past, either dropping off my network, or the snapshot option not working. If you have read my ring reviews before, I am well versed in networking and I have found that some ring reps want to always point the finger at every else but their devices. I can say I have found problems in a couple of their devices and once they were replaced, the problem was solved. Don’t allow them to drive you insane, the community forums are good but they only can go so far for help as well. Sometimes a quick swap of the unit with a new one solves the problem. Amazon has always backed me and they are truly behind their customers.\n\n4/2020: I wanted to be able to watch the main entrance and hallway in my home, have an eye level view, no wires at all showing, and nothing that stood out of place. So review the attached pics, maybe this install will gravitate people who are inclined to custom installs, know there is no limit to what you can do. Just plan out your work and never rush. I was able to recess an indoor cam into my wall, and still provide me with all the aforementioned needs. I used a double electrical box as it provided me the necessary room without modifying the box. I used an indoor/outdoor ring power supply and reused the indoor cam plug on the power supply as it fits perfect and locks in. I obtained 120v power from a nearby electrical outlet, and brought my wire into the box from behind the wall. I mounted the ring power supply on the back of the electrical box, and prepped the box to accept the camera. I created a clear acrylic template and was able to use that to cut out the blank wall plate. What’s really nice is I can still unscrew the wall plate and easily remove the cam if I need to do a reset or adjustment. This solved many issues for me and still provided an eye level video shot of persons entering the front door. Since the ceilings are 12’ high, mounting the cam at the ceiling with a downward angle wasn’t conducive in getting a good facial shot. This is just one example of several I have designed myself to combat issues most of us have dealing with wires, angles, placement, etc.\n\n11.21.20: After almost a year of Ring use, I have to say I am disappointed in the Ring community forum, their tech support, and products. Just recently, I had two of the ID cams drop offline. No matter what I did, no luck getting them back to work. I actually unplugged a back up ID can and went to move it, that one also dropped offline and never came back up. Tech support was of no help, and the community forum mod just tells you to call in.\n\nI would think using 10 ring cameras, I know a little about them. Based on my research, they connect to WiFi, but can’t get to the internet. It appears that there is a high probability that my ISP is blocking the camera for possible threats, even though I turned off my firewall, set up a DMZ zone, and just about created a WiFi bridge to push the Ring cameras too, they still won’t work. They don’t play nice since the last firmware update. So as they fail, I am replacing them with another company. Honestly, I don’t care what brand I use, as long as it works. Read the community forums, and see for yourself. Setting up cameras is not really that difficult, troubleshooting isn’t either as long as you have full control of all devices. Ring doesn’t allow for device control outside of normal settings. Also, Ring devices CAN NOT, be wiped clear of stored memory setting for your home network. It’s embedded in the device. Even if you remove it from your home network, and sell it. It still has your network mirrored in its memory. Found this by pure chance. At the very lease you should have the cams IP address to clear out stored info and reset it. Wow'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love Ring products. They are a great idea and work well.\n\nI just received a two pack indoor cameras which arrived promptly but one of the two power supplies was defective.\n\nI decided to chat customer support. In my opening chat I gave my name, described the problem, explained what I did to troubleshoot the problem and how I confirmed a dead power supply. The agent didn’t even read it and wasted my time asking questions that were already answered.\n\nThe support chat took over 20 minutes with long delays between responses and the agent was still not able to confirm shipment of a replacement. It was as if the agent was working several calls and not focused on my chat.\n\nDefective product plus poor customer service is a recipe to loose loyal customers. I was an early adopter of Ring and have many of their products. This experience has given me pause when considering them in the future or recommending Ring to others.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'In February, I noticed my ADHD medication ran out early. I’m very careful about taking it exactly as prescribed so it was strange that I had run out 10 days early. For reasons I won’t get into for this review, I suspected the property manager of my building was stealing it. Obviously that sounded crazy, but I couldn’t think of another explanation. A friend suggested a Ring camera, so I bought one never expecting anything to actually come of it. I put some antihistamines in my now empty pill bottle thinking no one would ever take them, set up the camera when it arrived, and felt more secure knowing it was there. Set up was simple so I figured worst case scenario, I was out a bit of money and I spent maybe 10 minutes setting it up.\n\nFast forward a week later when I get a notification via the app that there was motion detected on my camera. I open up the recording and there she is, entering my apartment, going right for my decoy pills, taking them, and leaving. I immediately left work to get back home. I called the police who sent an officer. I showed him the video and he admitted that had I not had the video, he wouldn’t have believed me. I was able to quickly and easily send the video to the police and to the president of the company that owns my building. I also was able to download the video and get it uploaded so that I have copies of it as I go through the next few months as she (hopefully) gets brought to justice.\n\nI cannot emphasize how much this little camera has helped me. I would not have caught my burglar otherwise. Because of it, they were able to look up records of who used their electronic key to access my apartment and she had been in there 7 times over the month prior. This would have gone on for longer and who knows if it would have resulted in harm to myself or my cat had I not caught her. This camera has given some of the sense of security she stole from me back and stopped a nightmare situation from worsening. I will still be recovering from this for long time and I am hoping she is brought to justice, but I cannot thank Ring enough for helping me secure my home from an unexpected source of danger.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Indoor-Compact-Security-Camera/dp/B07Q9VBYV8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Certified Refurbished Blink Outdoor - wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera, two-year battery life, motion detection, set up in minutes – 2 camera kit

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#18

556

$94.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Play Video\n I have 10 cameras around my house! 4 are refurbished!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cameras were easy to get connected to my network and to mount for use. Comes with a sync module in case you intend to send to the cloud or a PC with an appropriate USB dongle.\n\nThese "refurbished" units looked brand new as they were in original "Blink" packaging, and comes with full warranty. I\'m not sure why anyone would not choose to save $50!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought these to monitor 2 horse stalls on our 12 acre property. I did set up a dedicated Wifi gateway to provide the link we needed. the cameras were easy to set up and get running and the app is easy to navigate. The night vision is extraordinary, I can see lots of detail. the only thing that has me worried is the temperature at which they will operate. I live near San Diego and have them mounted in shade, but they heat up quickly during the day and the high temp so far has only been around 90f. I don't know what will happen when we hit over 100."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Got my first Blinks a few years ago and they still work like a charm. Even being out in the 100+ weather. Added some new ones and equally impressive. An inexpensive way to add cameras.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'He comprado dos cámaras para mi hogar, todo resultó muy bien. pero perdí mi celular y cuando procedí a abrir la cuenta en otro celular al entrar mi contraseña me dicen que me van a enviar un código a través de una llamada, pero llevo casi una semana esperando la llamada y no la realizan y llamo a servicio al cliente y no toman el teléfono. Necesito ayuda por favor.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love this camera. Put it up yesterday and it is great. Can see clearly and you can set it where to start activation, with me it was my first step. I didn’t want to be notified of everyone walking their dog past my sidewalk. So far it has worked beautiful and you can talk to whoever is at the door. I got refurbished one {2} and it came in the box like new. Will see after a few months if I still love it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Cheaper to purchase the recertified cameras. They looked brand new, came with all the hardware, mount, screws, and batteries. Adding them to my existing setup was a breeze. I'm sure that I will have no issues with the recertified cameras."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'very good'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These cameras are great for expense conscious people like myself. Great reaction time, night vision and picture. Easy to set up. Notifications away from home on my phone. Feeling much more secure after several thefts.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Once the app is set up these things are SO easy to use. The most time consuming part was placing the mounts. I think I have 45 mins total invested from opening the box to being done.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Outdoor-Camera-System-Wireless/dp/B086DKVS1N/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Chime Pro

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#19

35,899

$59.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The main reason I purchased the Ring Chime was to boost the WiFi signal to my outdoor Ring Cam... it did exactly that! I kept losing the WiFi connection to the cam, and this Ring Chime fixed that issue completely. I actually mounted it in the garage ceiling outlet, above the garage door opener unit.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "Our ring door bell has been problematic since day one. When a delivery person stops in front of house, the ring detects it, by the time you have opened the app on your phone and see the image, he is usually back in his truck. The idea you will actually communicate with the driver is unrealistic. We also can't get a live image on our TV using the alexa app. We thought some of the issues would be related to a relatively weak signal as per device app. We tried the ring chime pro in several locations it didn't improvement the signal strength. We can see event history and get neighborhood alerts, but basically I have an expensive door bell button."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "It has a lot of promise.. Key issues:\n\n1. Nightlight does NOT turn off during the day even thought it's supposed to. LOTS of people complaining about it, it's not just me - google it.. I've reloaded it, recycled it, etc. No change. Nightlight stays on 24x7. if I turn it off via app, it turns off, but that defeats the purpose of an automatic light sensor.\n\n2. It periodically starts reporting it has no wifi connectivity, yet my front door (which is connected to it), works perfectly fine. The whole point of me buying this model was to use it as a range extender for my Ring on the front door."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Well, I thought this would be an improved product but it is not. My ring doorbell 2 had poor wifi from a 300$ access point less than 20' away so bought the last generation chime pro and could never get anything Beyer than -69 signal. So bought the Ring 3 and new chime pro to change to the different band. Worse signal than the 2. To my home wifi 20' away, -78 rssi and poor connection. To chime pro 10' away -72 rssi. The only way to improve the Ring 3 was to run a extension cord to put it 3' from the doorbell."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'There is a lot of lag when you\'re trying to configure the device. It seems to take forever for setting changes to take effect. In the app you can\'t preview all the chime sounds either, and if the phone falls asleep while you\'re waiting for the Chime to update, when you unlock the phone you get a garbled screen with overlapping options.\n\nThe Chime isn\'t super loud and there\'s considerable delay between button press on my hardwired Ring Doorbell Pro; enough delay that the Chime Pro rings right AFTER my phone dings at me.\n\nThe device itself is very wide, and covers parts of the neighboring outlets when installed in a 2-gang box. The plug on the back can\'t be rotated or un-clipped and re-clipped so if your outlets are installed per NEC recommendations with the ground plug on top, you will end up with an upside-down chime. This is mainly an issue because the bottom of the unit isn\'t as well assembled as the top, and now I have a super bright, non-dimmable, upward-facing night light. I also didn\'t see a way for the night light to only come on at night, so I just disabled it entirely.\n\nAs a range-extender i guess it\'s functionally fine. I don\'t really need a range extended though, I have a really good and fast WiFi network set up in our home for IOT devices. I probably could have bought the older Chime model but I thought there would be some enhancements given that they were calling this one a "Pro."'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "The new Chime looks much nicer than the original, which while functional, looked cheap. A bit of a shame it doesn't come with changeable color faceplates like the doorbell. Installation and set up are simple and straightforward. Also, there are less chime tone options than the original - the seasonal ones are missing, but maybe they'll add them as those holidays approach. If those seasonal tones are added, the app should have the ability to schedule tone changes. Also, the nightlight feature also needs to be on a schedule or timer rather than a manual switch, which seems a pointless thing to have in software when there isn't a hardware switch. Hopefully these will be added soon - only thing keeping this from a five star review"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was under the impression that this device would allow for better WiFi coverage for my door and window sensors as I have a very large house and my router is on the other side of the house AND, as well, make a noise when one of these sensors were triggered by a door or window being opened. I really wanted this to allow me to hear when one of my doors or windows with a Ring sensor connected to them were opened so that I didn’t have to buy another keypad or listen for the base station. This is not the case. The base station and the keypads do make a chime and an alarm when a sensor is triggered (a window or door being opened) but, this Ring Pro Chime is solely for the other devices which stinks. It is easy to setup and the night light is cool, but unless you have the other devices, it is pretty much useless for my needs.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "i decided to purchase the chime pro so I could have something for my ring camera's AND THAT ONLY. Unfortunately, the set-up was a bit much. once up and going... My RSSI signals got a little worse. (from -57 t0 -62) and the chime pro was even closer than my old Netgear N300 Extender. Since everyone is Stuck at home for while, the home network is being pushed to its current limits. Here's my current set-up Cable Modem/Router(Netgear Nighthawk AX4 C7800) And 2 Netgear N300 wifi Extenders Plus the new chime Pro. A total of 7 ring devices over 20something wifi connected devices dvd, smart tvs, sat. boxes, cells etc.... i have New Netgear Mesh Extender on the way(up to 45 Devices) it claims. we'll see how it goes then!! I would recommend another device for your ring set-up just not this one."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We installed a Ring Doorbell and was extremely disappointed that the signal level was so low. It resulted in an intermittent connection and poor quality (lots of stuttering and freezing). The ring is only about 20' from my WiFi router but is shooting through about 4 walls of lath and plaster. I ordered the Ring Chime Pro and plugged it in to an outlet just inside the front door. It connected via the app without a hitch. It made all the difference in signal quality and all connection/performance issues disappeared. I am very pleased with the results."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had the original ring chime it was bulkier and harder to set up. The new ring chime was very simple to set up it’s very thin and more elegant. It does have easier connection, much louder sound, one unique new feature on this chime is an option of a night light for your chime! “See photos”'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Chime-Pro/dp/B07WML2XTD/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Dot (4th Gen) | Smart speaker with Alexa | Glacier White

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#20

505,383

$39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Device is great, but beware... the black ones come with a white cable... unlike the previous model. No idea why they did this.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have a few Dots around the house. One decided to have an attitude and she had to be replaced. Problem with voice recognition. I still pay the bills around here so she is not here any more!! HaHa!! I replaced her with the new Echo Dot 4th Gen in Blue. How pretty! It matches my home furnishings. Love the ball design. Very different but really kool. Sound is beautiful. I love playing music and the tone is great. I'll update if I run into a problem but so far I'm really pleased with this new design, color and sound. Highly recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Much smaller than expected but the sound is phenomenal. I have almost every single version of the Echo and Echo dot in my house for an easy to use Spotify music setup to surround my upstairs with music but this little orb is the best sounding of the lot. Highly recommended and a great improve over the Dot. I hope that Amazon keeps this style for a while.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I’m loving the full sound, a great upgrade. What I don’t like is the white cord, why not black? Not sure 🤔 who made the decision for the cord to be white. For a little tech toy the sound is really nice for the price. I love the new design, why not add a digital clock on the charcoal design was disappointing but not a huge one. Overall a great sound from a little toy, can’t wait for them to add the new feature that allow me to monitor issues when I’m away at work and alert me real time on my phone.....'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This new 4th Gen Echo Dot brings a new spherical shape to the Echo Dot lineup. It is about the same width as the previous Echo 3rd Gen, but since it is a ball now it is obviously a little taller. The blue light is now on the bottom. Here are my thought so far:\n\nTHE GOOD\n\n- Bottom ring light. The new blue light on the bottom actually illuminates the surface that the Dot is sitting on. This actually makes the light considerably more noticeable, especially if sitting on a semi-reflective surface.\n- Slightly better sound. The actual speaker hardware is the same as the 3rd Gen Dot, but this one sounds slightly better to my ear. This could be because the speaker is pointed toward the front, instead of pointing straight up like it was in the previous model.\n\nTHE BAD\n\n- Aesthetics. This is personal opinion of course, but I think I prefer the smaller, less noticeable "hockey puck" shape of the previous models. This one is closer to a softball, and stands out much more. Sure it might be better for creating sound, but I don\'t use Dots for music listening anyway. If I wanted to do that I would use a regular Echo or Echo Studio, which of course sound much better than this Dot. The whole point of the Dot for me was to use it in locations where I wanted a small device that doesn\'t take up much space.\n- Price. The old Gen 3 Dot is now $10 cheaper than this version, and it is really hard for me to justify choosing this Gen 4. It really seems like you are just paying for the new shape and very slightly better sound, but that doesn\'t currently seem worth it to me. There just aren\'t enough improvements from what I\'ve seen so far.\n\nAll in all, this new Gen 4 Dot might be worth it for you if you really dig the ball shape and bottom ring light, but otherwise I\'d have to recommend sticking with the Gen 3 for $10 less.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased this as i always do with the latest and greatest echo devices. This was a sour Disappointment for someone who is used to amazon improving on their devices yearly.\n\nComplaints:\n1. They shipped my Black echo, with a WHITE cord, In the past the cord color matched the device, why change?\n2. The charger is Noticeably larger and cheaper looking, sporting rounded corners and a bulky design.\n3. The sound quality vs my 2nd Gen Dot has actually gotten worse. This speaker lacks bass and is very "hollow" sounding. The gen 2 speaker blows the gen 3 out of the water, IMO they majorly cheaped out to get you other features like an Ai core and a bulkier bigger device, in bigger packaging, requiring more shiping cost, a poor trade off for quality.\n4. Its fabric mesh, and construction seem cheaper than previous generations, it is significantly lighter than a previous gen (my guess is a small speaker magnet and more airspace due to its odd shape)\n5. Its small, i thought the ball was cool, big and substantially, Like a speaker should be, but its tennis ball sized and looks like a childs toy, or a cheap bluetooth speaker you got for $5.....\n6. It has this awful "sheen" to the plastic that makes it look like some Chinese garbage product....\n7. The buttons feel awful and cheap compared to previous generations.\n\nPros:\nIt has underglow now.\n\nOverall its clear this product was rushed, or had a strict budget in which a lot of its features, and quality were stripped. The gen2 dots are amazing, and if you weren;t going to make them better, why release a gen 3?\n\nIt costs more, its much much worse in basically every category, and in my opinion, is a complete fail. Its supreme selling a brick because you want it. Buy a gen2, you\'ll be happier'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is the the fifth dot I've purchased, but the first 4th gen. (4 3rd gen's and 2 Toshiba Fire TVs). Setup was easy, so no news there but the sound quality is better than on the 3rd gens. Also, it hears better. The improved aesthetics are an eye-catcher that draw questions, comments and compliments. I have yet to set up my smart home so I can't speak to it's smart home functionality, but as with everything Amazon I'm looking forward to that integration. If you're looking to jump into the smart assistant/Alexa world or looking to upgrade from previous generations then this is a good device though there are now plenty of 3rd gens, both new and pre-owned that are more reasonable. Still, this is a great device that I highly recommend. We use it, and all our other Dots all day long for announcing, news, music, drop-in, calendar and timer notifications, shopping among other features. In closing, five-stars! :-)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is one of the most infuriating purchases I have made. I recently bought a echo dot 3rd generation on prime day special but couldn't help wonder if the sound quality was different. The 4th generation device's sound is much better. It is a clear and less muffled. Which is great if I didn't need to connect it to anything or what to use any Alexa features. I've spent 4 hours going through every troubleshoot information I can find and no matter what this thing will not connect to my mobile hotspot wifi. I had some similar issues with the 3rd generation but it just took a few extra tries. I even tried to get assistance and they sent me the instructions already included then switched me over to someone else who wanted to start me over again with the same basic help links.\n\nThis is infuriating because not only does this item not work as its supposed to but I also returned my functional 3rd generation which is now double the price and unavailable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Watch my attached video comparing echo dot 4 with echo dot 3. Amazon has really went cheap on quality this time. The product feels very cheap and very inferior sound quality compared to the echo dot 3. Also the fact of providing white AC adapter to a black speaker is cheap and ugly by itself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I own echo dot gen 3and I was VERY excited to try gen 4. However, it is quite disappointing, the voice recognition is ok. But the sound quality is horrendous, even Alexa sounds different. I will keep it because I can’t wait until 2021 to get another gen 3. Also it feels cheaper than gen 3 so... if you can get gen 3 instead of 4, do it.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Dot/dp/B084J4KNDS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Made for Amazon SanDisk 128GB microSD Memory Card for Fire Tablets and Fire -TV

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#21

70,545

$14.75

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I saw reviews of people saying their memory cards are not working or its a fake. Try these steps on your Amazon Fire HD 10 first:\n-Make sure your Amazon Fire HD tablet is completely turned off.\n1.) Insert memory card on the designated slot on the right side. (SD card label facing up)\n2.) Turn on Amazon Fire Tablet (may take a few seconds longer loading)\n3.) If you see a notification :\n"Unsupported Storage"\nThe file system or size of your external device is not supported."\n-Go to "Settings"\n-Go to "Storage"\n-Under "SD Card"\n-Tap on Format Media Card for Storage\n-The tablet will show in big letters that it is formatting. May seem like it is stuck at 20% but give it a minute.\n-If it has been 5 minutes and it is still at 20%,\nRestart tablet, and repeat these instructions from step 2.\nIt should work now! Hope this helps someone who needs a little tech assistance!\nCheers!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got this 128 GIG card to use with my new 2017 Kindle Fire 8 inch Tablet. So far it has worked perfectly with my tablet and it has automatically installed all of my Kindle books, all of my Audible books and many of my apps onto the SD card. Please make sure that your Kindle tablet is properly setup to use the SD card for storage. Those settings are seen by swiping down on the Kindle screen, touching storage and looking at the slide switch settings on the lower part of the screen. Turn all of the slide switches to the ON position which is to the right. I show that setup page in an attached photo.\n\nI do want to point out that while this SD card has worked perfectly, not all of your apps will transfer to the SD card. I had about 17 that would not go onto the SD card and they consumed an amazing 12 GB of my device’s internal memory. I simply wound up deleting those apps once I played the game. This is not the fault of the Kindle tablet or the SD card but a problem with the way the application is written. Several of the apps were over 1 GIG in size.\n\nThis card has worked well and I simply plugged it into my tablet. I told the tablet to erase the SD card to make sure that it was empty and I simply downloaded my items from Amazon. They were automatically installed onto the SD card. I used 50 GIG of SD card memory for 1180 books, 106 large apps and 42 Audible books.\n\nI own about 100 SD cards and I always do a speed test to verify the reading and writing speeds before I install the memory. I particularly did this on this card as the web page and the packaging do not list the speeds which is very unusual. The card checked out OK but it is not the fastest SanDisk class 10 card I have ever tested. The fastest write speed on this card was 45.886 MB/Sec and the fastest reading speed was 47.426 MB/Sec. I have attached the graphical test data for your information. I used a USB 3.0 port with a USB 3.0 card reader for the test. I have tested SanDisk Ultra cards that were twice as fast as this one.\n\nOverall, this card worked well and I rated it five stars. If I have any future issues I will update my review.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "UPDATED!!!!\n\nI have to update my review after buying another Fire tablet. The first tablet I bought was the Fire HD10 and I followed the directions according to the graphics given. The card EASILY slid into the slot with no problem. After all, the directions told me to do it this way, with the notches on the card pointing downward.\n\nThen I bought the Fire HD 8 (7th Generation). I inserted the card the same way as I did with my Fire HD10, the way the directions told me to. It DID NOT WORK!!!! I could not for the life of me get the card to spring into the slot. I tried about 3 x's when I thought, turn the card upside-down. Even though the directions tell me the notches should be facing down and the label should be facing towards me, I decided to turn it. VOILA!!! The card sprung into the slot!! The directions are NOT CORRECT for the HD8!!! You need to havethe notches facing up.\n\nFor both tablets, there is a slight spring-like action when inserting the card. For removal, you should push in the card slightly with your fingernail and it should spring out enough for you to pull it out.\n\nThis card works very well with the fire tablet. At first, I thought any micro SD card would work but the others seem to lag when retrieving from the card. I have no problems with lagging on this one. It works just like the internal memory. I have my music stored on this card and the songs play smoothly. If you have a Fire tablet, get this one which is made for it!\n\nJust remember, insertion of the card depends on your Fire tablet!!!\n\nI bought this for the Fire HD10. I had my music from my CDs stored on my computer and transferred them onto this with a memory card reader. I suggest you get at least an adapter to change it into an SD card to use with your computer OR a memory card reader which takes many forms of cards, those are the best. It makes it easier and faster to transfer files, erase files, or to format.\n\nI have had no problems with it so far with the Fire tablet or my computer."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Works perfectly in my Dad's new Fire tablet. Now he has enough memory to store his media. Anyone who buys the $49 Fire tablet will need extra memory, and this SD card is a perfect match. All you need to do is insert the SD card into the slot on the tablet instantly recognizes it, there is no formatting needed."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This SanDisk 128GB micro SD Card is the only memory tested & certified for use in the Amazon Fire TV. This is the largest size that will work in the Fire TV. SanDisk has a great reputation for being among the very best in memory. Simply insert it with the gold contacts down. Go to Settings, Memory & you will see a request to Format the new memory card. Follow the simple instructions & format it. Now it will work in the Fire TV.\n\nClass 10 high speed performance means no delays or lagging performance.\n\nFire TV comes with 16GB internal storage. This memory card takes it from 16Gb to 128Gb!! Store photos, videos, apps, games on this card. You can unplug the card, take it to a friend's Fire TV & use it there - I tried it! You only need to format it one time - when you first buy it. Formatting removes everything stored on the card, so be sure to NOT format it again after you store data on the card!\n\nSanDisk 128 GB micro SD Memory Card for Fire Tablets and Fire TV"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Something is very wrong with these Micro SD Cards particularly from this seller/page. Despite the saying "Made for Amazon", I suspect these might be counterfeit. Here\'s my assessment:\n\nFirst off, I have purchased about THREE DOZEN Micro SD cards for various projects over the last three months for various projects here on Amazon. They have all been either 32Gb or 64Gb SDXC I versions. The makes and models have been SanDisk Ultra (as this one says it is), Samsung EVO (green and orange versions), Lexar Pro, and PXY. Of the over 30 cards I\'ve purchased, I have not had a single issue on any one of them. In fact, I purchased a SanDisk Ultra 64Gb SDXC I card a couple months back under a different seller\'s page, and it\'s still working perfectly fine.\n\nPackaging:\nI ordered 3 of these cards from this seller page in two separate orders a couple days apart due to the low price. The first was delivered yesterday, and the following two were delivered today. Each was sealed in a tiny plastic-molded container, and placed in a cardboard envelope with SanDisk written all over it. By "envelope", I mean the plastic molded container housing the card flopped around freely. You had to pull the envelope tab to open it, and the container falls into your hand.\n\nThis is VERY different from the SanDisk packaging I\'m used to. The one I bought a while back here on Amazon from a different seller page. That one came like most Micro SD Cards packaged where the plastic-mold containing the card was then pressed firmly into a cardboard sleeve where you needed to cut around the edges to release the card. The one I bought a while back had the usual UPC barcode on the outside. These that came the last few days had no UPC bar code in sight.\n\nPerformance (or lack there of):\nI build .img files for easy writing from a file to Micro SD cards for various module projects. I tried to write the same image file (.img) to all three of these cards I purchased. Two of them would write at a mediocre speed of 17.99mb/s, and the third at 39.99mb/s. Only ONE of the cards actually worked (one of the two @17.99mb/s). The other two could not be read. This was after multiple attempts. Only one of the three (one @17.99mb/s) actually works. The one that wrote @39.99mb/s did not work.\n\nLook (sketchy and looks counterfeit):\nHere\'s what seemed very odd. As I\'ve noted before, I have a legitimate SanDisk Ultra 64Gb Micro SD SDHC I card that I\'ve had for a good 3 months. I used it for comparison. These from this seller page not only had lighter and blurry coloring on the front side, but was exactly the same on the backside. Like I\'ve said, I\'ve bought over 30 Micro SD cards in the same class and size over months. I have not seen this kind of sketchy inconsistency for exact model versions.\n\nThese are extremely sketchy. I would strongly suggest NOT buying them, at least from this seller page. Something is very wrong here.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Only two weeks in, but the memory card seems to working great.\n\nI got this card for my kindle as it was specifically recommended by Amazon, and my kindle came with only 8 gigabytes of storage, which is ridiculously insufficient for any modern complex operating system expected to accumulate data. Even worse, it\'s not really 8 full gigabytes. (Also, I got tired of being nagged about running out of space after taking only a few dozen photos.)\n\nComputers like numbers that are in powers of 2, and work best with processors and RAM that are built on powers of 2, which is why you usually see numbers like 8, 16, 32, etc. and not "strange" numbers like 10, 21, 43, etc. For this reason computer systems have *traditionally* used 1024 (2^10) as a base when reporting storage usage in kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, etc.\n\nWhen it comes to a physical storage medium, however, capacity does not have to be a power of 2; it can be whatever number of storage positions will *physically fit*, the only real requirement being that the computer processor can count that high.\n\nManufacturers are notorious for cutting corners in manufacturing wherever possible then hyping up their products. In the case of the kindle, Amazon used 1000 (10^3) as the base of its "8 gigabyte" claim and aimed for a physical arrangement that would guarantee *at least* 8,000,000,000 bytes of storage (1000*1000*1000*8), over half a billion bytes short of 8,589,934,592 (1024*1024*1024*8). Not surprisingly, SanDisk did the same thing with this less-than-32-gigabyte memory card, as this deceptive practice has become an industry standard. But I digress a bit, my point being that an 8-gigabyte kindle affords you with MUCH less storage space than you would expect, necessitating a memory card for expanded storage, especially since the kindle\'s operating system uses a LOT of overhead, and every application you install also wants to use a lot of storage.\n\nWhen inserting your new memory card (or removing it) it is best to do so while the device is turned off. Mobile devices are finicky when it comes to "hot swapping" memory cards, often refusing to read the card, or even worse, damaging the card and corrupting data.\n\nAfter you\'ve inserted the card and turned the kindle back on, go to Settings -> Storage, and move all the option sliders to the right to tell your kindle to utilize the memory card as much as it is willing to. Unfortunately, some features will still waste space on the internal storage, e.g. screen captures and blue tooth file transfers will NOT be saved to the memory card.\n\nTo "move" my kindle books to the memory card, the easiest way was to delete them then re-download them. To move other personal files to the memory card, I connected my kindle to my PC and used Windows Explorer.\n\nFrom the previously mentioned settings menu, you can also move *some* applications to the memory card. Before and after the move, the amount of storage used on each disk is displayed. Moved applications will still use *some* space on the internal storage, and funnily enough, moved applications use more TOTAL storage than when they resided solely on the internal storage.\n\nOne application I did NOT move was ES File Explorer, as this is a system-critical application (due to the kindle\'s shortcomings).\n\nIt should also be noted that the kindle\'s crappy built-in file browser CANNOT locate the memory card. The files *are* there, but you will NOT find them without a proper file browser like ES File Explorer. Also, some programs (such as the red Notepad) will not be allowed write permissions to the memory card!\n\nA few days ago my wife turned on my kindle and it updated itself which took over half an hour, which seemed unusual because when I observe updates they tend to run much faster. Afterward, my kindle stopped recognizing the presence of the memory card. The solution was to turn off the kindle, remove the card, turn the kindle on, then back off, then reinsert the memory card, then turn the kindle back on.\n\nThe card is working great, and is less than 3% full while my kindle has less than 1.5 gigabytes free.\n\nUpdate 2018-04-23\n\nLast night just before I went to bed, my kindle battery was running low. I was too lazy to go find a charging cable, so I just turned the kindle off.\n\nThis morning I turned it back on, with only 12% battery power remaining, and found that several program icons were dark. When I tried to launch one of them, I was told that the program couldn\'t run because the memory card could not be found! I tried removing the memory card and restarted the kindle like I described in my original review, but the memory card could STILL not be found.\n\nI took the memory card out and connected it to my desktop computer and confirmed that it was in perfect working order. I then put it back in the kindle and connected the kindle to my computer, letting the charge process turn the kindle on. The darkened icons were still dark, and I saw a flash of the memory card icon at the top-left of the screen. I opened ES File Explorer which located the memory card and showed me its files. I went back to the home screen and none of the icons are dark any more.\n\nI guess my piece-of-crap kindle doesn\'t want to exert any effort accessing the memory card if the battery power is red-lining when the device boots up.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The slot for the MicroSD card is on the upper right side of the device; covered by a sliding shield you push aside gently with a fingernail. It\'s similar to the shield covering many cellphone power outlets. Actual insertion should be gently done (never force card) by placing the metallic stripes on the card inside, face down and completing with a small push.\n\nThere is a manual on the Fire: Go to Settings, find Help, Search for "Insert and Manage MicroSD card" The manual has detailed illustrations and instructions on installation and use of the MicroSD card.\n\nThe available memory is slightly less than the advertised memory; that\'s usually the case with memory cards for various reasons.\n\nOne thing I was disappointed (well, two, if I count the lack of a tiny plastic case for the MicroSD card when it\'s not in the Kindle. This used to be almost standard) discovering I couldn\'t directly download my Kindle books or my Audible audio books directly to the card. For me, with the Fire\'s limited data storage and my 30Gb plus audiobook collection, this is a big drawback.\n\nThe whole point of the MicroSD card was to enable me to store most of my audio books (or a great many) on the device for when Internet access was unavailable - which is often given my occupation and travel. I suspect though, I will be able to transfer via usb cable.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had ordered Amazon Fire Tablets for each of my grand-children for Christmas gifts. They love their tablets, but we found that the memories filled up very quickly when we started putting game apps on them. I had 2 Fire Tablets for myself and I had bought 128GB Micro SD cards for mine, which is far too large for what I need. If I downloaded movies or something, they would be great, but I just use them for games, so it was a waste of money. I saw these 32GB cards and read the reviews and compared prices with other sellers and decided these were a good choice. They arrived very quickly, in individual, sealed packets. I installed the first one, and allowed the device to move the games over, and then I have added another 100 games since then, with plenty of room left over. With roughly 200 games on the device, there is still 25GB of free space. Most games still use up a portion of Tablet memory and only store part of the game on the Micro SD card, but it makes such a huge difference. For our purposes, this is the way to go.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got one of these and a new Fire (2015) on Prime Day. I\'ve spent all the time since they arrived with Amazon, trying to determine where the problem is. Amazon has a couple of trouble tickets going (no word, more than a week later) and I\'ve been doing a bunch of experimenting trying to isolate whether it\'s the card, the, the software... I\'m now leaning strongly toward the card. (Particularly after seeing some of the other reviews...)\n\nI had issues downloading my content to the card. It\'s hard to say, just from that, what the problem was. I did a few hard resets & things didn\'t improve. I then took out the card (just in case) before doing the dreaded factory reset of the Fire. Re-registered & put the card in. It went from "Music" and "Books" to "Other" and didn\'t give me a count of anything. Then I noticed that books I know I\'d downloaded (do them in alphabetical order to keep my place) were suddenly NOT on the device (card). Then Storage said "Other" and "Books" but only showed about half of what I\'d downloaded. (The PC showed the correct number of books on the card.) A few days later (still waiting to hear from Amazon on those tickets), I looked at the card again on the PC & the total was WAY less than before - even less than the number of books the Fire claims it has (by a significant amount). I hadn\'t added or deleted/archived anything or even been connected to Wi-Fi.\n\nSo, after looking at so many other 1-star reviews & seeing so many failures, I decided to call SanDisk myself. (Before I did, I tried their little product recommendation link I found in someone else\'s review. Interesting note - Amazon is NOT listed under brands, nor is the Fire listed under products.)\n\nI spoke with a Nick & gave him the brief rundown of things disappearing, etc. He consulted his supervisor & came back and told me they do NOT have any cards made especially for Amazon - they work in anything. There\'s nothing designed for the Fire. Yet, the product description from Amazon clearly states:\n\nExclusive "Made for Amazon" SD memory card - the only one tested and certified to work with your Fire Tablet and Fire TV\n\nSomeone\'s not got their facts straight....\n\nAnd, he told me to reformat & try again & if it doesn\'t work, they can replace it. Given all the other reviews from people who have claimed to try that & it continues to fail, I think I\'ll opt to return it. And, I think I\'ll be buying a different brand of SD card from now on. And I\'ll try one in the Fire & see if my other issues persist. Given that both the Fire and the PC are now not seeing things that should be on the card, I\'m thinking the card\'s the problem. (Which isn\'t to say the Fire isn\'t partly to blame...)\n\nVery disappointing experience. And I\'m really annoyed at the advertising falsehoods.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-micro-Memory-Card-Tablets/dp/B013TMNPBQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Insignia 50-inch Class F30 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV (NS-50F301NA22, 2021 Model)

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#22

1,280

$239.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Product worked fine for 4 months, then completely stopped showing picture. Insignia will not respond to warranty requests, best buy does respond but says contact insignia. Insignia\'s website says contact best buy for support. They\'ve had me waiting for almost 3 weeks to file a simple warranty claim right now.\n\nIt\'s an ok TV when it works but when something goes wrong neither the seller or manufacturer support their product.\n\nIronically the seller (Best Buy) and the manufacturer (Insignia) are also the same company, Insignia is a fully owned subsidiary of Best Buy, so when Best Buy refuses to provide warranty service on an Insignia TV and tells you to call Insignia, that is actually Best Buy telling you to call another division of Best Buy and refusing to honor a warranty on something they manufactured.\n\nEdit: now nearly at the 1 month point, neither Best Buy or their fully owned subsidiary Insignia has done anything at all to honor their warranty and they\'ve refused to supply their legal address for a small claims court claim repeatedly.\n\nEdit2: now Best Buy is now scheduled to come to my house a full month after the tv broke to verify it is broken, despite Best Buy claiming they couldn\'t do anything because only the manufacturer could. The manufacturer is fully owned by Best Buy. Their warranty "service" let a full month of my warranty period expire before they would even schedule a repair. If you buy this TV do not expect any sort of timely warranty services nor should you expect Best Buy or Amazon to do anything to help if the product fails. Won\'t ever trust Best Buy again to honor any warranty after seeing how they handle the company they own.\n\nEdit 3: now up to having to contact insignia support 22 total times by email and Best Buy over 10 times by amazon support, still refuse to give me an RMA number for the TV or address to ship it back, and are demanding that I let them come to my home in a 6 hour window that I did not want for them to attempt to repair it in my home when I do not want them to come here and I requested to ship it back or bring it to their store. If you need warranty service expect 30+ messages over a 1 month period plus 6 more hours of your time to be required by Best Buy before they will attempt a repair on your broken TV and do not expect Amazon to honor their a-z guarantee.\n\nEdit 4: after a full month Best Buy/Insignia sent two technicians to my house. I had to be here for them for a 6 hour window. They took the same pictures Insignia had already requested that I had already sent and did absolutely nothing at all to fix the TV. A few hours later they texted me a RMA code with no instructions as to how to use it. I contacted Insignia support with the code and it\'s been over 2 days and they haven\'t responded. It\'s been over a month, I\'ve had to waste 6-8 hours to attempt to get support on a broken TV produced by Best Buy themselves and still absolutely nothing is fixed and they\'re not responding for days at a time. They make warranty service this much trouble on purpose so that people will give up so they can avoid honoring their terms of sale.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I know the reviews are all over the place and I was definitely hesitant , but I am really enjoying it! Easy to use and hook up, picture is great.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've spent more money on batteries then I spent on the TV(by the way it wasn't a deal when I bought mines for $400 or Abt ) I've had this TV since Feb I believe and every other week to every other day my remote is dying like uuuughhhh so aggy. AAA batteries are not cheap might I add...but the TV is great (once u get use to it)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Picture quality is good you can download just about any streaming app I love it'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Insignia is not a brand that I would normally buy, but I'm darned glad I bought this one.Perfect performance, picture, sound, controls, the works. This is a great deal!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great sound, great picture!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great picture and great sound. Normal I'm a sucker for only high end name brand tv's. Unfortunately I have a name brand hating Macaw who has cost me a 3D LG and a very expensive Samsung which he used as a perch and cracked both screens.\nEnough was enough and I bought this during the black Friday sales. I could not be happier. The picture is nice and I am a little hard of hearing but even on a sound setting of 15 I have no issues hearing the dialog and it does have surround sound qualities. The remote is much nicer than those roku tv's as well with their 5 or 6 button functionality.\nIf you're looking for a cheaper tv I highly recommend insignia."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love this Smart Fire TV! Beautiful color with all the extras!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great functionality - the newest FireTV capabilities are really good. The picture quality isn't amazing but it is good. I use this as a secondary TV - outdoor TV - and it's pretty great for that bonus functionality. If you need amazing picture quality - this isn't THAT TV...but value for price - this is a great option. I would buy this TV again for sure."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The Product was great really like it using it as a monitor to watch my charts and watch movies with friends the quality is so clear really like it so far this is the first 4k TV I ever purchased and one of my biggest purchase on amazon'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Insignia-50-inch-Class-Smart-Fire/dp/B08Z265BJH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Amazon 5ft USB to Micro-USB Cable (designed for use with Fire tablets and Kindle E-readers)

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#23

21,818

$9.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a kindle Paperwhite E Reader. Purchased 2016 from Amazon.It is a previous 7th Generation. I haven’t read a book on it for about 8 months. When I went to read the screen was totally white with a dead battery sign. Lost original charger that Amazon doesn’t sell anymore. Every one I looked at had good/bad reviews. Including this one, but I decided to get it. Just came today. I was scared because people were saying that it did not fit into the port it was wiggly and loose. Fits my E reader perfectly and it is charging as I write this. Happy I’ll be able to read again on it. The cord is also pretty long. Very nice sized. I would highly suggest it if you were on the fence and looking for one.\nEdit: Took only 2 hours to fully charge. Also tried it on my Kindle Fire tablet. Also fits the port snug and charges it great!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This cable states it is specifically designed for Fire Tablets & Kindle. I can’t speak for the quality of the cable itself, but I can say that the micro end of the cable does fit into the tablet, but is far from snug & falls out on its own w/o even touching the tablet. And of course when you pick up, or use the tablet, it falls right out. I would not recommend this cable & now I find myself looking to purchase another, but not this one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'In desperation, I found one that did work, and it came 2 in the box for about the same price as my "replacement" Amazon 5ft USB to Micro-USB Cable, that wobbled and wouldn\'t charge my tablet... My solution is also sold by Amazon and was delivered at 8:45pm tonight and saved the day!!\n\nIf you find yourself in desperation, unable to get power to your Fire Tablet 10, this works wonderfully, with same day delivery!\n\nMicro USB Cable Android Charger, JSAUX (2-Pack 6.6FT) Micro USB Android Charger Cable Nylon Braided Cord Compatible with Galaxy S7 S6 J7 Edge Note 5, Kindle. MP3 and More-Grey\n\nI hope this was helpful. :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This cable does not stay plugged in to the device. You have to hold it in almost the whole time you have it plugged in. I do not recommend this cable. I would give this zero stars but it makes you give at least one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Purchased for my 7" Fire Tablet. This product is efficient and does what it should. The previous charger I had been using was for a Samsung phone. Although it fit the tablet, it did not fit as snuggly as this. Not to mention this charges significantly faster than the Samsung galaxy phone charger I was using. Definitely worth it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I work in an environment I expose my devices and tech to otherwise not safe for longevity.\n\nThese are well made, they seat fully into the device like the MicroUSB standard is supposed to do, they feel like they're of thick gauge, at least thicker than the cables I have available to me from gas stations or box retail stores. I'll be buying these again in the future.\n\nOnly problem I've faced, which isn't a problem after you've worked it out, but at first is an issue. The cable, being as thick and sturdy it is has resistance and tendency to recoil itself like it came from Amazon.\n\nAs long as you monitor it and keep it either coiled when not in use and when you deploy it, watch for loops as to not kink the cable, you'll be fine. The coil it came in follows the expectation of following the grain of the cable, wrapped like you'd do high end audio equipment to avoid unnecessary wear and tear on the cable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Same price as the off brands but withamazon brand I knew it would work. I had a hard time finding a replacement charger for my kids’ kindle tablets. This did the trick. Good length too.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The length of this cable is 5 feet it's wonderful."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't know why but many charging cords I've ordered haven't fit snug in both my Kindle Fire & Paperwhite. Of course without a snug fit, it doesn't charge properly. This one is the BEST charging cord I have ever bought, It's a super snug fit and I couldn't be happier. Thank you Amazon!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have bought a replacement cord for my tablet before and it lasted awhile before I accidentally knocked my tablet off a table and it fell damaging the cord where it connects to the port. So, I needed a new cord. I did some research and found this one. I am THRILLED with this cord. It's longer than the one that comes originally with an Amazon Fire tablet, it's longer than the last replacement cord that I bought which means that I can plug my tablet in and read in my bed or play games if I want to. I don't have to literally sit down next to where my device is charging to keep using it.\nI've only had it a couple of months now so I can't speak on durability at this point, but it is worth the money. I have an Amazon Fire 7th generation and this cord fits it perfectly. I'll likely be purchasing another for my daughter's tablet in the future. If you are looking for a good quality cord that gives you more room and length then this one to consider getting."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Micro-USB-designed-tablets-readers/dp/B0741WGQ36/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Blink Add-On Sync Module 2

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#24

17,872

$34.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Longtime Blink user (even before AMZ bought them). Love the technology; always have and always will. The AMZ acquisition? Not so much. Too many promises unkept. I have 40+ cameras across 3 properties in 2 different accounts. It\'s not perfect, but it works. This Sync2 module is my 2nd disappointment coming from the Blink (the 1st is/was the Mini). All said, the Sync2 does exactly what Blink says it does, even if they\'ve (someone) changed the marketing language as a result. My point is, way, way back in the "new announcement" stage, before you could even pre-buy Sync2, it was noted Sync2 would be able to offload and store video from ANY camera assigned and then, POOF, they now say it only works with the "new" generation of camera(s). A total garbage move if I may say so...especially for the pre-existing customers, like myself, with 35 IND "gen1", XT and XT2 cameras. This may not be a big deal to some, but this rubs me the wrong way, especially after Blink changed their online storage allocation tune just prior to this. Again, just another small, well-intentioned business with a highly successful technology gobbled up by a larger corporation and just another cog in the money grind/grab. I\'m done with Blink...with any luck, maybe the original owners will buy it back from Jeffy B and bring it back to the reputable company it once was. Who am I kidding, those guys got gobs of AMZ stock in return for this patented battery technology (and that\'s all Jeffy B wanted/needed).'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I really thought I could stop using the Cloud and just use my thumb drive not so much.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "There's nowhere in the description to tell how to enable the local storage only mode. And you won't find a direct answer to that question in the Q&A section either. Because there's no such functionality.\n\nHere's how this device actually works: first you always need a blink account, so that all videos can be uploaded to the cloud. There's no way to turn it off. Then if you buy this device, you can periodically download from the cloud to have a local copy of the videos.\n\nThink about Google selling you a standalone wifi device to back up your gmails. That's how ridiculous it is."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nov 2020 - Label on box the camera camera came in said local storage was coming with ability to use blink app to view clips from anywhere. It also said NO MONTHLY FEE REQUIRED !!!!!\n\nThis is not true - I have paid for the sync mod 2 in Jan 2021 and it does not allow any access to usb files via blink APP. Out right lies/ false advertising. The Blink marketing manager that allowed this to happen should be fired.\nFalse advertising in Nov 2020 - NO ACCESS TO LOCAL STORAGE VIA BLINK APP. Was promised this. They never intended to deliver. They were just suckering buyers with false promise of feature to come.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "This device has 2 issues that each removed a star. First and foremost, it is Wi-Fi only, and 2.4GHz on top of that. 2.4 is a trash frequency. It is noisy, and I hate using it. Also, this is not a mobile device. I am getting really tired of manufacturers making stationary devices wireless. It is sitting next to a switch. Ethernet would have been preferable to wireless. Second issue is it has a micro USB connector. This is a new device. There is no reason not to put a USB C connector on it. That is just lazy. For that matter, if it had a POE Ethernet port, both of my issues would have been resolved.\n\nThere is a third issue, but I didn't take a star off for it. It uses a USB Flash drive as storage. An SD card would have been much better, allowed for more storage, and taken up less space.\n\nThe device does what it is supposed to do. It was easy to set up. So, 3 stars for an adequate product."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I ordered the Sync Module 2 so I wouldn't have to pay the online storage fee, and it arrived on Feb 1 as promised. It was easy to set-up, add to my wifi network, and add in a USB thumb drive. It also updated the firmware somewhat slowly, but seamlessly integrated into the existing Blink camera system.\n\nThe significant problem I have with this storage device is that approximately every hour it tells me the USB was removed, and 5 seconds later another notification is sent saying it was inserted (see photo). Unless invisible elves are up to some tricks, this is not cool, Blink, not cool at all.\n\nUPDATES: I replaced the first USB thumb drive and this problem kept happening; however, in the past two days it has stopped sending me these alerts *as often.* I ordered the Blink's USB thumb drive and will use that when it arrives. Blink Customer Service has reached out and offered to replace the Module 2, which is greatly appreciated. I will first see if their branded USB drive fixes the problem.\n\nThe review page asked me to review motion detection and night vision for the storage device, which does not make sense. I rated those characteristics as 2/5 stars for the Blink cameras, which are okay with nighttime vision, but have a very loud click when switching to that *and* a red LED that comes on despite me setting it to not have the LED come on when recording. Straightforward aspects of tech and gadgets that should work well - but do not - really irritate."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Wouldbnot connect to system with older cameras as promised.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am exceptionally disappointed with the Blink Sync Module 2.\n1. No instructions were included in the box, nor on the Blink website.\n2. I don’t see any way to program just when it will copy a camera recording event to the memory stick.\n3. Apparently there aren't any improved performance features vs the original Sync Module.\n4. Finally, just what is so special about this new module? If the only improvement is that there is now a use for the USP port it looks like a waste of $$."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought the Blink Add-On SynccModule 2, a storage unit for recorded clips.\nI already had 4 mini-cameras, which I use to monitor my brother with dementia (and his caregiver) when I am out of town. The mini-cameras are able to record any motion seen by the cameras. I can access the video clips when I check on my brother.\nI used to have a free trial subscription to Cloud service, until the trial expired.\nThe Module 2 is an option to avoid storing clips in the Cloud, and yet still provide access to live or recorded clips from the mini-cameras.\nThe Module 2 is very helpful! Be sure to have a flashdrive installed in the Module. With the flashdrive, clips are immediately accessible via the Blink App on my Android phone. When I am far away, yet want to check on my brother, the Module 2 makes it easy.\nI love not having to pay for the Cloud subscription service! I also love knowing my videos are not stored in the Cloud...it feels more private to me.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "After my initial one star review I was notified by Blink that starting 2/18 the cameras would start backing up immediately to the sync module and not once a day! As long as that happens I don't see any issues with it. Thanks Blink team for reaching out."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Sync-Module-2/dp/B084RQ6MHJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (32 GB) – With a 6.8" display, wireless charging, and auto-adjusting front light – Without Lockscreen Ads

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#25

6,396

$189.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve had many other kindles before this one and I am so impressed with the improvements they have made with the Signature edition! It’s so much faster! The set up was breeze! I love it. I really don’t understand people complaining about only having WIFI, perhaps they are buying these for the wrong reason if THAT is what they are focusing on. Download books before you leave the house, it’s not hard.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "First off--I've had Paperwhites since the very beginning, with the PW1. I've seen the progress that the Paperwhite has made and it's amazing.\n\nI have the Oasis's latest edition and it doesn't compare with the new Paperwhite. The new Paperwhite Signature has a sharper, clearer screen. No, this doesn't have physical turn buttons, but it turns pages more quickly than any other Kindle I've seen. The animation is smoother moving from one page to another and the Kindle itself is just faster. Moreover, the page flip animation is so fluid.\n\nI have to say that I love this new Kindle. I'm a little sad that the Signature doesn't have an LTE/4G connectivity option, but I always have my phone for a quick hotspot."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Second Edit: OK, I love this thing. The battery life is GREAT. I've been reading quite a bit (hours a day) and also turning it on and off a lot while loading books and messing around with settings. I'm leaving WIFI on all the time. After 4 days, power is still at 88%. My Oasis would have definitely been close to needing charging by now, even with WIFI off. I've also engaged the automatic light setting that warms the color (I have it set at about the middle warmth setting from 8 pm to 8am for my evening reading and morning paper). Very nice. I used to use the 'dark' setting in the evening. That was fine, but it was kind of a strange reading experience. The warm color is very comfortable and pleasant, and still lowers the ambient light so that my wife is not bothered by it if I read late in bed. Finally, this unit downloads very quickly compared to the Oasis and my other previous Kindles. I checked the specs and it is capable of using the 5G WIFI channel. Nice!\n\nI am an avid reader and have owned every Kindle model except the latest OASIS, which was a very minor update to the second version from 2017. I currently use the second OASIS model and am a fan. However, the glass/metal design is a bit heavy when combined with its size and it was always a bit slippery to hold. When I saw this Paperwhite Signature update with a screen that is virtually the same size as the OASIS (looks the same when placed side by side, but it is listed as slightly smaller) in a smaller, somewhat lighter package along with wireless charging, I was sold. The low price is a bonus.\n\nI noticed the increase in speed immediately. The screen quality is great and I will enjoy the different color shades carried over from the newest OASIS. It wirelessly charges seamlessly. GREAT. The extra storage capacity is not a big deal for me, since I only store books, but I'll take it.\n\nI haven't had it long enough to comment on battery life, but anything is better than the OASIS, which sucks battery power, and I would guess this will be an improvement.\n\nAll in all a nice update, and except for the page turn buttons, gives you pretty much everything the current OASIS has to offer in a smaller, lighter package with some nice updates. Very happy!\n\nEdit: I downloaded the software update, which is now on the kindle update page. Very nice. I assume it will auto update for most users soon"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'First of all, the battery life is based on 30 mins of reading a day (who is going to invest almost 200 dollars on a reading device if they\'re going to spend so little time on it?) It\'s going to run out way faster for me.\nSecond it doesn\'t have cellular connectivity which means I can\'t download anything unless I\'m at home so I can plug in-because I live in a rural area and Wifi is even more sketchy then 4G, and right now with my old one I have to go through a long complicated dance were I have to search for my wifi at least three times before it discovers it, then type in my password- such a waste of time- I wish it had 4G. with the one I had before that all I had to do was press "kindle store front" and bam, I was right there so fast and easy.\nMy only other wish was that there was a way to change the settings so that home screen is just the tittles of my library and not a bunch of pictures, and suggestions-because I\'m convinced the suggestions are draining my battery life( my old kindle\'s battery went from 6weeks to 1 week after that dumb update)\nUpdate! I got my new kindle and I love some of the new features, I found a way to change the library display and how to turn off the suggestions, then it started updating as soon as I got it set right and I got the stupid suggestions back'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Let me start by saying this is my 4th overall Kindle e-reader, including owning the 4th generation Paperwhite and the Oasis 3rd generation. I have fallen in love with e-readers and reading again because of the Kindle line and this model is almost perfect.\n\nStarting with the screen, it is now 6.8”, up from 6” from the previous model. Personally, I liked the smaller form factor of the prior version, but with the bigger size, you do get more words per line. I don’t normally read books with lots of graphics, but I’m sure that would be an improvement as well. The one major feature that I loved on my Oasis was the warm lighting at night and now, that is available on the Paperwhite line. Great addition! The screen is the same 300 ppi as before and the text is sharp. Another addition to the Signature Paperwhite is an auto-brightness feature. Personally, I never used it on my Oasis and probably won’t on this one either. However, I have no complaints about the screen, it is near-perfect for an e-reader.\n\nAmazon finally updated the Kindles for USB-C charging! Personally, that should have been added in the previous generations, but it's here now. Finally, I don’t have to carry around an extra Micro USB cord just for my Kindle. In addition to that, the Signature Paperwhite also includes wireless charging. I first thought that feature was a bit hokey, but after using it on my iPhone and Kindle Fire HD 8”, it is nice to have, even if you don’t normally charge that way.\n\nOne feature that Amazon really didn’t mention too much about was that they surely updated the processor in this model. It is fast, well, fast for an e-reader :) In my prior Paperwhite, sometimes I’d tap the screen for a page turn and nothing would happen, so I would tap it again, only to have it then turn 2 pages. The Paperwhite Signature Edition is very responsive and there is very little to no lag time, which is more like the Oasis line. Very nice!\n\nPersonally, I much prefer the form factor of the Paperwhite over the Oasis’ asymmetrical design. I just never really liked it and although I don’t care that Amazon continues to sell them, I wanted to see a more premium version in the standard form factor, like the prior Kindle Voyage, since retired, and it here in the Paperwhite Signature Edition…ALMOST….\n\nThere is one MAJOR issue I have and that is that Amazon didn’t include page turn buttons on this model. I of course knew this before purchasing, but nonetheless, I feel it deserves mentioning. I think that Amazon would have hit a home run out of the ballpark had they included page turn buttons, but apparently, they want to keep that feature (for now) on their premium Oasis line. And because Amazon choose to exclude page turn buttons, I only gave this model 4 stars.\n\nIf you’re new to e-readers, although this is a fantastic option, if you don’t care about auto-brightness, wireless charging, or unless you absolutely need 32 GB of storage (most don’t for just regular books, audio books and graphics novels are an exception), consider the regular 11th generation Paperwhite. It’s $50 less and you still get the same large screen and warm lighting. Or better yet, while they are still available, get the 10th generation Paperwhite. As of this writing, I saw them on sale for $84.99, That’s a steal for that model.\n\nFinally, one gripe I have is that Amazon did not include the latest version of their Kindle software. I went to Amazons site to manually run the update and it is not listed there either. I have it on my Oasis and it is a nicer layout. I am sure it will be available at some point in the future, but it is perplexing that Amazon would create an update and then a month later, release a new Kindle without the ability to update it.\n\nOverall, I do recommend the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, if you have a few extra bucks for the features. But they aren’t a must have to be honest, and for most people, the regular Paperwhite will be more than sufficient.\n\nUPDATE 11/5/2021\n\nThe latest software update was released a couple of days ago and I was able to update it. I wanted to comment of a couple of other complaints people had. First, the fact that this is only available in wi-fi. Personally, I thought the 3G/4G models were a bit overkill. I mean, how hard is it to download a book at home before you leave? Or for that matter, find a wi-if hotspot somewhere? I think most people are not going to miss that feature, especially since it was a pricey upgrade anyway. Secondly, the fact the power button is on the bottom of the unit. This has been there for quite a few generations now and on the prior models I’ve owned. It personally has never been a problem for me. Yes, I’d prefer that it was on top, but I’ve never accidentally pressed it while reading. And on this new model, the button itself does require a bit of force to depress, so I really can’t see too many people hitting it by mistake and actually turning the device off. Finally with the screen, well, my prior comment stands. It really is nice. Not sure how some can feel it is a downgrade. The lighting is very uniform when reading at night and there are no dead spots. Furthermore, the contrast ratio seems higher, resulting in deeper blacks and whiter whites."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'If you are like me and prop up your kindle as you read, this Kindle (and the model before this) will not work for you either. When propped up, changing hands, turning pages etc. the on/off switch randomly turns off as I am reading. I could not even set it up without triggering the bottom button which protrudes almost 0.5mm from the bottom. If, like me, you had the idea that changing the page orientation might be a solution for the button issue, it is not. The page orientation only allows for the button to protrude from the bottom or the left side. The open, uncovered (could this really be waterproof?) charging port is next to the button, so charging while reading is almost impossible. It is also more than 1 ounce heavier than the voyage which does not seem like much until you handle it and realize that it not as ergonomic as the voyage and that the device must be held because of the button issue. Of course, the trade off is the screen, which is almost an inch wider and almost an inch wider than the Voyage. Unfortunately, bigger is not always better and can be a real disadvantage if you want to throw it in a pocket or purse. The screen is extremely bright and even when changing the “warmth” it is slightly more blue-tinged than the voyage. I was so excited to finally replace my beloved kindle voyage that is on its last legs, but alas this going to be my back-up travel kindle so I can keep my voyage as long as possible.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very early read here (pun intended), but initial impressions are all very positive. I have owned nearly every generation of Kindle to date, and this is definitely the best so far:\n- the larger screen/ flush bezel looks great, and should definitely help prevent dust etc from collecting\n- USB-C and wireless charging are huge upgrades in usability / interoperability\n- touch screen is incredibly responsive and fast\n- love the options to control both brightness and warmth. The warmth really does make it feel even more like a physical book. The scheduling feature is great'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Finally happy but frankly I was shocked that the updated firmware touted as a great feature of this Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition was not installed and the option to update was greyed out when I received it. Customer service was no help: "just wait a few days." Techs did not know what to do, insisted the old UI was the right one, nothing they could do. Eventually I found the update at https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GKMQC26VQQMM8XSW\n\nDevice five stars, minus one for the B.S.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "The screen size is bigger, the lighting is brighter and you can control the color. You have USBC charging as well as wireless charging it's thinner and to me lighter. I love it except that Amazon realizes that people with vision issues need to increase the font size or use bold, that's great BUT they fail miserably in implementing this in their settings, instructions and in the Library or Home. The font must be an 8 or 9, maybe smaller, very faint. Impossible to read easily without a magnifier for people with vision disabilities. This was the primary reason to buy a Kindle, to increase the font size for the over 1500 books I own on the devise. So Amazon, I invest in your products, could you update the library and setting with a larger font size? Thank you."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I paid for the signature version with no ads. Why does the home page have a "recommended for you" section? Why is there a seemingly endless series of more ads and up sells when I scroll down? Why can\'t I change my home page into something nice, clean and ad free? The space you are using to show me ads is space I could be enjoying. I\'m -really- hating this thing because of the stupid advertising. Can\'t you people just leave me alone to enjoy my books? I just want the marketers out of my face. I paid a premium to not have them cluttering my life with their hints, help, recommendations, and greedy fingers twitching at my wallet. Why won\'t you leave me alone?'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-kindle-paperwhite-Signature-Edition/dp/B08B495319/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen, 2021 release) | HD smart display with Alexa and 13 MP camera | Charcoal

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#26

40,448

$129.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Before ordering this one I already an echo show 8”, first gen. I was about to buy another one when I got an add saying that I could pre-order a second gen. I could not find a good comparison anywhere so I asked myself, should I pay 20$ more for an unknown. I did and spoiler alert, it is worth it, kinda.\n\nPositives:\n\n- The new camera features are great. The camera can track you and center you for video calls, real time, and it does it accurately.\n- Speaking of the camera, the camera upgrade is insane. Went from 1MP to 13MP.\n- The processor is supposed to be much more powerful. Looking at the new camera features, understanding where you are in a group of people and tracking you accordingly, it is noticeable. However, given that a lot of the actions on the device are web based, there is not a huge difference on other apps. The responsiveness of the touchscreen is perhaps a bit better but it was good to begin with.\n- The unit will go to low power mode when idle, helping you save a penny here and there…\n- Several privacy features. The stop listening button we have grown used to. The camera can be manually closed shut for privacy. When remote viewing through the show, there is a warning message, etc...\n\nNegatives:\n\n- Amazon did not learn from their mistakes. Just like with the Show 10”, the power cord is white for every unit, whether the unit is black or white. The camera shutter, is white too.\n- The 3.5 jack is gone.\n\nOther thoughts:\n\nThe sound quality___\n\nOne of the items on my wish list for this one was an improved audio quality. The sound quality improved over the previous gen, I think, but I would say its marginal if that, not enough to even be sure it did.\n\nThe white cord___\n\nWhat I hate the most about my Echo Show 10 is the white cord on a black unit. Since I fell for it with the Show 10 and white would go well with my decor, I preemptively went for a white unit, to eliminate the eyesore, in case Amazon did not learn from their mistakes. To a certain extent, I was secretly hoping the cord would be black so I could swap it with my Show 10” and fix two problems with one move. Nope, its white.\n\nEven with a warning from me that it could happen, a friend went for the charcoal one and he is still fuming. So, if you are like me that the white cord on a black unit would drive you crazy, and you are going for it, order the white one.\n\nThe environment___\n\nIf you are still on the fence about this one, be aware that 2nd gen uses recycled materials on its manufacturing. To me this is a selling point.\n_____________________________\nTLDR,\n1) If you use it a lot for video calls, the improved camera and improved camera features, makes it a worthy upgrade. If this is not your cup of tea, waiting for a prime day sale on a previous gen might be better.\n2) If having a white cord on a black unit is something that would drive you crazy, get the white one or go for the previous gen.\n\nUpdated (JUNE2022): It appears that Amazon did learn from their mistakes. Another friend I warned about the cord, told me he didn’t really cared and went for the black one. Well, he got it with a black cord. Given that to me this was the worst negative, I just raised it one star.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Key Upgrades from Show 8 (1st Gen, 2019) to Show 8 (2nd Gen, 2021):\n\n--NEW 13 MP CAMERA: Upgraded from 1MP in 1st Gen. MUCH better picture for video calls.\n--CAMERA AUTO FRAME: Camera follows you and centers you in the frame during video calls. The Show 8 itself does not move like the new Show 10 does, but the camera can still follow you and zoom in, in about a 120 degree arc in front of the Show 8.\n--NEW PROCESSOR: MediaTek MT 8183 octo-core processor, upgraded from MT 8163 in 1st Gen. This results in a faster, more responsive touch screen. Slight difference, but noticeable.\n--ADAPTIVE COLOR: Adjusts the color and white balance of the screen to the lighting in the room. This results in clearer, brighter looking images, even though the screen hardware is the same.\n--MOTION SENSOR: Camera detects motion activity, and can now trigger Routines. ie turning lights on when sensor detects a person in the room.\n--REMOTE VIEWING: Use the Alexa app on your phone to remotely view the camera of the Show 8, so you can check on your home while you're away. There is a big notice displayed on the Show 8 screen that says it is being remotely viewed.\n\nDowngrades:\n-No 3.5 mil Audio Jack: Removed the ability to plug in external speakers through a 3.5 mil audio port, the port on the back of the Gen 1 (2019) version is no longer there in Gen 2 (2021)\n\n(Also note – Same white power cord still ships with all versions, no matter what color Show you order)\n\nThere are also a few new software features that will be available on this Show 8 (2021) AND the older Show 8 (2019), such as friends and family being able to upload images to your home screen, and in-call animations and AR effects. I have not tested these features yet, but they should work on both Show 8 versions.\n\nMy opinions:\n\n-Should you upgrade from Show 8 (1st Gen, 2019)? : The new camera is a pretty huge difference in quality. If you make quite a few video calls, then this new Show 8 is probably worth the upgrade. The other useful improvement for me has been the motion detection launching Routines. This allows me to have my smart lights turn on when I enter the room. I'm sure there are plenty of other useful Routines that can be triggered by motion detection, and I will be trying out a few others. If you don't care about video calls, remote viewing, or motion sensors, then you should probably stick with the old Show 8 (1st Gen, 2019), because everything else is just about the same. Sure the processor is slightly faster, but it is not a big deal at all, and not worth buying a new Show 8 just for that.\n\n-Which size Show to Choose? : I have all three sizes, and I prefer this Show 8 over the Show 5 and Show 10. The Show 5 screen is just too small for video calls, and more suited for something like an alarm clock by your bed. The Show 10 is great, but the main advantages with the Show 10 are better speakers, and a physically rotating 10 inch screen. The camera is now the same in the 8 and 10, and so is the screen resolution. The Show 10 costs over $100 more than the Show 8 right now, and I think for many people that might not be worth the price difference."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have been wanting an Echo Show for some time now, and finally decided to treat myself. I went to order one and saw this newer version would be released soon so I pre-ordered it. I decided to go with this device over the discounted first gen because of the upgraded camera. My primary reasons for wanting it were to be able to watch my favorite shows and YouTube videos while cooking and cleaning and for my kids to be able to video call their grandma whenever they want, pretty simple stuff. I just received it today so I obviously can only speak about my intial thoughts and as far as what I intend to use it for, it's perfect! Great picture, sound it nice, response time is quick and video call quality is great. The size is perfect, not too big (I don't have a very large kitchen or a ton of counter space) and not too small, definitely better than my phone for watching videos while moving around the kitchen."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My senior dad recently lost his lost his girlfriend. He now lives by himself rather remotely. I wanted to get him something that hopefully would help keep him company in a way, but was worried that the technology might be too much for him. (He only recently got a smart phone but only uses for phone calls. No texting or online surfing for him). We took it over and set it up for him. We were there for the weekend so we were able to coach him through it. (I was mainly looking to provide music for him to fill the empty airspace). We wrote the name "Alexa" on a post it, as well as a couple of phrases such as "Alexa, play \' \' , or "alexa skip \' \', etc. and put it on the counter next to it. I also provided him with a sheet of paper that listed out about a hundred different music artists that I thought he would like that he could choose from. I looked online and printed out a list of questions that he could ask Alexa if he wanted to. At first he was pronouncing Alexa wrong so she wasn\'t responding... but eventually he learned that he had to say it correctly for her to talk back.\n\nHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. I have talked to him numerous times on the phone and he can\'t stop talking about Alexa. In fact... he said... "she has provided me with so such much company....." at which point he broke down and started crying for a minute. He said he carries it just outside on the patio (we set up a wi-fi extender before we left so we knew he could get signal out there)... taking his little sheets of paper with him to choose music from :) I am now hoping that someone comes out with a little carrying case so it doesn\'t get damaged. This version is so new that there is nothing so far. He talked with someone that told him that it could talk to his security somehow... now he wants me to investigate that, lol. Aggghh... I don\'t know how to do that! lol. What have I created? :)\n\nThis has done exactly what I had hoped. It is giving him something to "talk" to. It\'s helping fill the empti-ness. He said that he turns it on first thing in the morning and has it on all day. Thank god for Alexa :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " Gah! I love how big this screen is!!!! I've been suffering downstairs without an Alexa in my new house and decided decided to Gift myself a housewarming and so glad I did! My son is also loving watching cartoons during breakfast 😏. This speaker is SUPER oud. Definitely all you would need to throw a house party AND have the neighbors knocking 😂. It's chic and pretty!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "The display is great and I'm sure the rest of it is fine for video calling and other uses, but I didn't get to the point of trying out other features. As I set up my new Echo Show 8 I discovered that the clock time display size cannot be adjusted. Seriously, my Echo Show 5 allows me to increase the size of the time display, I assumed the Echo Show 8 would as well. I primarily use my Show as a clock that also answers questions, answers to voice commands, does video calling, etc... I wanted the larger screen for a larger clock, major fail to exclude this feature. I gave 3 stars because it looks nice and was easy to set up, but I can't use it because you removed an existing feature from the Echo Show product line. Major UI FAIL."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I sort of purchased this on a whim to see if I could fit it into my life somehow. I found the idea of a smart display intriguing as I already have 2 Fire Cubes and absolutely love them. However a Fire cube this is not. It\'s difficult to express but this thing is cumbersome to use and it\'s slow. For example. I was eating dinner and watching a video I purchased on Prime video. I had to pause it to get up and do something so I said "echo pause" Wich it did. When I returned the screen had defaulted back to the time home screen. No big deal right? So I said "echo play" and instead of resuming my show, it resumed a song I had paused earlier that day. I asked it to stop and then asked for it to play my show. It began to play a different episode and not where I left off. Getting it back to where I left off required more awkward voice control and touching the screen. Very annoying when I\'m trying to eat my meal. This device also has trouble understanding my queries. It\'s getting my words incorrect. One feature I was pleasently surprised by was the sound quality. It is very good. The low end is impressive. Almost as good as my Nest Audio. Maybe with some software updates this device Will be good. But for now I\'m still trying to understand it\'s intended flow.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Amazon missed the boat with the new versions of the ECHO by not continuing a voice controlled remote option. All previous versions (before the SHOW) could be controlled with a whisper into the remote from anywhere. Things like: On/Off, Volume, change tracks on an album, ask for the weather, etc.. It didn't even matter if you were playing loud music or had other sounds around it. I confirmed this issue with an Amazon support technician. We both tried work-around's but nothing worked. Now I'm trying to decide to send it back and hope some future ECHO will support the Voice Remote."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': ' my echo dot was hacked into and after contacting amazon they still don’t have any clue how or an answer or anything. is it worth my life and my privacy and my safety for a few speakers and devices that tell me what time it is and a few other things. no it’s not. after my echo dot was hacked into and a man from somewhere talking to my echo after looking in my privacy settings it’s not worth it anymore. I’m waiting from a response of an investigation of the problem but as of right now i will not be using the devices and most likely be tossing them in the trash. after spending almost 300+ dollars of echo and amazon products.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The whole point of this for me is to be able to customize what appears on your screen. I mostly just want my pictures to show up. I\'d like to see stock quotes but there is no way to add them that works for me.\n\nThe main reason for one star is that there is an Amazon advertising screen called "Alexa for your day" that constantly shows up in the rotation and there is no way to switch it off.\n\nFrom all the complaints in Amazon forums I was hoping this was an oversight but it\'s been a while now and it has not been fixed.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Show-8-2nd-Gen-2021-release/dp/B084DCJKSL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Fire 7 tablet, 7” display, 16 GB, 30% faster processor, designed for entertainment, (2022 release), Black

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#27

662

$59.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' The tagline for the 10th gen Fire 7 is “Tiny price, big fun” and I gotta admit, whoever came up with that, nailed it. It is tiny but it works great. Here is the thing, know what to expect and you won’t be disappointed.\n\nPositives:\n\n-The new Fire OS is a significant improvement. It is closer to current android, and it is intuitive-ish if you have used an Android phone before.\n\n- The processing power and the responsiveness improvement is significant when compared to the previous gen. The promotional material states that it is 30% faster and after trying it, I agree.\n\n- Live view on another Amazon device, using specific skills like Ring or WYZE, using Alexa, in general having this as a portable automation control at your fingertips, works very well.\n\n- Still has a headphone jack.\n\n- Lots of battery time.\n\n- Supports up to 1TB microSD card. Running it with 256GB just fine.\n\n- Made with environmentally conscious materials.\n\n- Voice control is as good as with any other Amazon device.\n\n- Still works great for reading your E-books and browsing the web. This review was written in it, btw.\n\nNegatives:\n\n- A lot of the same negatives of the previous Gen. Screen Resolution? Still 1024X600. Memory? Still 16GB, maybe 32GB if you cough up another 20$, which I did.\n\n- No fast charge means that given that the battery is larger than the previous model, the charge time is also longer.\n\nOther thoughts:\n\nI intend to use this tablet as my portable hub for my amazon devices; so far it works great for that. I did a bit of streaming and internet browsing and it works great for that too, albeit the resolution could definitely better, which I knew coming in. It is significantly faster than its predecessor.\nGiven that I like the previous one, I am pleased. Don’t get me wrong, I would prefer to have a better resolution or more memory on the starting model or maybe even better speakers (plural), but Amazon improved the model significantly in another area (performance) without significantly affecting the price. Thus, while it is not perfect, I give it five stars.\n\nTLDR; The new fire 7 is FIRE. Worth every penny.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "For years, I was using my 2017 iPad for reading eBooks.\n\nAs a self-proclaimed bookworm, there were days I'd spend 5+ hours reading - and needless to say - holding up a clunky iPad for extended periods was less-than-ideal. I began browsing the market a few months ago for a smaller, lighter device that I could dedicate to reading eBooks and watching the occasional Netflix show or Hulu rom-com.\n\nMy folks both have the 2019 Fire 7, and although the size is perfect, I was never particularly impressed with the overall package (read: slow performance and poor battery life).\n\nEnter: The 2022 Fire 7 Tablet\n\nFinally! An updated version of Amazon's smallest and most portable Fire tablet. I pre-ordered one and eagerly awaited its arrival on the release date.\n\nIt's now been 3 days and I can confidently say that this new Fire 7 is exactly what I was looking for.\n\nFirst, size and weight:\nThis Fire 7 is way smaller and lighter than my old, tired iPad. I can hold it for hours with no strain. I fly almost weekly for work and it's a noticeable weight off my shoulders compared to the iPad (literally, I travel with a backpack).\n\nSecond, battery life:\nIt's excellent. This puppy goes on and on. Yesterday, I read 245 pages of an adorable YA M/M romance novel then watched several episodes of Selling Sunset (don't judge) and there's still 66% battery remaining. My iPad would've surely passed away by now.\n\nThird, performance:\nWell-suited for flipping through eBooks, browsing the Kindle store, perusing Goodreads, or watching low-end reality shows about real estate on Netflix. I'm certainly not a gamer so I can't speak to that, but for a basic user like myself, it's more than sufficient.\n\nI'd also like to mention the phenomenon of expandable storage (gasp!). If you're like me and have used Apple products since the advent of technology, you're probably used to being trapped into purchasing set-in-stone device storage capacities. For 15 bucks, you can pop a 128GB MicroSD card into your Fire Tablet and download all five seasons of Selling Sunset. What a time to be alive.\n\nConclusion:\nI'm glad I waited for this new Fire 7. It's small, portable, lightweight, and has great battery life. As someone who doesn't need anything crazy powerful, this device checks all my boxes. It's also nice to be able to expand the storage as-needed.\n\ntl;dr: it's great. Buy it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I got this because the fire 7 has been upgraded from 1gb ram and a 1.3ghz quad core to 2 gb ram and the same 2.0ghz quad core the base model fire 8 hd has. It performs exactly the same except it has a 600p screen instead of the 720p screen.\n\nI used it for Netflix and Hulu and it uses less data since it's streaming in standard definition but it doesn't look worse than 720p does on my 8 inch tablet. Since it's smaller it's also more pocketable.\n\nI've been a big fan of gamepass and I launched it here from the website since the app itself is not supported and it was running smoothly and I didn't notice lag which I'm assuming the 600p stream helps vs the 1080p I use on my phone or larger tablets. I paired this with a controller and I had a blast. I also tried using my phone as a hotspot for when I'm outside and want to game stream and it was also using less data than normal since it's 600p.\n\nIf you already have used a 2020 fire 8 then you know what to expect in terms of performance. For the size it's pretty decent."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Reason I purchased the 7-inch Fire Tablet: I wanted to carry my molecular biology textbook (Kindle edition, enabled with Text-to-Speech TTS) in my pocket (or belt holster). Then I could listen to it and/or read it (offline) anytime, anywhere by using the Amazon Kindle app. Is this really possible? Yes, and FANTASTIC. Molecular biology is very complex, so I must listen at reduced narration speed (0.7x), which is available on the Kindle app. Steps are these: (1) While reading in the Kindle app, tap the center of the screen, and then tap the menu icon Aa in the upper right corner. (2) Tap More, and then tap the switch next to Text-to-Speech to turn it on. (3) In the Kindle book, tap the screen to show the progress bar, and then tap the Play ► button next to the progress bar to hear the text read out loud. To increase or decrease the reading speed of the Text-to-Speech voice, tap the Narration Speed icon. I use a cheap headset with 3.5mm mp3 plug to listen to the audio output. I can listen with the Fire Tablet in my pocket (or belt holster), or I can read directly on the screen of the tablet itself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Super small and not heavy. Perfect for on the go. Fits in my purse perfectly. Best part is that it’s the best shade of pink!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I use my Kindle to read books, watch movies, and Play games.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Pre ordered this some time ago and I finally got it today:) I'm loving the size of this tablet, isn't bulky or awkward to use, great size for reading anywhere....but what I really like is the extended battery life. Its fantastic, no more using for a bit then charging for a long time on the old style chargers. Just over all a great fire tablet."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This new Fire 7 (2022) has a few nice hardware upgrades over the previous Fire 7 (2019). Here are the key changes:\n\nGood Changes:\n-2.0 GHz CPU; ..2019 version was 1.3 GHz CPU\n-2 GB RAM; ….2019 version was 1GB RAM\n-10 hours battery; 2019 version was 7 hours\n-USB-C charging; 2019 version was micro-USB\n-Up to 1 TB MicroSD card; 2019 version was up to 512 GB MicroSD card support\n-Smaller bezel, lighter, shorter in length\n\nBad Changes:\n-$59 Price; 2019 version is $49\n-Three colors: Black, Denim, Rose; 2019 version had four colors: Black, Twilight Blue, Plum, Sage\n\n==\n\nOverall these are nice little upgrades to the least expensive Fire tablet line. The CPU and RAM upgrades bring this new Fire 7 up to par with the Fire HD 8 tablets, and the ability to add up to 1TB of storage is nice since these have so little onboard storage space. This 2022 version has the same cameras and display as the previous 2019 version, but the smaller bezel around the screen results in the tablet being smaller overall. I haven't tested out the battery life much yet, but an extra 3 hours of battery is also a big improvement if that holds up. These upgrades, combined with the USB-C charging, probably make the $10 extra price tag worth it; even more so if you can get this on a discount on Prime Day.\n\nI feel like this Fire 7 is a good option as a starter tablet. The high durability and low price make it ideal for kids that are old enough to use a real tablet; but young enough that you'd worry about them damaging a more expensive option like an iPad. The resolution on this Fire 7 isn't amazing, but you can't really beat the price. If you want a better screen it might be worth upgrading to the HD 8."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am very happy with the quality of this new Kindle Fire. This is my 4th Kindle, and this new version has a much clearer picture by far. I put it next to my Kindle Fire 8 and the difference is amazing! The battery life lasts much longer too! My only complaints are the one speaker compared to the 2 my last Kindle had, and that they were sneaky in redesigning the controls on the top so it would not fit in an older version Kindle case, so I will eventually need to buy a new case (grrrr), but I will still give it 5 stars as the quality is so much better. And I love the pink color (yay!)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love all the new updates\n1 2GbRam.\n2 USBC Charging Cable\n3 Quad Core Processor\n\nThe best tablet to take with you on\nTo the park ,beach\n\nI give this tablet 5 stars a must have to your fire tablets collection'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-7-Tablet/dp/B096WKKK2K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Ring Stick Up Cam HD security camera with two-way talk, Works with Alexa

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#28

53,257

$99.99 - $239.97

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a much better security camera system for my home\'s exterior but thought I might try one of these cams indoors since I have the Ring alarm system and a Ring Doorbell already. I made the silly mistake, I guess, of assuming there would be some kind of integration with other Ring products - there isn\'t. None. Not a single thing.\n\nIt seems like common sense to me that they\'d integrate in a couple of ways. I assumed that I\'d be able to tell these cameras to only sense motion if the alarm was armed. Nope.\n\nI figured I could at least set it to detect motion when I wasn\'t in the house. Nope. There isn\'t even any kind of proximity setting for it to even know if you\'re home or not. They are not location aware in any way. The Ring alarm system isn\'t either, so I suppose I should have known better already.\n\nI also assumed that if my Ring alarm went off the cameras would automatically come on and start recording. Nope!\n\nThe only motion option at all is to not alert you to motion during specific hours. Note, this doesn\'t stop motion detection during these hours, it only stops the alerts.\n\nMotion detection/recording is only an on or off thing... absolutely no options whatsoever.\n\nAnnoyed by the lack of integration I still mounted the camera in my great room. I figured I try it for a few days and see how long the battery would actually last with motion recording on. This is a high traffic area so I wasn\'t holding my breath... and sure enough, after not even 1 full day the battery is down to 80%. This is with all the \'battery saving options\' on. This was only a test as I don\'t actually want recording of any kind going on in my house while I\'m home unless the alarm is armed or going off.\n\nWith absolutely no options, no integration with Ring alarm and no settings to limit it\'s recording this thing is really only good for one thing; on demand video with no automatic recording. So, the thing is turned off now, doing nothing. I can still activate it from my phone to occasionally check my house isn\'t burning down.\n\nHopefully someday Ring will update the software and provide some common sense integration with it\'s other devices.\n\nThis is all a shame as the build of the camera is quite good considering the low price as is the video quality. The audio isn\'t great but it never is on cameras of any kind.\n\n***UPDATE***\nRing support reached out to me directly almost immediately after I posted my review (Good on them) and told me how to link the Alarm, somewhat, to the camera. You have to go into your Base Station settings, then linked devices, then you can set the cameras to record when the alarm goes off - but only then. Make sure you have the updated app that just came out to do this. I didn\'t. Again, the setting is in your base station, not in the cameras.\n\nThis solved probably the biggest issue I had with the camera. The rest of my review is still accurate though per Ring support. Hopefully they\'ll add the other much needed features in the near future.\n\n***ANOTHER UPDATE***\nFrom Ring Support: "The Modes feature will be released in November and will allow you to have the option to record motion only if the Ring Alarm System is set to Away Mode". This will be a great update and should have been available on launch. I wonder if they are only just now thinking of it from all the negative feedback and reviews, but glad it\'s \'coming soon\' either way.\n\n***ONE MORE UPDATE***\nRing provided me early access to the \'Modes Feature\' and I\'ve been using it for the past few days. It resolves all the issues I had with the alarm integration. With modes you can set your cameras to only record when your alarm is set. They can all be set independently and act differently depending on if you have your alarm set to off, home, or away. For instance, you can set your exterior cameras to record when your alarm is set to home mode, but have your interior cameras are turned off. You can set your interior cameras to only record while in away mode, etc. etc. Or any combination. The cameras can now be set the same way motion and door sensors can. This is a great improvement. They haven\'t told me exactly when this feature will be made public but have said it will be released \'by the end of the year\'.\n\nI\'ve increased the rating from 3 stars to 5. This software update really has resolved every issue I had with the cameras. I\'ve now ordered and installed an additional 6 for my home.\n\n***LAST UPDATE***\nHaving the modes features and my cameras set to only pop on and record during an alarm event (which is rare) and be off at all other times, I\'ve had 2 months to evaluate battery life, almost exactly 60 days now. All my cameras were down to below 10% battery level when I checked them last night. Given the rate of battery drain I had expected them to last 3 months - though 2+ still isn\'t bad. I have two external cameras on my entry gates outside with the solar panel add-on, they stay fully charged at all times even though it\'s pretty much been non-stop dark and cloudy days here since installation. They are set to record all motion and since they point at a street they record events dozens of times per day... so if you\'re thinking of getting the solar panels for outdoor use, I highly recommend them.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Before I start my revised review, let me state that there\'s been a lot of news lately about people hacking into Ring cameras, but this only happens when someone installs a new camera and doesn\'t update the default username and password (or has an extremely weak password which is easy for a hacker to guess). This is like leaving your front door open while on vacation. Your camera is sending and receiving signals over a wireless network. Anyone within range of the signal can potentially be a threat if you don\'t have good encryption (username and good password) set up on your camera. There\'s no logical reason for a Ring owner to not do this. Ring even stresses changing the default settings during the initial setup process. Bottom line, don\'t blame the car manufacturer if you leave the keys in your car and it gets stolen.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nRecently, I wrote a rather scathing 1 star review about the problems I was having with my new Ring Stick Up Wireless Battery Cam. I\'m no stranger to wireless cams, having 10 hooked up and running seamlessly on another network as I write this, but I was totally frustrated with the connection reliability, not only with my two upper end cellphones, but also on my Galaxy Tab and Amazon Show. More times than not, the software wouldn\'t connect with the camera but when it did, the video was choppy. Notifications were also hit and miss. I have a great wireless mesh router system throughout the house, so after doing all the troubleshooting I could think of, I assumed it was due to faulty hardware or software. I gave up and started the return process through Amazon. It was a new product after all and new products sometimes are really buggy. Plus, I read other negative reviews which seemed to justify my thoughts and actions.\nThen I got an email from a gentleman from Ring saying he read my review and asked if I\'d be willing to let him help troubleshoot my issues with me. Although I had already started the return process, I was willing. It was refreshing to know Ring Customer Service was genuinely interested in troubleshooting possible defects in their newest product.\nTogether, we isolated the issue within about 20 minutes. It turned out it wasn\'t the camera or software after all.\nAnyone having connection issues should do what he advised me to do. Open up the Ring app and click on the 3 little dots to the upper right of the camera screenshot, then select settings. From there go to Device Health and check the signal strength. Although I had a good mesh hub (inside) within 10 feet of my camera (mounted outside), my signal strength was RSSI -64. He stated that the signal was so weak it was on the cusp of what is needed for the camera to even minimally operate. This prompted me to reboot my wireless mesh system and reset/reconnect the camera. When it came back online, my signal strength went to -39, a vast improvement.\nA quick check of all of my devices showed the camera and software working flawlessly. Hat\'s off to Ring.\nAnyone who may be having connection or audio/video/notification difficulties, check your signal strength to the camera via the Ring software, even if your router is close by. You just might be surprised.\n***UPDATE***\nCamera (and software) is still working flawlessly on all devices.\nRing has now updated their Windows 10 desktop app (which previously didn\'t work with the new wireless battery cams) and it works flawlessly as well.\nObservations.\nNotifications on my phone, Tab and Amazon devices (Show, Echo, Dot) are almost instantaneous. Alexa says "Someone is at your front door." Very cool.\nI bought an extra battery, but it looks like it\'ll be at least a few months before I need to swap it out, even with the intensive testing I\'ve done on the Stick Up Cam. Battery life seems excellent.\nI have one zone blocked out and that seems to work fine as well. I also have it mounted a couple of feet above and to the left of my front door, tilting downward at an angle. Even though residential traffic is visible in the field of view, I\'ve not gotten one trigger due to street activity. The motion sensor is triggered by anything coming into the bottom half of it\'s field of view. From the time someone triggers the motion sensor until the time I\'m aware of it is 1-2 seconds. That\'s about as close to real time as you can get. It\'s not given me a false alarm even once.\nTelling my Amazon Show to "(Alexa), show front door cam" takes about 5 seconds to complete.\nI can also watch triggered video clips and get a live feed while away from home without any extra setup to my network. It\'s totally automatic.\nBecause of the customer service I received from Ring and the fact the product is much better than I originally thought, I will be expanding my Ring family soon.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Had the camera up and running in less than ten minutes. Excellent quality picture. Hooking up to the solar panel when installing, this way battery is always charged. Received mounting hardware, camera has been installed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The picture quality is great and the range seems to work well (mine are 50’ from my router). My complaint is regarding battery life. The product description says 3-6 months battery life. Mine lasted 1 week. The solution was buying solar panels to mount beside the camera.\n\nPurchased a 2 pk of solar panels for $66 from Wasserstein. Ring wants $49 each and only had white available when I went online to purchase. Overall I’m pleased with the cameras but the battery life is a scam. Order your solar panel with the cameras.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I rarely write reviews. I was really excited about this product so I ordered two. Just got them today and spent 3 calls with support and they don’t work as intended. I had a breaking on my property two weeks ago. Support tried to help with both and unfortunately hours later nothing. The issue for me is that the notifications barely work. It’s a hit and miss if they do. What’s the point if your devices do not get dependable motion notifications? Customer service was nice but unable to help at this point. I had been burglarized two weeks ago and was expecting that this would be great.\n\nThis is my second review. I have to wait for an appointment next week after an email I received today. I didn’t go into full length yesterday because I was upset. First they told me my first device was defective and to open the second one and that I would get a replacement for the first after a hold of 1 dollar on my card. I wanted to test it looking out my living room window. I’ve had no alerts since at all. My neighbors kids came by and knocked on my door and nothing. If you want to watch a live camera all day and night this is for you. We come and go and I pay ADT to monitor my house. I’m angry because I lost a lot of tools and if this doesn’t do motion alerts whether home or not just find something else.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I work with cameras, WiFi, mesh gear, microwave technology, 4G, etc. I stream audio and video and work with complex systems. Every time I read a Ring forum person write in about a Ring issue, Ring never accepts blame. My Ring doorbell signal is less than my stick up cam and it works great. I am on my second stick up cam, and it has serious flaws. Let’s just say, I can push WiFi down my street, but a stick up cam in the same room, as my router, doesn’t get a decent signal! Folks, we have here a company that has failed to get the bugs out of their firmware. The doorbell works fine, the indoor cam mounted in the garage works fine, all my other cams works fine, but a simple stick up cam doesn’t. No Ring, there are not too many devices on my network, I turned them off just to see if your excuse was even viable. Bottom line is your firmware needs work, a lot of work, even your motion detection has issues, video playback has issues and it’s only on the stick up cam. How do I knows this? Let’s just say, when you try one cam, and it doesn’t work at all, you call Ring and talk real tech, they say send it back and get another, that tells me it’s an issue with the devices, especially when the second one starts up fine then begins to have issues. I even borrowed another indoor cam, and tried it, it worked fine.\n\nStop pointing the finger at people who buy this and blame them for its issues. It appears your older generation device stick up cams work better. There is a flaw somewhere in the string of code and every new one going out and getting updates will have these issues. I would have bought several of these, but they don’t work. Thankfully I can fall back on other competitor devices in the mean time till you get it right. Don’t be ashamed to stand up and say you made a mistake, stop saying it’s people’s internet or WiFi strength, maybe your WiFi receiver or antenna in the stick up cams has the issue. I can stream some serious bandwidth at 30fps, and not even lose a frame, but yet a $99 camera can’t even stream 5’ from router with serious upload and download speeds. Like I said before my doorbell works perfect, maybe I should mount a few of them around the house, flush them into a concealment, and disable the button. I bet no one has used multiple door bell and small hidden cams yet. They seem to work great! Why is it I can walk down to my mailbox with a streaming WiFi camera I have, and your stick up cam, and the stick up cam drops out, yet my other camera doesn’t? No it’s not arlo, it’s a simple WiFi based camera. Go figure, I bet you got a deal on some second rate WiFi receivers and board antennas hoping 50% or more worked, just look at the amazon feedback, that should support my argument. That’s all.....\n\nAfter my review was written, Ring tech support reached out to me. Jason, and I spoke for an hour and he gave me a few options. One of the options was to replace my Stick up Cam with the POE Stick up Cam Elite. I was hesitant because I didn’t want to run a Cat6 cable where I had the stick up cam at. He talked to me and asked me to try it. He sent me the Elite version and I tested it. To my surprise it worked flawlessly, so I did the full install. The Elite version allows for much better motion zone control, and since it’s wired to a switch with a POE injector, the activation response is super fast. Because most of the ring cameras are a bit grainy without ambient light or the assistance of additional lighting, I opted to add a dual 500 lumen motion light on my back patio. Walking anywhere near it not only activates the light for a few minutes, but allows the elite stick up cam to get a clear picture. This not only solves my problem, but serves a purpose with the additional lighting. The Elite stick up cam, is the only POE version they make, but if the Ring flood or spot cane POE, I would go with them.\n\nMy sincere appreciation goes out to Jason, from Ring. He is fast to respond to emails and gets involved problem solving. I appreciate his help and his concern. I will continue my use of the Elite versions as they work for my applications. I still will return the original stick up cam as it didn’t work for me.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'UPDATE 11/15/19: I\'ve had the camera for two weeks and overall it has performed fine with respect to recording and in freezing weather. The only issue with it is the battery life, if you are planning on putting this camera outdoors GET THE SOLAR PANEL! I\'ve had it up without one because I wanted to see how long the battery would last after being fully charged and for our normal usage. The settings I have it on are: Motion Detection: ON, Motion Frequency: STANDARD, Motion Verification: OFF. Video Settings: Live View - ON, Tap Camera Preview - OFF, Audio streaming/recording - ON, Infrared Lights for Night vision - ON. I also have it linked to the front doorbell so that when it detects motion it triggers the doorbell to begin recording. The traffic in front of the house is steady but not crazy, normal subdivision. With these settings and at the 15 day mark of being up the battery on this camera is currently reading less than 10%. It\'s a shame that the battery life is on the "meh" side, so you either need to have another battery pack as a back up on stand-by or use the solar panel. I\'ll be adding a solar panel and will report back how it goes with another update.\n------------------\n\nORIGINAL REVIEW:\nOverall, I like the simplicity and ease of the Ring system. This is NOT the high-end camera so all you people expecting that at this price point need to get a reality check! READ THE SPECS before you order it, if it does not meet your situation spend the $ and get the high-end one. I already had doorbells (hardwired and battery) along with the security system prior to getting this outdoor camera. The set up was simple enough, just like their other products, it was easy to link it with the alarm base, and set up the motion detection. One feature it does have is the ability to link it with the other doorbell cameras and cameras that I have. For example, if the front doorbell detects motion I can have the camera begin recording and vice versa. You need to really look at the settings in the base unit (if you have the alarm system) to understand what options there are.\nThe camera comes well-packaged and the instructions are very straightforward, the camera is small and very easy to put up. This being said, I do believe it is overpriced, it should be the same amount as the indoor corded camera that is around $59. I have my motion notification settings on "standard", we\'ll see how the battery life goes, will probably get a solar panel for it at some point. The picture quality is pretty clear and the adjustability to get the angles you want are very easy to do with the basic mount it comes with, the package includes all the hardware needed to install it. I would suggest you have someone hold up the camera where you want to mount it at and then look at your phone to see what the view actually looks like BEFORE you actually mount it. The night pic on the camera is decent, a bit better then the DoorbellPro that I have, gives me a nice wide view of the porch, the driveway, part of the street in front of the house, all the way across the street to driveways for those houses. This was a pleasant surprise for such a small camera. The motion detection is simple, it allows you to adjust a zone that you want monitored fairly easily within the app. You will need to charge the battery fully prior to use, the pack has two lights on it, one amber, the amber one will go out once the battery is fully charged. Everything you need to set the camera up with comes in the box. It is small, but solid, camera weight less than 1 lb. I replaced a bullet style that I had with it. The two-way sound works good as well, it picked up a conversation my neighbor was having on his porch and of people walking past the house on the sidewalk. I will probably be getting a couple of more of these, just wish that Ring would bring the prices down a bit. Overall, pretty nifty little camera that does what I need it to do without having to run a bunch of wires all over the place.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So the camera is okay if used outdoors. Read others reviews for why exactly indoor use is not great. The biggest disappointment when used outdoors is you cannot set specific motion notification zones like you can with the flood light cam or the other outdoor ring camera. All you can do is slide a sensitivity bar over a general area within the cameras field of view. Does it work...sure...but without zone control its not that great.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' This product is so easy to set up and to install. I love it! Within the first 5 minutes that it was online, it captured a beautiful 8 point buck eating the bushes in my driveway!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'To start,\n\nI’ve been a huge Ring fan for years and decided to switch my entire system from Nest to Ring. BIG MISTAKE! Let me tell you why.\n\nFirst, the battery cameras are a great idea and I didn’t want to be putting wires outside of my new house and extension cords. Unbeknownst to me the battery life on this thing SUCKS. So, I ended up buying the solar panel which greatly increased the battery life. if you go on a long vacation you might not be safe with this security system\n\nWait, there’s more!\n\nLast weekend I get a ring notification someone was in front of my door and one of my cameras picked up. Turns out someone was lingering around for a few minutes and messed with my car. I was so happy to know Ring did me right. I looked in the footage and WHAT???? it didn’t record the whole action. Ring DOES NOT have continuous recording and because of that the camera could not record long and the police couldn’t see the culprit trying to break in.\n\nRing records in small segments after detects motion but do not think this would be useful all the time. For me it wasn’t and I regret switching to Ring.\n\nThis is my honest review from someone who used to be a huge fan to soon rip this garbage out of my house.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Ring-security-camera-two-way/dp/B08QSB7SR3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Insignia 32-inch Class F20 Series Smart HD 720p Fire TV (NS-32F201NA22, 2021 Model)

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#29

2,358

$99.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The TV is garbage. Less than 45 days after purchase, the display starts malfunctioning. It’s obviously defective. I contacted Amazon, they say to contact the seller. The seller (Best Buy) explains that Amazon’s policies prevent them from allowing a return or an exchange and wished me good luck. I will never buy from Best Buy and Amazon is next to feel my wrath! Stuck with a piece of $160 junk.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nowhere did it say it REQUIRES an Amazon account. Could not log in to Amazon, therefore could not actually review product. It SHOULD SAY SO IN DESCRIPTION!!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Needs to be rebooted often....the hard way...Windows ME TV. Absolutely no sound. Set up to max and you can almost hear it if you sit I on the TV.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'TV broken out of box'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is not a smart TV at all. It stopped working after 2 weeks, it starts getting slower and slower till the point where it will completely freeze and you’ll have no functionality. Save your money , there are a lot more reliable TV’s out there than this trash.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The 720p 2021 model I received works well* even with 2.4ghz WIFI. I do get a complaint from Luna stating 5ghz Wi-Fi is preferred but my router is old. I have noticed that audio/video seems better with certain platforms. Prime is very clear, HBO-max will load a little slow but has a good picture but then Hulu seems to stream shows at a slightly lower resolution (could just be on my end though). I have zero complaints about the TV. I purchased Luna and the Cloud Direct Controller to check out video game streaming. I really wanted a Steam Deck, but decided to try Luna and a Insignia Fire TV with a Luna Cloud Direct controller. I like Luna and the graphics look nice but not like a high-end discrete graphics card with ray-tracing can. The Insignia Fire TV and Luna controller together cost less than $200 w/ discounts, while the economic version of the Steam Deck runs much higher. I am happy with this purchase. I will have to review Luna separately but I was pleasantly surprised by it.One complaint about the remote which is the Netflix etc. big fat clumsy buttons that get in my way and I accidentally tap one which is annoying because it takes a moment to get back to where I was.\n*I think an extra $20ish would be well spent to get the Insignia 32-inch Class F20 Series Smart Full HD 1080p Fire TV and not the 720p.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The color is not true. The resolution is horrible very blocky and pixelated. The backlight is uneven and darker in the corners. I hooked my computer up to it and it is even worse as a monitor. If this is all you can get, then so be it. But I would spend more for a better TV.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'UPDATE…. I LOVE THIS TV! Easy access to internet. SUPER PLEASED! Arrived quickly, pretty simple to set up and connect. Not crazy about the channel set up, options. Have to get use to it I guess.\nUPDATE. Can’t believe I waited so long to buy this tv! The mere fact I can watch YouTube on it is worth the $$s. I tried the cables from iPad to tv, all a waste of time and money!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Really liked Amazon fire.. Prime with movies built into the tv! No extra electrical receptacles and wiring required!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'m an analog guy stuffed into a digital age... SO..There\'s more stuff in this TV than I know what to do with. Will never HAVE Alexa in my house, so have no input on that. We moved in 2019 & took a \'fresh\' cable deal...Still pissed we basically had to toss perfectly functional TV\'s (couldn\'t even GIVE em away!) 46" Sony, a couple others we would\'ve just used til they died - but they didn\'t have HDMI inputs. The new cable boxes didn\'t have coaxial outputs anymore 😬😠 so, we had to \'upgrade\' a few quickly - like, went to Wallymart while the cable guy was at the house, so I bought a $109 special for my son\'s room. Worked fine for 18months, must\'ve got covid & just croaked. Just wouldn\'t turn on one day. 💩☠ Operating on a CV - AND BIDEN induced LOW BUDGET 😪😬😡, so value and smart features for the kid to use were paramount and this unit is excellent.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Insignia-NS-32F201NA22-32-inch-Released/dp/B08X7JSCHQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Solar Panel for Spotlight Cam Battery

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#30

38,481

$59.99 - $103.36

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is a lifesaver! I love the ring products and wanted to place a camera that was no near any power. I noticed that the batteries would last about 2 weeks from a full charge. After having to pull out the batteries and wait for them to charge I started searching for a solar option. I am could not be happier with this product. Even with multiple days of cloud cover or snow, my battery doesn't drop below 98%. My only suggestion would be a shorter cable option as the one that is hard-wired into the back of the panel is crazy long. This would be great if your camera is on the other side of the house that doesn't get any sun but for those that don't need all of the extra, it doesn't look very clean with a massive roll of cable stuffed behind your camera."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I picked up this solar panel with a little trepidation. Many reviews are negative, claiming it doesn’t work well. I have found that to be completely false. I purposely installed two batteries in the Ring spotlight cam - one was 100% charged, the other was about 40% charged. After a quick install of the solar panel I watched the battery indicator creep up 5-10% each day. Both batteries in the camera are now fully charged on a daily basis. The panel receives partial morning sun, but manages to maintain both batteries at over 97%. I live in a heavily wooded area and the camera catches squirrels, cats, foxes, turkeys, on a regular basis. It probably triggers 20-30 times in an average day, but the solar panel keeps the batteries full. I am thoroughly impressed with this product. I will be purchasing more. One thing to watch out for- the Ring Stick Up cams use a different power supply connector. Make sure you are buying the correct solar panel.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'When I bought my Ring Spotlight Cam Battery HD Security Camera with Built Two-Way Talk and Siren I realized immediately the ability to put 2 batteries in meant this device had it all! With all of it"s features one must have sufficient energy. I bought the solar panel when I bought it but didn\'t attach it for 10 days. I placed it on the roof facing the direction the enclosed information said would be optimal placement. The first couple days I was up and down the ladder changing the battery 2ce a week. After seeing how much my battery was draining in the first couple of days (a lot of dog motion pulling on the power source) I was really glad I bought the panel. I waited 10 days to attach the solar panel as I wanted maximum placement time to see how well the panel was going to do in the place I selected , desired some exposure to sun before attaching it to my Spotlight with only one battery chamber filled, and a way to see that the solar panel was working as advertised.. After I attached the solar panel, health checks great with 97-98% battery power readings! Haven\'t been up that ladder at all in a few weeks!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'the solar panel works great in keeping the spotlight camera fully charged all the time... no complaints.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "I mounted this in full sun and have moved it several times but my battery levels continue to drop. I haven't found anywhere I can mount it for it to be effective. If someone could help me troubleshoot it would be great; otherwise I'm going to have to send it back."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' These Ring solar panels are hands down the only way to go!! Super easy to install and supply more than enough power for my ring stickup cameras. With just a couple hours of direct sunlight a day. Hurricane Zeta just came through last week where I live with winds reaching 120mph actually our 5th hurricane of the season but the only one since I installed the Ring solar panels! I was sure the were going to be gone the next morning! Most of our roof was gone as well as most every house in our subdivision! But to my surprise the panels held strong!! I could not believe it!! I have a few Ring stickup cams and I have a Solar panel for each one and none of them get more than a couple hours of direct sunlight a day. And they get a lot of use! These are the regular size panels not the larger panels. I have read a lot of negative reviews in regards to people having issues with their panels not supplying enough power to keep their Cams charged and here is what I have learned throughout trial and error because no one had any reviews about these things at the time of my purchase and may help some of you out.\n1. You don’t need one of the larger panels to power one camera as long as it gets a couple hours of direct sunlight a day. As my cams can get as many as 100 alerts and motion detections a day Each!\n2. When you connect your solar panels Ring will ask you would you like to switch power mode to Wired Mode and you must select NO and keep the battery selection because if you select Yes your cam will automatically unlock a lot of features that will keep your cameras power on almost constantly as apposed to just when it senses motion or an event resulting insufficient power for constant run time. Which is useless in my opinion because the only time I want my system to record is when they detract motion or an event anyway!\n3. Your battery is never gonna read 100% at all times that really depends on how much activity they get. My cam batteries may drop from 100% to 85% some days depending on the amount of activity they record but as I mentioned mine get 100 or more events and detections each in a single day! But they charge back pretty quick with just a couple hrs of direct sunlight a day I have no doubt if the panels had more direct sunlight they might rad 100% at all times.. but don’t get discouraged if they don’t. And I have all my setting and sensitivity’s set at the highest possible settings such as\nSnapshot every 5 min and record time is 3 min for each event with all with rich notifications on.\nWith that being said this is a performance and installation review NOT an economic review of the ring solar panel even though I think $49.99 is a great price all things considered! These solar panels over all are a little pricey but well worth the money! And they install with just 2 screws! Can’t go wrong in my opinion!\nHope I have helped some of you with this review if so give it a 👍'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I recently installed this solar panel for the Spotlight Cam Battery. Not only did it immediately start charging both of my batteries, the performance is now very close (in many ways) to my Spotlight Cam and Doorbell Pro. My Spotlight Cam Battery now ramps up to a good video quicker, doesn't skip, stutter, or have video glitches, and overall just looks better, including now having Night Colors, as my other Ring cameras do.\n\nThis camera points across my front yard to the sidewalk and street. Even with two batteries, I was having to remove one for charging more often than I had hoped, but that is because there are a lot of people walking on my side of the street (no intersections) - which is what I want to monitor - so the camera records many times each day. Now, my batteries stay at 100%, so even if there are days without much sun, I should always have plenty of electricity to power my camera.\n\nIt makes me think that the firmware is programmed to give it the performance of a wired camera, when it sees the solar panel. I believe Ring throttles the performance of the Battery version, to save battery life, and it used to lose even more performance (almost unbearable) when the battery got very low - just before it would switch over to the 2nd battery. Now - with the solar panel - I am completely happy with the Spotlight Battery Cam."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have two Solar Battery Charges attached to two Rings. One of the Rings is attached to a tree on my front yard. The other is attached to an eve of my house in the backyard. The battery looses 1% of its charge daily on both of these Rings. The Solar Battery Charger do not increase the charge on the battery. This is disappointing because both of these devices are hard to reach and recharging the batteries is a hassle.\n\nRevised comment 1-9-19\nRepositioned the Solar chargers in direct sunlight and the batteries are charging.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "UPDATE 6/15/19!!! Panel has stopped charging my spotlight cam after only having it for 2 months. I've unplugged it from the camera and plugged it back and it's still not charging.\n\nThis works perfect. I installed it myself. Very quick and easy. I left home with my cam on 52% and when I got home from work, it was on 82%. No complaints so far."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I would give this five stars for "just working," but I was rather unhappy with the inflexibility of installation.\n\nSince I was installing in my east-facing back yard, I would have liked a way to install this with the panel facing south, tilted up parallel with my solar electric panels. But there is no way to do this, so it is installed in a way that leaves it mostly shadowed in the afternoon. The good news is that even like this, it charged from about 20% to 100% in a few days and it maintains a full charge on the (single) battery in my camera.\n\nThere is no indication in the app that it is charging, but of course I can check at different times and see that it must be. So this isn\'t really a problem.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Solar-Panel-Spotlight-Battery/dp/B07G61MF64/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Gen) with TV controls, Requires compatible Fire TV device, 2021 release

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#31

8,245

$29.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Love the new shortcut keys. They make the experience super simple for kids and family turning on the TV, launch the app with simple click of single button.\n\nSize and feel are exactly the same as 2nd gen remotes and the setup was seamless. Just went into Settings and added new Remote, it took 2 minutes to add and remote was updated automatically in another 2 minutes.\n\nOnly differences are\n- Voice key is now Blue Alexa themed\n- New Channels/Live button\n- Mute button has moved to the left of Volume Up\n- Not-functional change - "Fire TV" above the logo at the bottom of the remote\n- And of course the 4 new shortcuts, which are the highlight.\n\nSuggestions/Feature I would like to have had :\n1. Ability to customize these buttons, e.g., I don\'t have Hulu and would have loved to make "Hulu" button open a different app\n2. "Prime Video" button seems like a redundant button also; pressing the existing Home button takes me to the main page with Prime as first option.\n3. Backlit keys.\n\nOverall, I like the new shortcuts. Maybe just wishing that Amazon could do a trade-in to get me to replace other 4 remotes around the household :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "EDIT: soon after posting this review, the remote finally connected to the fire stick and began working. I was then able to easily connect it to my TV. Power, volume, and shortcut buttons are all working fine. The only explanation I can think of is that an update was pushed in the background and took a while to finish (largely while I originally wrote this review!)\n\nI was able to pair it to my fire stick 4k using my old remote that is dying, but it would not connect to my Samsung TV to control power and volume (the old remote did). I went through the process of re-adding the TV and pressing the >> button through all 6 options with no luck. After unpairing my old remote, I couldn't even attempt to add my TV as the stick apparently did not recognize this new remote as TV compatible...\n\nI've now gone through the process of unplugging the power from my fire stick, waiting 60 seconds, resting the remote with back, menu, and left buttons, taking out batteries, plugging in fire stick, waiting 60 seconds, putting batteries back in, pushing home, and trying to hold home for 10 seconds to put the remote in pair mode. The fire stick just says that it cannot detect a remote.\n\nI cannot get this new remote to even connect to the fire stick at all now. I either got a lemon, or their firmware was not good enough on release (despite the update to the remote that was automatically done immediately after I initially paired it).\n\nI'll update my review if I get it working. So far, no luck."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "The remote adds a guide button and 4 media buttons. The media buttons are probably a way to get revenue from the companies that are given button space. Unfortunately the remote remains very pricey when you consider that it only comes with a 90 day warranty and cost more than the vast majority of replacement remotes.\n\nThere are two admirable improvements. The remote appears to be more responsive than previous models which seems to provide smoother menu navigation. The other is the mute button has a curved indented top surface which makes it easier to navigate the remote by touch. Wish there was a similar touch variation to the navigation buttons.\n\nNot sure if the Alexa recognition is improved. It fails about 80% of the time for me whether I am using the remote or the 3 different Echo devices I have so it doesn't seem worth it to test. Alexa has added features, but with such a poor failure rate, more features just mean more failure. Since it isn't improving I would be very happy if I could limit Alexa to only respond to requests for weather and beyond that only beep in response. There is nothing worse than having Alexa explain in detail everything Alexa gets wrong.\n\nAs noted in the description, it doesn't support Fire TVs, only certain model Fire TV sticks. There are not that many Fire TV models. It is extremely poor that Amazon didn't ensure their TVs would work with the remote. Sadly they are so dismissive, they didn't check to see if they would work. I'm using the new remote with an Amazon Fire TV and it's working fine.\n\nI was committed to the Fire TV ecosystem and was planning on only purchasing more Fire TVs in the future, but with the lack of support of both the new Fire TV interface and new remote for the latest model Fire TVs, I have decided that actual Fire TVs are a poor investment and will not buy them. As of today you can't buy a new Fire TV with the new Interface or use it with this new remote. Would be nice if Amazon updated their Fire TV product descriptions as a buyer beware courtesy.\n\nUpdate: Revised to 2 stars. I have been prompted several times that the remote cannot be detected by FireTV even though it still functions normally.\n\nUpdate 2: Revised to 1 star. The support person I contacted didn't even know this product existed."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is the newest Alexa Voice FireTV remote, for FireTV, FireTV Cube and FireStick devices.\n\n*note- Please check the compatibility list in the description, because while this remote works for most of the newer Amazon FireTV devices, it does NOT work with the older 1st Gen FireTV. *\n\nPROS:\n\nAPP BUTTONS: The biggest change is the inclusion of the “Preset App Buttons” toward the bottom of the remote. These four buttons automatically launch Prime Video, Netflix, Disney Plus, and Hulu. I tested them out and each seemed to work well, launching the apps quickly.\nCHANNEL GUIDE BUTTON– This remote now has a Guide button (shaped like a little TV) to the right of the Volume buttons. We use a FireTV Recast to occasionally watch live TV, and this button pops up the Channel Guide so you can scroll through the live TV channels. After the recent FireTV homescreen menu change, it is pretty easy already to get to the Channel Guide from the Home page, but still, this makes it even easier.\n\nCONS:\n\nCOST: At $30, this remote isn't exactly cheap. It works well, but might not be worth that price depending on your needs.\n\nOVERALL: This is a great remote, but I'm not sure if it is worth it to upgrade from a previous generation remote just for the added App Buttons and the Guide Button. We personally have found these buttons to be a nice touch though, as they might save you a second or two of scrolling. If you have an older remote that you were thinking about replacing anyway, then I would definitely recommend getting this one. (Also, keep in mind you CAN add this as a second remote to your FireTV Cube if you want, without getting rid of the first one, and you can use them both. We are currently doing that with one of our TVs, because we tend to misplace the remote anyway and having two that both work seems to be less of a headache.)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Super easy to set up. Works perfect with the 4K Firestick and my Vizio tv. Went to settings and controller/Bluetooth devices to sync the remote with my Firestick and Equipment control to sync the remote with my tv. Took less than 5 minutes.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'No matter what I do it will not pair to my fire cube, I bought this because our old remote is dying and unfortunately now we have no working remote.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I accidentally washed my old remote in the washing machine, so I didn’t have an “old remote” when it came time to pair the new remote.. so I recommend just downloading the app on your phone.. it was real easy to set up.. googled the steps to take && they were pretty easy to follow.. batteries were included && everything works! Thanks'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I replaced my Fire Stick Lite remote w/ the Sideclick for this all in one remote, when my Sideclick fell to the floor and died. I felt this remote was a bit pricey but I was tired of carrying two remotes around to do one job. Since I had my original remote this paired real easy. I just followed the instructions. Because I have a Fire TV, a prompt asked if I wanted to set my volume controls. I said yes. It did it. No fuss, no muss. One nice little feature that that the new remote has is its dedicated buttons on the bottom to access four common apps, (Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu). I gave it 4 stars, (overall), because it has just one job and it does it. If something changes, I’ll update my review. I took away a star because Amazon knows they charge too much for this remote. That’s all. I’m off my soapbox.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This remote is an awesome upgrade from the last version we had, it has great voice recognition and is very simple to use. It has buttons on the bottom of the remote for prime, Netflix, Disny+, and Hulu, which makes getting to your streaming services a snap. It also connects to your television so there is no need to use two controllers which is convenient. It is very well made and holds up to abuse from our 7 year old. Overall I am very happy we upgraded to the new remote and it is well worth the price. If you're on the fence on whether to get this over the last model, just get it, you'll be happy you did."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Even though my Fire Cube turned on my old 2012 Samsung 70" TV through HDMI, I couldn\'t control volume except with Alexa voice. It did work, but was a little slow to recognize the commands so typically I used the Samsung remote. I was tired of using 2 remotes so I started looking for controllers. Then I saw this Fire TV remote which is significantly less in price so I gave it a try. It was easy to connect to my Fire Cube and somehow it connected automatically to my Samsung TV so the on/off button works and the volume control works. In fact, the on/off and volume controls works FASTER than the Samsung remote. How that is possible I don\'t know.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/alexa-voice-remote-with-power-and-volume-controls/dp/B08D6WJYD9/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

RVD Spare Parts Kits

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#32

15,388

$1.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had dropped and lost the security screw for my Ring door bell. For $1.99 & free shipping, you get that and much more; just in case!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I'm so glad I didn't read the reviews before ordering this kit. Although it does appear that the price last year might have been as high as $20 and, perhaps the two small security screws at the bottom of the Ring device might not have been included in the past, I can assure you that they are in this kit, as shown in the displayed picture. I tried to upload a picture of what I received but I was unsuccessful, due to my tech limitations. However, this is an EXCELLENT price for all that's included. Now, please note, that I do have a 1st generation Ring device. I also thought that perhaps the screw driver was a smaller version of the original screw driver because I see it priced at $7.99 and higher by some dealers. But the screw driver is exactly the same size as the one that came with my Ring when it was new. This is an excellent price even if it just included the screw driver but, as I previously stated. everything that is pictured by Ring in their description, is exactly what I received. EXCELLENT PRICE FOR AN EXCELLENT PACKAGE. I'm ordering a spare kit just to have it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It came next day, really a good price $1.99. I only needed the charger but still comes with the everything plus more .'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've bought this kit 3x for my first gen ring camera - the screws that go into the bottom of the camera are so small that they're easy to drop/lose when charging your camera, or they eventually get stripped from use.\n\nSupposedly you can find replacement screws at hardware stores but I've never been able to find ones that fit the camera correctly.\n\nThank god they have these! And for only $1.99, too!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Crazy, but the price was so low, compared to other kits, I was skeptical about purchasing the ring spare parts kit. Well it was delivered in 1 day as promised, and had everything you need to install, uninstall and charge the device. It even came with the little level and a spare set of those teeny tiny security screws that I know I am going to drop and lose at some point. All I needed right now was the screwdriver to remove the device from the wall for recharging. Worked perfectly. I have the Ring Video Doorbell – newest generation, 2020 release'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased this package because I needed the back plate to the ring doorbell. I installed it roughly 3 months ago and it’s still working as expected. I would recommend this seller.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " I don't need a battery the tool that can screw that nut out that I can put the new battery in ,,, hope that you understand what I'm trying to say thank you"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I needed a second charger cable because I had given my extra Ring doorbell to our son since it was to our back door and we were not using it as a means of security. I ordered this kit and was surprised at all the extra items included for the price. Everything you need to install or charge was there. Great price. Nice to know I can go to this little kit to find the charger cable.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'In taking my doorbell off from its mount I lost a TINY screw from the back of the camera part itself in rocks! 🤭🥵 no big deal…grabbed my magnetic thingy to find it in the rocks and dirt that are underneath where my doorbell is mounted on the wall! NO LUCK!! After about 20 mins, I thought to myself, I BET this screw isn’t even magnetized bc it’s an electronic screw…NOPE! It’s not! I tested the one I DID NOT drop!! Anyway…..long story short…ORDER THIS BEFORE YOU NEED ANY EXTRA PARTS OR SCREWS!!! GREAT VALUE FOR THE PRICE!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My old V1 mechanical chime driver stopped working after several years. This kit came with the updated module and it worked on my electromechanical chime, driven by my Generation1 Ring Video Doorbell. It is amazing they included the module for a total price of under $2 and free shipping. The wiring was a little different but was well described in the instructions. I took the old one, with jumpered wires out and had this installed in about 2 minutes with only a straight blade screw driver. Now my old style ding dong is back. Sounds warm and much better than the electronic chimes available.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/RVD-Spare-Parts-Kits/dp/B095JRZ8C3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Kindle - With a Built-in Front Light - Black

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#33

39,646

$89.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Dear Amazon. It’s 2019 and it’s sad that you sell a gadget without a power adapter just so you can sell it separately at a cost. So technically, the advertised price looks cheaper but the buyer can’t use the device without spending more to buy a power adapter. That’s really greedy and deceitful. It’s like selling a brand new car without a battery.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'November 8, 2020 update:\nI still really like this Kindle, and I stand by my review\'s pros and cons as I discussed below. I\'ve read over 50 books on it since I purchased it and I\'m a happy camper.\n\nApril 15, 2019 (Original review):\nI had a Kindle touch years ago and had stopped using it. But I want to be able to focus on reading and not pop-ups from other apps so I bought this new Kindle to avoid the distractions of reading on my phone.\n\nThe device is smaller than both my original Kindle touch and my husband\'s Kindle Paperwhite. I was able to quickly get connect to the internet and begin downloading Kindle books I checked out via Overdrive. The device can be held in one hand comfortably, and it\'s lightweight enough to feel quite portable without appearing flimsy.\n\nThis Kindle has some buggy-feeling holdovers from previous generations: occasional leftover pixels during page/screen pages. However, I find the touch screen to be responsive without being jumpy. The bottom/power button sometimes takes an extra push to activate, or perhaps just needs me to focus a bit more. I don\'t mind the "special offers" and generally ignore them completely, yes, this is a generally annoying feature, but I\'d rather spend that $20 on books. The backlight can be adjusted to read outdoors or in your bedroom in the dark (handy if your partner nags about keeping a booklight on).\n\nAnother reviewer commented on the PPI. Personally, as I don\'t use the device for pictures/illustrations/detailed charts, I frankly don\'t care. The images that appear in the special offers are clear enough, and the default sized print is crisp and clean and I have no issues reading without my glasses. If you frequently read books that are illustration/graphic-heavy, you may prefer a Paperwhite or other device.\n\nI\'ll adjust my review if my sentiments change but for now I am very happy with my new Kindle.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is the first Kindle I have ever owned or used for more than a couple seconds. My current employer actually told me to pick one up, and I could have chosen any Kindle I wanted. After reviewing the choices I decided to purchase this one, despite it being the cheapest. Honestly, I’m quite thankful.\n\nI wanted something of a small size, and a device that would be comfortable and easy to hold with both or either individual hand. I do not need to store a million books, nor do I plan to read in a river, or while taking a shower. If that changes, then I’ll update you on the water resistance of this device ;)\n\nAs far as the actual devices goes, it is a nice size, capable of shoving into a small pocket in a bag, and is easy for me to palm and hold in a variety of ways. It is extremely light, and I could easily hold this for hours. The touch screen is responsive and flipping pages is easier and faster than I anticipated, while also avoidable when just holding the Kindle to read. I was hesitant about the lack of physical buttons, and although I still wished they were present (e.g. on the sides), I lack no confidence that they will soon be forgotten. Since I read a good bit of technical books, and like to take notes, I was wondering how well this would function. Although typing up paragraphs would be challenging, I was pleasantly surprised with the responsiveness. I will probably leave shorter notes and markers on my Kindle and elaborate more when on a computer or tablet. Although it is certainly not a smartphone or computer, it superseded my expectations.\n\nI do not have experiences to compare against, being my first Kindle, nonetheless the screen itself is bright and clear, whites being a light gray, and blacks being… well, dark. I did not find an option to invert the colors (font white, background black), which was unfortunate. I also find it odd the power button is on the bottom. I definitely foresee this being bumped while resting against a surface. At this point, I am also a bit disappointed this does not use USB-C. I am guessing Amazon is saving this for a newer, more expensive device, but honestly, I feel all devices like this moving forward really should have this.\n\nHaving freedom in my choice here, I am thankful I chose this Kindle variant, and given the price point, I am doubtful anyone would complain once they held it in their hands. Any shortcomings I do have, and minor and I am doubtful they will be an ongoing annoyance. Definitely recommend.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Amazon has done a dreadful job implementing collections. Apparently the people in their eBook development lab have never actually owned books. There isn't one single avid reader alive who piles his books in a random pile, alphabetizes by title or author only, or uses date of acquisition as their category of choice-- yet those are the categorization methods you're supposed to use with this thing. Most people organize by author, then series, and then series order. THE KINDLE CAN'T EVEN DO THAT! Items within a collection are organized by author's name or title of book, NOT series order. It's like these people don't even own books!\n\nTHIS IS A TENTH GENERATION EBOOK READER AND THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE FIRST GENERATION!\n\nThat is not an exaggeration. My very first review of the Kindle DX in 2009 complained about the inability to easily organize books. At the time I figured it was a function of the screen and firmware, since e-ink was new technology and the Kindle itself was only a year or two old. But after ten years of the same repeated blunders, Amazon is obviously trying to pass off a BUG as a FEATURE.\n\nWith the Kindle 3 (Kindle Keyboard) I was able to simply use Calibre, reboot my Kindle, and there were my 547 ebooks neatly arranged by author and series. Terry Pratchett published over seventy books in his lifetime. Piers Anthony has over thirty in the Xanth series ALONE. This is CRITICAL for anyone who reads more than one author. For crying out loud it's critical for anyone who reads more than one BOOK!\n\nI just got this thing and spent two hours using Calibre to organize my eBooks into 34 categories. According to Calibre, everything is on the Kindle right where it's supposed to be-- not one category transferred to the Kindle. Not. A. Single. One. The only categories on my Kindle are those I created on the Kindle app on my iPad-- and those only contain books I have purchased from Amazon. Apparently they altered the firmware so that the only way to add collections via third party is to jailbreak the reader, and I am not willing to do that.\n\nIt's bad enough that Amazon pushed that heap of junk Fire tablet out that is the worst of both worlds: a terrible eBook reader with the same screen glare and battery life issues as the (much cheaper and more versatile) iPad, AND a terrible tablet that doesn't allow 90% of the Android Market to be installed on it including necessary apps like Dropbox and Notepad, but removing the ability of readers to organize their eBooks efficiently is unconscionable.\n\nLet me say that again, AMAZON HAD TO REMOVE THIS FEATURE! THE KINDLE 3 (KINDLE KEYBOARD) HAD IT, AND NOW THE KINDLE FIRMWARE WON'T ALLOW IT IN THE 10TH GENERATION KINDLE!\n\nIt is going to take me DAYS to manually create collections and put every book in my library into them; A TASK THAT SHOULD BE AUTOMATED IN THE YEAR 2019! A task that WAS automated in 2012 when I bought my Kindle Keyboard (for forty bucks less than this one, I might add).\n\nAmazon is doing this to transparently only support collections of books THEY sell. Fine. Since the majority of my eBooks didn't come from Amazon, it sounds like it would be easier for me to find another reader and stop buying books from them at all.\n\nOne star is a gift, and one you don't deserve."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Going to try this again, since Amazon refused to post my first review. There are two major problems with this Kindle. First, the swipe function that allows you to turn pages--basically the single most important function of the device--works when it feels like it, and it feels like it about 80% of the time. It's incredibly annoying. Overall it feels like a much cheaper, less responsive, low quality version of the Paperwhite I bought this to replace. Secondly, there are annoying banner ads when you open it, and every time you access the library. Want to get rid of them? Pay Amazon more money. I admit this is in part my fault for not more carefully reading the product description, but it's just a really annoying practice. I expect that kind of thing on a free to play mobile game or app, not from a company like Amazon on one of its flagship products. If my old Kindle were functional at all, I would return this thing. Sadly, it's not. If you have an older version that still works, keep using it until it literally explodes rather than buying one of these."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is one of the most reviewed products at Amazon and the chances of anyone actually reading more than the first handful of comments is almost zero, after all what new can you say? Unfortunately those old reviews were likely posted but diehard fans who preordered one the moment it was launched and had their review written in their minds before ever seeing it. It is said that most reviewing is done within the first hour or two of receiving a product, hardly much time to really get to know it. I won’t rehash the same old things over and over, everybody knows what this thing does and it is rare that someone even needs to read a review to know if they want one or not. So I will focus on one thing – comparing it to my first Kindle that I bought in 2010 for almost two-hundred bucks, it was called the Keyboard model for obvious reasons. The screen was six inches and there were no lights, front or back. It was a nice convenience item to be able to read books on the plane, in waiting rooms and other places but the screen was in no way remotely similar to reading a real book.\n\nFAST FORWARD\n\nOkay now it is 2022, twelve years later and every year there have been breathless announcements about how this reader has improved. There was a treasure truck deal that brought it to fifty bucks so I decided it was time to retire the old keyboard model which now had a permanently dead battery with something that was lightyears more improved. I eagerly opened it and turned it on and adjusted the screen and built-in lighting to my usual preference for reading. I was disappointed, no matter what the ads say the screen is identical to the original third generation model. It is still dark gray text on a background that is a far fetch from looking like a real book. Forget about spec that push the concept that it is brighter, that’s not important, brighter doesn’t make it easier to read. The reality is when I put them side-by-side and took this picture of them twelve years of technology didn’t make one bit of difference in making it easy to read.\n\nWHAT DO I DO\n\nI am going to pop for the Signature Edition model and see if it really does have darker text on a book page white background. I might be happier with that one. I have a suspicion that it really won’t be as satisfying as using a Fire or an iPad with the app, both of which have text that’s lightyears easier to read than eInk and have the undeniable advantage that color photos and text look like they should, not grainy gray images.\n\nYES OR NO\n\nI expected something noticeably improved after twelve years and was disappointed. I sent it back. I’m hoping the day will come that they offer a basic fifty buck model that is actually improved from their first model.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "The technology this device uses is super old, which isn't really a bad thing since it's the correct display type to use for a dedicated reader. HOWEVER, it does not need to be $100! This thing should be selling for half that, or even less. Overall it is sluggish and slow. Interacting with the store is frustrating, and entering text reminds me of phones a decade ago. Again, I get that this is dedicated to a single task and it does that well, it's just the price tag for such old hardware that really gets me..."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well it\'s a bummer. This is not Amazon experience at all. The device feels very "plasticky", the screen touch is super sensitive (which could be a good thing for reading, but not great for initial typing and set-up). Even despite we are replacing an existing Kindle reader on our account, it does not come pre-set. This is our 4th Kindle reading device (all different types and generations), but by far the worst experience right out of the box...\n\nUPDATE 3rd day in... It\'s a "budget" kindle. More "budget" than previous generations. If you are looking for a budget device this is it. I\'m returning as it originally was intended to replace wife\'s Kindle Voyage (300ppi and beautiful backlight) that has a challenge with charging connector. It\'s actually surprisingly better and cheaper to re-solder the charging connector on the Voyage, than to replace it with this one...'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After 6 months in the hospital I have ended up in a beautiful nursing home for the rest of my life. However, my entire book collection could not go with me. What a joy it was to find the Kindle! It was the perfect tool, size and gave me a lifetime of books to read. I can use it in bed (I’m bedridden), outside, just about anywhere. I have MS and books are really to awkward or heavy to hold. Oh! And the long battery life would be so helpful.\n\nLong battery life? Where? The battery drains so fast. I can actually see the battery draining like an old gas guzzler. THIS KINDLE WAS TO BECOME A CENTER POINT OF MY LIFE, providing escapism, stimulating my mind, and reading is a great distraction when the pain gets bad.\n\nHELP! And the charger being extra was a really greedy thing to do. I’m an old lady living in a nursing home and on a budget of $70 a month. I saved for the Kindle but feel ripped off because of the battery life and how hard it is to navigate. I am a very intelligent person and couldn’t figure a lot out. Even my brother who has a Masters in Computer Science had problems.\n\nPlease consider the people who are going to use your product. Others in my building will see the Kindle and ask about it, perhaps hoping it will bring some joy into their lives. What am I to tell them?'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I made the mistake of replacing my 2012 Paperwhite with the latest generation and every night I felt like throwing it into the wall and splintering it into a thousand pieces. The user interface was horrible and with no raised border I was always drifting a finger over the edge of the screen and fanning through the pages. I finally had enough and returned it for the basic Kindle.\n\nThat reader arrived today and it feels just like home again. The basic Kindle has all the features of the 2012 model with the addition of being able to pinch to zoom the text. The "print" quality is just fine. I don\'t read any graphic novels, magazines, or newspapers on my Kindle so I don\'t need the higher resolution to be able to see illustrations in higher quality. The LED lighting is every bit as good as the original Paperwhite. The only feature I really appreciated on the latest generation Paperwhite was the ability to display the current time at the top of the screen. I am a late-night reader and having the time handy keeps me from reading until dawn. I know I can still crank my neck around to look at a clock, but it was a nice treat to be able to just glance at the top of the screen.\n\nThe other advantage of the basic Kindle is during the initial setup, it syncs up your library and doesn\'t give you that two-part option of seeing you entire library or what has been downloaded to the reader.\n\nI read through the negative reviews and don\'t find a single one valid. I think that the folks that are experiencing low battery life are probably not putting it in the Airplane mode. The Paperwhite has a longer battery life but if it is not put in the Airplane mode it will die pretty fast as well.\n\nAs far as the memory space goes, I had one of the very first Kindles with either 2 or 4 gigs of memory and even with my large library, I never got close to filling it. And by the way, if it does start getting too full, just remove the books you have already read. They will just revert back to the online Amazon cloud for storage and you can retrieve them anytime you want to read them again.\n\nThe bottom line...this is a budget-friendly basic reader that has all the advantages of the Paperwhite with none of the aggregation. Maybe it\'s not waterproof, but having owned Kindles since they first came out, I have never once gotten one so wet that it caused a problem. Don\'t pay for more Ereader than you need.\n\nEDIT 5/15/2020 Two nights of reading on the basic Kindle reader and I don\'t notice any difference between it and the Gen 7 Paperwhite. The battery life seems to be comparable and the best of the updates to the latest generation of the Paperwhite have been incorporated into this new basic model. I don\'t notice any difference in the screen resolution. I guess if I had compared both with a magnifying glass it might be noticeable...who knows.\n\nIt took hours to incorporate my library into the Paperwhite since there were two pages you had to flip between. One page displayed all the books in your library. If you wanted one of the books in your library you had to select it and then it would transfer over to the Downloaded page. The basic Kindle shows the library and if you click on a book it just downloads it and highlights it on the same page. Everything that has been completed shows up as Read.\n\nSo far I haven\'t found a single thing that I dislike about the basic reader and it doesn\'t have a single thing on it I hated about the latest Paperwhite. If you feel like you just have to have a Paperwhite then I would suggest you search Amazon for the Gen 7 or Gen 8. If you can\'t find them there you can still get Gen 8 Paperwhites listed as in NEW condition from Ebay.\n\nUPDATE Aug. 3, 2020: My Kindle reader is still functioning perfectly and I still love it, however, over the last day or so the mysterious crack in the case seen in the photos has materialized. I can\'t figure how how it happened since the reader is constantly kept in the case and spends most of the time in a nightstand by the bed. I read it for a hour or more every evening and naturally connect it to the charger when needed. It has NEVER been dropped or handled roughly so I have absolutely no idea what caused the case to crack.\n\nHas anyone else experienced something like this with your reader?'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Now-with-Built-in-Front-Light/dp/B07978J597/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Insignia 43-inch Class F30 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV (NS-43F301NA22, 2021 Model)

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#34

4,267

$189.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a TV with Fire Stick. I have a TV with Fire TV. I have a TV with Fire TV Cube. The TV with the Fire TV Cube is a Smart TV but the Smart TV features for someone who only uses streaming services over WiFi (No Antenna and No Cable) was not as good as Fire TV. I like Fire TV because I have all my streaming services, and more available, and a format that makes it easy to operate on any of my TVs. The Insignia 65" FireTV is the best. The single remote, Alexa, "my watchlist" works better than any of the previous opetions. The internal operating system is much improved. This TV is in a remote resort location and operates on a 4g signal putting out between 1 mbps and 5 mbps and runs very smooth. I need only one of the 3 HDMI inputs to connect a DVD player. My sound bar connects with one skinny optical wire. Nothing else to do and it was on. Ok Boomer, I connected like a pro! The 4k picture is great. Bought this from Best Buy over Amazon on Prime Day and saved $100.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Had it for about three days so far so good if youre used to a firestick youll love this its easy to use and the picture and sound is amazing great for the price to ! Highly recommend'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I like the big 70 inch screen. Remote control is very easy to use. For an economy TV the picture quality is very good! Sound quality is completely adequate. I purchased this from Best Buy through Amazon so I could get free shipping. got it for under 500 bucks. I included a picture with a 50 inch screen TV hanging above it. I am going to hang this 70 inch one on the wall As soon as I can get someone to help me.. Considering the price and the Big screen this TV is an awesome purchase. I love the built-in Fire TV and Alexa. All the apps work good. I’m not going to compare it to a high-end expensive TV. But for an economy TV It’s well worth it. This is my first insignia TV. I’ve only had it for two days. So far I really like it. I’ll update this review after I’ve had the TV for a while to let people know How It Is holding up,and if I still feel the same way about it. My advice is to wait until the Price drops back down below 500 again before purchasing. At the moment the retail price is $649.\nReview update...10 Days In and I like this TV more than what I did when I first reviewed it. It’s really awesome! We have watched several 4K Blu-ray movies and they’re just awesome on It! The picture quality is amazing. Especially when you’re factor in the price I paid for this TV. I could not recommend this TV enough. It’s an amazing TV for the price. I have a 60 inch 3-D TV that we don’t use very often. It’s setting below this one. I finally managed to hang This TV by myself. Don’t ask me how? LOL. It wasn’t too bad. Buy this TV, you won’t be disappointed. Update. I've had this TV for over a year. And I still think it's awesome. Because it is."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Big mistake. I’ve never had more problems with an electronic device, and I am not a total idiot at tech stuff. Cable company has come out here twice. Remote control is glitchy. Tech support is clueless. Customer service perfunctory. For one example, when I contacted Insignia about the remote issue, they told me I had to contact Best Buy. When I contacted Best Buy, they said I had to contact Insignia (though I told them I already had) or I had to return the television. Complete runaround. And there were other problems - too many to include here. I would advise anyone to avoid falling for the lower price. It is not worth it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I know I only paid less than $500 for a 65" TV, but what I don\'t get is how a Fire TV released in 2020 cannot be compatible with Home theater? So don\'t expect to pair this with an echo studio or any other device. Also, the ARC works most of the time, but not always and sometimes sends an off signal in sleep mode. The picture is glary as all H. Do not attempt to watch if you have lights behind you as you will see nothing but the light reflection. The fire OS works fine, and paired easily with the rest of the system. I gave up on the wifi inconsistencies a nd plugged in an ethernet hard wire. Its not the fastest processing TV. Overall for what I paid I guess I\'m not surprised, but knowing what I know now, I would have passed on this purchase.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I absolutely love the Fire TV menu over any other TV I\'ve owned, including WebOS from LG.\nThe only problem was that I bought mine without any extended warranty, which was a mistake.\nMy 55" Insignia was an older version, but it only lasted just over a year.\nThe backlights and power supply went out and it would have cost a few hundred dollars to repair. I would have had the repair done, but I was told that they could cause more damage during the repair.\nToo risky, so it was scrapped.\nGreat TV otherwise.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Such a disappointment. We were really excited about this tv but after 2 weeks we’ve decided to return it. The volume is all over the place depending on what input you use (channel, apps, game system, dvd). But what really made us decide to return it was when the tv screen would randomly go black. We have customized the volume settings for sound and attempted several factory resets suggested by insignia for the screen. All have failed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Overall for the cost of the TV (65 inch) I think the value is great.\n\nPros:\n-Good picture\n-Nice features with decent app selection\n-Overall great value for what you pay for\n\nCons:\n-Major flaw that I had was that when I went to use ESPN and some other apps it required my device to update. So I tried updating my TV but the updates wouldn't finish. It would either get frozen as it was checking for an update, or it would begin downloading the update and just never finish. Magically, a day later it was able to update successfully. So it was annoying for the first day or so until it got working.\n-Customer support couldn't provide many good suggestions for fixing. They gave the usual troubleshooting steps (unplug/plug it back it, restart the device, factory reset it) and those things are things that I had already tried. They eventually said they'd pass off my information to an advanced team but they never got back to me with those results.\n\nEDIT: After owning this TV for about 1.5 years my review still holds mostly true. An added con I’d say is that storage is very limited. So if you download a lot of apps the tv performance will slow down and you’ll get popup messages suggesting you uninstall some apps quite frequently. It’s very annoying"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Please DO NOT think twice about getting this T.V. GET IT NOW!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I always wait to review a product for several weeks to make sure I really know what I'm reviewing. This TV is the best purchase I've made lately. The price is good and the features are too. I hooked it to my amazon account with no problems, setup was simple and straight forward. Picture and fuctionallity is great and for the money it may be the best purchace I've made so far. I reccomend this TV to anyone looking to modernize their home entainment. Only thing that bothers me as it doesn't seem to brows the internet like a traditional computer does nor have I found any spellchecking when typing (I'm using a wirless keyboard to type this review). But that must be because I'm old school and have not had much experience with the built in silk browser as of yet. Bottom line is this is a great value for the money so far, knock on screen :-)"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Insignia-43-inch-Class-Smart-Fire/dp/B08X7K3H7K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Introducing Amazon Smart Thermostat

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#35

9,208

$59.99 - $144.97

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My wife and I installed the Smart Thermostat in less than 90 minutes. Part of that time was the careful removal of the existing thermostat. Amazon thinks of everything, including labels to mark the existing wiring. This alone is says the installation was designed for the non-tradesperson. The step-by-step instructions on Alexa are excellent. Please be careful to follow wire placement instructions as they may differ from the original positions. Alexa does most of the set up after installation in just a few minutes.\n\nThus far, the thermostat has held a stable temperature and we notice the fan run less. All good. It is especially useful to be able to issue instructions to the thermostat from anywhere in the house we have Alexa.\n\nAll in all, this product is a gem.\n\nUpdate: We bought a second Amazon Thermostat and found the answer to zoning. First, as the instructions note, if you have a wireless thermostat it must be powered down before doing the Alexa assisted setup. Once that’s done, all thermostats can be powered on. Next we renamed the thermostats to something making them easily identifiable to us. Then I set the first thermostat we installed to one temperature and the second to a different temperature. Success! They can be zoned and addressed via echo by their new names.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have an existing non-wifi Honeywell thermostat. I was happy to see that the wiring block and pins are identical between that and the Amazon thermostat. No wiring needed. Just popped off the old one and pushed on the new one! The set-up on the app took longer than the physical installation!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'tldr; a great start for Amazon getting into the thermostat business but needs improvement all the way around.\n\nBACKGROUND\n~~~~~~~~~~~\nI\'m coming from an original Nest Thermostat which I\'ve been using for over 6 years -- yes, it still works. So, why did I decided to switch? Well, I like new tech and I decided about 8 months that I really hate having multiple eco-systems of smart products. So, I selected Amazon a while back. I\'ve been replacing my cams from Wyze and Ring to Ring. We\'ve got about 10 Echo devices. You can say we are almost fully vested.\n\nCOST\n~~~~\nThis was a great deal. For about $50, you get a fully functioning smart thermostat. I didn\'t have a proper C-wire (supplies constant power to thermostat) so I had to get the Honeywell C-Wire kit. This is the kit that costs about $20 more which is auto selected if you choose the "no c-wire" model at the product page.\n\nINSTALLATION\n~~~~~~~~~~~\nThe easiest part of the installation was opening the box. Overall, it took one hour to install including the c-wire adapter. 30 minutes of that was trying to put back on the furnace covers (@#$@!). Again, you don\'t have to worry about the c-wire adapter and opening the furnace if you already have a c-wire ran. You can check for the c-wire by popping open your current thermostat and seeing if there\'s a connection to "c-wire" or looking for an extra unused wire if you currently have a "dumb" thermostat.\n\nAmazon says there are stickers to label your wires but there was not! I checked, double-checked, and triple-checked. I\'m so glad that my 6 year Nest came with some because I had already taken the time to label the wires. This was a bummer. It may make hooking up the wires to the new thermostat a real pain in the butt for some. Oh, and the honeywell kit also said it had labels. Guess what? Nope. :(\n\nOnly if you don\'t have a c-wire run....They have you install the c-wire adapter first so you can have constant power running to the thermostat. That part was pretty easy but you have to be comfortable taking apart the furnace doors and rewiring to an adapter. ALWAYS TAKE PICTURES OF WIRES BEFORE DOING ANY SORT OF OF THIS TYPE OF WORK. You always want a reference.\n\nLet me complain about the alexa app a bit. Amazon tried. They really tried but damn. I can see this a deal breaker for many. So, check this out, you use your Alexa app to setup the thermostat. You crack open this app FIRST before doing anything else so it can guide you through the entire process. Before you do anything you want to also make sure you have the latest app version installed as well. Go to your app store and make sure to download the latest version.\n\nThat being said, the Alexa app itself guides the user through the process. No videos. It\'s just text and picture. While it is laid out nicely, it can get confusing for some people. There needs to be more clarification on some of the steps. Perhaps a video?\n\nOne of the most annoying parts of the app is that while you put your phone down to do some steps, you come back and the app quits the process. You are at the main screen! No joke. You have to literally go through all the steps again to get back to where you left off. I had to do this about 7 times. It was super annoying. Amazon, you must do something to correct this. It is super annoying.\n\nAs far as the rest of the installation, it was pretty straightforward. If you wired a thermostat before, you\'ll get through this. Again, super annoying with the app reverting to the begining due to timing out.\n\nI noticed that the wires in the closure were a super tight fit. At one point I closed the latch and the small closure bulched out. I had to re-open and re-position cables. That took a bit to re-adjust.\n\nThe optional decorative plate (presumably to hide wall holes or imperfections), I could not get flat. It seemed thin and flimsy. When looking from an angle, you can tell a bit. :(\n\nThe thermostat itself snapped real easily to the connection plate. No issues there. Pretty solid.\n\nSETUP\n~~~~~\nThe thermostat fired up once I turned the power back on to the hvac. The alexa app took about 2 minutes to talk to the thermostat to connect and configure it. This part was automatic.\n\nPHYSICAL FUNCTIONALITY\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nIf you look at the thermostat itself it can be confusing even though it\'s simple. The arrows dissapear. The arrows I think need to be there so that anyone can understand where to press the buttons to turn up or down temp.\n\nDIGITAL/GUI FUNCTIONALITY\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nThe thermostat function seems buried in the alexa app. I know you can set favorites, but there should be a way to have it up as soon as you open alexa app. I know the entire purpose is to use alexa via voice but still.\n\nHow about some dedicated widgets for the thermostat? Something we can throw on the phone home screen so we can easily adjust temperature?\n\nAnother note. My wife also has the alexa app with her own account. She is part of the household. She cannot see the thermostat to adjust in the app. :( I\'ll have to investigate this more.\n\nCONCLUSION\n~~~~~~~~~~~\nGreat start. Would I buy it again? Sure. Why? Because it\'s nice and simple. There really isn\'t anything that can\'t be solved with a software update on this one.\nBe sure to check with your local utility company as you can essentially get a rebate for it making it \'free.\''}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "So I decided to set this up when its freezing outside huh and now my house is cold. I figured this would be the perfect time to set up the newly awaited Amazon Stat. Mind you I been using all the latest Stats with all the same terminal wiring for years now and they all have worked perfectly fine once its adjust the room calibration your pretty much ready to go. I use Ecobee currently and have no issues with them at all. But recently being bought out by Generac Corp... I dont know what the future is going to be for them. Ecobee stated on there site they just couldnt compete with Nest and now the Newly cheaper option the Amazon Smart Thermostat pretty much cutting down all previous companies pricing.\n\nI couldnt get this POS working correctly at all, calling Amazon was a waste for tech support... finally I was told I had to call Resideo Honeywell for Support since they manufactured the unit. After being on hold for more than 3 hours and still freezing in my home, I couldnt get through tried some more trouble shooting myself,, the Stat would not get to the appropiate Setpoint and wasnt calling for Heat at all. Maybe this one unit I received was faulty im giving it the benefit of the doubt. Put back on my old reliable Ecobee everything came up and within 1 hr my home is now warm and comfortable.\n\nI will update a posting once I can reach out to Resideo Tech Support, ,,to find out why the unit is not heating when the terminal W is connected. As a first impression of this first model im really not impressed.\n\nUpdate 11/7/21\nFinally today got a chance to talk to Honeywell Resideo Home,, and they got the Stat working I find that it is very stupid that the system doesnt recognize the RC so I have to plug it into the R Terminal and then flip the jumpers up to Wire 1,, blocking off the RC Terminal completely to trick the system to power on... finally worked but very very cumbersome. Once I set up my smart home completely i usually dont go back into the Alexa App for much except to change a routine or a skill.... The app is very very slow to nagivate and for me to have to go into this to change the Stat... I dont know.. as of now the Alexa commands are not working properly.\n\n11/7/21 Evening time.. I got up in the middle of the night and was burning up and could barely breathe.. My Stat went up to 86 degrees for whatever reason or another the house was burning 🔥 up hot.. I had to turn off the Red emergency switch and open up all my windows to remove the hot 🔥 air from the home 🏡.\n\n11/8/21\nMy HVAC Tech stopped by and told me when I installed the Amazon Stat for some weird reason it started to make my board on my furnace work harder than it needed to and created more heat 🔥 in the house and that was the reason for the sudden Spike in my house.\n🤷🏾\u200d♂️ 🤷🏾\u200d♂️ 🤷🏾\u200d♂️ I had to have my furnace board repaired and since then I installed my Ecobees back into my home 🏡 with no problems or issues at all..\n.. The lack of features and smart capabilities.. That's are better Stats out there... Like the Ecobee and for all that Nest.. Or if you even have to go with Honeywell then the T9.. It's superb thas compared to the much cheaper Amazon Stat\n\n11/13/21\nI received a email from Amazon stating that this Stat was not really made for Multiple Zones or floors and that there was a bug with Alexa app for the scheduling,, so since I have Zones in my home this is pretty much useless for me."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought several of these to replace multiple thermostats in my house. Installation was easy and everything seemed great until I started trying to set up schedules for each of my thermostats. Each time I would set a schedule on one thermostat in the Alexa app, that schedule would get applied to every thermostat. I spent over an hour discussing with support and was transferred to seven different Amazon product support representatives before one confirmed that this was the intended behavior and there were no plans to introduce the ability to have a unique schedule on each thermostat. If you have an upstairs and downstairs thermostat for example, they must run on the exact same schedule for home, away, and sleep. This doesn\'t really make sense in many cases, and makes these pretty much useless for me.\n\nUPDATE 11/18/2021\nAmazon has sent out a mass email stating that the scheduling issue I described above is a "temporary app display issue" that will be fixed in a future release of the Alexa app. Given that this directly contradicts the information a device support representative told me, and the fact that the support process was so painful, I am leaving my review at 1 star, but maybe at some point you will be able to set and see separate schedules per thermostat. I won\'t know as I have already returned mine.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Thermostat itself works flawlessly, but the guided setup in the Alexa app needs a little work. My heat pump uses the wires R,C,G,B,Y,and W1. At the point where I put in what wires I had, it seemed straightforward ,until it told me what wires it hook up and where. It left out the W1 wire completely, this is the auxiliary heat. Good thing for me the wire hook up plate had auxiliary heat clearly marked. After hook up and install I tried firing up the system and it ran backwards(heat was cool and cool was heat). I went in the configuration and it still had selected "O" Even though I clearly told it it was a "B" mode heat pump. Took a few tries to convince the app to change the configuration to "B". Once all this was done the thermostat worked flawlessly. Alexa actually had a hunch that my wife had gotten up early and turned the heat up this morning, cool beans. We really love the fact that the thermostat actually will dim when inactive, you can set that up in the app. The display is easy to use and see. All in all a great product, just the guided setup needs a little work.....\nUpdate 12/07/2021: I checked my energy usage after about a month of use. It was using my Aux/Emergency electric heat more than I was used to seeing. I started watching as closely as I could. This thermostat was turning it on with just a two degree increase with it 45 degrees outside. I called support and found out that the setting for this is not configurable. I was also told that it was my system, nope.. the thermostat was calling for it. I replaced a Sensi with this thing. The Sensi would not call for Aux heat unless you really cranked to heat on a 35 degree day or more than fives minutes with no temp increase. So with the setup flaws and increase in my energy usage, I say forget the bells and whistles with Alexa...this thermostat is a fail.\nUpdate 03/26/2022: So I gave this thermostat another try about Jan 10th 2022. I reconfigured the controls back to having no W1, which is the Aux heat. So now the system(my heat pump) controls the AUX heat and calls for it when needed. Cutting out the thermostat from controlling Aux heat with a few mods to the heat pump has lowered my electric bill and it is working as it should. So, we are at three stars....the install should have been easier or just as easy as my former Sensi or another "Smart" thermostat choices.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I pre-ordered this thermostat coming from using an Ecobee in my last home. I was waiting for a cheaper alternative that would still provide a sleek design. Honeywell has other options but their U/I looks clunky. Sure enough Amazon came through with this thermostat in a partnership with Honeywell. We had a T6 Pro but the device wasn’t smart and the buttons were terrible. Got this in the mail about 5 minutes ago and already got it installed. It uses the same wiring as my previous device so it was literally plug and play. Already set the comfort temperatures and I’m glad it’s already completed. I can’t wait to use this for future vacations. Won’t have to know I left the A/C on during future summer trips.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have two separate heat pumps with two thermostats. I have had a Nest thermostat connected to each since Nest came out in 2011. I originally had a first generation Nest. I changed third generation Nest thermostats in 2013 when when I had to replaced both heat pumps.\n\nI am shocked that Amazon put out such a poor product. The thermostat itself as well as the app.\nNothing is intuitive about the app or the interface on the thermostat. This product is a mess.\n\nBut reflecting upon it it’s not surprising as this is a Honeywell product branded as an Amazon product. I don\'t think Honeywell has ever made a device that is "cutting-edge". They are old-school and don\'t put anything fancy in their consumer products.\n\nWhen I ask Alexa to change the temperature or turn on the air she says it doesn’t support that.\n\nYou can’t do a simple thing as turning on the air for a length you specify. Your choices are either on until you turn it off or on for random length of time that is unknown.\n\nThe interface on a thermostat is horrible.\n\nThe app does not accept Wi-Fi passwords above a certain length. I had to end up using my guest Wi-Fi password which is not as long as my regular Wi-Fi password.\n\nI’ve only installed one of the two I purchased and I previously typed that I was going to give it until November 22nd before returning if I don\'t see a drastic improvement of the mobile app and thermostat interface as the deadline for me to return is December 8. After reading from another reviewer that you cannot have separate schedules if you have two thermostats, I am removing the Amazon thermostat, reinstalling my Nest and packing up both Amazon thermostats and shipping back.\n\nI only bought these because I wanted the advantage of yelling at Alexa to control the thermostats. Picking up your phone and using the app to change the temperature or standing up and walking to the thermostat to change the temperature requires effort 😏.\n\nDid Amazon get any user feedback before releasing this???'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I just got two installed. Installing with the help of instructions from Alexa app was a breeze. I am a novice when it comes to doing any DIY projects and was scared to do anything with a thermostat!\nBut it all went with no problems. I replaced 2 thermostats ( Honeywell) and can't wait to see how this Amazon thermostat works out. I got these because recently on a hot summer week, I forgot to turn the a/c off when we left town for a week. And that is when I wondered about having a wifi enabled smart thermostat. And when Amazon came out with their product, I got two of these.\nThe units beautiful and much more affordable than others on the market. Plus made by Honeywell!\nI wish all other smart home products are easy affordable and good as this Amazon Smart Thermostat.\nUPDATE 11/13/2021. For last many days, I noticed that only one thermostat was able to control the furnace. The HVAC was not being triggered by the second one. I chatted with Amazon device support and reset the thermostats (as per their recommendations) multiple times with no resolution. They then advised me to call Resideo Smart Thermostat support line. The gentleman there tried to problem solve same way with no resolution. He then told me that a technician will need to come to check voltage etc from the thermostat wiring to HVAC ( and that will cost me money). Then I did online search myself re Honeywell HZ311 and found others had similar problem with other Honeywell Smart Thermostats. I then removed one Amazon smart thermostat and put back the manual. So now I have one Amazon Smart Thermostat and one manual one and all is working great.\nI wish this was known to me before I purchased 2 of these and spent hours trying to fix the problem. Also I hope Amazon and Honeywell can have better product support especially when new products are introduced."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Been holding off on smart thermostats until I couldn't say no anymore, and at $60, I couldn't say no anymore.\n\nTitle says it all - they are simple, elegant, low profile, and easy to hook up. They are Amazon branded Honeywell's so they are definitely quality built.\n\nInstall took me about 30 min each (none of my thermostats/furnaces had the c-wire hooked up so I had to do it myself - thank goodness the wires were there though). The app has step by step instructions, but really you just need to take a pic of your current thermostat's wiring.\n\nPros:\n-Amazing value for what you get ($60 compared to $250 Nest)\n-Save money on utility bills (Smart thermostat)\n-Control with Alexa voice or Alexa app (works flawlessly and already integrated - no skill required for the app)\n-Control house temp remotely (very useful for vacations or when you're out)\n-Easy install (minus the c-wire)\n-Wife loves them!\n\nCons:\n-None yet, but will update if I run across\n\nMake sure you don't sign up for the eco utility bill discount, unless you want your local power company adjusting your temp whenever they feel like it."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Introducing-Smart-Thermostat/dp/B09DFNGW8N/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Fire HD 8 Kids tablet, 8" HD display, ages 3-7, 32 GB, Blue Kid-Proof Case

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#36

121,677

$139.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My wife and I were looking for a solution while in the car for extended periods of time over handing our phones to our son. Now...we were steering towards and iPad but after all of the accessories it would have been 3X the price of this tablet. IMHO this is worth every penny. Just activate the hotspot on your phone and connect it via WiFi to the tablet. Easy pZ'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We love our tablet. My son is 3 and loves all the videos and games all educational! I get to set it up to where it’s age appropriate items and I can also switch profiles to mine and do things on my profile. Pretty great device and he can play on some apps without WiFi! Bigger plus. Great purchase.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My son loves his tablet he had the Gen 7 7” and we upgraded after 2 years to the gen 10 8” with a kickstand he still loves it watches lots of educational videos set a timer for the day so he doesn’t watch to much it has really helped him find his voice before the tablet he didn’t speak much the tablet with a few videos definitely helped his interactions are great his speech therapist says he is doing great now'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'WHAT THEY DONT TELL YOU...is that you have no parental controls anymore UNLESS you pay up 3$ a month for kids+ that gives you the parental control that you expect from this out of the box. The hardware and software are in the Kindle already, but they put a pay wall between you and accessing it. This is so unethical I will be making amazon pay for this with many many returns and lots of b.s.\nAlso, You have no control over what amazon puts on your childs home screen. Why amazon feels it is acceptable to put Marxist anti american propoganda on your childs home screen is a point of concern. They say you have complete control but you have none.\n\nDO NOT BUY THESE FOR YOUR CHILDREN unless you enjoy watching them cry in dissapointment when thr kindle dosent do what it is supposed to, everyday. The apps CONSTANTLY crash or just dont work to begin with.\nAnd why is spanish content recommended to my child when we specifically select ENGLISH when you set it up? Again, you have no control over this either.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "No way to remove news stories from the tablet.\nI don't know why they think content about cop killings are appropriate for a kids tablet."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My in laws kindly purchased this for my 2.5 year old daughter to help with long distance car trip entertainment (if we ever go anywhere again), etc. I did a little research and agreed that it seemed like a good idea for her to have her own device as she’s mistakenly clicked into my messages and email on my iPad many times while watching the PBS Kids app and I was worried for the day my boss would get a weird cryptic message from her or my iPad would be locked for 10,000 years.\n\nWhat I don’t like about this tablet:\n- It comes with a free year of the Freetime kids app which is essentially a “kid-friendly” interface of tens of thousands of pieces of content (movies, games, books, etc). Apparently after a year you have to pay for this which already just feels like an annoying corporate scam.\n-You can choose your age range to filter “age appropriate” content only. It gives literally tens of thousands of choices. We are very particular about the 5 or so shows that my daughter is allowed to watch and have actually taken time to pre-screen these 5 choices. Call me crazy, but I don’t feel a 2.5 year old needs full reign of 10,000 options of crap.\n-There is a way you can search for specific to titles and block chunks of content. (Ex: If we don’t want her watching Barbie or Spongebob), but there are still thousands upon thousands of pieces of content that that we haven’t pre-screened nor would be able to or frankly want to. You can manually delete these but let’s be honest, as full time working parents while taking care of a toddler at home during a pandemic, this is the last thing we want to do with our 30 mins of our own “free time” before bed before we have to clean, prep, and pass out on the couch of exhaustion.\n- There seemingly is no way to turn off aspects of Freetime like books (call us crazy, but we just read them the old fashioned way with our daughter still instead of on a screen) or games (she barely understands the plot of Sesame Street and why some parts have cartoons and some have real people- she’s not ready for games yet).\n-You can’t pin your favorite content to the top so she at very least could just see that.\n- The user interface was (obviously this is a personal opinion) terrible. Maybe I sound like a snob because for being an Apple person, but it took me ages and several blog posts just to figure out how to get to the manage permissions section.\n\nOverall, I get why this is appealing for some people- turn on the thing and let your kids go. There are time limits and goals you can set up which are perhaps good for older kids who aren’t being monitored in their use as much, but for a young child you’d be there anyways monitoring and saying “5 more minutes before we go out and play!” (So that you can get the fun times of them audibly groaning at you, while also knowing that you- a real human parent- sets limits, not just a machine).\n\nFor us, it was just WAY too much content for little eyes to have access too and frankly that makes it not “age appropriate” (again one woman’s opinion). It’s nice to have this as a tool to help in those situations where you just need to get one flippin’ thing done without 300 “Mama!!!”s in a 60 second span, but also not have a tool that gives your toddler more content that they could possibly even comprehend. Why not give them a few more years before that??\n\nIn the end, I figured out how to add a guided control on my iPad so it locks the app she’s in. And I’ll buy a thick case and screen protector and call it a day. After going through the rigamarole, we decided that our 2.5 year old doesn’t beed her own device, yet.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this to entertain our 20 month old with movies will on an upcoming road trip. Overall I feel like it is a decent value.\n\nPros\n- freetime unlimited is a great one stop place for kids entertainment.\n- 2 year warranty if my kid destroys it\n- case is big and soft, stand works well\n\nCons\n- Tablet is very slow right out of the box, will probably be unusable in a year or so.\n- cannot favorite certain apps in freetime for some reason, like nick jr. so you have to go looking for them everytime you want to run it.\n- screen does not get very bright and it is hard to see in direct sunlight\n\nYou could get an iPad setup with the same case and freetime for about double the price but you don't get the warranty. If you want to use it as a tablet in addition to entertainment for your kids look elsewhere. If it's just for a kid then it's fine."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "unable to download videos. Tablet keeps going offline. Added content and it keeps restarting the download and won't finish adding content. I ungraded to the new model from the last edition for my son's birthday and I regret that decision."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Everything you could ever want in a child’s first device - safe, protective, controllable, durable, entertaining, educational and best tech today!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this for my four year old. Mostly for educational fun. Overall the functions/operation are good. My biggest complaint is it comes with “free” pre-loaded political BS. Tons of Books & Apps pre loaded pushing politicians & political BS that is one sided. I don’t know who thought this was a good idea but I think it’s sickening. I don’t care what party you side with just stop trying to brainwash kids. If you purchase this please take the time to delete apps and books that come pre-loaded on the Fire. You may not approve of the political garbage that may be inappropriate for your child’s age. If I can’t make the apps and books go away I will be returning the item.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-HD-8-Kids-Edition-tablet/dp/B07WDDT3G5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Fire HD 10 tablet, 10.1", 1080p Full HD, 32 GB, latest model (2021 release), Black

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#37

84,532

$149.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The keyboard case is pretty nice. It basically turns into a nice little laptop. Easy to use and responds quickly without lag. The memory expansion option is nice. I’m happy with it. The split screen feature is great if you want to have music or tv on the side while you read news or surf the web.\n\nUpdate: I’ve had it for around 3 weeks now. I still really like it. It works well as my entertainment laptop. It handles email, streaming services, Kindle and Audible books, Amazon photos, etc. really well. I added the 256GB memory chip. It isn’t a work laptop replacement but is great for entertainment/home use where you’re tired of using your smartphone and want a bigger screen but not a full blown laptop. That’s what this is perfect for in my opinion. I really like the keyboard and find it handy as a good quality storage case in addition to being a keyboard. Very happy with it and would buy again.\n\nUpdate August 12, 2021: I've had this for 2.5 months now and still really enjoy it. I think it is perfect for what I wanted - an entertainment machine. I still wouldn't recommend it as a work laptop replacement, but if you're looking for something to read news, watch TV in a portable way with hot spot on your phone, review email, surf the web, and do your internet shopping - I'd say get this with the keyboard case. For the money, this is as good as you'll get on the market today.\n\nUpdate April 11, 2022: The tablet is still great for my purposes. The add-on keyboard for it had keys that stopped working, so I wouldn't recommend that any longer. I'd buy the tablet itself again for sure though. Haven't had any problems after almost a year and it is still zippy. Still love the HD screen, too."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'None of the reviews here at the time are showing \'Verified Purchase" because the pre-order was split into three parts: 1) The new fire you chose 2) The "All New, Made for Amazon Bluetooth Keyboard with detachable case in Black, for Fire HD 10 (11th Generation) 2021 release" 3) Microsoft 365 Personal | 12-Month Subscription, 1 person. So, do go look at those pages if you want to see more reviews.\n\n1) The Fire I got was the "All-new Fire HD 10 tablet, 10.1", 1080p Full HD, 32 GB, latest model (2021 release), Denim". It\'s very similar to the last two HD 10 releases, except it\'s faster. It shuts down faster, too, but I have to hold down the start button longer to get it to start up. The port locations aren\'t exactly the same as the 2017 and 2019 models, so my MoKo cases for them don\'t have the cut-outs right for the 2021 model. The on button and the charge port are partially covered. The 2021 model uses the same charging cord as the 2019 model, not the 2017 model, and a charging cord and 9 watt charger are of course included.\n\nThe speakers of the 2021 model don\'t sound any different to me, and it\'s best to play music from Fires on external speakers anyway. I never use the cameras, so can\'t comment on those on any models. I bought a Fire with ads, but they are only on the lock screen, not pop-up types. For me, the 32 GB was fine, too, because I never need extra space, and, if I did, would just insert a memory card.\n\nOne difference I truly appreciate about the 2021 model, though, is there are none of my Kindle books showing on my home page, which makes me so glad. The last software update for the 2017 and 2019 models put books from my library on the page, and you can either hide them or remove the download. Other books will replace them, though, if you hide them. If I wanted to see my Kindle books I would just tap the Kindle app. I don\'t need to see them on my home page.\n\n2) The keyboard and keyboard case I really like! With the Fire attached, it weighs 2 pounds, 6.4 ounces, so it does add quite a bit of weight to the Fire HD 10, but it turns it into a little Chromebook. In my opinion, it types and feels just like a laptop keyboard except it has no touch pad. (I\'m going to investigate Bluetooth mice, but now just use my stylus and the touch screen to do mouse tasks.) It makes a nice light clicking sound when you type and doesn\'t skip any letters or numbers; although sometimes when typing a sentence starting with the letter "I", it will make a small "i" instead of a capital one.\n\nThe Fire is held in a frame that attaches magnetically to the keyboard. It quickly attaches and detaches. I\'ve held it over cushioning and tried to see if I could shake the Fire off the keyboard, but it did not fall off. The Fire has a good tilt on the table, but not on the laptop stand I tried. Also, it can\'t be flipped to make a 2-in-1 type of laptop. The keyboard connected easily to my Fire by Bluetooth, comes with a charging cord, but not a charger. I\'m using a 9 watt Fire charger. If you want to see more reviews on the keyboard, do go to the keyboard page listed in the first paragraph of this review.\n\n3) The 1-year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription is one of the reasons I got the bundle deal. I\'ve been subscribing to it monthly, and it will cost a lot less with this subscription. My monthly subscription was up for renewal last week, so I cancelled it and waited until I got a letter from Microsoft saying it had expired. I then went to my "Memberships & Subscriptions" page here at Amazon and downloaded it on my desktop. Well, it was already downloaded, but doing so activated it again. I had no problems whatsoever with activation.\n\nTo get Office on my Fire, I just had to sign in at Microsoft using my Microsoft e-mail and password, not my Amazon e-mail and password. Everything is there on the Fire, but I don\'t know if everything will work on the Fire as it does on a desktop or laptop. I only use Word to create documents, and that works fine on the Fire. I like having the subscription through Amazon, too, because you can go to your Memberships & Subscriptions page and turn on or off auto-renew or cancel next year. You don\'t have to go to Microsoft to do so.\n\nWell, that\'s a brief summary of everything. I\'m happy with the bundle deal, especially since I also got a $30 gift card for a trade-in of my 2019 Fire HD 10 and applied it to the deal, making what I paid even less.\n\nP.S. Seeing all the questions about printing capabilities, I decided to print a document from Office using the HD 10, something I\'ve never done before. First, I turned on my TS8320 Canon printer, than I turned on my new HD 10 and the keyboard, chose a document in Office and chose print. It asked if I wanted to save it as a PDF or print. I chose print and chose "all printers". Up came my TS8320 instantly as a choice, I pressed the print symbol, and it printed faster than it does from my desktop! I guess the printer was instantly there as a choice since it is part of my wireless network. I definitely didn\'t do any Bluetooth stuff to connect the HD 10 to the printer. This is the first time I have ever tried to print anything with a Fire.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My older Fire tablet came up missing while having repairs done, which was really upsetting. My older Fire was around 15 years old. I didn’t think it would be very different with the newest version but I am very pleased. It is faster and seems to be very responsive. I am very pleased with the quality of this Fire tablet so far. I will follow up with an update when I have had it for a while.\n9/13/21 This is the best Fire tablet I have purchased (I have had 5.)\nThe battery life has been really fantastic. I bought a lighting cable and was surprised how quickly it charged up. I am very happy with my Fire.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I'm in love! I wanted something that I could use in quite moments when I didn't want my full laptop. I have used it in the evening and mornings when I want to check my email or finish writing a proposal. It's compact enough that I can type with one hand and the voice controls are amazing. I also love being able to taking notes on my kindle books as I do research and now I can easily put them in OneNote.\n\nI have an iPad with a keyboard case as well, but this is just a little easier to use for things like watching a TV show while I work on something. Plus it is lighter weight. The keyboard weighs a lot more than I thought it would, but the fire is lighter.\n\nI would 10/10 recommend this for anyone who just wants to curl up in a cozy spot and get a bit of work done.\n\nI also relealize that it is excessive to have an iPad Pro, Mircosoft Surface Pro and a Fire, but the Fire was well worth the money. Its as if my iPad and Surface had a baby. I would suggest the fire as a great alternative to the ipad if you are not doing anything that reqires a lot of processing power. I would also recomend it as a way less expensive option to the Surface if you aren't going to game and do a bunch of annotations.\n\nI do wish it had a smart pen and a way to house it with case."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Faster & Better... Just finished downloading Google Play Store and then Mystery Manor for my wife's new Generation 11. Much improvement over her older Samsung Galaxy. I have a lot more positive (Pros) to say plus I'll throw in the few negatives (Cons) but, later. Right now I am too busy setting things up for her.\n\nOk first thing... If you just want to install Google Play Store:\nFirst search how to install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire Tablet. Scroll to where you see the Android Police link but, it should be at the top. Here you will find complete instructions. First you will have to enable install apps from unknown sources in the tablets settings. There will be 4 APK files which you will need to download. Note that they will need to be downloaded from the Silk browser. Follow instructions to the letter because the 4 files will have to be downloaded before you start the install process and then in a certain order. The links on the Android Police website give links to variants of the files depending on your version of the OS. The latest is Fire OS 7.3.1.9 ((Android 9.0 (Pie)) and if your not tech savvy then find a friend or family member who is. If you have children then they most likely to have the knowledge because it isn’t that difficult and most kids nowadays are tech savvy enough to do this in about 10 minutes.\n\nADVANCED: Turn your Amazon Fire Tablet into a Beautiful Android Device (Custom Launcher & Install Google Play Store)\nWatch at https://youtu.be/2sPdjNfW9I0 there is a second video in the series that I highly recommend you watch so you can add back your Amazon Prime, Fire Tablet camera, Kindle features and more. Also, it goes in depth about all the other toolkit options.\n\nFULL SPECIFICATIONS:\nAlso known as Amazon Fire HD10+, Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (11th Generation)\nNETWORK Technology No cellular connectivity\n\nLAUNCH Announced 2021, April 27\nAvailable. Released 2021, May 26\nBODY Dimensions 247 x 166 x 9.2 mm (9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 in) Weight 468 g (1.03 lb)\nSIM No\nDISPLAY Type IPS LCD Size 10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~72.1% screen-to-body ratio)\nResolution 1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)\nProtection Aluminosilicate glass\nPLATFORM OS Android 9.0 (Pie), Fire OS 7\nChipset Mediatek MT8183 Helio P60T (12 nm)\nCPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)\nGPU Mali-G72 MP3\nMEMORY Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) Internal 32GB or 64GB 3GB or 4GB Ram\nMAIN CAMERA Single 5 MP Video 720p\nSELFIE CAMERA Single 2 MP Video 720p\nSOUND Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers and 3.5mm jack\nCOMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE\nGPS No\nNFC No\nRadio No\nUSB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go\nSensors Accelerometer\nText-to-Speech English-language content reader\nBATTERY Type Li-Ion, non-removable\nCharging Fast wireless charging"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I traded "up" from my older Fire Tablet. Used the older to watch movies I had on SD\'s. When I got the new tablet it would not recognize my movies SD. They were in MP4 format. So I called customer and got a whirlwind of agents that border on incompetent claiming they "knew" but did not. They had me do a reset wiping out all I already had downloaded from previous tablet. That did NOTHING, same issue. Next agent told me that I could ONLY use one of two "approved" SD\'s,which I knew was untrue from a latter agent. Then I get an email from unknown customer agent that the SD\'s had to be formatted only FAT32 not exFat32 which is in direct contradiction to the tablet help files. So on and on with numerous calls with some "pretending" to be advanced Tech support but did not know about formatting in FAT32 or other from9 am until late at night. One was supposed to call back in 20 minutes did not. Another when I asked what country they were calling from ( asked because of the time zone difference) said that was rude and just hung up the phone.\n\nNow I find out it is supposed to be a Generation 11 2021 table but when you look in the "about Tablet" in the Setting it states Gen 10. You also cannot use the "Play Store" but only their App Store keeping it Proprietary like computers did 40 years ago. And it is not really a true Android.\n\nAll in all this tablet is not worth the trouble unless you just content with Amazon shopping and Prime watching. After a supervisor is "supposed"to call me back June 2 ( three days) and see if they resolved the MP4 SD issue I will return it unless resolved. I have 17 - 32 gb SD\'s each with 30+ movies on each (510) I have been watching on my previous Fire Tablet. I will be darned if I am going to save all those, reformat the disk, and reinstall them on the disk for a crappy new Fire tablet and worse customer Service for it.\n\nUPDATE:!!! Well the supervisor that was supposed to call me never has. So I called and got another"Expert" that has done exactly the same thing all the rest did and was going to send me another tablet until I seen in the reviews that others have had the same issues. You cannot use this tablet unless you format the SD in their machine and then transfer whatever you want to put on it.\n\nNow do want to even return my "Gift Card" I applied to this order. So they want to keep my old table, keep my gift card. And I have to drive 35 miles to return this shitty table.\n\nHERE IS THE AMAZON CON. THEY DID AN "UPDATE" AND CHANGED THE WORDS GENERATION 10 TO "TABLET 10 (11TH GENERATION)" AND NOW THEY WANT TO KEEP MY OLD TABLET AND THE $30 CREDIT FOR SENDING IT IN .'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So far I have been enjoying the new fire hd 10. I traded in my old model for the new one without any problems. I really like the new split screen option and the added ram. I also bought the Amazon keyboard cover and it basically makes it a chrome book. So much easier for browsing and watching shows.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Upgrades from Old Fire HD 10 (2019) to NEW Fire HD 10 (2021) and Fire HD 10 Plus (2021):\n\nOld Fire HD 10 (2019): 2 GB RAM, up to 512GB expandable storage, 2MP rear camera, weight 504 grams\n\nNEW Fire HD 10 (2021): 3 GB RAM, up to 1 TB expandable storage, 5MP rear camera, aluminosilicate glass screen, 10% brighter display, split-screen feature, thinner and lighter (465 grams)\n\nNEW Fire HD 10 Plus (2021): 4 GB RAM, up to 1 TB expandable storage, 5MP rear camera, aluminosilicate glass screen, 10% brighter display, split-screen feature, thinner and lighter (468 grams), wireless charging\n(Productivity Bundle option comes with Bluetooth keyboard and 1 year of Microsoft 365 Personal)\n\nAll versions still have: Octa-core 2GHz CPU, 32 or 64 GB internal storage,1920 x 1200 pixels (~224 ppi density), 2MP front facing camera (720p), Bluetooth 5.0\n\nMy opinions so far:\n\n-I like the lighter weight, it feels more comfortable to hold so far\n-The screen is noticeably brighter, and I seem to get less glare on this new version\n-I haven't really noticed a big difference in speed going from 2GB RAM to 4GB yet, but I will try out more games in the future to see if there is a noticeable difference\n-Note that the Bluetooth keyboard charges separately from the Fire HD 10 Plus, so you would need two USB-C cables to charge them both at the same time.\n-The Bluetooth keyboard is really small, and I didn't find it very comfortable to type on for long periods of time.\n-I have yet to find a use for the split-screen function, I feel like if I wanted to look at a screen that small I would just use my phone.\n-The regular Fire HD 10 (2021) comes in four colors (black, denim, lavender, olive), but for some reason the new Plus version only comes in black. I guess this is to match the black keyboard if you get the productivity bundle?\n-The productivity bundle is $40 more than the Plus version, and comes with 1 year of Microsoft 365 Personal, which currently costs $70/ year. So if you need Microsoft 365 Personal, it could be worth it for you to upgrade to that version just to save on the year of service.\n-The upgrade to max 1TB expandable storage isn't currently that big of a deal for me, since 1TB microSD cards are currently super expensive at around $160\n\nI was a little disappointed that after 2 years, the new Fire HD 10 still has the exact same processor and resolution as the 2019 version, and honestly the only thing I really love about the new version is the wireless charging option. Without wireless charging, the regular Fire HD 10 (2021) is not worth the cost to upgrade from the 2019 version, in my opinion. I will update this review if my opinions change or if I notice other issues."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It\'s unusable. It insists on forcing you to use it\'s "amazon" apps, which you can\'t remove from the home screen by the way, and it won\'t let you download any google apps. This isn\'t a "Android" tablet. it\'s a "Amazon" tablet. it\'s as incompatible with other android devices as Apple is. returned the day i got it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Edit: Got worse. Blue shade, my favorite feature, is ruined\n\nYep. Doesn\'t matter what channel/frequency, the all new Fire HD 10 will only connect to my WiFi if I have SSID broadcast enabled. My previous fire (HD 8") does not have this problem with the hidden network. The 8 is connected and runs without issue (even during troubleshooting). The 10 being unable to connect to my Wifi network like ALL of my other devices is a surprising problem to immediately run into. It\'s 2021 and the device I purchased is supposed to be an upgrade.\n\nThe worst part is that I am able to manually add a network. That means that this device is programmed to handle cloaked networks. You know, that normal thing that wireless devices can always do. But as soon as I hide the SSID (after successfully connecting the 10 to the Wifi) the Fire disconnects itself and says Out of Range. Oops. forgot to try reseting the router. Ha! That was a lie. I reset everything multiple times.\n\nWhen I said, “worst part,” earlier I lied again: It gets worse. The Blue shade is worthless. I attached a photo comparing my HD 8 and my new Fire 10. Not sure whoever has approved this device as “ready” understands that blue shade is a nighttime thing. Or I’m just in some obscure part of their dismissible customers that uses it in the dark. It could be a hardware limitation: Sure would have liked to know about it before hand.\n\nI’d think that they would let you make the screen even darker in the HD10 as to make it easier to not disturb a partner while watching/reading something in bed.\n\nThis thing is uncomfortably bright with the room lights off/Blue shade on/Screen Brightness brought down all the way.\n\nIt’s useless to me because it is uncomfortable to use. I’m returning it and I am going to remove adds from my HD 8 and PRETEND that it has been upgraded ;)'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-HD-10-tablet/dp/B08BX7FV5L/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Charging Station with 2-pack Quick Release Battery Packs

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#38

98,318

$89.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'For those of you relying on battery power for your Ring doorbell, this is a must! These batteries take all day to fully charge (7 hours or so), so having a charged spare on hand will get your Ring doorbell up and running again quickly. A USB charge cable comes with this battery.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought an extra battery works great just like the one that came with the ring doorbell 2. Extra battery on hand is the best way to go after I wasted time and money with the so called solar chargers advertised for the ring doorbell 2 they are 100% worthless speaking from experience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well If you depend on your doorbell Ring like I have in the last 3 years having two power supplies is way better than just having one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Works great with Ring 2 as a back-up to my primary battery. My doorbell is not hardwired and this battery lasts about 3 months before needing to be charged.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This works for the doorbell as well as for the cameras. It’s definitely necessary for the cameras because without a second battery in the compartment you will have to recharge it more frequently than you would expect'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought this 2nd battery for my ring security system. All charged and within 12 hours both batteries are drained. Bought the solar panel, placed it by the unit where direct sunlight is strong. Does not charge it. Have to constantly, charge and recharge the batteries. Ring unit is plastic and the top closure where the batteries are, is flimsy and does not snap shut well, could be why the batteries are draining. Frustrating to buy this unit, spend over $200.00 or it and accessories and not have it work longer than12 hours.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Perfect backup battery so my Ring is never without power. No issues charging or using — same battery as came with my unit.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "These batteries have very little charge life sadly. Unfortunately I'm having to recharge them every 2-3 weeks. Not ideal especially since this is mounted outside and not easily reachable."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not sure if this was a repackage used? I bought this as a backup for my regular ring battery which lasts weeks, but\nThis one didn’t even last a week and screw hole appears mistreaded. Going to do another test fully charged, and end\nup returning if same results.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We called Ring customer support because our ring was not working. We tried on our own to reset it but to no avail. We called customer support & the gentleman on the phone helping me was amazing! He was so nice & patient. He did a lot of troubleshooting but he was unable to fix it so he put me on a brief hold & reported to his boss what was going on. When he got back on the phone he said my ring was not able to be fixed & sent me out a new one. One of the reasons this was great is my Ring was 2 years old!!! They stand behind their product & do not give you a bunch of excuses of why they can’t help & try to make you buy another one!! Thank you Ring support for taking the time to go through this with me & fix the problem!!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Charging-Station-Release-Battery/dp/B08HRX74PF/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Fire HD 8 tablet, 8" HD display, 32 GB, latest model (2020 release), designed for portable entertainment, Black

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#39

156,697

$89.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Right up front I want to address the negative reviews that tarnish this product because, as usual, people buy this at a very budget price and expect an iPad or Samsung Tablet. It is NOT an iPad or Samsung, it is an Amazon content delivery device. It is inexpensive because Amazon provides the content and they want you to have a cheap way to enjoy it. It is an E Reader, Music Player, Video Player not a full fledged Android Tablet. Like most Amazon devices it has ads on the lock screen. Any other ads are the fault of the apps. It can be massaged to load apps from Google Play but it wasn't designed for that and results will vary. Expecting this to perform like an iPad or Samsung is wishful thinking of the highest degree. If you can't afford an iPad, don't blame this unit. Don't buy it to do anything but read, listen and watch. I've worn out several of the Fire units over the years and I loved them. They are electronic devices and as such are likely to fail at some point. It's reality. I own 2 iPads as well as This Kindle, an old fire (USB port finally died) and a Kindle Paperwhite. They all serve a purpose. I read constantly and sometimes the Paperwhite is right, Sometimes the Fire is right. The iPads are PC replacements for me and do everything I need to run a small business and record music. I don't expect any of the Kindles to be iPads. Warranty is commensurate with value. 90 days is enough to verify operation. After 90 days you're just unlucky or you dropped the unit so many times it gave up. iPads have a 1 year warranty and you pay for it. My last iPad cost me over $500. I expect a lot more from it than I do a Kindle. I apologize for ranting but it sucks that good products suffer because of bad expectations. A Kindle Fire is a great device for what it was intended to do. I don't really like backlit screens for reading, but sometimes they're desirable. I can watch Movies, Listen to Audiobooks, Listen to music, Stream content and read books and magazines. All on one device that has a screen I don't have to squint at to enjoy. All for a very reasonable price. I had some A-hole grab my fire and run while I was getting a drink refill and it wasn't a nightmare... like if he had run off with my iPad. Buy this for what it is, don't complain about what it isn't."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Play Video\n I enjoy reading books and watching videos on my new Kindle.\n\n- Screen and Size:\nI appreciate the form factors -- it has sufficient screen size for my use but also very portable to carry around. The display quality of the 8 inch screen is great, everything is crisp and sharp. For me it is the most important thing. It's a great content consumption device which provides excellent reading experience similar to my old Paperwhite.\n\n- Speed\nThe marketing material says 30%. Honestly it doesn't matter for my use.\nIt is smooth enough for web browsing.\n\n- Battery Life:\nIt claims up to 12 hours of battery life, which impressive for tablet this size.\nBased on my initial impression, it is probably true. I will come back to update this review later about my real-world usage.\n\n- Charging\nType-C port! No more micro-USB!\nAccording to the specifications, charging time is 5 hours.\nGet a more powerful charger and I think this regular HD 8 will charge up just as fast as the more expensive Fire HD 8 Plus, if not faster!\nIn my video review, I used a type-c PD charger that delivers 14.12 watts of power when the tablet is around 68% battery. With the included charger, it was only able to deliver 5 watts. I won’t be surprised it can be charged from 0 to 100% under 3 hours!\n\n- Storage:\nIt supports 1TB of additional storage! I I bought the 32GB version, put in 64GB SD card and plan to get a larger one in the future for movie storage.\n\n- Capable of enabling Alexa, with on/off toggle.\nIt works but I don't use Alexa much."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'First of all, this isn’t an iPad, not even in competition with one so don’t compare it to that. I view the fire tablet line to be solely for media consumption in which they excel at. They’re a great starter tablet for younger kids and teens because of the price and durability.\n\nPackaging was simple with minimal plastic. Setup took a few seconds with an available amazon account.\n\nThe tablet itself is light and portable. The screen looks good and the sound comes out fine although not as loud as I would like. The volume is better when using headphones. Bluetooth pairing is also really quick and reliable.\n\nI use this tablet mainly for reading kindle books and magazines and browsing the amazon app. I also watch Netflix and Hulu and YouTube with ease.\n\nI couldn’t care less about google play store because I was able to download all the apps I frequently use on the device for free. I do know that you can add google play store if you so desired so there’s no problem there.\n\nI don’t use the tablet to game so I can’t speak on that aspect but overall, as a budget tablet I like using the fire hd 8 a lot when I need to go out and don’t want to lug around my heavier and more expensive iPad.\n\nI don’t care for the camera on this tablet but it’s not bad in its own right. The camera on this tablet is mediocre but gets the job done and your expectations for it shouldn’t be that high to begin with in all honesty. A better camera will drive up the price and just how often do you actually use it should be a question you genuinely ask yourself before you start docking stars for the camera.\n\nThis is a great little device for media consumption if you want a bigger screen to work with than your regular-degular smart phone. HIGHLY recommend for media consumption and kindle reading. Super affordable, comfortable to hold thanks to the larger uniform bezels and portable for on the go usage. Battery life is also great considering the brightness levels I keep it at and charged via USB TYPE C which is a bonus.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'m an avid reader and prior to COVID-19, I went to flea markets and yard sales and stocked up on paperbacks on a regular basis. But I\'m a quadruple high risk person for getting COVID-19 so flea markets are out of the question for months to come. I never thought I would like reading from a Tablet. After all.... it\'s not a "book"! But I have to tell you, I LOVE my Fire HD 8! When I started to run out of my paperback stash, I was panicking! My son talked me into ordering the new Fire HD 8 and my life has changed. The size of my Fire HD 8 is much like a paperback book so I find it comfortable to hold. The battery life is amazing and it charges very quickly when I need to charge it. I also love the way you can change the screen to varying comfortable intensities of light and background color. Plus....I love that I can adjust the font and the size of the font to one that suits me best. This is one of the best purchases I\'ve made in a long time and ultimately I\'ll be saving money as there are hundreds of FREE books online! Truly, I am grateful to have found this wonderful tool!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We bought this kindle for my son this past Christmas and the screen glitches. Whenever it’s turned on every few seconds the screen will go black and then turn back on. It doesn’t matter if it’s on the home screen or in an app. My son tried to use this kindle many times during “homeschooling” and it would not work. Because of COVID it took me awhile to get to costumer service as this problem has been going for a few months. Once I was able to talk with someone they told me that because it was purchased through Target they are not responsible for replacing it. This doesn’t make since to me as it’s an amazon product.\nYears ago I had a problem with my iPad. I contacted Apple not the store that I purchased it from (which was also Target). They spent time on the phone with me and tried to fix my device. When they couldn’t they sent me a new device since the iPad wasn’t even a year old.\nI guess you get what you pay for and I payed for junk and received crap costumer service. I know we’re I’ll be purchasing my kids next device from. I would give this Kindle 0 stars and Costumer Service a 0 rating as well for not even trying to trouble shot the problem. I wonder if I call Target if they have techs to help determine the problem. I doubt it since it’s an Amazon product.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Well like the headline says, the product itself seems to be working fine thus far. I have side loaded a few apps as I intend to install the Google Play Store and Services at a later date. But so far I have not run into any performance related issues. The reason for the 3 star review is because of their scummy mobile app monetization with their special offers. Now I knew full well going into my purchase what the deal was but I don't understand why I should have to pay an additional $20-30 to have ads removed when everything else about the tablet is the same from a hardware perspective. Its like when you download a free-to-play game or app but then you can pay to remove ads except the game itself is still free. The difference being that usually buying the paid version of an app is I would say maybe $10 or so generally. And also often times paying for an app also gives you access to additional features. But in this case we have to pay $20-30 to remove the annoying lock screen ads and get nothing extra for that payment. Now I may sound stupid complaining about a potentially trivial matter for most people but its just annoying to me and I don't think its a good business practice. Like, is Amazon not going to sell enough of these so they need money from advertisers to afford the cost of producing them? Sorry for ranting on so long but just wanted to give my two cents."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this tablet thinking it would be an improvement over older models. Yes it\'s a bit faster than the previous model, but still frustratingly slow when compared to current generation tablets from competitors.\n\nYes this runs on Android, but the user interface is totally modified by Amazon, and you cannot remove/hide apps, screens that you don\'t use. For example, "Books", "Newsstand", "Audible", and "Music" are all areas I don\'t use, but there\'s no way to hide these screens. They just clutter space on my screen, and makes using the tablet more frustrating.\n\nAlso, you cannot install Google Chrome. Instead, you need to use Amazon\'s web browser, "Silk", which I\'m not familiar with, and would much rather not have to use a totally separate browser for this tablet, when i use Chrome on all other devices I have.\n\nYou also cannot use the Google Play Store app to download any apps that are not available in Amazon\'s selection.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'There’s an advertisement every time I turn it on, and you’re stuck in Amazon world with this thing. I can’t download my public library’s app or my work-out app. It’s inexpensive because you’ll be nickel and dimed, and pushed into a corner!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am a big user of Amazon products like Fire tablets and Alexa. This HD 8 boots up extremely fast. The screen movement is very smooth. I own an HD 10 but I like this better because the size makes it easier to hold and manuever. It is much lighter than the 10. I had a concern about the sound quality before receiving it but the sound quality is very good. The charge time is fast and the battery holds charge for a long time. Because of all these positives I will be using this tablet over my 10 on my next trip. I really like this tablet.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this to replace a nearly 10 year old kindle fire. I'll mostly use this for reading and the occasional movie, for those it works great, and I'm very happy. Do not buy this if you want a replacement or alternative to an iPad or an Android tablet. Access to apps is very limited, you do not have google play like other android tablets. The camera is also very low end, so don't buy expecting to take photos or video. If you buy this with the expectation of a very good e-reader, then you will be very happy."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-HD-8-tablet/dp/B07TMJ1R3X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Ring Video Doorbell 3 – 1080p HD video, improved motion detection, and easy installation

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#40

38,145

$199.99 - $239.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cheaped out the first time and got the original. We had it for about a year and it worked well, but the quality was garbage. So I got this one (ring doorbell 3) and the quality is so much better. I would recommend not getting the original and buying this one.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Don’t listen to the negative reviews. It was easy to connect to my SmartThings and setting up wifi is similar to google. When you connect to the network you have to disconnect your existing network and connect to the device with your phone or tablet. I was able to connect it through my existing hardwire doorbell and my existing doorbell ring worked as well. You just have to go through the ring app and turn that feature on. The video is clean, vivid and not choppy. I connected to my 5ghz network and the signal works just fine. I tested it multiple times with no issues. When someone rings the device my doorbell rings and my Amazon Alexa announces someone is at the front door. A banner popups up and on it and live view activates. The ring service is $30 a year. I also tried it through my fire tv and when asked show me the front door my TV screen went straight to live view. No app needed. Just remember to add the ring skill on your Alexa software and do a search for the device to add it. Once that’s done your set. I barely looked at the directions to set all this up.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I moved my 1st generation Ring Doorbell to the back door and installed the Ring Doorbell 3 at the front door. The field of view, responsiveness, sound quality and quality of the picture are much, much better on the Ring Doorbell 3 than the first generation unit. It also limits the motion response to just the area I selected unlike the old unit that over responded and picked up the movement of cars and trucks more than 30 feet away even though I had adjusted it to be less responsive. I'm very satisfied with the new unit."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Updated: Sept 11, 2020. Changing to 5-star rating for two reasons, the outstanding customer service, and receiving a replacement that is working 100% the way it should. There were many emails back and forth to try and get my ring 3 working. After trying all possible remedies customer service sent me a new ring 3. I installed it 2 days ago and it is up and running without any of the problems I had in the past. So if you do have a problem rest easy knowing the Ring backs up their product and will make it right.\n\nHere's the pros/cons for me. Great picture quality and night vision are the pros, motion detection is really the only con I have. Even though I have set up the detection for the 5-15 feet range and have blocked 3 of the 4 areas you are allowed to it is still picking up traffic going by on the street which is about 40 feet from the door. Short of putting up a wall on my sidewalk (which I am sure the neighbors would love) I do not see any way of fixing this. I notice that many other reviewers have the same problems with setting distance and motion detection. Not sure if Ring will/can do a software fix for this but they should. So I guess that annoying detection is better than none at all."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I installed the device yesterday. It works GREAT and it is simple to set up.\nSoon we'll look into getting more devices for better home security."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Why do I have to pay a monthly bill so this can work not good I want to return this but I threw away the box'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Not impressed. Been messing with settings for 4 days and can’t stop it from notifying me every time a car goes by and missing half the people that walk up on my porch. Turned off zone that includes street but still get notifications. Bought to replace cheaper doorbell because it had same problem but no settings to change. Thought this would be better. But it is not.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was expecting real time notifications and expected to be able to use Echo Show to see who is at the front door. That doesn\'t happen 90% of the time. Forget about notifications thru the ring app on my phone. Sometimes that happens in a minute or 2, sometimes not at all.\n\nYeah, I see what the answer will be if I call support..."WiFi connection". Well the router is 6 feet away, with only the wall that the ring is installed on between the 2. My Echo Tap can connect thru the house 50 feet into the back yard but this thing can\'t from 6 feet away thru a 3" wall.\n\nI mistakenly thought this would give me some level of security.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My neighbor recently stopped by with some pictures of a sketchy character on his porch. I had some cameras set up but my coverage was a little lacking so I went ahead and bought this. It arrived quickly and I took to installing and setting it up right away. First issue- I couldn't get an account set up. I kept on getting error after error while trying to set it up on my iphone. By chance I turned off my VPN and it magically allowed my account to be created. The rest of the setup process was a bit of a grind as random errors and freezes plagued the process. I think the VPN was turning itself on and that was creating the problems.\nNow on to the install. My existing doorbell is wired into the door moulding and with a storm door also attached there was little room for the Ring Doorbell to attach. I solved that problem by cutting a block of wood to fit next to the moulding so that the Ring would have something to attach to (not so easy since I have fiber cement siding). Once that was done install was easy.\nNow that it's installed I have the same problem with the VPN. I have to turn it off to connect to the doorbell, but it's a minor inconvenience until I find a workaround.\nThe picture quality is great, the motion detection (at least for me anyways) is a work in progress (seems to pick up movement of flowers and flags). I originally hooked it up to my existing chime but once I found out that you can use your Alexa devices to ring throughout the house I set it up that way. You have many ring tones to choose from (including some seasonal). Pretty cool.\nOverall my particular setup was a little involved but now that it's running I would certainly recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’m a third generation carpenters daughter. I also work in the tech field. I know tools. I know instillation. I know electronics. I’ve assembled and installed literally everything from furniture to appliances in our entire house. Installing this product made me cry 3 times, have an anxiety attack, and have to take medications to calm down. I’ll admit I was having a bad day already when I tried to put this thing together. But the instructions are ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL! I had to watch 3 Yoitube videos just before I could figure out how you’re supposed to attach the stupid slanting brackets. The device told me it was “entering setup mode” after I put in the battery, and then sat there blinking for 35 minutes. Finally I got mad, tried to figure out what what happening, and discovered that I was supposed to be setting it up on the app while it was doing this. There was zero mention in the instructions of this. I thought “setup mode” meant it was looking for WiFi, or triangulating it’s location or something like that. How am I supposed to known that when it says it’s entering setup mode I’M supposed to do the setup. There are zero instructions on what the different screws and things are for. I can’t even finish explaining all the nightmares involved in setting this nightmare up. Setup sucks, the product sucks, the quality sucks. I hated it out of sheer spite for what it put me through for several hours during setup, but now I absolutely loathe it for how crummy and confusing it is. If it ever breaks I’m not returning it, I’m just going to throw it in a bonfire and dance around it. Horrendous product'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Doorbell-improved-detection-installation/dp/B085884FTD/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 release) | Smart display with Alexa and 2 MP camera | Deep Sea Blue

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#41

88,378

$39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' My elderly mom, sits and watches the pictures display. My husband likes listening to Steve Harvey in the morning on it. It”s a big hit, here!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' Me gusta mucho al igual que a mi hijo de dos años. Tiene excelente reconocimiento de voz y muy buena calidad de audio y video.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Key Upgrades from Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019) to Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021):\n\n--NEW 2 MP CAMERA: Upgraded from 1MP in 1st Gen. Better picture in video calls.\n--REMOTE VIEWING: Use the Alexa app on your phone to remotely view the camera of the Show 5, so you can check on your home while you're away. There is a big notice displayed on the Show 5 screen that says it is being remotely viewed.\n--NEW COLORS: Now available in Deep Sea Blue, Glacier White and Charcoal. Previous version was either Charcoal or Sandstone.\n\nDowngrades:\n-No 3.5 mil Audio Jack: Removed the ability to plug in external speakers through a 3.5 mil audio port, the port on the back of the Gen 1 (2019) version is no longer there in Gen 2 (2021)\n\nMy Opinions:\n\nThis is a VERY slight upgrade to the previous version. The difference in the camera quality is noticeable, but honestly the Show 5 screen is too small for me to comfortably use it for video calls anyway. Actually I prefer the older Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019) overall, because I could plug in my old PC speakers for some better sound. I also can't see myself ever using the remote view feature on my Show 5, as it is not in a central location in my house. Overall, it would be hard for me to recommend upgrading to the new Show 5 (2nd Gen 2021) if you already have the old Show 5 (1st Gen, 2019).\n\nIf you are trying to decide which size (2021) Show to get, I would suggest going with the Show 8. It has a much better 13MP camera with auto-framing, and the screen is much more suitable for video calls. It also has a faster processor, adaptive color, and motion sensor Routine activation. At the current prices, ($85 for new Show 5 and $130 for new Show 8) the Show 8 seems like a much better deal; especially if you ever want to do video calls."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Rip off don’t buy ….. screen smaller than my iPhone……can’t see it unless you are 2 feet away….. does less than the old ones …. A lot smaller …. It’s a joke and a rip off …. want my money back'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just got the Echo Show today. Supposedly it is a brand-new upgrade from a previous model. I wouldn\'t know since I have two Echo Dots and have never had an Echo Show before. I like the screen\'s ability to show my security cams (although I am having problems with Alexa not recognizing two as cameras but as plugs for some reason, while the other two (exactly the same brand and model) are recognized as cameras and work just fine. A big annoyance to me is that it will randomly put things like "Alexa for Your Day" instead of the home screen. How do I prevent this from happening? I do not want suggestions from Alexa. I want it to remain the clock and weather screen until I tell it different.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Update: Amazon Customer Service contacted me. The fee is from Blink, not Amazon. I just wanted that to be clear, as I was confused myself. I have no comment on the Echo Show, as it never left the box.\n\nreturned after I found out about the monthly fee for the cloud. $3 per camera/ $10 for 3.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "1 star across the board. This wasn't worth being bundled free with my ring cam for prime day. Honestly after using this I want to do away with all my ring cameras. Physical touch options are barely there. Can't even delete an alarm by touch. Requires voice command. I didn't even want an alarm but was part of setup process. Worst part tho. IT WAS BUNDLED WITH A RING CAM ... and get this. Can't view my ring cam.... it's not natively supported. Requires a log in each time to ring.com to get access. Just sell me a freaking monitor. That's what we want Amazon. A screen larger then my phone that views cameras that's it.\n\nUpdate: remove the 1 star I was required to at least give it. The amount of covid 19 ads and suggestions about vaccines are invasive and uncalled for. Do not push your political agenda in my home. I will be returning this pile of garbage"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am sure most folks would love this type of device, but it is not really ready for prime time. All day, it flashes a screen telling me there is a 'Hot' Weather event. The hottest recorded here was 80 degrees. Hardly an extreme weather condition for just about anywhere. With that and many other annoying news events, I wanted to remove it from the feed. It stated that it would no longer be shown to me. Lo and behold, a few minutes later, it showed the weather event (we are now at 78 degrees and dropping fast.) and those annoying news stories. It is also very limited to showing better events for my compulsive amazon shopping habits. Of which it keeps telling me the same events over and over with no way to dismiss them. Glad it was only a Hamilton.\nPhotos can possibly be shown but you need to upload your photos to a cloud. We live in an age where home NAS systems are common and would love to stream them locally. Very intrusive liberal news you can't get rid of and still a horrible weather system visible (always incorrect)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had no idea how bad I needed this in my life until I actually got it installed. This came free with my purchase of five blink cameras and I’m absolutely obsessed! I love that my kids can asked to see different cameras around our house in case they are home alone they can see what’s going on. I also was able to FaceTime my son from this device and he was able to call me which is great considering we don’t have a landline and he couldn’t find his iPad when he got home to call me. I don’t even think I’ve scratched the surface on some of the things they can do but if you were looking for a new gadget to pair with your Alexa devices this is definitely the one to get!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I generally like the overall alexa components , this package with security cameras seemed like a good buy. It appears Amazon was in a humerous mood when they labled these cameras "security". After a little practice I was able to dismount a camera from its $18 mount in under a millisecond. That is correct folks these toys snap into the mount none too securely. Anybody who wants to obscure themselves from the camera woth one hand while using the other to snap off the device. I have fast internet which supports multiple video streams. With nothing else connected it takes 5 seconds for a shot to show. If you ne3d to mount from the ceiling you are meant to use the tool they provide as a jury rig angle. The mount snaps into the tool and the tool into the cam. Oh, and there is only one in the box. Need two cams on ceiling ? Too bad. And it wobbles. I am fairly certain that the first good straight line wind we get here in florida will dismount these cams ending my displeasure. Do they work? Yeah they detect motion. Just like every other wireless cam out there. Nothing to say about the echo show you can read all about it under that product listing. If it was not for the lousy mount system might get to 4 stars. I gave it three for b the show. Shame on you Amazon.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Show-5-2nd-Gen-2021-release/dp/B08KJN3333/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Insignia 32-inch Class F20 Series Smart HD 720p Fire TV (NS-32DF310NA19, 2018 Model)

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#42

79,842

$99.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this for my kids room. At first I was upset upon taking it out the box because when I seen the power cord it reminded me of the power cords for boom boxes back in the 90's. To top that I could not find an insert for that plug. I was so frustrated I started to google where to find the plug in on the tv itself. My husband goes.. Whats wrong.. I said there is no plug in for the cord.. He sits down in front of the tv and I kid you not within 2 seconds he found the dam insert. Super calm n collected.. I had spent 15 minutes slowly looking at every part of the flippin tv. An he just finds it instantly. I was relieved and grateful If he hadn't been home I don't think that tv would be working right now. I would of put it back in the box! Super mad. Lbs. The tv is great. Beautiful picture great sound easy setup. The kids love it. Just note.. The plug in for the power cord is on your left of the tv, nestled in that box area.. The actual insert is inside of that at the top. If your anything like me.. And aren't used to looking that hard for a plug in.. You will be happy to know that ahead of time. 😊"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Now, sure.. there will be some oddly enraged people who will find something not perfect with this TV, but what seems to happen is that none of them actually paid any attention to how much they paid.\n1. There is hardly ever a reason to rate any TV 0/1 stars if you paid $100 for it and it has a 32" color- (hell, LED!) screen, FireTV, a remote, WiFi, a frame and stand.... I could go on.. but I\'ll stop there. It wouldn\'t even matter if the TV doesn\'t turn on, and you had to return it to get a replacement, still at least 3 stars.\n2. The TV is actually really nice!. After I switched the display settings to Movie and turned off all the edge enhancement and noise reduction shenanigans, the picture is wonderfully crisp (again.. keeping in mind that I paid $100, and it has only 720P resolution.. as stated in the description).\n3. I absolutely LOVE the menu and "live pause" feature! It\'s way better than my $2K+ Samsung TV. Responsive, better remote, I can pause live TV! (OTA- Digital Antenna- Amazing reception)\n4. Setup was a breeze, no problems.. zip.. nada.\n5. It has three HDMI ports (+1 compared to my main TV)\n6. It has a USB port that can power my amplified OTA Digital Antenna, how convenient is that?\n7. It has a Optical Audio Out, which perfectly connected to my unused Sony soundbar, yay!.. yes, the out of the box sound, rather expectantly, sucks balls.\n8. I had no issues at all to cast YouTube from my phone directly to the TV, super smooth, no stuttering or connectivity issues.\n\nYeah.. so I love this TV already, which fits my personality.. as it was F\'N $99 !!! C\'mon man. Ridiculous. The FireTV stick alone costs half as much if I buy it by itself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am honestly very pleasantly surprised with how much I like this TV. I put this in the bedroom of my camper and we absolutely love the size (roughly 10 feet away from us).\nAs far as clarity goes, I believe 720 is plenty for this screen size. I’m a bit of a TV snob and the lower clarity is not noticeable in this size.\nLastly, I have been very pleased with the WiFi reception of the built in FireTV. It actually works a lot better than the USB plug in external fire sticks, for whatever reason. Super handy in campgrounds with weak WiFi or when using my phones hotspot. Great buy!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We have a massive turn-of-the-milennium oak entertainment center with a 36" cubby for a TV. We\'ve been looking for years for a larger TV to fit the area. We found this one, measured a million times and decided to risk it. It fits, just barely: there\'s about 1/8" gap on either side of the TV.\nWe were pleasantly surprised to get it almost 2 weeks earlier than expected. We got it set up yesterday and after a little internet digging, found out how to scan for & watch local antenna channels (it\'s not like old TV - you use the FireTV menu to choose your "live" channels.)\nOther reviews have complained about poor sound quality or slow FireTV speed, but we\'re extremely pleased with the stereo sound quality and don\'t find the speed to be any slower than our newest Firestick.\nVery pleased overall, but the price blew us away. When we bought our first 24" flat-screen (with no HDMI ports), we paid more than double than we did for this 39" Smart TV!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "The tv took about 10 minutes to set up, then another 15 to do passwords and updates. The picture quality is great, and the sound is more than I expected. I am still getting used to the stereo quality. I am very happy with it.\n\nHere is an update: The audio was out of sync with the video. I looked online to find an answer, but what they had did not apply to this model. I called customer service and the fix was easy. Unplug the set, hold the power button down for 40 seconds, then plug it back in.\n\nNow sometimes the remote does not work as well, so here is that procedure:\nTurn off TV, remove the batteries from remote, push all buttons two time, put the batteries back, turn tv on, then hold the home button for 2 seconds. I don't know who comes up with this stuff, but that is the way to do it. I hope the web helps you to find this."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Wanted to replace the small TV in the kitchen with a Smart TV, allowing me to rid my counter of a cable box, and this TV fit the bill. The size is perfect, I was able to add a hard drive via one of the three HDMI ports making it into a full functioning computer, it is nice and light and is easily mounted using a small mount. The picture is what I would expect from a larger more expensive television, and the colors are beautiful. My only problem is that I can not get HBO on it because currently Amazon and HBO are contracted with each other and this is an Amazon Fire TV (so check with your cable provider). That being said, I watch Prime, Netflix, HULU, Pluto TV and a host of other Apps. The space is limited for your apps, so I only downloaded the apps I know I want like FOX News, News12, Lifetime, etc. I am not sure if there is a way to expand the app storage, but that is a problem for another day.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I needed a small tv for my home office and possibility another external monitor. This fit the ticket! I was skeptical with the reviews about the lag and difficulties with the apps while using wi-fi, but so far, so good. It does has a 1-2 second delay from the other TVs in my home with a fire stick or fire cube. I can hear them in another room and they are always a second or so ahead. Other than that, it suites my needs and I'm happy I got it on sale!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This 24” FIRETV is PERFECT! It didn’t take long to set it up and start watching it. I like that it has 3 HDMI so I can switch to my roku anytime\nIt DOES lose network signal EVERY TIME I turn it off and have to wait for it to connect before watching anything which I find odd but it doesn’t take long for it to connect'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was on the fence regarding buying a TV for my kitchen for a year. I kept going back and forth between a 24" Fire TV and a separate 24" TV and a Fire Stick 4K or Roku. But, ultimately decided on this product due to it going on sale for under $100 with a free Echo Dot. I slightly regret that decision, despite it only being a kitchen TV. As another person said, the interface is slow and doesn\'t like to open the apps smoothly on the first try. Also, I paired the TV with my kitchen Echo but I can\'t get it to respond to voice commands at all. I have another TV with a Fire Stick and a Roku TV that both respond perfectly to commands through Alexa, but this Fire TV won\'t even so much as turn on/off by voice command. The remote is nice, and the picture is not bad at all, but the software hiccups are a serious bummer.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have children. They are a ton of work. So from time-to-time I like to let them watch copious amounts of television so I can work or enjoy the solitude of going tinkle alone. But I digress... back to the TV. Yes, the TV was a solid purchase. I bought two for two of my kiddo’s rooms and now I want one in my room. Maybe I’m old and haven’t bought a new TV in too long, but the first thing I noticed was how lite they are. Like, launch the Box in the air when you pick it up, lite. Picture quality is great. Stupid easy to set up. Only downside is the sound isn’t surround sound kinda joy, but c’mon - it’s a tv under $200. You’re walking away with a solid deal here. Would I want this to be my main viewing source for our entire home? Probably not. Would I shell out $200 to tinkle in private while my children watch copious amounts of television? You bet your Fire Stick I would.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Insignia-NS-32DF310NA19-32-inch-720p-Smart/dp/B07FPP6TB5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

All-new Ring Alarm Contact Sensor

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#43

20,711

$19.99 - $99.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I finally pulled the trigger on purchasing the security system to go with my 6 wired stick up cams and I am glad I waited for second generation for aesthetic reasons alone.\n\nThese sensors are much less bulky and accessing the batteries will be easier that Gen 1 IF YOU INSTALL THEM CORRECTLY. In my mind I originally wanted to place the sensor side on the frame of the window's outer casing with the logic that the sensor should be stationary and the smaller magnetic side should move with the window pane but this was problematic because to access the batteries, i would have to slide the sensor to the left but it is right next to the corner of the wall. I installed that one incorrectly and will need to eventually pull off the sensor and swap the sensor and magnetic strip. The rest I installed so the sensor was on the window pane's frame and that resolved the issue. *see pictures*\n\nAlso worth noting, the Gen2 sensors seem to be more sensitive than the Gen1, which I see as a plus. When the sensor and the magnet are perfectly aligned, it only takes a little more than an inch of travel to trip the Gen 2. Some of my Gen1 sensors take almost 2.5 - 3 inches to trip."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These sensors are a fantastic upgrade from the first generation, for certain applications...\n\nThey fit wonderfully on my doors and are less visible because of their smaller size. I do wish the ring logo was placed somewhere else (maybe on the side) because I would prefer it to be upright.\nThe word RING upside down makes it look like it wasn’t designed to be installed that way.\n\nMy only real complaint though would be the size of the device. In my current rental home we have single hung vinyl windows, and these devices will not attach in a convenient, non-obtrusive way. They stick out on the glass and are very visible. I decided to stick with the older version for my windows and only ordered these new ones for my doors.\n\nIf you aren’t sure which ones will be best for you I encourage you to take the time to measure and tape together some cardboard or paper mock-up versions of both... just so you can place them and see how they’ll look. It’ll save you some time and stress.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have both the Gen 1 and Gen 2 contact sensors. For windows, I like the Gen 2 sensors more than the Gen 1 sensors because they are smaller and a little less noticeable when looking out of a window. The height and width of the Gen 2 sensors are smaller (1st photo is a Gen 1 sensor for comparison; 2nd and 3rd photos are Gen 2 sensors). However, the depth of the sensor is greater so it may not fit some windows that the Gen 1 sensors fit on. Both Gen 1 and 2 are smaller than the equivalent sensors that I had previously with ADT.\n\nI have bottom up and top down double hung windows so had to place the sensor and magnet on the window itself so opening/closing either the top or bottom window would be detected.\n\nThe packaging is more efficient on the Gen 2 sensor. The adhesive is already applied to the sensor and the magnet. Installation is quicker compared to Gen 1 in which you had to apply the adhesive strip onto the sensor and magnet first. There was not a screw on attachment as there was for Gen 1.\n\nYou do need to leave some room around the sensor so you can remove it to replace the battery (whenever they eventually wear out).\n\nUPDATE 8/23/2020: Battery ran out\nAfter a mere 3 months, the battery on one of the Ring contact sensors V2 has run out completely. This seems odd as I bought the V2 sensors as soon as they came out, so they couldn't have sat on the shelves for long. None of my V1 sensors have run out of batteries. One of the other reviews mentioned that the V2 sensors run through the batteries quickly. I'll see how my other V2 sensors do."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I love the Ring alarm system so it pains me to leave this review, but I must say that these new contact sensors are not designed well and I will be returning them and purchasing more of the 1st gen version. These are too wide to fit on my window frame (which I assume is a generic, normal window frame), and they expect you to leave an extra half inch to access the battery compartment. See photos for what I'm talking about."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased 11 sensors and an 8 piece alarm system at the same time. I would have written this review on the alarm only Amazon did not allow me to write this review on the alarm where it truly belongs. The Amazon system placed this review on the sensors instead. Bottom line here is that the alarm base station that I have received is defective. I will not stay online. It has some type of electrical issue that causes it to go offline 1 or 2 times per hour. This has happened starting the very first day I set it up. I followed the online troubleshooting options from ring the first day to reset the system and try to fix the issue. This did not fix the problem. Day 2 the problem got worse and I called into Ring support. They were very nice and courteous. They did however have me simply follow the same steps the online support had me do in resetting the system to no avail. They did then have me perform a full factory reset. This did not solve the problem. Day 3, the system is now dropping offline 1 to 2 times per hour. I have tried emailing support multiple times for a follow up on what is going on and am now getting no response from Ring at all. I have a Ring Video Doorbell as well and this stays online perfectly fine. I have a dedicated fiber line internet connection in my home and an extremely robust wifi setup in my home that is overkill for a home setup. At this point I have no faith that the product is worth anything nor do I have any faith that the company cares at all about backing their products. I would not waste my time or money on anything from Ring.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'there is a known issue with the batteries in these sensors so if you do plan on getting them buy extra batteries.\ncustomer service told me at this time they would not send me new batteries and that I would have to buy them myself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Installed these a few days ago on several windows and doors, 0 issues so far. People are complaining about the size but in my opinion the size is perfect. Had no issues fitting it on any door or window. Sensor detection is nearly instant too! (Zwave is awesome tech).'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The 2nd generation Ring sensor gave me the same problem I had during my installation of 1st generation sensors. I purchased the 2 pack. When I tried to install the second sensor the app could not install the sensor after it read the QR code. The app stalls during the installation and will not connect, no matter how many times I remove and re-install the device. It’s a error that the company needs to resolve. The 2nd generation sensors are not smaller than the 1st gen, they are just a different (more square) shape. Please leave a helpful click if this review was helpful to you. With many thanks and gratitude, hope this product works for you as well. Best wishes :D\n\nPros:\n1) Easier to attach to a door than 1st gen sensors\n2) Easier to change batteries than 1st gen sensors\n3) Improved magnet sensitivity\n\nCons:\n1) Although the sensor is more compact, part of the sensor is more square in shape and may be more inconvenient for some applications.\n2) Same range to base station as 1st gen\n3) No screws included for installation'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I live in a shady neighborhood, and have had someone try to break into my apartment twice (once while I was there -- on my birthday, no less). So I purchased the Ring security system.\n\nI bought this sensor to add to an extra window. I forgot to disable the alarm system when I opened a window at 5 a.m. to let my cat gaze outside. The alarm went off, scared the cat, woke the neighbors -- in other words, it worked perfectly.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't like / don't use the Ring Alarm system, but this sensor is AMAZING and it has super fast response time. And I'm really happy to see it's Z-Wave. You can use this sensor with any Zwave hub. I use it with my Zooz S2 Z-wave stick in Home Assistant."}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Ring-Alarm-Contact-Sensor/dp/B0866TMCMQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

NuPro Anti-Glare Screen Protector with Antimicrobial Technology for Amazon Fire HD 10 and Fire HD 10 Plus tablet (11th generation, 2021 release), 2-pack

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#44

12,051

$17.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "As you may notice in the right corner of the photo, even with a font of light that causes a lot of glare, we are still able to see the screen's details perfectly.\nThe only thing I didn't like is that the anti-glare took away a little of the screen vibrance. Unfortunately, I think we can't have the best of both worlds or colourful rich picture with glare, or a little opaque.\nIt was a little complicated to install because after you install the 1st part of the screen protector, you need to peel the film to install the second part, but the film is so attached to the 2nd part that it was difficult to peel it off without taking the 1st part from its place.\nWith all the struggle above I had a lot of bubbles and also some small particles that were taken away before the installation, so I had to peel part of the screen, use the sticky tape to clean the protector and gently put the screen back avoiding the bubbles. As promised by the manufacturer, all the bubbles went away and the glue is so good that even with all the installation struggle it continued perfect, even in the corner that I used to lift it.\nI like my screen protectors a little bit smoother on the fingertips, this one is a little on the rough side, what makes my fingertip tingling.\nI didn't test it's power of screen protection yet, and hopefully I will not need it, but if it happens I'll add to this review."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Extremely difficult to place on the screen. You removedremove the top 3rd of the protective backing to place the screen protector on the screen. You than have to peel the remaining backing off while trying to keep the screen protector from moving. I found it difficult not to move the screen protector, and I was unable to get the protector on the screen without it being misaligned.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Fits great on the new kindle fire 10 tablet and kids fire tablet, just make sure you take the foam case off.\n\nVery easy application.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cannot remove a large air bubble along the edge in one corner. I installed the cover about as straight as possible, so I am guessing it is because of poor adhesive in that spot.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "So I do not have the most steady hands, and I was a bit hesitant about putting this on and not having something get on the adhesive side, or have it end up not exactly where I wanted it on the screen... aaaand I did actually get a bit of dog hair and a lil grain of something on the adhesive side... it came off really easy- and then I was worried it would be noticeable once I put it on the tablet. It is not. I can't see any marks left after removing the dirt (I gently scratched it off with my nails) and the dog hair came off really easily.\n\nI kept messing up on placement, because I am me... but! hurray this thing was really easy to gently lift up, and readjust (I was only placing the first half at this stage!) Once I got it where I wanted it, then I removed the second piece of plastic and it has this melting onto the screen effect. There were a bunch of bubbles AT FIRST, but use your fingers to gently (with the pads of your fingers) push the bubbles to the closest edges, and any tiny bubbles are pushed to the edge easily with the little card like thing they provide.\n\nI have not had any issues with glares, there is no touch delay or issues with responsiveness from the screen.\nI am very happy with this screen protector."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'For those who don’t know the RasPad is a tablet enclosure for the Raspberry Pi 4 mini computer. I didn’t want the screen to get scratched up as I take it from place to place as a portable experimental device. The listing dimensions must be measuring the packaging dimensions since it is much smaller than listed. I’m sure it fits the actual device it is designed for, but in case you are using it on something random like me the dimensions are\n9-3/8” x 6-3/16. Touch screen works fine. It reduces glare which is a plus for me. There were no bubbles. Easy installation if you follow the instructions by peeling off the small section first, get it aligned where you want it. Then peel off the last bit slowly as you continuously press the film against the screen as you go. If you peel the whole adhesive blocker material all in one go and try to slap it on there quickly I’m sure you will get bubbles.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "This protector will work fine, but it is not as high end as some technophiles would prefer. If you are competent at installing screen protectors this one is on par. By using the tab 1 as instructed, simply lay entire protector on screen(both cleaned and de static'd) this will allow you to align both sensor holes and adhere the exposed tab 1 area and hold it while pealing away tab 2.. This takes the common sense of an 11 year old child. It does a good job of displacing glare, but the fingerprint/ smudge treatments could be better. Excellent value for the money, but if you desire a crystal clear, crisp HD image this will not provide it. It will serve me fine, the dullish anti-glare will actually make reading with this much more pleasant. In the 2nd image you can see the level of matte/opaqueness from the protector, this does not affect it's normal operation in light conditions. Last note, this protector is the perfect size for this Fire 10 Plus tablet. Personal Technophile rating= 8/10"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The best tablet with bunch of apps but it doesn't have the ones you have on your smart phone. Amazon Fire 10 tablet are great and better to set up and install apps whatever Amazon has. I can draw, read and play my puzzle games. I like doing that when ever I watch TV or watch a movie. I got a pen, screen protector, two cases where you can hold it and another one with a keyboard with a Bluetooth. It works great. What a great tablet. I recommend it. 👍🏻"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Honestly, the negative reviews about it not having the Google store are people who aren't reading the description, or even just the reviews/comments. You can easily add the Google store to this, or just don't buy it, as it clearly says it does not come with the Google Store.\n\nBeyond that, this tablet is great, it streams very well HD video on any streaming service you want. I haven't tested games, but I didn't really buy it for that. That said, I would imagine the gameplay would be pretty smooth as there is no lag when switching between tabs, and having multiple apps running. I got the keyboard with it, and it works pretty well so far. Easily synced to the tablet and started working away. Highly recommend for the price."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Installation is easy. However, I think it should have included some alcohol and dry wipes in addition to the microfiber cloth for better cleaning. My tip for installing these is to put it on a flat surface. If you have non-powdered/nitrile gloves, then use those to reduce the risk of your fingerprint getting on the screen as you apply the sheet. Put a bright light beside the device as you’re cleaning so you can see any dust particles. This light also helps you see bubbles/pockets of air. Scrape as much of the bubbles as you can during application.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Glare-Protector-Antimicrobial-Technology-generation/dp/B08X6KB2YX/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Indoor Cam, Compact Plug-In HD security camera with two-way talk, Works with Alexa - Black

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#45

76,777

$59.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ' I am really impressed with this camera, and also own the Echo Show 5. The wide angle lens covers a lot of my living room. So happy I can monitor the activities of my 3 cats from the bedroom. Setup is a breeze if you have owned a Ring device. I also have the doorbell. ***** Highly Recommend this item as well as a great price.\n\nOne thing that is a bit troubling is the volume on the cam does not appear to be adjustable and is rather loud and distorted. I have a support ticket in with Ring. Working smoothly with Windows 10 PC and also Android phone.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am very disappointed in the functionality of this product.\nHaving indoor security is a great thing but I do not wanna have to give up all of my privacy to get it. There are plenty of reasons why a person may not want to be recorded inside their home. Currently, you have no options for turning off the cameras from the app.\nAfter more than half an hour on the phone with customer support, they made it clear that there was no option for privacy except for physically unplugging the cameras. This is extremely impractical. My cameras, for instants, are mounted up at the ceiling and need a ladder to access. I'm sure that I do not need to give you examples of all the reasons that this would be problematic, since I can think of a half dozen off the top of my head.\nAnother possible partial solution would be restricting what information shared users can see. Currently there don't seem to be any options at all about how much someone can see if you share your account with them. If they were option settings for sharing, I could decide how much they see. But there aren't.\nI am still deciding if I will be keeping these new cameras or not."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Pros:\nCost\nDaylight video\nEasy Setup\n\nCons:\nHardware that comes with it will not mount into studs (screws too shallow).\nPower cord is a proprietary micro USB (plug recessed deep on the camera) so unable to use just any micro-usb plug.\nNight video has issues keeping everything in focus (blurry top of the screen)\n\nFirst and foremost, its a 60 dollar camera. The least expensive camera Ring has produced. I have the Doorbell Pro, and the floodlight camera watching the front and back of my house, so was excited to see a cheaper option to put one in my garage.\n\nThe camera itself is incredibly small, almost the size of the ring doorbell itself. Setting it up was a breeze if you already have a Ring device. Took me 15 minutes to get the camera up and running and added to my existing Ring app.\n\nThe video quality is on par with the other devices in the daylight. No complaints about that. The night vision however, seems like it has some issues. I\'ve noticed that anything on the top of the screen comes off blurry and out of focus in night vision. I haven\'t experienced that with other ring cameras, and may be due to mounting the camera high on the wall and it having an issue keeping everything in focus. I know they increased the viewing angles on this model, so it may also have to do with that. Its purely speculation, but it is a 60 dollar camera, so not a deal breaker for me. Its not like Spiderman will be breaking into my garage.\n\nThe biggest negative on this device however (and why I took away a star) is the hardware. The mounting screws are far too shallow to get through drywall and into a stud. So they include the anchors for drywall, and you will need to mount this into the anchors. This seems like a huge miss considering most Ring devices account for this and always have included the appropriate hardware.\n\nThe other negative is the power cord. Six foot is hardly enough to work with. With the camera being powered with a micro-usb, if you\'re thinking "well just buy a longer usb cord", that won\'t work. The plug in on the back of the camera is far too recessed for anything other than the cord that it comes with. So unless you\'re looking to use a typical 120 extension cable, make sure you\'re planning on mounting this close to the outlet.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I needed a cam to see the inside of the house when we are out. Decided to give this one a try since it was meant to be indoors.\n\nPros:\n- smaller profile (I placed this cam next to the Ring Stickup Battery Cam, and an 8oz bottle of water for comparison)\n- easy setup (took a total of 2 minutes to get up and running)\n- two way audio had a delay, but still less than my Arlo cams.\n\nCons:\n- initial lag. At least on my device, there seems to be about 2 seconds worth of feed that is “fastforwarded” before the stream stabilizes. Not a deal breaker, but the other ring cams I have do not do this.\n\nOverall, great product that fulfills a niche purpose. Cheap alternative if you need specifically, an economical indoor cam.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "This ring indoor camera looks like a solid camera, and I can't wait to receive my order to test it. I am giving it a 4 star for now and will update later based on actual usage.\nBut based on the features that are described here, I think Wyze cam offers more value for rought 1/3 of the price. Wyze cam provides free on-camera A.I for person detection and free 14 days of cloud storage, which has great value."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'For a while I have been using Ring cameras for the the exterior and Wyze cams for the interior on my house. With the new indoor cam I can now access all my cams from one app. To me the picture quality is great overall and especially in total darkness. Live view connection is a lot more stable than my Wyze cams. Alexa integration is a big plus, no need for third party hacks to complete routines. Because I already have Ring cameras it’s worth it to pay a little more over a Wyze cam.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We were looking at getting another smart camera to monitor the entryway coming into the house. So far, I\'ve been impressed. I\'ve only used 2 smart cameras before. The first was a Yi camera that we bought from Amazon back in late 2017 for our baby\'s room. It was an "Amazon\'s Choice" item and it was about $80 so we bought it, but it was a piece of junk and constantly dropped off the network despite claiming to have a strong signal. We looked around and decided on a Nest camera for her bedroom. It has worked flawlessly, but it was $250! Even though we like it, I was not going to drop that much money on another indoor camera. Then, Ring came along with this new (and small) indoor camera that\'s right around $60, so I decided to give it a shot. Here is my review after using it for a few days.\n\nPros:\nThe video quality is great and does not seem to lag at all\nHas a built-in panic alarm, which I don\'t care about but others might (it\'s kind of weak though)\nIt\'s small\nSetup is pretty easy\n\nCons:\nIt has a rather short power cable, which is not modular. If you are going to put the camera on a table near an outlet, you shouldn\'t have an issue, but if you want to mount it on a wall several feet from an outlet, it\'s probably not going to reach. Also, the micro usb port is inset into the camera inside a tiny tunnel and the USB cable happens to have the same shape at the end of it to make it easy to insert. The cable length is an issue for me. As a test, I tried using a regular micro USB cable and an Apple 2.4 A power supply. It took a bit of jiggling, but I got the Micro USB end of the cable to seat inside the camera. The 2.4 A power supply worked fine with it (the includes power supply is 2A) so I will be ordering a longer micro USB cable and using that instead.\n\nAnother potential con is the "Activating" screen when you click on the thumbnail in the app to switch to the live view. Sometimes it may take 2-10 seconds before the feed actually comes up.\n\nOne other minor annoyance is the blue LED that turns on when the camera detects motion. There is no way to turn it off nor is there any way to tell when someone is actively viewing the feed. Our Nest camera provides the option to turn off the LED, but in normal operation, the LED is solid green, but when someone is watching the camera feed, it turns into a pulsing blue. Not a big deal, but if you really wanted to make this thing incognito, it\'s not really possible unless you put tape over the LED.\n\nConclusion: For $60, this camera is perfect aside from the included power supply, but I can deal with that.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I own 5 Ring indoor cams, along with a Ring Elite doorbell and a stick up elite POE cam. This is just my input regarding these cams as I have been testing them and using them for quite sometime. First thing is not every indoor cam works the same, some arrive with older firmware and need updating. Plug in close to your router and do the full set up and do your updates. Once you add the cam to the app and it’s working well, unplug it and move it to the area you want to monitor. Do your set up either by mounting it or setting it on a shelf. Get the angle of view your looking for and then set up your motion zone and sensitivity. Make sure you check the “health” box to see your signal sensitivity. If you are using a mesh router network, you should reconnect to the closest link for it, if not you may have to reconfigure to the nearest of it isn’t automatic. Make sure you turn on the snapshot option as well. If you don’t want to have the indoor cams record or send alerts while your home, you can turn that ability on and off with the new quick access buttons in the app. You will get 30 days of free recording for ALL your cams, with each cam you buy. So if you decide to buy one a month, till you cover all your angles in the home, you will literally get an additional 30 days for every cam on your network covering the 50 days of cloud storage for free. Why not use this option while it’s still available. After you cover your needs, opt for the yearly service. I have 5 indoors cams, covering almost 4000 sf. I love that I can drop in and watch over the home as well as hear and talk through the cams. Night vision in a room is great too. Makes a great baby cam as well. I have had 2 indoor cams give me problems in the past, either dropping off my network, or the snapshot option not working. If you have read my ring reviews before, I am well versed in networking and I have found that some ring reps want to always point the finger at every else but their devices. I can say I have found problems in a couple of their devices and once they were replaced, the problem was solved. Don’t allow them to drive you insane, the community forums are good but they only can go so far for help as well. Sometimes a quick swap of the unit with a new one solves the problem. Amazon has always backed me and they are truly behind their customers.\n\n4/2020: I wanted to be able to watch the main entrance and hallway in my home, have an eye level view, no wires at all showing, and nothing that stood out of place. So review the attached pics, maybe this install will gravitate people who are inclined to custom installs, know there is no limit to what you can do. Just plan out your work and never rush. I was able to recess an indoor cam into my wall, and still provide me with all the aforementioned needs. I used a double electrical box as it provided me the necessary room without modifying the box. I used an indoor/outdoor ring power supply and reused the indoor cam plug on the power supply as it fits perfect and locks in. I obtained 120v power from a nearby electrical outlet, and brought my wire into the box from behind the wall. I mounted the ring power supply on the back of the electrical box, and prepped the box to accept the camera. I created a clear acrylic template and was able to use that to cut out the blank wall plate. What’s really nice is I can still unscrew the wall plate and easily remove the cam if I need to do a reset or adjustment. This solved many issues for me and still provided an eye level video shot of persons entering the front door. Since the ceilings are 12’ high, mounting the cam at the ceiling with a downward angle wasn’t conducive in getting a good facial shot. This is just one example of several I have designed myself to combat issues most of us have dealing with wires, angles, placement, etc.\n\n11.21.20: After almost a year of Ring use, I have to say I am disappointed in the Ring community forum, their tech support, and products. Just recently, I had two of the ID cams drop offline. No matter what I did, no luck getting them back to work. I actually unplugged a back up ID can and went to move it, that one also dropped offline and never came back up. Tech support was of no help, and the community forum mod just tells you to call in.\n\nI would think using 10 ring cameras, I know a little about them. Based on my research, they connect to WiFi, but can’t get to the internet. It appears that there is a high probability that my ISP is blocking the camera for possible threats, even though I turned off my firewall, set up a DMZ zone, and just about created a WiFi bridge to push the Ring cameras too, they still won’t work. They don’t play nice since the last firmware update. So as they fail, I am replacing them with another company. Honestly, I don’t care what brand I use, as long as it works. Read the community forums, and see for yourself. Setting up cameras is not really that difficult, troubleshooting isn’t either as long as you have full control of all devices. Ring doesn’t allow for device control outside of normal settings. Also, Ring devices CAN NOT, be wiped clear of stored memory setting for your home network. It’s embedded in the device. Even if you remove it from your home network, and sell it. It still has your network mirrored in its memory. Found this by pure chance. At the very lease you should have the cams IP address to clear out stored info and reset it. Wow'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love Ring products. They are a great idea and work well.\n\nI just received a two pack indoor cameras which arrived promptly but one of the two power supplies was defective.\n\nI decided to chat customer support. In my opening chat I gave my name, described the problem, explained what I did to troubleshoot the problem and how I confirmed a dead power supply. The agent didn’t even read it and wasted my time asking questions that were already answered.\n\nThe support chat took over 20 minutes with long delays between responses and the agent was still not able to confirm shipment of a replacement. It was as if the agent was working several calls and not focused on my chat.\n\nDefective product plus poor customer service is a recipe to loose loyal customers. I was an early adopter of Ring and have many of their products. This experience has given me pause when considering them in the future or recommending Ring to others.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'In February, I noticed my ADHD medication ran out early. I’m very careful about taking it exactly as prescribed so it was strange that I had run out 10 days early. For reasons I won’t get into for this review, I suspected the property manager of my building was stealing it. Obviously that sounded crazy, but I couldn’t think of another explanation. A friend suggested a Ring camera, so I bought one never expecting anything to actually come of it. I put some antihistamines in my now empty pill bottle thinking no one would ever take them, set up the camera when it arrived, and felt more secure knowing it was there. Set up was simple so I figured worst case scenario, I was out a bit of money and I spent maybe 10 minutes setting it up.\n\nFast forward a week later when I get a notification via the app that there was motion detected on my camera. I open up the recording and there she is, entering my apartment, going right for my decoy pills, taking them, and leaving. I immediately left work to get back home. I called the police who sent an officer. I showed him the video and he admitted that had I not had the video, he wouldn’t have believed me. I was able to quickly and easily send the video to the police and to the president of the company that owns my building. I also was able to download the video and get it uploaded so that I have copies of it as I go through the next few months as she (hopefully) gets brought to justice.\n\nI cannot emphasize how much this little camera has helped me. I would not have caught my burglar otherwise. Because of it, they were able to look up records of who used their electronic key to access my apartment and she had been in there 7 times over the month prior. This would have gone on for longer and who knows if it would have resulted in harm to myself or my cat had I not caught her. This camera has given some of the sense of security she stole from me back and stopped a nightmare situation from worsening. I will still be recovering from this for long time and I am hoping she is brought to justice, but I cannot thank Ring enough for helping me secure my home from an unexpected source of danger.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Indoor-Compact-security-two-way/dp/B07Q769B5X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Blink Outdoor - wireless, weather-resistant HD security camera, two-year battery life, motion detection, set up in minutes – 2 camera kit

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#46

133,455

$179.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Play Video\n We've got some bad actors in the hood, so it was time to catch them with some irrefutable evidence. Our XT2 is a little old and our Arlos are acting stupid. Saw this come out and had to give it a shot. It was time to upgrade. Plus, the specs of the possibility of TWO YEAR BATTERY LIFE is mindblowing. It's probably a lot less, but my Arlos would last a week with $10 CR123 batteries, so that had to go. Anything had to be better than those dinosaurs.\n\nSet up was fairly easy. There is no real printed instruction manual, but those are rare today. Scanned the QR code and my smartphone popped me to their website with tons of tips, info, and even setup videos. The entire setup process is QR from the new Sync Module 2 to the camera itself. So don't make the mistake of slapping the batteries in and closing the camera unit like I did before I scanned the QR code. Whoops. Took less than 15 minutes to setup and sync. Signed up for a new Blink account so the old one won't get confused - plus there's several weeks of free cloud storage right now. Boom.\n\nSet it up in a tree ACROSS from my house this time. When I put it over my door, my old cameras would flag every car or pedestrian close and far. All I want to see is the jerk stealing my UPS packages, so I flipped the perspective. The HD is super clean and clear, and the camera is at least 30 feet from the sync module with no problems connecting. Big plus there. And, there's a pretty powerful little speaker in this unit! I was really surprised at the volume this thing can push for such a small speaker. Now, when this alerts me to funny business, maybe I'll be able to yell at the perps. Probably not, because they'll be long gone by the time I see the notification. Still, this feature could be useful in warning your kids from doing something silly when you're not home.\n\nThe live view was disappointing, since you have to keep clicking the app to continue the live view for longer than 10-ish seconds. So you can't use this as a spying device or a baby monitor. Bummer. Also, the default recording time was like 5 seconds, probably to maximize battery life. You can't catch much in 5 seconds. I adjusted mine in the settings to about 20 seconds. I'll sacrifice battery life to catch a bad actor. Plus, there's a battery pack you can attach to this unit to increase battery life. I'll update in the future to let you know how the battery goes.\n\nOverall, I'm impressed with the new Blink outdoor. It's gonna rain here in Florida soon, so I'll let you know how that goes as well as night shots when available."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's super easy. Works great. Setup was simple. It works exactly as advertised. What I didn't know for sure is that the batteries are just high quality AA batteries. So when they die, you can get some rechargeable ones and just rotate them through the thing. I'm going to order a couple more. They are pretty great. *Edit-A nice person took the time to let me know it's best not to replace w/ traditional AA batteries."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This new camera is better then the Blink xt2 ! It has been totally re-engineered. Take it from someone who owns all the different cameras Blink had to offer since day one and had to get on a waiting list to get the very first one. So, I should know what iam talking about. This new camera no longer has the push down and pull system to open the back to install batteries. It has a large screw that you simply unscrew with a included tool to open the back of the camera which is really nice. Once you open the back and install the included batteries scan the small QR code inside the camera threw the blink app it will scan to find the camera once that is done it will automatically do a firmware update. After that you are ready to install your new blink camera. Also noticed the sound is much louder and more clear then the other cameras. This is good if two people are talking in a low voice you can hear what they are saying. Has brighter clearer night vision. Nice clear voice communication with two way talk. Alot stronger wifi signal to sink module and from sink module to camera. Sharp, clear, bright, and colorful HD vision during the day. I noticed before I wrote this review that some people only gave this camera 2 or 3 stars. Like the guy who is complaining about software issues. Well if you follow the directions you would not have that problem. Let the camera finish its firmware update. Duh ! Also, if you have been a Blink customer for a while and want to add this camera to your current system. You do not have to pay for cloud storage you are grandfathered in. After you add this camera to your existing system it will actually tell you this ! The front of the camera has a all new face with a very smooth and shinny surface iam sure to help combat the weather and give it a more high tec look. Their is no longer a switch inside the camera to turn on or off the blue recording light located on the front of the camera. It's is all done threw the app which is really nice as well. They really did a good job in re-engineering this camera and listened to customer complaints about their past cameras and went threw and fixed every issue. I would definitely buy this camera again ! UPDATE : 09-25-20 After using this camera for a couple of days. And as other reviewers have noted that this camera only has a 25 foot motion trigger ! Anything further than 25 feet it will NOT record when motion is present. So if you need a camera get the Blink XT2 for the further range. This camera will only be good for specific areas like door or window that are within the 20 to 25 foot range from the camera."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "So far everything is as advertised. Setup was a breeze and the image quality is great - especially when set to “best.” I really appreciate the custom activity zones that you can set, as well as the ability the turn off the led light.\n\nIn terms of improvement, the included mount is pretty basic. For better or worse the mount snaps into the back of the camera module. This makes installing it relatively easy, but also means anyone could detach it with a firm pull. I’ve noticed that there are upgraded mounts that you buy, but haven’t had a chance to fully check those out yet.\n\nLastly, I noticed another reviewer mentioned subscription pricing, but it’s a bit misleading. Yes, there is cloud storage that you can pay for, but there are multiple levels, including a free plan, as well as a basic plan for $3/month. Also, the paid plans don’t start until 2021. More importantly, What this camera has, that the XT2 doesn’t, is local storage. If you’re big on privacy, and don't want to store videos on the cloud, you can attach a USB drive to the blink module and save your videos there (see photo which shows the usb drive). There’s no fee for saving your videos locally - you can still get alerts and watch your video feed live for free."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What an awesome product...total install took 25 minutes. I put 3 camera’s up outside to monitor my summer home. One of the camera’s I places on a pole in the yard pointing at the roof so I can monitor snow fall and snow melt roof system. The app was friendly. I shared the app with my wife and she was up and running in 2 minutes with minimal effort. We are so happy with this wireless system.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Pros: 1. Quality HD picture\n2. Easy to set up\n3. Can arm/disarm camera to save on battery life, so if you're working in the yard, bringing in groceries etc... you're not constantly receiving notifications and using the battery life.\n4. Your videos can be stored in the Cloud (for a nominal fee) or you can insert a USB into the sync module for local storage. If someone is brazen enough to steal the whole camera, you still have access to the video.\n5. You can adjust the sensitivity level, so after you install the camera, you can reduce the level if you're getting too many notifications from trees, animals etc..setting off the alarm.\n6. It is easy to adjust the camera (after you've installed it) if you want to change the angle for a better view.\nCons: Connectivity (update) This issue has resolved itself. For the last 4 days, I have had no issues receiving notifications or viewing videos. If you experience first day hiccups, hang in there.\n2. The only way to share access to your live videos is by giving your username & password to a person. The individual then has access to change your email address, password, and delete videos. Technically, they can lock you out of your own security system. Good luck with that if you have teenagers. While you want them to see what's going on outside if they're home alone, you don't want them deleting videos of friends who might visit the house when you're not home. Deal breaker.\n3. This one is not a deal breaker. The camera is small, so if you're looking to deter criminals who are opportunist, they might not even notice the camera is there. Sometimes just the visual presence of a camera will deter individuals.\nI cannot speak to the longevity of the battery life, which was one of the selling points for me. I'll update later if I encounter other issues."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Passed, not interested in paying $120 a year. Xt2's have no fees. Thus the reason why I bought them."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very inconsistent when it goes off and what it records. I have been playing around with all of the settings and not really happy with the performance so far.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Worst security camera i ever bought in my life. Keeps losing connection even though everything else wifi and wireless runs great. I even have a wifi extender i tried to help matters but nope. I just got this today and im boxing it up. Was difficult to get it going with setup, then to make things worse, the night vision is nothing but a big dark blur, i get no pic at all. The daylight view was pretty clear, but i needed this more at night. i uploaded the view. It is right outside my window, nothing obstructing it, so theres no reason i cant get a clear pic.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Had high hopes for this product, so the letdown is extra harsh.\n\nReally, really poor optics for this class of home security camera. Our old Wyze cameras are way sharper.\nNight vision is abyssmal. Not kind of bad, but truly muddled grey blotchiness.\nThe app is atrociously slow. We're running Amplifi Alien mesh wifi in a small house, so it's not the wifi connection. The cameras take about 10 seconds to activate whereas our Wyze cameras take about 3 seconds.\nThe fact that it will not interact and display feeds into the Ring app of our brand new Amazon Ring alarm system (Ring alarm is awesome!) is my other very major gripe.\nConsidering the muscle Amazon could bring to this product launch, I see it as an utter flop."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Outdoor-Wireless-Security-Camera-2cam/dp/B086DL32R3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Blink USB flash drive for local video storage with the Blink Sync Module 2

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#47

14,374

$14.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "It's amazing! You plug this little guy in and it does your laundry, cleans the toilet, and makes one heck of a grilled cheese sandwich! Thanks USB!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I didn't know how much video this little chip could house but it is A LOT and I'm thankful I got this! We use the cameras with my mom (who has Alzheimers) and it has been such a blessing to be able to check in on her and also rewind video to see where she hides stuff. GREAT product and WORTH it!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought with my Blink system. Has a lot of storage. I have my Blinks set for 30 second clips...have saved about 30 clips with only 7% of the storage used.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'this review is not for the quality of the memory module but for the Blink Software itself. I have the Module 1 that stores video on the cloud for free and the software has the capability of deleting all videos at the same time and also overwrite old one to continue recording. I installed Module 2 and this one requires $100/year for cloud recording. You also have the option of installing the USB Memory into the Module 2 to keep recording for free storage but when the memory is full you have to remove it and connect it to your computer to delete the old recordings. It will not let you do it on the App which is really sucks! It can be done of the App but Blink just didn’t do it because they’re not going to make money out of you so they make it harder for you to manage your recording. Bad business.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Purchased after diligent research. I wanted a sec. system that didn\'t require a monthly monitoring fee or cloud storage. BLINK offered the system with an add-on SD card to use WITHOUT subscription.....\n\nWorked great for 90-days.... then..... ALL CAMERAS STOPPED RECORDING - YOU MUST BUY $100 Membership to see camera activity" from now on....\n\nWOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED 6 CAMERAS AND SYSTEM IF I KNEW THE RULES WOULD CHANGE! SHAMEFUL AMAZON - SHAME ON YOU!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This just stores your videos. It's not anything more. It's nice that it's color-matched to the Blink sync module."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "In the beginning the flash drive was working. But beginning a week ago I got notifications everyday backup has failed. So today I got a notification that the Blink flash drive made by Amazon is not compatible. So I wasted my money because the window to return has closed last month. So unfortunate. Can I get my money back or an exchange? Probably not.\nUPDATE-I inserted drive into my laptop and was able to fix the error on the drive. It is working correctly again. I just hope the error doesn't happen in the future."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great Additional storage. Will not need cloud.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought the Blink 2 several months ago. When the first few months of free cloud service ended I purchased the Blink USB drive to avoid the $100 per year charge to continue viewing my security system. I was apprehensive at first. Very easy to install (no instructions came with it). The videos didn’t seem to work, until I noticed at the top of the screen (second picture) it said Cloud (icon) and Daniel1 (my Blinks system name/icon). So I ‘pushed’ the Danile1 icon which took me to another screen and Wala, my videos worked just like before!!! I’ve been using it the same as before, but free now. And Ive been able to delete the videos I do not want from my iPhone also… so far, so good!!! If I have problems later, I will update this post 😉'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Had the system for a little over a year now, and a good 6 months were with the free cloud storage. I like the cloud storage, but I just don’t need another bill. At the time, the USB storage was not ready, but finally it came and for 14.99, it’s well worth the price! Click it in, get a notification, confirm the code and your recording clips again!\n\nIn testing the process, it records exactly as the cloud did, the clips are 100% viewable and deletable on the app. The only note, the clips load almost instantly on the cloud, but take maybe and extra second using the USB (who cares). All other functions (zones, clip length, sensitivity, etc…) are all present. The only features I noticed not available are the “snapshot” mode, which takes a photo each hour and plays them back, and the “Edit” mode for the cloud (where you can delete large groups of clips at once, instead of each one during view on the USB). Would I like these features, yes, do I consider it a deal breaker for paying the subscription fee? Absolutely not.\n\nGreat system for the price, and incredibly easy to use. The USB gives the recording back at a great price!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Blink-USB-Flash-Drive/dp/B084SD48DM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Insignia 24-inch Class F20 Series Smart HD 720p Fire TV (NS-24DF310NA21, 2020 Model)

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#48

79,842

$99.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this for my kids room. At first I was upset upon taking it out the box because when I seen the power cord it reminded me of the power cords for boom boxes back in the 90's. To top that I could not find an insert for that plug. I was so frustrated I started to google where to find the plug in on the tv itself. My husband goes.. Whats wrong.. I said there is no plug in for the cord.. He sits down in front of the tv and I kid you not within 2 seconds he found the dam insert. Super calm n collected.. I had spent 15 minutes slowly looking at every part of the flippin tv. An he just finds it instantly. I was relieved and grateful If he hadn't been home I don't think that tv would be working right now. I would of put it back in the box! Super mad. Lbs. The tv is great. Beautiful picture great sound easy setup. The kids love it. Just note.. The plug in for the power cord is on your left of the tv, nestled in that box area.. The actual insert is inside of that at the top. If your anything like me.. And aren't used to looking that hard for a plug in.. You will be happy to know that ahead of time. 😊"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Now, sure.. there will be some oddly enraged people who will find something not perfect with this TV, but what seems to happen is that none of them actually paid any attention to how much they paid.\n1. There is hardly ever a reason to rate any TV 0/1 stars if you paid $100 for it and it has a 32" color- (hell, LED!) screen, FireTV, a remote, WiFi, a frame and stand.... I could go on.. but I\'ll stop there. It wouldn\'t even matter if the TV doesn\'t turn on, and you had to return it to get a replacement, still at least 3 stars.\n2. The TV is actually really nice!. After I switched the display settings to Movie and turned off all the edge enhancement and noise reduction shenanigans, the picture is wonderfully crisp (again.. keeping in mind that I paid $100, and it has only 720P resolution.. as stated in the description).\n3. I absolutely LOVE the menu and "live pause" feature! It\'s way better than my $2K+ Samsung TV. Responsive, better remote, I can pause live TV! (OTA- Digital Antenna- Amazing reception)\n4. Setup was a breeze, no problems.. zip.. nada.\n5. It has three HDMI ports (+1 compared to my main TV)\n6. It has a USB port that can power my amplified OTA Digital Antenna, how convenient is that?\n7. It has a Optical Audio Out, which perfectly connected to my unused Sony soundbar, yay!.. yes, the out of the box sound, rather expectantly, sucks balls.\n8. I had no issues at all to cast YouTube from my phone directly to the TV, super smooth, no stuttering or connectivity issues.\n\nYeah.. so I love this TV already, which fits my personality.. as it was F\'N $99 !!! C\'mon man. Ridiculous. The FireTV stick alone costs half as much if I buy it by itself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am honestly very pleasantly surprised with how much I like this TV. I put this in the bedroom of my camper and we absolutely love the size (roughly 10 feet away from us).\nAs far as clarity goes, I believe 720 is plenty for this screen size. I’m a bit of a TV snob and the lower clarity is not noticeable in this size.\nLastly, I have been very pleased with the WiFi reception of the built in FireTV. It actually works a lot better than the USB plug in external fire sticks, for whatever reason. Super handy in campgrounds with weak WiFi or when using my phones hotspot. Great buy!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We have a massive turn-of-the-milennium oak entertainment center with a 36" cubby for a TV. We\'ve been looking for years for a larger TV to fit the area. We found this one, measured a million times and decided to risk it. It fits, just barely: there\'s about 1/8" gap on either side of the TV.\nWe were pleasantly surprised to get it almost 2 weeks earlier than expected. We got it set up yesterday and after a little internet digging, found out how to scan for & watch local antenna channels (it\'s not like old TV - you use the FireTV menu to choose your "live" channels.)\nOther reviews have complained about poor sound quality or slow FireTV speed, but we\'re extremely pleased with the stereo sound quality and don\'t find the speed to be any slower than our newest Firestick.\nVery pleased overall, but the price blew us away. When we bought our first 24" flat-screen (with no HDMI ports), we paid more than double than we did for this 39" Smart TV!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "The tv took about 10 minutes to set up, then another 15 to do passwords and updates. The picture quality is great, and the sound is more than I expected. I am still getting used to the stereo quality. I am very happy with it.\n\nHere is an update: The audio was out of sync with the video. I looked online to find an answer, but what they had did not apply to this model. I called customer service and the fix was easy. Unplug the set, hold the power button down for 40 seconds, then plug it back in.\n\nNow sometimes the remote does not work as well, so here is that procedure:\nTurn off TV, remove the batteries from remote, push all buttons two time, put the batteries back, turn tv on, then hold the home button for 2 seconds. I don't know who comes up with this stuff, but that is the way to do it. I hope the web helps you to find this."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Wanted to replace the small TV in the kitchen with a Smart TV, allowing me to rid my counter of a cable box, and this TV fit the bill. The size is perfect, I was able to add a hard drive via one of the three HDMI ports making it into a full functioning computer, it is nice and light and is easily mounted using a small mount. The picture is what I would expect from a larger more expensive television, and the colors are beautiful. My only problem is that I can not get HBO on it because currently Amazon and HBO are contracted with each other and this is an Amazon Fire TV (so check with your cable provider). That being said, I watch Prime, Netflix, HULU, Pluto TV and a host of other Apps. The space is limited for your apps, so I only downloaded the apps I know I want like FOX News, News12, Lifetime, etc. I am not sure if there is a way to expand the app storage, but that is a problem for another day.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I needed a small tv for my home office and possibility another external monitor. This fit the ticket! I was skeptical with the reviews about the lag and difficulties with the apps while using wi-fi, but so far, so good. It does has a 1-2 second delay from the other TVs in my home with a fire stick or fire cube. I can hear them in another room and they are always a second or so ahead. Other than that, it suites my needs and I'm happy I got it on sale!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This 24” FIRETV is PERFECT! It didn’t take long to set it up and start watching it. I like that it has 3 HDMI so I can switch to my roku anytime\nIt DOES lose network signal EVERY TIME I turn it off and have to wait for it to connect before watching anything which I find odd but it doesn’t take long for it to connect'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was on the fence regarding buying a TV for my kitchen for a year. I kept going back and forth between a 24" Fire TV and a separate 24" TV and a Fire Stick 4K or Roku. But, ultimately decided on this product due to it going on sale for under $100 with a free Echo Dot. I slightly regret that decision, despite it only being a kitchen TV. As another person said, the interface is slow and doesn\'t like to open the apps smoothly on the first try. Also, I paired the TV with my kitchen Echo but I can\'t get it to respond to voice commands at all. I have another TV with a Fire Stick and a Roku TV that both respond perfectly to commands through Alexa, but this Fire TV won\'t even so much as turn on/off by voice command. The remote is nice, and the picture is not bad at all, but the software hiccups are a serious bummer.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have children. They are a ton of work. So from time-to-time I like to let them watch copious amounts of television so I can work or enjoy the solitude of going tinkle alone. But I digress... back to the TV. Yes, the TV was a solid purchase. I bought two for two of my kiddo’s rooms and now I want one in my room. Maybe I’m old and haven’t bought a new TV in too long, but the first thing I noticed was how lite they are. Like, launch the Box in the air when you pick it up, lite. Picture quality is great. Stupid easy to set up. Only downside is the sound isn’t surround sound kinda joy, but c’mon - it’s a tv under $200. You’re walking away with a solid deal here. Would I want this to be my main viewing source for our entire home? Probably not. Would I shell out $200 to tinkle in private while my children watch copious amounts of television? You bet your Fire Stick I would.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/All-New-Insignia-NS-24DF310NA21-24-inch-Smart/dp/B0874YZVWK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

No-Drill Mount for Ring Video Doorbell

Amazon Devices & Accessories

#49

3,852

$17.99 - $19.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I recently purchased the Ring Video Doorbell (2020 release). I am renting and decided to purchase the no drill mount. I purchased also\nThe XFasten Double Sided Acrylic Removable tape. It states sticks to brick and cement. I installed the no drill mount today adding the XFasten to the tape that is on the mount. I’ve opted to let it sit overnight to get a good adherence to the brick before securing the video doorbell.\n\nIf there are any changes, good or bad, I’ll update the post.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I saw that others said they were having issues with the adhesive sticking. I added 2 strips of the gorilla double sided tape to the adhesive areas and have had no issues with it holding up on my stucco. It has been installed for about 5 days now with no issue.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "Because it will only last 3-days.\n\nI cleaned the application area with rubbing alcohol, fan dried, then applied. However, the instructions are so unclear for installation but from what I could decipher from the hieroglyphics, you shouldn’t install when humidity is above 35%? So I waited for that. But the way it is written it might also mean it won’t last if humidity is ever above that. 3-days for the tape to fail in moderate weather and smash the corner of the ring camera is the definition of buyer's remorse"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Perfect for unique living situations where you don't have a ton of options. I have the Ring 2020 edition. Perfect fit."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The no drill mount is a great idea and is very easy to install and uninstall. However, do not mount it where it will be in the weather. I mounted mine on a hard, smooth, aluminum surface and mounted the doorbell/camera on it four hours later at 6:00 one evening. After an on and off all day rain the next day, at 11:55 PM, the motion alarm went off on my iPad. I checked the iPad to see a very unusual picture. I went out back and saw the bell/camera lying on the patio with an upper corner bashed a little. I since creatively mounted just the doorbell/camera w/o the no drill mount. Really wished it had worked.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I live in an apartment complex and unfortunately since we cannot drill mount anything i gave this a try! It’s placed on the entrance window and I’ve had it out there for about 2 months, never had a problem with it. Stays where we have left it, when we remove our ring camera to charge it, the Mount stays in place has never came loose'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Ok, so q lotnof negative reviews about this mount, but I think it may be user error... if you read the instructions (which many dont) you need to wait 1 hour after sticking it to the surface BEFORE connecting your doorbell. I gave it 90 minutes for the adhesive to cure before putting my doorbell back and guess what... it stuck tonthe brick wall and stayed... even during the remnants of tropical storm IDA... I live in NJ, and we got 9 inches of rain and wind and it's still attached to my wall outside"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Thank God for wires!!! So seriously if you make a product that sticks up with tape send it out with tape strong enough to hold the product! I had no choice but to order this as the hole in my wall is bigger than the doorbell. On the original model I did the same thing and taped it to the doorbell plate previously there. The redesign of the new Ring 3 wouldn’t allow me to tape to the back of the camera. So I had to do the same to this one but with the added expense of this plate and you would think it would stick to a smooth surface way better than a stucco textured wall. By the way, why would you include the other two plates for free and make us buy this one??? Clearly there’s a need for this probably more so than one of the other two provided for free!! When the doorbell goes back so will this. The Ring 3 doorbell is junk. Never connects when you do live streaming. By time it connects when it says there’s motion at my door the person is long gone! And that’s IF it gives me the video footage.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased this item not wanting to drill into the concrete wall to hardwire my new Ring doorbell. The adhesive is not strong enough to hold the doorbell in place (after following all of the "prep" instructions). Gorilla Tape on the doorbell was most effective.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I read about a lot of people having it fall. The instructions are not very clear. Worse than IKEA. But they do show the positioning.\n\nThe adhesive is removable 3M strips. Not your average hook on the wall strips but the same idea. So, ATTACH THE MOUNT TO THE SURFACE FIRST. As with all 3M removable adhesive strips, press evenly for 30 seconds. I pressed over small sections. Let it set for a few hours. Longer is better, but since I’m not very patient, I waited 6. Just go about your business. Charge the batteries, or whatever. Once that’s ALL done, install your already set up Ring Doorbell.\n\nEnjoy!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/No-Drill-Mount-Ring-Video-Doorbell/dp/B08DLTB25K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Ring Video Doorbell Pro – Upgraded, with added security features and a sleek design (existing doorbell wiring required)

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#50

41,619

$169.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Well, I tried – I really Tried.\nBut it turns out my expectations were way too high.\nI was mesmerized by the commercials, captivated with visions of my gruff, electronically-brazened voice calling out over the speaker “Hey! Whutter you doin’ on my porch! Put that package down, the police are on their way!”\nBut it doesn’t work that way out here in Suburbia, not in the real world.\nOh, I tried, I really tried. I poured through the meek User Guide that came with the kit, graduated to the FAQs on the Ring website, and made so many calls to Ring Tech Support that I cringed each time in expectation that Ring would announce “You’re exceeded your limit!” But of course, they didn’t. They patiently answered my questions, helped me understand about 30-second versus 60-second video clips and the lag or buffering issue and zones and sensitivity. I learned about Device Health and Speed Test and download and upload speeds.\nI moved my mailbox out of the way of the video doorbell. I bought a new porchlight that didn’t cast its ubiquitous glow onto the doorbell. I climbed into a 110-degre attic, swam through an ocean of blown-in insulation to find and replace a doorbell transformer. Because who among us has the tools or the skills to measure the output voltage of your doorbell wires? BTW, your local hardware store does not stock a doorbell transformer that matches the exact specs of the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, I had to order one online.\nFrom a patient cable internet technician, I learned about updating the firmware on my wireless router (“You gotta do this 1, 2 times a year!”). But it was worth it, because now my download and upload speeds are in what Ring calls “the Good Range”. I also purchased and installed the Ring Chime Pro, even though my house is what I would call Small by today’s standards – under1,000 sq. ft.\nBut none of that helped. Even though when I go to Live View and can see all of my yard in vivid color (or stark black-and-white at night) and see every twig movement and hear far-away roosters crow, it still won’t detect and alert me to a person walking up my driveway, until they are actually standing on my porch directly in front of the camera. Oh, it will do it once in a while, maybe twice in a while, but it won’t do it every time, it won’t do it even a majority of the time. The only time it does it 100% is when the person is actually standing on my porch. I am confident that an intruder could roam my yard at will, do as they will to the cars in my driveway, as long as they don’t climb onto my porch. Well, I can go to Live View and watch every movement, but the Ring Video Doorbell Pro will NOT detect and alert me.\nAnd that myth about me actually speaking to the person on the porch? Well, the ghost of that ship has done sailed, honey, far out into the sunset and ne’er to return. Only the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Home Improvement Salesmen are willing to stay on my porch after they have rung the doorbell, waiting while it takes 10-15 seconds for the alert to hit my phone, and then the 2-5 minutes it takes for the video to become available for me to view. So no, my expectations were not met.\nSo, I will keep the new porch light, my wife likes it better than the old one. And I should have moved that mailbox long ago, it is much easier to empty in its new location. And I’ll keep the new doorbell transformer, it is a sturdy, handsome fellow even though it is buried beneath an AC return duct and 16 inches of powder insulation.\nBut my old doorbell is going back on my porch, and this Ring Video Doorbell Pro is going back to Amazon. It is too unreliable, and does not, can not, WILL NOT work as advertised.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "When I first got the device in July we immediately installed the product. Install went great and was super easy. For the first month the product worked great. We were super happy with it and even purchased the extra service through them to save our videos for longer. Shortly after that we started getting constant motion detection alerts. Sometimes it was something blowing by but more frequently it was simply the camera shifting from night vision to day vision for no apparent reason triggering a motion detection alert. Then for whatever reason in the end of September it simply quit working.\n\nI have tried to contact the company but was told that I needed to verify the make and model of my chimes (only have make no model on them). They said there was nothing they could do. Now I am stuck with a doorbell that doesn't work and service I can't use because they couldn't verify the chime compatibility. Nowhere in the installation instructions was their anything about a chime compatibility and I am not sure that has anything to do with why it quit working.\n\nSave your money and don't buy anything from a company who doesn't stand behind their product."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This works well. The install is easy. I have one very major complaint. The blurb on Amazon does not explain that you have to pay for a cloud subscription to store and retrieve the short videos of motion events. The promotional material and install instructions are structured such that you do not catch this ¨gotcha" until the unit is installed and you use it for a day or 2. There is no provision to store these videos locally on your own computer. I am giving this just one star because they are not up front about the need for a paid subscription and the lack of a local event video storage option.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': '[October 2018 Update]\nRevisiting my review once again, making it 4 stars. My doorbell would randomly die after someone pressed it, rendering it useless until I reset the power. I decided to reach out to Ring and after a very brief conversation they offered to send me a replacement device right away. Once I received it, I quickly noticed that it was the same in the front but completely different hardware in the back. I swapped out the old (sent it back to Ring), installed and setup the new (very easy to do by yourself), and for the past month+ it has been working very well. None of the issues I had been experiencing with the original unit have since resurfaced with this new unit.\n\nI\'m glad I decided to reach out to Ring for support on this and was very appreciative of the support I incurred including the replacement device.\n\n[JUNE 2018 UPDATE]\nWell, my Ring Doorbell Pro died this week. It had gone offline about 3 months ago... then again about a month ago... and now it\'s completely dead. Previously I would go through the reset / setup procedure and it would come back online. Now there\'s no lights, etc. Apparently it\'s a "known issue" according to Ring. Read the numerous reviews here.\n\nI understand electronics are not necessarily meant to last forever, but a $250 weather sealed doorbell that sits in a sheltered environment should last much longer than 2 years. In addition, the fact that Ring claims it\'s a "known issue" means that they are aware of a design flaw. The flaw could be hardware or software, but a flaw means it\'s their fault.\n\nHowever, since they only provide a 1 year warranty, I suppose that makes it my fault.. Not a single person who\'s reviewed this issue and had any luck with support on this issue.\n\nSupport did call me back to advise me to disconnect and reconnect the ring pro to see if that would work. Others who have tried this indicate that it\'s just a matter of time before it will fail again though. I had to try 3 times before it properly reset.\n\nI\'m not going to hold my breath. Buyer beware - if you have money to burn, it\'s a fantastic device while it is working. I for one will do my research and see if there\'s a better alternative available while I wait to see if this one dies.\n\n[ORIGINAL REVIEW]\nOne day while I was out running an errand my ring app on my phone notified me that someone was ringing the doorbell. I don\'t always answer, but decided to. The young man at my door seemed a bit \'off\' and asked for "Nick". There\'s no one named Nick on my street... or in the small area where I live. I told him he had the wrong house and the guy left. Few minutes later I could not shake that something was off, so I reviewed the entire video footage - Ring captures motion so I was able to see what he did prior to ringing the doorbell. This guy was wearing a hoodie so he covered his hands, looked through my front door window for a good 5+ seconds, then started to check the door to see if perhaps it was open, before deciding to ring the doorbell... all with his hands covered. It was 70 degrees out. Once I answered, he seemed shocked and he quickly pulled up his hood.\n\nI contacted the police and they filed a report. I shared my Ring video with them and they said it was the cleanest video they had seen in some time. Less than two weeks later a detective called me to let me know that the guy who came to my door was indeed looking to burglarize my home. He had been arrested and put in jail for other area burglaries. The detective said that had I not answered the doorbell, my home would most certainly have been broken into that day.\n\nI\'ve had the ring doorbell since September 2016 and this was the first and only time something odd/suspicious was captured and, to say the least, it works!!!\n\nNow onto some of the issues I\'ve had:\n1. Ring initially was recording very poorly and sometimes would not capture video properly if at all. I installed a high end wifi extender nearby and problems went away. Previously my wifi signal strength was about 40% at the doorbell location. Now it\'s close to 100%.\n2. My Ring doorbell went offline and it took me who knows how long to realize it. The app has a health monitor - RING why are you not telling me that you\'re offline??? Why do I need to discover it for myself???? Getting it back online was a bit of a hassle also.\n3. Angle. I now see some angled plates for sale but would have liked to have had those when I installed it. It\'s perpendicular to my door, which means I am not capturing as much motion as I would like. Someone needs to be on my porch before it starts capturing motion. With an angled plate, I could catch them coming up my walkway instead, which is more useful.\n4. Costs $30/year to maintain recordings. If I install additional devices, it\'s an additional $30 per device. Would have liked to get a price break.\n\nOverall, great product. Not sure I\'ve seen a better one on the market. As with any tech, there are always likely to be issues somewhere. Overall, I think this is a good product and well worth the peace of mind.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': " I bought this doorbell since I had gotten tired of finding beer botttles and bags of weed (I kid you not) on my front lawn. And the fact that I installed tint on my front door (since it's made of glass and I didn't have privacy) and couldn't see who was coming to the door anymore. And to ensure receipt of Amazon's finest. And catch package thieves.\n\nPROS:\n\nI'm so glad I didn't buy Amazon's doorbell installation kit. Why? Because the tutorial setup was broken down Barney style and it was so simple and easy to use. I was able to easily determine my doorbell was a mechanical one, and how to find the required voltage for the Ring doorbell to run smoothly.\n\nIt was so simple to install the additional wiring to the bell, and then attach the Ring device where the doorbell is supposed to be. They have all the tools needed included in the kit. BY THE WAY, YOU CAN PULL OUT THE PHILIPS SCREW AND TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN SO YOU CAN SCREW IN THE SECURITY SCREW FOR THE RING DEVICE. I was looking all over the place for a tool to screw it in, and just when I was about to run to the local hardware store, I was messing with the screw and realized it had another end.\n\nFace palm.\n\nThe video was running in 780p (when it worked properly) and it was fantastic to adjust the motion settings and set zones so that not every passing car or falling leaves would trigger an alert/recording event.\n\nThe Cons\n\nMy router modem is about 5 ft away from the door so I didn't see any reason to go buy the Wi Fi extender but sometimes the video playback would have green flashing across the screen or become very choppy.\n\nFurthermore, on some rare occasions, there seems to be some videos that I can't open and play at all.\n\nThe talk interface seems to be kind of hushed as well, my visitors needed me to almost yell to make out what I am saying, which is hard on a pretty busy street.\n\nOther than that, I think this is a very solid security camera/doorbell and I'd definitely recommend it over the Sky Doorbell.\n\nEdit 1/17/18:\n\nOver time, I have not experienced the green screen for the camera anymore. In fact, I was able to capture some pretty good quality shots of the porch pirate stealing our packages over Christmas (see vattched video).\n\nSometimes the mic would still seem muffled during two way, and my only other complaint is that it still seems to load up slow when I’m answering a door bell. So I would just grab a baseball bat and open the door rather than wait for it to load up the camera."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'UPDATE: 2017-08-05 (Removed a star for additional horrendous customer service run-around)\nKandyce C. from responded in comments below and promised to get me quick resolution to my problems. The only follow-up contact I received from a Ring "Neighbor Advocate" was an auto-generated email that a ticket had been created. It\'s now evident that Ring promises functionality they can\'t deliver, despite charging $3/mo, and doesn\'t back their products up.\nAdditionally, I\'ve started experiencing a new crop of problems such as the Ring apps auto-answering notifications by opening the live view and some devices completely stopped getting notifications altogether. Problems abound even after a doorbell reset.\n\nORIGINAL REVIEW:\nIn principle, the Ring Doorbell is a great upgrade to traditional doorbells. It\'s advertising promises the ability to pre-screen visitors and even communicate to them when you aren’t at home. However, real-world results vary wildly and it\'s so glitchy that you\'ll regularly find it impossible to replicate their commercials.\n\nOften, the phone notifications arrive well after the doorbell rings or motion is detected, or the app refuses to initiate an active connection to the doorbell camera for so long the person has already left before video starts up. WiFi strength on my Ring is good, and the response time seems to be quite different from one device to another and the location of the viewing device.\n\nAnother annoyance is their Windows app is incredibly unstable and will get into a state where it will crash on open 100% of the time on one of my PCs. If I uninstall and reinstall the app, it will work again for a short time and then go back to crashing.\n\nRing customer service is not very helpful in diagnosing and fixing problems (probably because the majority are caused by something on their end) and they do not follow through with promised follow-up.\n\nPros:\nCamera has wide view angle.\nMotion detection is configurable and relatively few false positives (except porch lights on/off).\nReasonably attractive\nEasy setup\n\nCons:\nLong delays between event and notification\nApp very slow to connect to Live View\nWindows App refuses to open\nUnresponsive customer service'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have had a very disappointing experience with my Ring Video Doorbell Pro. When it was installed, I had some customer service issues which were fixed quickly. Then after a few days, the unit continually dropped it's signal and didn't work. I would reboot it, as instructed and repeatedly within 24 hours I would lose the signal again. Finally, the unit lost power completely. Every time I called their customer service, they ran me through the same circus of reboots, despite the fact I told them the battery was drained and although the unit was connected to power, it was not working. I've made 5 calls to their customer service department with long waits on hold and the same scripted 'fix' that has not worked. At this point, I will be returning the doorbell & stick up cam to Amazon for a refund of a defective product that Ring does seem to want to support."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have had my Ring Doorbell Pro for just under 2 weeks. Last week we were on vacation so I figured it was the perfect time to buy and test it out within the 30 day trial period. I’ll split this review into 3 bits. First impressions, Install, and Operational Use.\n\n1) First Impressions. We have a security system installed but didn’t go with their camera system because it was CCTV and I wanted something with an internet connection or way to access it from my phone. While making small talk with the security system guy, I mentioned the Ring to him. He was super excited to get out his phone and show me that he has one. He said he couldn’t buy any camera with nearly that quality at that price even with his discounts. He spoke so highly of it I was sure that’s what I wanted to get. We want to do a whole system with cameras on the back of the house, but we purchased the Ring Pro to see how we liked it before we commit to buying everything.\n\nI went with the Ring Pro over the Original Ring because I was going to be wiring it in place anyway. I also like the slender profile and the possibility to use wireless 5.0 in the future if I desire. Plus I live on a very busy road and wanted the advanced motion detection zones on the pro. Since I did my research, I was aware that the Ring Pro has a 160 degree field of view compared to the 180 degree view of the original. For this reason, I purchased fiberglass shims to angle it more towards my large 6 foot doors when I installed it.\n\nI talked with Ring customer service and asked if there was any advantage to ordering through them versus Amazon and they said there were none, so I went with Amazon for my Prime shipping and additional protections of ordering through Amazon.\n\n2) Install. I was a bit intimidated with the install as I’ve never wired anything up before and our house is new construction. But the YouTube video and pamphlets made it pretty clear to follow. They also emphasize that you can call them at any point for assistance. I had also been told by the security system guy that install was super easy and I could do it myself (he’s also the one who gave me the tip about the fiberglass shims). He also gave me an extra tidbit for those of us with stone or brick exteriors: drill into the grout lines – they drill easy; stone does not.\n\nI started with the extra power pack that gets installed inside and connected to your door chime. It was the more complex part of the installation and involved a very tall ladder but it went well. I was impressed that the ring doorbell came with everything you need to install it – including the drill bit AND a screw driver. It even has extra bits you MIGHT need (like extensions wires and extra screws). I also really appreciated how everything was in separate baggies for which part of the install you were doing and was very well labeled (extras were labeled as extras, pro kit wires in one bag, doorbell wires and screws in another). I was unable to fit the power kit inside my chime housing but it doesn’t look bad attached to the wall just outside the chime housing (see picture). It’s just a bit larger than a matchbox.\n\nInstalling the actual ring was even easier. I was able to drill into grout lines between stones so I had that going for me. The hook up was super easy, two wires from the house connect to the two connectors on the Ring – doesn’t even matter which is which. Nice and easy. I will have to work out something to cover the shimmed side, but I’ll work something out.\n\nSet up was easy and step-by-step. I was concerned when it was downloading the new firmware and updates and then rebooted because the light was off for (what felt like) a long time (maybe 5 minutes). But it all went flawlessly.\n\n3) Operational Use. I like being able to set up polygons for the motion detection zones. I was able to easily mark my drive way, flowerbeds and porch. I’ve never had a problem with the busy traffic from the road (something the security guy mentioned was a problem with his original Ring). There are two problems they need to work out: You will get a motion detect when the night vision clicks on in the evening and when it clicks off in the morning. Expect that.\n\nAlso, this is not a miracle product. It will only work as well as your internet connection. That means a little lag if you’re on a cable connection at peak times. There are a few times I’ve had the video come up in laggy and weirdly pixilated forms that took a second to work out. I’ve also noticed our voice connection is VERY quiet. As in, the person at the door can barely hear the person on the phone, so I consider that feature a bit useless. We managed to scare our cat sitter from the other side of the country and greet my mom, but I wouldn’t rely on it for communicating with people often. We managed to talk to our lawn service but we had to yell into the phone and they had to ask us to repeat ourselves a few times. Also we live on such a busy road that there is a lot of noise which makes the video sound very choppy. So again, I just consider this feature a novelty and not something to rely on.\n\nI mentioned a cat sitter. It was kind of awesome to be able to see that she came by every day. In fact, the first day she didn’t come by until 11:00pm and I worriedly texted her to see if she was going to come. Every other day I took solace in knowing that she had already stopped by without having to text her or fear her shed forget. I was able to see when the lawn service came by and did their thing. I was able to see when packages were delivered and when my mom brought the nephews up to use the pool. I also got to scare the crap out of our friend as they were leaving our empty house and I wished them goodnight. That was worth some money right there. I even caught a few people using my driveway to turn around.\n\nMy favorite bit was the unexpected bonus video of my husband going outside to inspect my work. I’m keeping that one.\n\nIt catches us leaving for work every day and coming home. It catches me when I go to fill the bird feeders. I’ve not had it miss any movement that I’m aware of. If you have motion sensors on, expect more notifications than you think you will get. As said, you’ll get the two from nightfall and sunrise. Plus I get two from me departing for work and my husband departing plus 2 more for each of us coming home. Add on more for checking the mail and anything you may do in the yard. This is where not being limited on storage size is handy. The cloud storage is $30 per year and it keeps videos for 6 months. It doesn’t say anything about size so having these extra videos doesn’t bother me. I find the video quality to be great and I can easily identify who is at the door night and day.\n\nI also like that it came with a decal showing that the house is monitored. I placed this prominently in my front window along with our security monitoring service decal. Avoiding bad guys is worth more than catching them.\n\nI feel like this was a great purchase. The price is excellent. I love being able to access it anytime from my phone. I love knowing what is going on at my house even when I’m on vacation. I love the security aspect both in surveillance and as a deterrent. It looks sharp (see photo). It’s also a lot of fun. I’ve shown it off to many friends and coworkers, at least one of which decided to get one themselves.\n\n4) Summary. CONS: Only as good as your internet connection. Sunrise and sunset motion detects. Sound quality is useless in my experience. PROS: Access from anywhere, anytime. Surveillance and deterrent. Motion zones let you cut out areas you don’t care to monitor (neighbors yard, roads, ect). Great price.\n\nAs a camera only, I would give this 5+ stars, easy. I deducted 1 star because they heavily play up the speaker aspect and that seems worthless in my experience with it. I’m insanely happy with the purchase over all. In the future I will probably buy a chime and a stick-up cam to go along with it.\n\nUPDATE: 1 Year-On. We have had the Ring Pro for One full year now. I've also added two of the chime accessories. I'm just as happy with it now as I was when I wrote this review. We tried to trouble shoot the sound a few times and still have had no luck with it. I think my unit might just be defective in that area. However I still think if this was advertised as a camera only, it would be 100% worth the price and 5 stars. I did have someone point out the sticker over the ring might be the cause of our sound problem, removing it didn't help.\n\nOur indoor chime had the oddity of only ringing the first chime (rather than a series) after installation. As our indoor chime was never loud enough anyway, we added two of the chime plug in accessories without even trying to trouble shoot. We added one chime downstairs and one in our master bedroom. We've been super happy with them as well.\n\nUPDATE: 3.5 years later. Still working. It stopped working for a while so I called customer service before I purchased a new one to make sure it wasn’t some power issue. They sent me (for free) the version 2.0 power kit and the chime bypass kit. Turned out the chime bypass kit fixed it. I didn’t need the indoor mechanical chime anyway as I have two Ring Chime devices. I used it this morning to tell the pest control guy the gate code without getting out of bed. It’s been up 4 summers now.\n\nI still look at it every week to see what animals were creeping in my yard at night. Love the raccoons that come hang out on my porch some nights.\n\nIf this thing died tomorrow, I’d replace it with the exact same model, no regrets."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "This would be my FOURTH Ring camera. I have three others around my house. but this was my first PRO one.\nI was replacing my original Ring doorbell with this one, in the SAME spot with the SAME wires. This was has worked flawlessly for two year, but I wanted the better resolution that they Pro has.\nSet up was easy like my other three. But note you need to install a kit INTO your Doorbell Chime box (see image), but don't worry that only takes a few minutes. NOW load the app to set up the WiFi, click the button on the side and NOTHING, no RING-### anything in my Wifi list. Remember this is my FOURTH Ring camera, The other three installed in minutes. I tried again, nothing in my Wifi list, then I tried an ipad, then a different iPhone, still not showing up in the WiFi list. Then I did a hard restart (hold the side button for over 15 secs) still nothing. I reboot my Router (ASUS), the same router that the other three work great with. Still Nothing. After searching Internet for ideas, I call Tech Support. The asked me to try pretty much everything I already did. After an hour, support said to return the Pro Ring and said its either BAD or not compatible with my doorbell chimes (Well my other Ring worked perfect with it)."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I had high hopes for this products and company. Friends recommended it and didn't have any issue. Well the disappointment came. Power to the unit was good, connection was good and tested on 2 separate routers. Issues have been can't connect to doorbell for live feed, grainy video and shadowing when it occasionally worked. When attempting to view events it was a black screen, also, when there was a even that would be viewable it was just a still image with sound playing in the background. I trusted that their tech support could get it working. Had their level 2 tech support change settijngs around in the router, connect to 2.4 or 5gz channels with both routers. The issues continued. They sent a free chime pro, which is their wireless extender to see if it would help. It actually made the connection worse and the router is 1 foot from the doorbell. The previously sent a replacement ring pro which didn't help either. They have apparently have software problems that are not addressed. It should not be this difficult to get a product to work to get a little protection. Products will be returned."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Video-Doorbell-Pro/dp/B08M125RNW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Old Town Takayama, Japan, experience a preserved city of the Edo period

Amazon Explore

#1

16

$19.00 - $55.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our guide was really friendly and knowledgeable. He knew the history of the area and had beautiful and interesting sites to show us. He made the tour interactive and fun, by encouraging us to take pictures of the scenery and quizzing us on our knowledge of Japanese food and culture. Definitely recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We learned a lot about local Takayama culture. The guide walked us through a few streets in the town of Takayama, including a historical street from the Edo period with 400 year old buildings and lots of sake breweries. We also learned about the Takayama festival and their extraordinary floats. Then, we saw the beautiful Nakabashi Bridge with very clear water and visible wildlife, including Koi and turtles. We saw the government building and morning market with lots of mochi. We learned of the Samurai that built the town, learned about Japanese food, and toured part of a Shinto Shrine in the area with a wish wall and a beautiful horse painting. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and I highly recommend it, especially if you plan to visit the area as it will be a great introductory.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We loved touring the historic city of Takayama. We visited there in the spring of 2019 (the before times) and it was my favorite city that we visited. So to be there virtually was such a treat! We have a trip to Japan scheduled for the fall of 2022 and hope that Japan will be open and it will be safe to travel. This tour was very enjoyable and we learned a lot about the city that we did not know. The historic area is so beautiful and this was almost as good as being there. Highly recommend.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'An informative guided experience with explanation of local traditional businesses, foods, festival and a little history for context. I flavour of life outside of the well known big cities.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a great tour. He did a great job of explaining the history and specialties of the area. There was so much snow there as well, which made everything look very beautiful.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I really enjoyed the tour with our tour guide. He was friendly, polite and very knowledgeable. It made me want to go visit the small village in person one day! Would do tour again :) Thank you for your time, Mr. Tour Guide!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The tour guide was very knowledgeable and able to explain the unique features and history of Old Town Takayama. The video quality was outstanding and made me feel that I was there with him.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a pleasant early morning tour (Sunday morning local time) of an interesting city. We saw some nice views and learned some history and were lucky enough to have a beautiful day.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I loved the history and stories my guide shared! We talked about samurai rulers and the festivals they began that are still celebrated today. I was surprised how many traditions from this era are still observed. It was really cool to be able to ask specific questions about something in particular by clicking on the screen.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My first explore experience and will do more based on this one. Yama gave a very well curated tour highlighting the best of his area history and modern aspects. He answered my many questions and provided beautiful views to take photos. Highly recommend.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Takayama-Japan-experience-preserved-period/dp/B09CT3H7TJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

A ghostly walk through the haunted streets of Prague.

Amazon Explore

#2

93

$12.50 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark was a wonderful tour guide and had so many interesting facts to share about the city! His walking pace was perfect and allowed us to capture so many photos along the way. Our whole family joined the same virtual tour and it was easy to schedule and join in together. Be sure to unmute your mic and ask questions along the way for a collaborative experience! Five stars, will definitely be checking out the other tour offerings.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This walking tour was so much fun and the guide Mark was great. Being there live is so much more interesting than videos or pictures.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We had such a fun time with Mark seeing the city and hearing stories about the creepy history of Prague! My friends in another state were able to join the same tour. Highly recommend this tour for a lazy afternoon or a special event/remote gathering.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I'm normally not a huge fan of history or learning about it unless there's a unique fact associated with it. This tour was extremely interesting and there was tons of fun facts that I learned along the way. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who like haunted history, especially kind of gory stories."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Johanka provided us with a great tour! She is an excellent story teller and provided us with lots of history on Prague. Lots of scenic architecture! We highly recommend this tour! A+++'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Knowledgeable guide who can tell tales about Prague. Interesting architectural stroll while listening to stories about Prague.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a very historic and educational tour. We had a great time and felt like we travelled to Prague! We would definitely do it again. Our tour guide was also very polite, educated, and let us make the most of our tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark, our tour guide was knowledgeable, fun and compassionate. He made the tour unique and special. I really enjoyed the tour with him, thank you again, Mark!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What a fun virtual tour! Johanka was a wonderful guide and showed us all over the old town and Jewish quarter. The churches, architecture, cobbled streets, astrological clock, cemetery, courtyards, statues, etc were such a treat to see along with all the stories and history she shared with us.\nShe also made it a point to take us to the perfect vantage points so we could take some epic pics of the churches and structures.\nWe booked the 11:30am EST tour which was PERFECT. The sun was just going down so it was like we were strolling along the streets of Prague at dusk which was just spectacular. I HIGHLY recommend this tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our host Mark was informative, great sense of humor and accomidating.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/ghostly-through-haunted-streets-Prague/dp/B09CTCK2T8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Prague Castle: Discover the regal beauty of the World's Largest Castle Complex

Amazon Explore

#3

55

$12.50 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "What else can I say except WOW. This was my second Czech tour with the wonderfully sweet and knowledgable Johanka, and I could not have enjoyed it more. The castle complex is awe-inspiring and has seen so many of history's biggest events. Going backward in time, the tour starts with a look at the modern, democratically-designed architecture and stretches all the way back to the Middle Ages. Plazas, cathedrals, statues, and so much more await you in this magical experience. Also loved hearing the story of St. John of Nepomuk, who has the unique distinction of being the only Catholic saint depicted with 5 stars on his halo. If you love history and architecture, this tour is a must."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Thank you for the amazing tour, Katerina! You made the Prague Castle complex come to life for me with rich historical details, before and after photos of Palace complex interiors, gorgeous views of Prague, wonderful architectural distinctions, and fun facts. I loved seeing the Changing of the Guard and learning that the same Czech designer who designed the Palace Guard uniforms designed the costumes for the movie Amadeus! The multi-colored tiny homes towards the end of the tour were particularly lovely. This tour is a must-see, and I will be back for more of your tours.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Prague has always been on my bucket list, and I'm so happy I was able to do this virtual tour with Mark. He was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the castle complex as well as Prague itself. I couldn't have asked for a better experience - I really felt like I was there! I had no idea that Prague had so much history and so many layers to it. My family and I booked all of the slots available and had a blast!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Katerina walked us through several memorable courtyards of beautiful Prague Castle while explaining and showing it's extraordinary buildings and, though slides, interior rooms from St. Vitus Cathedral and other palaces in the castle complex. We learned a lot of history in a short amount of time with a local point of view. The tour finished with an amazing city lookout point. Especially seen in the St. George's courtyard, Prague Castle is an excellent location that shows different architectural styles though many centuries with a very rich history. Prior to the tour, I wanted to visit Prague, now I REALLY want to visit Prague. Excellent tour and guide, I wish it was longer!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Pavla was absolutely fantastic as a tour guide! She made this an absolutely amazing experience for me! She is very knowledgeable and has a very pleasant and intriguing way of presenting historic information! She paid attention to me the whole time and made sure I made the most of every minute of the tour! She always made sure I could see and hear her clearly, that lighting was optimal, and the scenes were centered so I can take pictures! I had a wonderful 60 min session and I felt as if I was there in person! This was my first virtual Amazon Explore and my first (virtual) visit to Prague and it was AMAZING! I highly recommend Prague as a tourist destination and Pavla as a tour guide!! This was everything I hoped for!! I cannot wait to sign up for another one of these sessions in the near future and see other parts of this beautiful and historic city!! THANK YOU, PAVLA :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is great! I liked what I saw, and I\'m going back for other tours, too! The only problem I had was on my end, due to my lousy wi-fi connection...I often had to ask my guide Katerina to "refresh" her camera, so I could see the pictures better. But she was very gracious about doing that, so I saw everything clearly, and got lots of pictures. Katerina was very engaging, and answered all my questions. Thank you again, Katerina!\nSo I re-did this tour, just because I now knew more or less what I wanted to pay a lot of attention to.\nThis time, I had Pavla, and she was also very, very good. I told her it was my second time around, so she gave me a tour with a slightly different angle. And I took LOTS of pictures this time.\nGreat! Thanks Pavla!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just finished my group tour of Pragee Castle. I was surprised at how large the castle complex was. Our guide was walking constantly to get through in the hour long tour but still provided plenty of opportunities for photos. She spoke very good english and was easy to understand. She was very knowledgeable about the history of the castle and was able to answer all questions. Prague is a beautiful city and I looke forward to taking many more virtual tours.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Took a tour the other day with "Martin" and another today with "Mark". They are both incredibly charming, brilliantly informed and hysterically humorous with the perfect amount of sarcasm. Such eloquently informed historians!!!! I highly recommend you spending the money to take these tours of Prague! And, hopefully you are blessed with the presence of having either Martin or Mark as your lovely tour guides!!! Cheers!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our guide, Mark, was fantastic! We thoroughly enjoyed this experience and plan to come back with the same company for another experience of Prague because Mark was so knowledgeable about the history, as well as being so friendly. He led us along the castle with all the little details, and answered our questions as well. We never had a dull moment, and he carried the conversation on quite well. We would highly recommend you take this tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "TOUR GUIDE- Mark was great! He was relaxed, informative, and well-spoken, and he was very accommodating, he didn't strictly keep us to a preset speech.\nTECHNICALLY- We had a few moments where the video quality dropped, but realistically speaking that is bound to happen. Aside from that, everything went perfectly. The photos we took through the guide's device turned our pretty great. It can be a little hard to know exactly how they'll look when you're taking them, but all in all-no complaints.\nOVERALL OPINION- Of course, we all know this isn't a proper replacement to visiting in person, but it is a fantastic alternative for anyone who can't go in person. You can look at pictures, walk Google Maps, watch videos or documentaries, but none of that compares to having a personal tour guide. Even though it's through a screen, you get to see the people walking the streets, hear the public around you, you can interact by telling the guide what to look at, you can take photos through their device, and interact with a live person that is touching the ground that you're looking at."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Prague-Castle-Discover-Largest-Complex/dp/B09CSYJ1C2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Get up-close with wild animals in Costa Rica at the Toucan Rescue Ranch

Amazon Explore

#4

399

$7.50 - $27.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The Toucan Rescue Ranch is a fantastic experience for any armchair adventurer or animal enthusiast; you'll feel instantly transported to Costa Rica as you get up close and personal with Sloths both adult and baby, six different kinds of toucan's, monkeys Parrot's, and much more. The host of the experience, Andrea, is enthusiastic and personable; she immediately wants to know your interest so she can personalize a tour of the ranch just for you. It would also be an excellent experience for Homeschool students in Middle or High school. I will definitely be recommending to friends and family. You can't go wrong if you choose the Toucan Rescue ranch as your first Amazon Explore experience."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was our first "virtual field trip"/Amazon experience and it was FANTASTIC! Our host, Stephanie (who is a Tropical Biologist) was AWESOME! She was warm, friendly, and highly knowledgeable. She went out of her way to make the tour interactive and to tailor our experience to our interests and background knowledge and to make us feel comfortable and welcomed. We were able to see and learn about sloths and baby sloths, Toucans, parrots, a tropical otter, spider monkeys, and other animals. It was all very interesting and Stephanie did a fantastic job providing a ton of great information and a chance to see a great deal in our 50 minute tour.\n\nMy 13 year old son and I both thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the Toucan Rescue Ranch (founded and still owned by an expat American who moved to Costa Rico), the animals they rescue and care for, the dangers facing some of the native species and the stories of the "resident" animals (animals that have specific circumstances/issues that prevent the Ranch from "re-wilding" them).\n\nWe learned so much about the various animal species at the Toucan Rescue Ranch and about the common dangers they face (including, sadly and all too commonly, being sought after as pets and then abused or abandoned), and the wonderful work done by the Rescue Ranch to care for and rehabilitate any animal that is brought to them and to provide education to student groups that visit as well as to tourists visiting Costa Rico. Such important work they do!\n\nIn summary, I simply cannot recommend this experience, or our host/guide Stephanie, highly enough! We had an amazing time AND simultaneously were doing a small part to help fund the Toucan Rescue Ranch by participating in this experience. The Ranch receives no public funding from the Costa Rican government and relies on donations. The cost of this experience goes towards helping to fund their much needed and amazing work!!\n\nIf you are considering signing up for an Amazon Experience, SIGN UP FOR THIS ONE! It will be enjoyable and memorable for any age from small kiddos to grandparents! You will not regret it and you will be helping to support the important work of a wonderful organization.\n\nThank you, Miss Stephanie, for making our experience so wonderful and memorable. If we ever travel to Costa Rico (which this tour made me want to do!), we will absolutely be visiting the Toucan Rescue Ranch!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What an amazing deal! This experience was so personal. It was very conversational the whole time, we saw sloths, toucans, parrots, and spider monkeys. Our 9 and 5 year old loved every minute. The host was energetic, knowledgeful, and great with the kids reactions. I give this my highest recommendation and hope the other Amazon experiences can live up to this!\n\nFor those looking to understand the experience, we signed on at the scheduled time on an amazon portal. An intro video plays introducing you to the controls, and once we were connected we saw that we were the only party in the reservation. We did quick introductions and started the tour. The tour guide can send video an audio and our mic was left open the entire time so we were able to interact and ask questions throughout. Your host is unable to see you so dont bother setting up a shot of your family. The controls allow for you to point toward focus on the screen "what is that animal? (click on right side of screen)" and take pictures. The picture quality (included in review) was great and it looks like it pulls pictures from the source device and not a screen shot of our end of the video.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Before we began guide told us what animals we wanted to see and then showed them and talked about them. The birds are in cages, but they did come close so you could take pics using the web tools. They seem very well cared for.\nOur Kids loved asking questions and seeing the animals. Even though at times the video was blurry (its a remote location in Costa Rica), when you click on the picture button they come out really well as its using the guides device. The audio was very good throughout. The guide can hear you but not see you.\nOur guide, Shanon, was able to show the baby sloths real close.\nA great way to get out and see and kinda experience things under the current circumstances. Looking forward to trying some other experiences.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I did this wonderful experience with my family and everyone loved it, especially my two children. The host was very welcoming and kind, the tour was amazing, we had great conversation about the animals and the best part... we got to see some amazing animals healing and being taken care of by this great organization. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves animals, has kids that love animals, care for animal conservation, etc.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We booked this for our 11-year-old who loved the experience and Andrea was very patient with her questions. The tour was personalized and we learned a lot about animals in Costa Rica (for example, I now know what a tayra is). It was a really great experience and we are likely to book again to see more of the center. This is an outstanding pandemic activity for kids stuck at home.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We took a tour of the rescue with Daniel, and it was an incredible experience. Daniel was warm, friendly, and so informative. We spent a lot of time with the sloths, watching the babies cuddle and groom each other. I have been to a live tour in Costa Rica, and this was better in some ways just because it was personalized and just us and the guide without an entire group. Not only was the tour fun and interesting, we were also grateful to be able to visit Cosa Rica "live" and feel the excitement of being in a new place again despite the pandemic. Everyone is hurting right now, including the rescues; booking this online excursion helps support the care and rehabilitation of animals during a time when fewer resources are available to help these animals. This is one way to ensure that the rescues continue to get the much-needed income to continue the selfless work that they do, all while getting an amazing experience that the whole family can enjoy! I highly recommend this as a unique activity that you will undoubtedly love as much as we did.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After this last year has made it so difficult to get to travel we decided to try this opportunity to see what it was like and this was amazing! Andrea was a wonderful tour guide and truly gave us a great experience! We saw a ton of animals! The best part was seeing Emma the otter playing in her enclosure and learning about her story. We also got to see the spider monkeys and a rainbow toucan which was incredible. I thought this tour was incredible and would one day love to see the TRR in person! Thank you Andrea and TRR we had a blast!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "2.14.22~ Did quite a few of these Amazon Explorer Adventures.\nLike who wouldn't want to take a lunchbreak & tour Prague at Sunset?\nGotta say~ The Toucan Rescue Ranch may be my fave.\n\nOriginally decided to do it bc I love sloths.\nI like any gentle animal that just wants to chill & share love.\nNever saw one in person like at a zoo & this option is rather affordable.\n\nThe sloths were sleeping but Carlos, my guide. and I got lucky.\nLatte the Hibiscus loving sloth was awake & adorable at the end of our journey.\nNever been so grateful for the picture taking option as I was with Latte.\n\nIt's a Toucan Rescue in Costa Rica so you see toucans & owls that have been saved.\nThe Toucans are quite fascinating & Beautiful. Tropical Owls are smaller\nDare say didn't know much about toucans besides the front of a cereal box.\n\nTips~\n*All 5 trips have had Hit/Miss Clear Video.\nMaybe an A-Z Glitch bc did one directly through a vendor & was fine\nVendor is more expensive but for instance with a 'Rescue' they get all the money\n* Must use Pc. No phones. (Probably to help Video Quality)\n* Take Pictures. Take Lots of Pictures\nEven with blurry video, Pix are crystal clear & great quality when downloaded\n* Take Notes\nSpecially to know what your pix are\nAlso fun to Google what Guide told you to get Full Experience\n\nHighly Recommend 'Get Up & Close with The Animals' at 'Toucan Rescue Ranch'.\nBeautiful Tropical Locale with lush trees, flowers, feathered & furry friends.\nPlus you get to do your Good Deed for the Day as you trip helps the ranch."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is a great experience especially when travel becomes hard. If I remember correctly, CR and Panama together host 7% of world species, and CR has been focusing on eco friendly development for yeas. I hope this new virtual tour thing can help support the local business, and we are able to experience its beauty after the pandemic.\n\nAll the animals we saw during the tour are healthy and well cared of. Our guide is very knowledgeable.\n\nAt last, I hope Makuu works hard to successfully completes his college, and goes back to the rainforest one day. Keep an eye on harpy eagles though.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/up-close-animals-Costa-Toucan-Rescue/dp/B0964CSQ5R/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Paris, Je t'aime: a sightseeing experience of the City of Lights

Amazon Explore

#5

62

$59.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have to say, I was expecting thos scripted tour. It was the total opposite.\n\nSania was a great host. The tour is 100% interactive. You can stop her and talk about anything or ask anything.\n\nIt felt like I was in Paris. The only thing I missed out on was having a cappuccino in a cafe there.\n\nSania knew so much about the history. You can really tell she loves what she does. Her happiness comes through to your screen and she loves the place she giving a tour. That really helps.\n\nI'll be looking for another virtual tour in covid times since I love to travel but I don't because it's not safe.\n\nThank you Sania. It was a lot fun. My gf and I had a blast in the hour we spent on you tour."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cecilia led a wonderful tour from the Louvre to the Paris Opera House. She gave a lot of great tips for our up coming trip. Highly recommended!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our host was exceptional! She gave us a very entertaining abd educational virtual experience of Paris in English and in Francais, as if we were there in-person. We will definitely do this again. Hopefully by next time, we can use our tablet instead of a laptop or desktop. This was quite memorable.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was an excellent experience and the tour guide was wonderful! We felt like we were really walking in Paris! The tour guide did an excellent job showing us the beautiful building in Pairs and providing us with their historical background. One of my favorite parts was visiting the beautiful palace reading gardens.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sania took our family on a fun filled, informative tour of the exterior of major Paris landmarks - starting at the Louvre. She was very knowledgeable of historical facts. She was engaging and kept us involved by quizzing us on fun general knowledge facts before introducing us to a site. The reception was good and clear. Felt like the next best thing to being there!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "What a neat experience! We did this tour as a Galentine's event for our firm and it was a hit. Great little bits of history, love that it was live, and Sania was a wonderful guide. Highly recommend something like this for date night."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cecelia was a super fun host! You will laugh and learn all kinds of fun trivia about what the city is known for! She will take to you sights along the way based on interest! Highly recommended!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Beautiful city and a wonderful tour. Our guide provided very interesting and fun facts about the sights which made my whole family feel like we were actually there.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Cecilia was our tour guide and she was incredible!! She started the tour with the Louvre Museum and took us through local sights and was very engaging. We didn't know what to expect and this certainly exceeded our expectations. She asked our 8-year-old dauhgter to be her assistant which was so great, and it really got her to interact on the tour in a fun way. We cant wait to recommend Cecilia to our friends and family, she was so sweet and extremely informative. Excellent experience for sure! Thank you, Cecilia!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Claudio was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide. The rout was educational and exciting'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Je-taime-sightseeing-experience/dp/B09CTBTXXH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Enchanting Rialto: a stroll through the markets of Venice

Amazon Explore

#6

88

$39.90 - $159.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I booked this personal 1:1 virtual tour in Venice for NYE. Our tour guide (Elana) was absolutely phenomenal & we learned so much from her. She was knowledgeable, genuine, and authentic, and made sure we didn't miss anything that was happening around her. Because there are absolutely no cars, we saw a garbage boat, a firefighter boat responding to a call, an ambulance boat, gondola taxi, & a funeral boat. It was a busy morning on the Grand Canal. We also walked thru the market place and got to see the Rialto Bridge. It really is a must try experience."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I loved going to italy and witnessing this live as things were happening. Our tour guide was fabulous and gave us so much back story and definition of terms. We loved her. This was a trip my friend and I had been trying to take for years and now we could visit Italy, together, via computer screen (huge gaming screen!!) in my kitchen while having espresso and biscotti. We could ask questions about our surroundings while we watched and took pix of our trip. So fun!!!\nI only wish all the trips had a box delivered prior with special things available from the places we visited.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've never been to Italy before and after this tour, I already know that I will LOVE it! Everything is so beautiful and historic. Huge thank you to my tour guide (Alessandra) who did not give up on me even though my connectivity was a nightmare this morning. She stayed on with me and showed me the sights even though she couldn't hear me! I was still able to see everything and take some beautiful photos. I was appreciative of her time and patience and the opportunity to spend my morning at the Grand Canal (from HOME... before work)! I still had a great time and would absolutely recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Got this for my mom for Christmas and she had so much fun. The guide was a born and raised local so had great information and was able to show her quite a bit since this was one of the longer 50 minute tours. Unfortunately a lot of the shops were already closed due to the time chosen and with Covid restrictions or adjustments.\nNote: if you want more shops to be open or places to see, consider choosing one of the late night/early morning offerings from around midnight to maybe 6am CST (7 hour time difference where we are so check your local time zone). The guide told my parents a lot of the shops and some attractions can close as early as 3pm but there are some that stay open til 5 and 6pm.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The guide was knowledgeable and seemed to be pretty comfortable with the technology. She kept her camera facing the outside world most of the time, and occasionally turned it around to speak more directly to us. Even though she could not see us, she did a great job of making eye contact and engaging, as if she could. Her English was very good and she had no difficulty understanding or answering our questions. We would definitely recommend and look forward to doing more.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was one of the most unique activities our family has done. The hostess was so inciteful, very knowledgeable about the history of architecture, culture, geographic areas, languages, etc. We loved seeing the typical tourist buildings, cannels, gondolas, and bridges. But we were pleasantly surprised to learn about hidden details and fun facts about specific buildings, the layers of the buildings, getting to see art from the era when they were during the Venetian times. It was so fun! Now to book a trip to Venice!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Elena was super charismatic and knowledgeable about her home of Venice. We were lucky enough to have a one on one tour with her. She handled our questions well and made the tour very engaging with her cool trivia about Venice. She definitely made us want to visit even more!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We loved the early morning light on the city and our guide Lorenzo's humor and wit. What an awe inspiring experience. Venice has such an incredible history and beauty unmatched! Seeing the bustle of the local market enriched the experience and made it more human. Lorenzo made it feel as though we were part of his life, as if we could smell the salt air and hear the lapping of the waves on the canal walls. Thank you for transcending time & space for us; bringing us back to our 2008 trip there! Seeing the Rialto Bridge without the dazzling costumes of Carnevale di Venezia and the busyness of mid-afternoon in the city coupled with his intricate knowledge of that landmark was an endearing treat! Grazie Lorenzo!! Magnifico!! Tara & Mandy from frigid Alaska :)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The personal on line tour was an exceptional experience. The host was delightful and very knowledgeable, answering my questions and taking me to inspect buildings and shops in which I expressed an interest.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "The tour guide was great, but the video quality was absolutely terrible. The tour started after sunset (most tours should probably not take place at night time, especially with poor video quality), so everything was dark and closed. As mentioned, it didn't help that video quality hovered around 280p, and froze multiple times. Luckily audio never dropped out, so it was more like an audio tour instead of a virtual experience.\nIt seemed like the tour guide was just streaming from a regular phone, and had a bad connection. I would think they'd have some sort of special setup that ensured at least 1080p steaming with good quality, but that was not the case."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Enchanting-Rialto-stroll-through-markets/dp/B0949TH9WH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Meet Exotic Mammals and Birds!

Amazon Explore

#7

24

$10.00 - $40.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was an excellent experience. I will look for More interactive programs to watch and learn from soon.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ny Montessori classroom of 3 to 7 loved not just learning about the animals but interacting and asking questions.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Our family really enjoyed meeting exotic animals from around the globe. Jon was a great host; very thorough and educational. You can tell he's truly dedicated to working with animals. We enjoyed seeing the various mammals and birds he shared, and would attend similar experiences. Highly recommend."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We visited with John who showed us three birds and three mammals. He has a TON of knowledge about these animals (and all kinds of animals, reptiles, etc) and is more than willing to answer questions about them. This would be a perfect session for kids as well, since they can see the animals much closer in the video session than they would be able to in person.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "John is a great presenter and the animals were amazing! I wasn't sure about these experiences, but this has shown me they are definitely worth while! I can't wait to try another :-)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We enjoyed the different animals and birds. We only had one other family in our group so we were able to ask questions and take pics easily.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'John was really great and personable. The show is very well planned and informative. We will be trying the other shows that he offers!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'John is fantastic. Our 8 and 6 year old were mesmerized for the entire 30 minutes and immediately asked to sign up for another experience. The presentation introduced us to three birds and three mammals. John asked questions to engage the kids, made space for photographs and questions, and has a nice sense of humor. Thank you... a delight for the entire family!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'my two favorite ones were Bugs and the one bird with the red on top of the head.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very informative and the kids will really appreciate the diversity of animals also.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Meet-Exotic-Mammals-and-Birds/dp/B09LB7C5G4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Mysterious Buenos Aires: the surprising and terrifying stories

Amazon Explore

#8

10

$6.00 - $24.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Agustina was a great guide to beautiful Buenos Aries. She was energetic and knowledgable, ready to answer all of our questions about her beautiful city. The stories she shared were more fascinatinging than scary but we enjoyed them nonetheless.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was lucky to be the only one on this tour., and this was my first time with Amazon Explore. My guide was warm and knowledgeable. She really made me feel immersed in the experience. I loved learning about the different kind of tunnels and the Subway. She was helpful informing me which tunnels I could explore and which ones were restricted for when I get to Buenos Aires later in 2022.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Although I signed up for a group tour, I ended up being the only one. This allowed for a lot of 1-on-1 time with the tour guide, who has an excellent grasp on the area's history. He showed me the history of a couple of different wars/coups, along with the history of public executions. I was particularly interested in the story of the woman who tried to run away from the city with a priest. They were caught and executed, despite the fact that she was pregnant at the time time.\n\nThere were a few technical difficulties, but my tour guide wasn't to blame. The city was loud with a lot of wind and the video quality varied throughout the tour. The guide's knowledge of the area made up for this, though."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My first "virtual tour." Thoroughly enjoyed enlightening and mildly creepy tour of the Plaza de Mayo, the heart of Buenos Aires, with charming Agustina. While describing the tourist sites and their history with pride and flair, she also helped me to understand the Agentinian society, economics, politics, religion, etc. by wisely responding to my comments and questions. !Muchas Gracias!\nThis "virtual tour" was well worth my time and money and, in some ways, even better than being in Bueno Aires. Next time, I will do some homework on the tour area before engaging in the video session to get more out it and ask fewer stupid questions. :) Enjoy!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We really enjoyed this tour of Buenos Aires. We were lucky to have Agustina as our tour guide for this 45 min. session. She told us stories about ghosts and other legends. It was so entertaining! Agustina is so friendly and easy to talk to. It felt like we had a close friend leading this tour for us. The session flew by quickly and we highly recommend this tour, especially with Agustina.\nOn the technical side, we had excellent video / audio with no connection disruptions throughout. Thank you Agustina and team for this wonderful tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nayla did an amazing job showing us all of the colonial buildings. I never realized how modern it was and how well preserved the buildings are. She took the time to answer all my questions, was easy to understand, and you can tell how much she loves her country, and I understand why. She was also very patient as we resolved some technical issues on our end. I highly recommend this tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My guide was great and while the spooky stories are not my main interest, they were fun and we got to see lot of the main buildings near the main square. This was a bargain and it was good to hear about the current state of things in Argentina and get a little insight into the economy and history.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nayla is a superb guide! Very informative presentation and expertly answered questions. While the history is centuries old, there are new reminders in the plaza of more recent events - check out the base around the statue of General Manuel Belgrano & the symbolic white scarves painted on the square. Highly recommend!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had a marvelous time visiting the heart of Buenos Aires and I learned even more about its history that maybe even some locals were not aware of :). Thank-you so much for this incredible experience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was a very interesting experience. It's a beautiful square to begin with and the stories also share the history and development of the city. Agustina is a great host, very friendly and knowledgable. If you are concerned about gore, don't be. These are stories similar to what you'd hear of the paranormal and such anywhere else, but the ties to the history and location are what makes them unique."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Buenos-Aires-surprising-terrifying/dp/B09CSSH1KR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Mysterious Buenos Aires: the surprising and terrifying stories

Amazon Explore

#9

10

$12.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Agustina was a great guide to beautiful Buenos Aries. She was energetic and knowledgable, ready to answer all of our questions about her beautiful city. The stories she shared were more fascinatinging than scary but we enjoyed them nonetheless.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was lucky to be the only one on this tour., and this was my first time with Amazon Explore. My guide was warm and knowledgeable. She really made me feel immersed in the experience. I loved learning about the different kind of tunnels and the Subway. She was helpful informing me which tunnels I could explore and which ones were restricted for when I get to Buenos Aires later in 2022.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Although I signed up for a group tour, I ended up being the only one. This allowed for a lot of 1-on-1 time with the tour guide, who has an excellent grasp on the area's history. He showed me the history of a couple of different wars/coups, along with the history of public executions. I was particularly interested in the story of the woman who tried to run away from the city with a priest. They were caught and executed, despite the fact that she was pregnant at the time time.\n\nThere were a few technical difficulties, but my tour guide wasn't to blame. The city was loud with a lot of wind and the video quality varied throughout the tour. The guide's knowledge of the area made up for this, though."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My first "virtual tour." Thoroughly enjoyed enlightening and mildly creepy tour of the Plaza de Mayo, the heart of Buenos Aires, with charming Agustina. While describing the tourist sites and their history with pride and flair, she also helped me to understand the Agentinian society, economics, politics, religion, etc. by wisely responding to my comments and questions. !Muchas Gracias!\nThis "virtual tour" was well worth my time and money and, in some ways, even better than being in Bueno Aires. Next time, I will do some homework on the tour area before engaging in the video session to get more out it and ask fewer stupid questions. :) Enjoy!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We really enjoyed this tour of Buenos Aires. We were lucky to have Agustina as our tour guide for this 45 min. session. She told us stories about ghosts and other legends. It was so entertaining! Agustina is so friendly and easy to talk to. It felt like we had a close friend leading this tour for us. The session flew by quickly and we highly recommend this tour, especially with Agustina.\nOn the technical side, we had excellent video / audio with no connection disruptions throughout. Thank you Agustina and team for this wonderful tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nayla did an amazing job showing us all of the colonial buildings. I never realized how modern it was and how well preserved the buildings are. She took the time to answer all my questions, was easy to understand, and you can tell how much she loves her country, and I understand why. She was also very patient as we resolved some technical issues on our end. I highly recommend this tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My guide was great and while the spooky stories are not my main interest, they were fun and we got to see lot of the main buildings near the main square. This was a bargain and it was good to hear about the current state of things in Argentina and get a little insight into the economy and history.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Nayla is a superb guide! Very informative presentation and expertly answered questions. While the history is centuries old, there are new reminders in the plaza of more recent events - check out the base around the statue of General Manuel Belgrano & the symbolic white scarves painted on the square. Highly recommend!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had a marvelous time visiting the heart of Buenos Aires and I learned even more about its history that maybe even some locals were not aware of :). Thank-you so much for this incredible experience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was a very interesting experience. It's a beautiful square to begin with and the stories also share the history and development of the city. Agustina is a great host, very friendly and knowledgable. If you are concerned about gore, don't be. These are stories similar to what you'd hear of the paranormal and such anywhere else, but the ties to the history and location are what makes them unique."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Mysterious-Buenos-Aires-surprising-terrifying/dp/B09CSSH1KR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Tour the Eiffel Tower: Paris' most iconic monument

Amazon Explore

#10

14

$20.00 - $59.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a wonderfully fun virtual tour experience. Our host Sania was very polite, knowledgeable, and even great with our kids. She did a great job, answering our questions, sharing her personal perspective, and making the experience fun and engaging for the little ones too. We took a ton of pictures, and she even gave us many suggestions and tips for what to do when we come visit in person on vacation. The weather wasn’t great, but Sania remained cheerful as she had to purchase an umbrella to continue the tour. Overall, this was a good tour; we learned quite a bit, and have some great ideas for a future visit in person. Merci beaucoup!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sania was great! She is passionate about her city and it came through during the tour. The Eiffel Tower is iconic and the moment she show us through the screen we all gasped in amazement! This tour was great! Thank you, Sania!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My daughter has been fascinated with Paris for the longest time, so for her 8th birthday we decided to purchase the live tour of the Eiffel Tower. Our host, Sania, was absolutely wonderful with both our children (including our youngest who is 5) and paid special attention to the birthday girl, asking her all sorts of questions and making her feel special. The tour was fantastic - we felt like we were actually in Paris for the hour of the tour (it went by so quickly!) and we would absolutely do it again. We did have a little technical difficulty at the beginning with the audio, but Sania got it resolved quickly and added some time to the end of the tour to make up for it. Highly recommend to anyone considering it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We had an amazing time touring the Eiffel Tower and this would not have been possible without our amazing host Cecilia! She went above and beyond to give us the view of the tower from different directions, also gave us some wonderful tips if we were to visit Paris. She was very kind in answering all our questions and gave us an amazing tour of the area around the Tower.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What a wonderful experience to learn and virtually visit the Eifel Tower. Our host was knowledgeable, friendly and very engaging. This experience exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The tour was extremely interactive and the host Cecilla was very friendly and informative. Made us feel like we were actually there.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My 9 year old daughter loves Paris and since we could not visit in person we gifted her this experience for her birthday. She loved it! Our tour guide Sania was very kind and took the time to answer our questions and made the experience very pleasant. Paris was beautiful and we are so happy we got to experience it. We are excited to one day visit Paris. We will be booking more Amazon Explorer experiences.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Awesome experience. Host was very good for the family. Will do this again.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Thank you so very much Sania, you were a great host. My wife and I really enjoyed our tour of the Eiffel tower.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our tour guide Sania did a great job guiding our group! She was very patient and answered all of our questions and shared great knowledge with us! Thank you for an awesome tour.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Tour-Eiffel-Tower-iconic-monument/dp/B09F5PXMG7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Tarot Card Reading for Love

Amazon Explore

#11

14

$34.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sam provided a much better experience than I could have hoped for. She really knows what she is doing, has a deep understanding of the cards and has an amazing ability to explain them clearly and relate them to your life. I left my session completely blown away with how relevant and accurate the reading was to my life. The guidance for moving forward was exactly what I needed. Thank you X 100 Sam.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I want to say Samatha did an amazing job! The way she described me and my person was truly unbelievable! I WILL get another reading with her, I'm even booking a reading for my daughter."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a great experience. The host was very intuitive and down to earth. She was able to help me make sense of my current situation and shed some light and guidance on what I should do next!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I immediately felt connected to my host, Samantha - I felt as if we were far-away best friends and I could tell her anything! Her knowledge in tarot was translated in her easy to digest explanations of my cards...it was crazy how they aligned with my life (and love-life) perfectly.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The best relationship reading I ever had. Sam is wonderful, warm and bright. She reads the cards through a very thoughtful and unique relationship spread. Truly the best reading I ever had!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sam was amazing - so friendly, warm, and knowledgeable of the tarot. She has such lovely vibes. My reading was SPOT ON. She gave great advice and insight into my relationship. I will definitely be coming to her for more readings!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't fully know if I believe in this kind of stuff but the experience was a blast and the reading was pretty spot. I was impressed."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sam was so wonderful and really did a fantastic job explaining the cards and their meaning in relation to my life. I would highly recommend Sam and her readings!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Did my first reading and it was amazing! Thank you!!\n\nCan't wait to do it again!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Based off of no information other than that I'd recently started seeing someone, Samantha rendered a very insightful love reading. She's a warm and enthusiastic, intuitive reader who will tell you what you need to hear, not want you want to hear. I would absolutely recommend this experience to friends and family!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Card-Reading-for-Love/dp/B09CSVFYFZ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Picturesque Prague: Visit the Old Town of the Czech Republic's capital

Amazon Explore

#12

101

$12.50 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "So this was my 2nd Amazon Explore tour and WOW, What a ginormous difference! The first was basically watching our guide walk down a busy (different) city street with the occasional turn at a point of interest, IF the technology worked.\n\nToday was visually and audibly clear. Gorgeous weather. And MARK, our guide, was PHENOMENAL- my husband and I booked a group tour, but no one else selected the same time so we had a 1:1. Mark asked why I picked this tour and when I said the astronomical clock, he ensured we arrived on the hour. (He made my whole day!) This entire experience was a great because he was engaging and personable, knowledgeable and entertaining, AND rather then give us a run of the mill tour- he customized it to fit our desires (Architecture, history & a tad of culture.) My husband had traveled to Prague 25 years ago and I've never been. Mark's tour showed my husband what had changed and gave me a glimpse of a city that looks like it comes straight from a fairytale. We have 2 more tours scheduled for Prague and we cannot wait! After we disconnected, we both said we felt like we were visiting a friend, who was showing us the local sites. Thank you Mark, see you very soon!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We started off in a quiet square, then onto the busier Old Town Square, and finished at the Municipal House. We learned about a 600 yr old astronomical clock, Jan Hus, sneaky and beautiful artwork on the side of buildings, and many other picturesque cultural places. Our tour guide, Katerina, was professional and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Took a virtual Prague walking tour with Mark on 7/16/22, and the experience was absolutely amazing! Mark navigated the city and made it super interesting, sharing pieces of history that there was no way I would have learned if I had been in the city physically. He was patient, kind, and sincerely wanted to make this a great experience - he succeeded! It was also interesting to see live the crowds - or lack thereof - and the way people interacted with our tour guide. I highly recommend this tour! Thank you for providing me a little window into your beautiful city!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Loved seeing all the beautiful buildings and hearing the history of each. Great presentation overall.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Mark was delightful and informative. He filled the tour with stories of art, architecture, people and religion. He was a terrific host and a great introduction to the virtual tours. This was my son's mother's day present to me and I am so appreciative of having had the experience to walk the old town with Mark."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great fun tour. Had a great time going down memory lane from when I was in that city back 14 years ago. Thanks guys.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark was an exceptional and personable tour guide. He was very welcoming to questions and made our group fun - yet educational. Thank you!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Unfortunately there were technical difficulties, but Mark give interesting seminar. It's been 55 years since I was in Prague, but am looking forward to the clock tower and town square this Spring."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': '1.12.22~ My 1st Explorer Experience was with Pavla in Prague.\nShe got me hooked.\nNot just bc I can sit on my couch & travel but her passion for her city.\n\nNow I\'ve done 2 others & the guides really make it special.\nBut if you can get Pavla in Prague, Do it. She is Wonderful.\nMakes you love her city as much as she does & knows her history.\n\nSome tips I\'ve learned to make these experiences a lil better\n* Bring pen & paper\nLet\'s you take notes to reflect back & identify your pic\n* When taking pix, try to write & identify something familiar to you, ie a bird, shop, person.\nWhen you review your 200+ pix, it will make it easier to remember what it is\n* Use "Raise hand" icon so you don\'t miss what the guide is saying\n* When booking, compare your Time zone to Travel City as to avoid nightfall\nMine was just before sunset & Prague at Sunset in breathtaking\n* The video is not as clear on my screen, but pix are crystal so, Click away\nYou can download pix but haven\'t figured out how to delete the extras\n\nMy experience has been \'Shared" bc no one else joined in.\nNice to know guide still does trip but wish others would share.\nIt\'s a great time & way to experience before a trip or relive where you\'ve been.\n\nHave already researched a few more trips to gift to Friends and,\nsome limited travel older family.\nHope they, and you, have as much fun as I have.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was my first virtual experience with Amazon and I'm not sure what other experiences are like but this was amazing! Nikola was a delightful host - very knowledgeable, interactive, and went at a very good pace. I really enjoyed what I learned from her, and the additions of maps, photos and music made for a fully immersive experience. Highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to spend an hour in a completely different location with a completely delightful host. Can't wait to get back to traveling so I can visit in person and take a tour with this company. In short - loved it!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Picturesque-Prague-Visit-Republics-capital/dp/B09CT38YVZ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Old Town Jerusalem: Visit the Wailing Wall, the Armenian Quarter, and more

Amazon Explore

#13

166

$28.00 - $83.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We did this tour on Christmas Eve - the perfect time to visit Jerusalem :) Rafi was an excellent tour guide and provided us a good overview of the history of the old city, what we were seeing, and context for how these holy sites are managed today. He was funny and a good storyteller, but also willing to answer any questions.\n\nI got this tour for my grandmother who has always wanted to visit Jerusalem. Unfortunately, she cannot travel there but this was the "next best thing."'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What an amazing tour! Ranaan, our guide was wonderful. He was extremely knowledgable about the depth and breathe of Jerusalem and the historical (and Biblical) events that lead us to today. I am without words about how amazing this tour was. If you are highly religious (or not), this is a moment you don\'t want to miss. We ended the tour at the Western Wall ("The Wailing Wall"), and what an honor to see it. I took a moment to take a deep breath and take this moment all in. Thank you Amazon and thank you Ranaan!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This guide was so informative and pack so much in one hours. The backdrop is so historic. Growing up in a very religious family and having to go to study the bible 3 days a week and read bible story. It crazy to visually see a place that was out a page of an old story. I took a lot of photo but they didn't save. I highly recommend this. Seeing the people dress in their religion outfits, the alley ways, the stories."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We learned SO much during this one hour tour. Ranaan was so knowledgeable and pleasant to talk to. It felt like exploring a new place with a good friend. There was so much information, history, and modern culture packed into one hour. We enjoyed it thoroughly and have recommended this tour to all of our friends!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This tour was amazing. I absolutely loved it and I learned so much! It was an amazing experience. I'd like to do it again because there was so much information to take in. It sort of feels like you are there."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Measure of a great experience? It's too short. This was great, and too short. This was our first live Explore, The guide was surprisingly knowledgeable, experienced and accommodating. We wish we could have booked another hour or more. You will be glad you booked this experience."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought a private tour for my MIL for Christmas. Our guide was knowledgeable and the tour was interesting. However, the connection was dissapointing. It kept cutting in and out, this is the only reason to not give the tour 5 stars.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We really enjoyed our experience! The tour guide was great, and very knowledgeable about the area and the facts. I learned a lot and had a great time.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He was accommodating to our specific interests, had answers to all of our questions and made sure we were able to see and understand the subjects. Very impressive and highly recommended. Two thumbs WAY UP!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "The host was excellent, he was very knowledgable and took us through a great tour. The audio quality and video quality could certaintly improve, but since this is a beta and we are communicating from across the world, I understand there's things to work through. I'm looking forward to the amazon experiences and if they can keep finding host as great as Eliav, it will be great!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Old-Town-Jerusalem-Wailing-Armenian/dp/B09CT5Q17L/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Design Luxury Jewelry LIVE with an artist in Paris! (jewelry included)

Amazon Explore

#14

13

$245.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mona was very personable and easy to talk with! She gave me many examples of her beautiful jewelry pieces and really listened to my ideas as well. It was fascinating working through the designing process with her virtually, in her Le Marais atelier. She is a "gem" herself! I can\'t wait to receive my beautiful pendant!\n(The photos were as we worked out the design.)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I gave my mom this experience as a Christmas present. She designed her pair of earrings with Mona virtually and just received them today. My mom is thrilled with them. She said Mona was a pleasure to work with and that the earrings were designed exactly as they had discussed. She can’t wait to be able to go to Paris to design another piece in person. Thank you, Mona.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Mona is a very nice host and did a great job walking us through our first jewelry designing experience. Can't wait to receive my piece."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is my first time designing my own jewelry, and Mona made it such a breeze. She has a knack for making personal connections, and I felt like I was discussing with a lifelong friend. What surprised me was that within a few minutes, she understood my interests and designed the ear stud JUST the way I imagined. I can't wait to try it out, and still amazed that we could do this entirely virtual. I can't wait for borders to open and to go visit her and her shop in person! :)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had a blast creating earrings with Mona, and when they arrived they were more beautiful than I could have imagined! I get so many compliments, and when people ask, "Where did you get those?" I get to say "I had them made for me in Paris." Really great experience! Thank you so much! :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My husband gave me this jewelry designing experience as a Christmas Gift and it exceeded my expectations! I designed a custom pendant that comes on a unique circular chain. Initially I was nervous that I wouldn't know what to do, but the host Mona guided me through the process with her many years of experience. She had tons of useful tips on how to pick qualities that could be flattering and beautiful. Together we chose the shape, color, volume, and chain details for the pendant. She made a foam model of the jewelry during our session and I was able to get a good sense of the scale and color. The whole process was super fun and there were so many beautiful color choices I'd love to take the class again. I couldn't be happier with the design and I highly recommend signing up for this experience!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I cannot say enough about how wonderful my experience was custom designing jewelry. I learned a lot and had a ton of fun, even as someone who is very introverted. The earrings are absolutely stunning. What a great way to connect with someone across the world! 100% recommend :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Mona was so much fun to talk to! I loved exploring her shop and she even showed me the streets of Paris! The jewelry is gorgeous, and he went above and beyond to make sure the piece I was creating was exactly what I wanted. She was so welcoming and kind. I can't wait to receive my piece and to visit Mona in the Marais when I come to Paris! I highly recommend this experience!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mona was terrific to design with - she guided me seamlessly through the experience and provided moments of inspiration through out including seeing the live streets of paris!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was a wonderful, creative experience to work with Mona in Paris. A true collaboration! We designed a pair of earrings that are unique and beautiful. I cannot wait to wear them!\n\nThis experience is a great gift for a loved one or for yourself! I highly recommend.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Design-Luxury-Jewelry-jewelry-included/dp/B09CTDRPN2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Discover the most famous sights of Prague

Amazon Explore

#15

14

$49.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I gave this tour to my husband for his birthday. I had heard from family members how much they loved Prague, so I thought it would be fun. Our guide, Katerina, did a wonderful job. Every minute of the tour was filled with knowledgeable stories about Prague, it's landmarks and it's history. By showing some pictures of Prague during the ages she helped us see it's history while looking at how it is today. This was our first Amazon Explore purchase and it far exceeded our expectations. I can't wait to do another tour!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our Tour Guide Katerina was absolutely wonderful! She was extremely knowledgeable, shared lots of interesting facts about Prague, and was super friendly. We learned so much on our tour and are looking forward to booking more soon!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We had Katerina as a guide and she was fantastic! This doesn't take the place of real travel but it was an excellent tour . We got to ask questions, take photos from a local guide. Would highly recommend this tour with Katerina . Really beautiful city that i cant wait to see in person. It was just the two of us and I would take another tour based on this experience."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a virtual tour....not a “thing”! We thoroughly enjoyed it. Our guide was very nice, friendly and knowledgeable. We want to do more tours.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Katerina was our guide and she was amazing! The city of Prague is so beautiful and the history is even more amazing. Definitely recommend and will explore other tours Amazon had to offer!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I didn't know what to expect going in and just wanted to give a shot when there was a sale. It was the best decision ever.! Having a personal tour guide was fantastic. She gave me information that I don't think I would have known had I actually gone to Prague.\n\nIt was early in the morning in Prague, so there was no one out. It felt like the city had cleared out for my tour. My tour guide was knowledgeable and very patient. She gave me detailed history of each site.\n\nThe interface was great too. There two-way audio, obviously, so you can stop your tour guide and ask questions. But the video was also interactive. If you clicked on one part of the screen, it alerted the tour guide and she would pan the camera in that direction. I thought that feature was really cool without having to constantly tell the guide turn around. I did accidentally click on the screen once (unfortunately for me, it was a dumpster), but because the entire session was interactive, it was easy to course correct and carry on. I also liked that I could take as many pictures during the trip.\n\nOverall, I had a wonderful time. I would highly recommend this tour!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was my first virtual tour so I was not sure what to expect. My guide was Linda, she did an awesome job of explaining things and proving interesting details. She was super friendly and easy to understand. The points of interest were all captivating. I especially liked the Astronomical Clock. Linda explained how to tell time with the clock. She also showed various historical images that helped "tell the story."'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was our first Amazon Explore experience and it felt like a local walking tour except for the virtual aspect. The delivery of the tour was very smooth. Video and audio were clear throughout the tour despite some pixelation due to the tour being at night. Katerina was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Prague and was passionate about the historical and cultural points of interests. It was a good overview of the city and it's still in my bucket list to visit once covid is over. Highly recommended for people who are interested in history and architecture!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This tour was absolutely gorgeous! I had no idea that Prague was so beautiful! Our host, Katerina, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to understand. Pace of tour was great and she paused multiple times to see if we had questions. She showed us many places that we can't wait to go visit in person!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We've been to Prague before and did not know all the history. Katerina did a great job explaining architecture, history and culture. It felt as if we were in person on a private tour with an expert. I highly recommend this virtual tour. A bonus was doing it during the holiday season at night to see all the wonderful lights."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Discover-most-famous-sights-Prague/dp/B09CT8WH23/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Learn to read tarot cards: intuition, confidence & personalized instruction

Amazon Explore

#16

22

$15.00 - $45.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This time with Rachel was fun and entertaining. I know much more about tarot cards and how to read them than I did before. Plus she was very knowledgeable and engaging. I would highly recommend that you give this a try!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I throughly enjoyed my lesson with Rachel! She is very easy to talk to and explains things very clearly. She tailored the lesson for my experience level and gave me a different way of reading the cards. I will definitely sign up again!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The session was extremely personalized, and Rachel was able to answer all the questions I had about tarot card reading! I left the session with pages of notes, and extremely valuable insights that only a true expert could divulge on the spot like that. The instructor was extremely professional, and her greatest strength was knowing how to read the room. She guided the training to be exactly what the participants wanted / needed.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've tried many different ways to learn Tarot – through books, internet videos, and courses. Rachel's approachable storytelling method to learning how to read Tarot is probably the best way to learn the subject. We've gone through a high level intro, the court cards, the minor arcana, and the major arcana. This is my 4th session with Rachel and I will be booking more!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Rachel gave me some new perspective on the cards, and I have been familiar with them for a while. I'm very happy I signed up for this. Was an awesome experience!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This session was fabulous and so filled with information! I have done several sessions with her to learn about the tarot cards. She is a wonderful teacher! Definitely would recommend for anyone learning the tarot.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Ever get frustrated while learning something, until someone explains something from a perspective you hadn't considered, and then everything just clicked into place? This session just gave me that rare and wonderful gift.\n\nIn just a short 30 minutes, I can now better understand and interpret tarot cards and readings in a way that I never really grasped before. The whole deck was framed in a way that immediately made sense to me, and I'm a little ashamed I hadn't thought of before. Reading my own cards at the end of the session was a treat, and something I never thought I could do for myself.\n\nDefinitely recommend this to anyone starting out in tarot or having a mental block in picking it up!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'ve always been curious about tarots and wanted to dip my toes and understand a bit more about how to read them. Rachel (Lifemancy) was the perfect fun, entertaining, and engaging teacher to introduce me to it.\nShe used easy "real world" references such as the hero\'s journey, and the cards to introduce us to the deck. I never felt rushed for time and was able to freely ask her questions. Because I was so curious and had so many questions, we ran over. And I HIGHLY appreciate that she stayed on.\nGuys this session also includes a FREE PRACTICE READING. If for nothing else, even a tarot reading costs more than this. Highly recommend. Can\'t wait for more experiences from her.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have been studying tarot for a year now but felt like I could go no farther with self study so I decided to give this a go. I did a private class and it was worth every penny. The host used amazing examples for the suits I had no thought of before and helped me apply the card meanings to familiar situations so I would be able to apply and remember them better. She was so friendly and outgoing, the whole class was a just a joy.\nI am definitely going to return for further insight into the cards.\nI cannot recommend this class enough for new and seasoned practitioners.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Rachel was amazing! Her way of teaching the Tarot is very relatable and easy to understand. I left the lesson feeling much more confident in my ability to read the cards and trust my own intuition. The reading we did for me was immensely helpful in regards to a very important & life changing decision I must make quickly. And it wasn't just what the cards said, it's the way Rachel communicates the journey that is life and how to navigate it. Which is also what has endeared me to her podcast Lifemancy! My life is so much better for having discovered Rachel and her work. Book a session and go listen to Lifemancy NOW!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Learn-read-tarot-cards-personalized/dp/B09CSZ22M7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Meet maras and other fascinating Argentinian animals in Buenos Aires' Ecoparque

Amazon Explore

#17

30

$5.00 - $20.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What made this experience was Nayla, our tour guide. She was knowledgeable, kind and very interactive. One disadvantage is that you cannot leave the guides a tip. We were very disappointed we could not leave a tip.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'While there were technical difficulties in the beginning we were given a great tour of the eco park.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': ''}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Wonderful host that is very knowledgeable and explains the need for conservation in Argentina. Take the chance you will be happy you did!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The guide was great! But our microphone didn't work on Amazon's website, it works everywhere else. Our video was also really choppy and it was difficult to see. Of course we couldn't say anything because our microphone didn't work. In all fairness, we were given the option to reschedule but we hand two small children that were looking forward to this....... rescheduling would have caused an enormous tantrum.\n\nI think I'll work with tech support and schedule again with the microphone working."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Daniela did a fantastic job! This was our first Amazon Experience and we did not know what to expect, but she made the tour fun and informative! Plenty of fascinating animals out and about while we were walking around! Well worth the time!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This tour of the Ecoparque was very interesting. We enjoyed taking a virtual stroll with the locals. The tour guide, Julieta, gave us a very nice visit. It's wonderful to be able to travel at the click of a button."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I loved that this was a place that is open to the public. It would be an actual place I would visit if I were in the area. Nayla was a great host and explained everything about the property, the animals and the conservation effort. Was a nice way to start my day.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was another unforgettable one from Amazon experiences! Thank you'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I loved that she showed me all of the animals and the paintings. Our host was great and very informative.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/fascinating-Argentinian-animals-Buenos-Ecoparque/dp/B09CT3B2D7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Visit the Alsace region's historic medieval city of Strasbourg

Amazon Explore

#18

15

$20.00 - $59.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Loved the feeling of walking along with Fabricio and being immersed in the city. I can't wait to see it for real!\n\nOn a very windy day, the mic and equipment did a pretty solid job of cancelling the noise."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Strasbourg, Alsace is a captivating city with a fascinating history and beautiful buildings. It is a mixture of German and French cultures and looks stunning during the Christmas season. The host Fabricio offered a lot of interesting information and old-time photos. He walked around showing many parts of Strasbourg and explaining them. To make this tour even better, I suggest he be more personal. I really enjoyed this tour and highly recommend it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We loved every minute of seeing the contrast between French Catholic and German Protestant influences during the tour. Saw many significant sites of this amazing city in northeastern France. A lot of fun. Saw historical sites, restaurants, and shops, and a cool moving bridge as a boat came through.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Incredibly beautiful city. Fabricio knew the history and culture, the stories of all of the buildings, and the culture. He also had pictures of the various sights from the past. Excellent tour and highly recommended.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The host did not show up for the tour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Such an amazing experience! This was our first time using Amazon Explore and we really enjoyed it! Our guide was excellent! We felt like we were there in person. He was very informative about the history of Strasbourg and was excellent at helping us take beautiful photos of the city. We would totally recommend this tour and plan on taking this tour again during Christmas.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'First session was cancelled due to technical issues. Second time audio problems and then loss of video. Needs work.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'sometimes hard to understand. visual very poor'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We really enjoyed this tour of beautiful Strasbourg led by Joshua, who was great! He was very personable and knowledgeable and left us all wanting to visit Strasbourg in person.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a fun, unique way to spend some time during lockdown.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Alsace-regions-historic-medieval-Strasbourg/dp/B09CTB3LG4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Discover the ruins of the magical Mayan archaeological site in Tulum

Amazon Explore

#19

2

$48.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a birthday gift and I chose the Mayan Ruins in Tulum as my adventure. My guide was Hugo and my experience was amazingly interesting! Certainly recommend this experience for anyone curios about the Mayan civilization!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Have taken multiple Amazon Explore "trips" and this was the best! Fantastic, knowledgeable guide with sparkling personality and engaging delivery. His extensive knowledge of each part of the site meant he had thoughts and answers to the most unusual of my questions. Great conversation and a fun afternoon with Hugo!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Discover-ruins-magical-Mayan-archaeological/dp/B09RP9Q2N2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Explore L'Ile de la Cite: the Heart and Soul of Paris

Amazon Explore

#20

2

$20.00 - $59.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I had been to Paris before, but never got much history about it while I was there - and the only part of L'Ile de la Cite I saw at that time was Notre Dame. Sania was super friendly and knew all the juicy bits of history. She even pointed out the flower market and street of restaurants to visit on my next in-person trip! Thanks so much, Sania!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Sania was an incredible host! The whole experience was put together so well with videos, maps, and images, you could really get an idea of your surroundings. Sania encouraged viewer participation and questions, so it was easy to feel like you were walking around the area with her. I highly recommend!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Explore-LIle-Cite-Heart-Paris/dp/B09ZCCTPXL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Italy's most powerful dynasty:meet the Medici family and their incredible lives.

Amazon Explore

#21

3

$22.00 - $69.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Of all the virtual tours I have taken, this was the best and my favorite. I might be biased because I have a strong interest in the Medici family history. This tour did not disappoint. We visited 2 of their 3 main palaces, plus countless statues and monuments throughout the streets before ending the tour in front of a museum that the family built to be offices, but wound up being used as an art gallery. Our host was very knowledgeable, engaging, and I have nothing to say other than positive things about this tour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What a wonderful tour of Florence, provided by my own personal guide Antonio!\nAlmost as good as being there and a wonderful break. My guide was very knowledgeable about the Medici Family and the history of Florence and packed a lot of info into a short amount of time. Overall I highly recommend this experience and this tour in particular for anyone looking for a taste of Italy.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Italys-most-powerful-dynasty-incredible/dp/B09F3X7P69/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Legends, myths and alchemy in Haunted Prague

Amazon Explore

#22

65

$12.50 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark was a wonderful guide and told many fascinating historical tales. James Bond and beer fans alike will love this tour. Prague is a truly beautiful city with a rich history. It felt like we were there for a brief moment in time.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I loved this tour. I took this tour with the purpose of learning about a place that never crossed my mind before and I am so glad that I did. If you want to learn about a place that had a lot to do with our beginnings to science and modern Europe, this was awesome. It was a marvel to see how far we have come and learn in a way that made it fun.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark was a great tour guide, easy to talk to and ask questions about a city I have little to no previous knowledge of. First Amazon explore experience and I will be back for more!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'we just got done with our tour of Prague and it was absolutely amazing, mark was a great host and tour guide, he answered all of our questions and really took his time on the tour, he spoke great English, he is from the states so that definitely helped. we definitely want to not only visit Prague based off of our tour but we would like to stay there for the summer now'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Really liked touring Prague with Mark. He's a great storyteller and added lots of additional images to help make the history even more interesting. Very knowledgeable and engaging! Would tour Prague with him again!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Amazing story telling and very detailed description of the whole tour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a lovely, economical way to see some lovely parts of Prague and learn interesting history. Mark was knowledgeable, fun, and an excellent guide.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The video quality really needs to be improved. I really enjoyed the stories.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I just completed a tour of Prague from my desk in Oregon. What a wonderful experience. Although I selected a group tour, I was the only participant, so I got a private tour with the guide Martin.\n\nMartin was very knowledgeable, including when I'd interrupt to ask about things that were not typically included in the tour. It was fun to be live and see people walking about and even see other in-person tours happening as we walked by.\n\nThis was a part of Prague that I had not visited (actually, I was only there for a few minutes a couple years ago, but spent most of my time in the more touristy part of town. It was good to see some of the historic areas that are less full of tourists!\n\nI will definitely be doing more of these Amazon Explore experiences!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have been on several tours with Amazon in locations around the world and 2 of them with Martin in Prague. All my tours have been very good but I must say that Martin walks as much he talks, which allows you to see so much more of the beautiful city of Prague than I have seen on tours of some places. While he's getting a real workout, you get the opportunity to take pictures of everything while hearing fun facts, history, myths and legends. Martin is a treasure trove of information, full of fun, and quick witted. I recommend this tour to really see the castle complex but also take his other tours. His Charles Bridge tour is excellent. I truly loved the spectacular views at night on the Charles Bridge tour, but think it might be worth it to do that one during Prague's daylight as well. You will definitely enjoy any tour with Martin."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Legends-myths-alchemy-Haunted-Prague/dp/B09CTF2ZXP/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Shop iconic Murano glass jewelry and home decor straight from Venice

Amazon Explore

#23

7

$10.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The Ferro-Toso shopping experience was wonderful! Cesare was friendly, informative, and very accommodating. It was interesting to see how the glass pieces are made and Cesare answered all of my questions. All items arrived very quickly!! The attached photos of just some of the items I purchased do not do the items justice as they are even more beautiful in person. The packaging was phenomenal!!! Plenty of bubble wrap and tissue were used to ensure safe shipping and items were beautifully boxed and even wrapped! Labels of authenticity were included along with extra envelopes for packaging. I really appreciated this since some of the items are gifts for others and I can repackage them as needed.I highly recommend this experience!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The tour of the shop and glassmaking process was a lot of fun and I look forward to receiving my selected pieces. We had some video problems that were resolved by having the host refresh their connection.\n\nUPDATE: Beautiful pieces and they arrived remarkably fast, especially considering the pandemic shipping issues. Less than one week from order to arrival! Very happy with all the pieces, especially a necklace and earring set!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a great tour. Cesare walked through their production area so you could see exactly how each piece is carefully made by hand. Then, you get to walk through the shop and pick out your own pieces for purchase. The prices are very reasonable for a one-of-a-kind treasure!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'LOVED! SO MUCH FUN! GREAT PRODUCTS. THE HOST WAS SPECTACULAR'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This experience was fantastic! The tour of the workshop was so interesting, my host was very kind and engaging, and I loved being able to buy some great gifts during my tour! I highly recommend this!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Despite a few minor audio/video glitches, which were quickly resolved, it was an amazing experience. Cesare was an excellent guide in both explaining the processes of how things are made and in showing me what the shop has to offer. I bought several items and will treasure them as much as if I'd gotten them in person."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My Children loved the whole experience and son is looking forward to seeing the shop in person on our visit. Thank you so much.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/iconic-Murano-jewelry-straight-Venice/dp/B09CTBZDYV/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Iquitos, Peru: a hidden city in the Amazon jungle

Amazon Explore

#24

7

$14.00 - $28.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was my first amazon explore, so it was fitting to explore the Amazon. Iquitos was once a thrivingocity in the rubber industry. It is nestled in the Itaya River a tributary of the Amazon River w/ traces of indigenous culture in and near Iquitos.The artisans proudly display their beautiful crafts. The landscape is captivating in its simplicity but also for its legends.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was a special treat to travel virtually to this remote and idyllic city in the tropics. It was a short tour; only 35 minutes. The highlight was of course, the Amazon river. The sights were enjoyable although the tour was lean on information. For instance, we started the tour at a plaza/square but there was no mention of its historical significance. Instead, the guide pointed to a Doubletree Hotel. We would have loved to hear more substantially about life by the Amazon river and about the local flora and fauna - things that make Iquitos special. Another suggestion to the guide for future sessions would be to focus her video camera on photo-worthy scenes and to keep it straightened (parallel to the horizon) while she spoke instead of continuously panning left and right. That said, we are very, very appreciative for her time and for the tour. Iquitos is an unique place worth visiting, at least virtually. We are confident the guide will incorporate these suggestions for future sessions and do recommend you check out this tour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Host was knowledgeable and fun! Great trip!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Cynthia is a great host-- very well informed and showed many beautiful and interesting things/places.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got a frozen image of the host and we were never able to connect so the tour was canceled and I booked again for the next day.\nThis time we didn’t have a connection issue. It was interesting and the host was knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. We covered a good amount of information in a short period of time. Overall I enjoyed the experience. The camera could have been held a bit smoother and steadier.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was our first tour and we absolutely loved it! We wanted to "visit" a place that was a bit isolated since we probably wouldn\'t make the trip there, but now we are dreaming of going on a river cruise in Peru. The tour guide was great - interactive, informative, and stopped for a few pictures for us. She showed us maps and pictures of some of the things she was explaining so we could get a better sense of where the city is and what kinds of things we could find there. We also appreciated that she answered all our questions :) It was a short walk, but we got to see a lot - nature, a local bar, artisans, a bit of the town, and more. Would definitely recommend this tour!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Iquitos-Peru-hidden-Amazon-jungle/dp/B09CT81LQG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Haunted History of Chicago: A Virtual Walking Tour

Amazon Explore

#25

26

$12.25 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Bought this tour for my wife for her Birthday. We lived in Chicago for many years and took various tours of the city. Having moved away a few years ago for work, we were missing the city quite a bit. Our tour guide Lauren was simply amazing and provided us with an very interesting viewpoint of the city and regaled us with fabulous stories and information about some of the city's most nefarious subjects and the subsequent hauntings that have taken place since. It was a wonder hour to set aside this pandemic and be virtually teleported to the Windy City. I highly recommend this tour, even if you live in the city. Simply Amazing!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Lauren did a fantastic job on the Chicago Ghost Tour. She kept it light, while still adding thrilling facts. Enjoyed the tour so much. Would recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very informative, takes you around downtown Chicago and you learn a lot about the history of the area and ghost activity. Host is very attentive and ensures everything is clear and you have no questions. Highly recommended.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Our tour guide, Lauren, took us on a super fun tour of Chicago. She was very knowledgeable about the area and had some interesting and creepy stories to share. It made me want to do some of my own research and find out more about the area and hopefully someday see it all in person. Thanks for the fun Father's Day tour!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This tour was an amazing date night with a 'spooky' theme. Lauren, our guide, was engaging and made the time fly with her well prepared tour. 10/10, would recommend. Will do an in-person tour our next time in Chicago. I will warn you, some stories are truly disturbing, although they do a good job not being graphic or ignoring the humanity of the victims. Great tour, if you're interested the subject matter go for it!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I really liked the history of the area and the accompanying ghost stories. This was my first Amazon experience and I think this is a great idea. Lauren was an excellent host and had very interesting information. It was really fun!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Having heard negative stories about Chicago, but knowing a little of its history, I was always interested yet afraid to actually visit there. With the Amazon Explore Haunted History of Chicago, I am able to walk the streets with the most amazing tour guide and learn so much about its history. Lauren is so friendly and knowledgeable about the historical facts, legends, architecture, and the city overall! She provides an outstanding tour! I definitely recommend this to all who want to visit Chicago and are unable to at this time, and for those who are interested in hauntings and history. You will LOVE it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was a great way to take a walking tour without the walking or travel. The host was super knowledgeable and brought up some really interesting history. I am actually adding Chicago to my travel wish list now.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Didn't get to finish because of tornado warning in Chicago...will definitly reschedule"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Lauren came through with all the ghost stories, historical events, and answered every question imaginable. Only feedback is that the video quality wasn't as clear as we'd like but is understandable since she was on a mobile device. She did share images of the sites, etc. so that definitely added to the experience. Look forward to doing more tours with her!"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-History-Chicago-Virtual-Walking/dp/B0964PRPGG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Gaudi and Modernism: a journey through Barcelona's breath-taking architecture

Amazon Explore

#26

20

$34.90 - $139.90

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We absolutely loved this tour with Agustina. She was very knowledgeable and friendly and she encouraged our questions. She took us on a tour that succeeded in making us feel like we were there and gave us the urge to go visit in real life as soon as we can all safely travel again. I would definitely recommend this fun tour for adults and teens.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The tour guide provided great historical information and details. The sights at the basilica were amazing. Great tour!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Technical difficulties happen - but the issue here is that you can\'t directly reschedule with your host and neither can Amazon in this "beta" version - hello, doesn\'t anyone have a cell phone they can call the guide on? Despite tech checks and and strong connections on our end, the host told us it was fine on their end. There was no way to enjoy a tour with out of sync video and audio, so they ended it. I\'d give it no stars if I could. Ruined a birthday gift because the Amazon team couldn\'t contact host directly. Don\'t recommend to anyone unless all you want is frustration!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Since becoming familiar with Antoni Gaudí as the eponymous subject of Hiroshi Teshigahara’s lovingly made 1984 documentary, I have been eager to see his creations for myself. This tour, artfully presented by Brian, was a worthy substitute for physically being there. While Gaudí was the nominal focus of the experience, it was a welcome surprise to be immersed in finer details of the Catalan architect’s immediate milieu. After sketching a brief yet informative history of Gaudí’s mentor Lluís Domènech i Montaner by visiting the latter’s Hospital de Sant Pau (a quietly florid monument to modern medicine from the early 20th century), Brian led us through a line of terraced cafés and shops to the as-yet-unfinished marvel that is the Sagrada Familia. The more I learned about the church and its symbolic richness, the more I appreciated the spiritual dedication required to design it, let alone participate in its construction. I like to imagine that I will one day stand in its shadow, staring up at the completed form in prayerful thanksgiving for the God who inspired its rise from the ground.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I took a few tours with Agustina during the height of COVID and it was nice to see she is still guiding tours now that in person tourism is 'back'. Her knowledge of Barcelona is well rounded. She was able to help me see Gaudi's art/architecture in a more positive light. I am not a fan of his overly complicated designs, but something she said on the tour (you have to go to hear it) made me open my eyes and view his art in another way.\n\nThanks Agustina - hope I see you when I visit in October."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Overall, we LOVE doing these tours. The tour guide was great - very informative and interactive. The technical difficulties were not as a result of something that the tour guide did, but they did impair the quality of the tour. It made it that all of the video was choppy and poor quality, so we could not enjoy the visual side of this tour, which was the main driver for choosing it. We ended up having to take +130 pictures to look at later so we could see what he was pointing at. Would recommend these tours, but hopefully the internet quality for the tour guide is better in the future.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The host/guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and open to questions. Overall a really great experience and I'd highly recommend this to anyone considering visiting Barcelona one day. I'd never planned on going but after this tour, it's on my list of things to consider. I'll probably book this tour again and bring a friend along. Great experience. Perfectly executed tour. Awesome guide. 👍 Five stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This was our first experience, and we really enjoyed it. Raul was very knowledgable, interesting, and easy to understand. It was a good balance of history of the city and information about the architecture. He was a very enjoyable host who answered all of our questions about the city. I felt like Raul gave us a great overview of the buildings. I'd be happy to take another tour in the future."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Augustina was a fantastic guide. This tour follows one of my favorite boulevards in Barcelona, made even more delightful with her relevant commentary.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Really enjoyed the tour. Informative and the church as magnificent. Guide was super knowledgeable.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Gaudi-Modernism-Barcelonas-breath-taking-architecture/dp/B09CTBDXX6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Icons of Barcelona: visit historic Placa d'Espanya and see some of the city's greatest buildings

Amazon Explore

#27

38

$49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The tour was a great experience - surprisingly good. Amazon Explore is a great experience and Alberto provided a great tour.\n\nThe tour of Barcelona's Placa d'Espanya was great. My tour guide was Alberto - a native of Barcelona. He's totally fluent in English, well traveled, and very friendly. We started off on an observation platform of that overlooks the Placa. He took me on an hourlong walk around the round-a-bout, through the World's Faire area, and up to the overlook above the Font Màgica de Montjuïc. Alberto told me stories along the way about the history of the area and the present uses. It was all quite cool. Highly recommended.\n\nThis was my first Amazon Explore tour. I think it's a cool idea and would be a good experience, but I was still pleasantly surprised how good an experience it is. I mean, how well can it compare to visiting in person? I figured it was not so much an alternative to travel as an alternative to Netflix. But it really does give you a sense of being there. And this is without thousands of dollars of plane fare. Not to mention, it's much easier to schedule. So with regard to Amazon Explore, thumbs up."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Booked this tour for a Sunday morning with our young kids to learn about Barcelona, hooking my laptop up to the TV so everyone could sit comfortably. We had no technical difficulties at all with our session.\n\nAlberto was an excellent host who is well travelled and very cordial, happily explaining anything that looked interesting, answering our questions, and offering travel tips in case we ever came for a physical visit. We got a nice mix of historical background with maps and pictures and information about modern day events like light shows and festivals. We all enjoyed having him as our host for our session!\n\nWe'd love to visit Barcelona one day when travel is feasible again. Thank you Amazon & Alberto for the chance to know more about this wonderful city!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This was my first virtual tour experience, and it was amazing ! Alberto was a fountain of information and really dove into the historical past of Plaza España. He was very friendly and also gave suggestions of restaurants where to dine when we go visit sometime in the near future. I would recommend Alberto’s tour around Plaza España to everyone!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Alberto was so professional and personable. We loved learning about the history of Barcelona from him. In addition to the history, he was able to provide us with great tips on local culture and where and what to eat should we visit in the future. The views were amazing and the ability to see it all from our couch makes the experience priceless. Our short hour with him left us wanting to visit soon!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Alberto did a great job showing us around Barcelona. He was knowledgeable. personable, and managed to dodge traffic with ease ( which is always a good thing cause who wants to have a tour end that way) ;)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We learned a lot and had a great time!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'First time trying explore and first time seeing Barcelona. The tour was perfect; we learned the history of the area, had high-quality video/sound, were able to ask questions and engage. Tour guide was providing relevant info throughout the video tour and asked us if we could see things and if we wanted to see the Olympic Stadium with just a few minutes remaining. The time of day was perfect so we recommend 11:15 am EST or so to see sundown.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Alberto was very knowledgeable and friendly. He shared a lot of historic and architectural highlights, packing a lot of information and beautiful sightseeing in 1 hour. He contrasted locations with historic pictures, which showed planning and development over time.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Sergi prepared very well, is knowledgeable, and gave us an interesting tour of a beautiful part of Barcelona. The technology worked well. It's wonderful to see other cultures and other people. We really appreciate this opportunity to travel virtually and experience Barcelona. Sergi is friendly, clear, and answered our questions. Bravo!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our tour guide Sergi was great, and the tour was fascinating! He had great advice for our upcoming trip, and really took care to answer our questions about what we were seeing.\n\nThe whole tour overall was breathtaking and very enjoyable! Time well spent! We took our tour of Barcelona at 10:30AMEST and that was perfect timing as the magic fountain was running - definitely worth timing the tour to make sure the fountains are on!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Virtually-explore-Barcelonas-iconic-dEspanya/dp/B08P7WX9NK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Prague's Jewish Quarter and WWII: The brave heroes and heartbreaking loss of the war

Amazon Explore

#28

23

$12.50 - $49.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My guide was very knowledgeable. He shared lots of interesting facts and supplemented his stories with videos, etc. Five stars!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Our guide, Mark, was warm, friendly, and knowledgeable. As a non-religious Jew interested to learn some new pieces of history, the tour was everything I hoped for. Not the cheeriest of subjects, but Mark was great about breaking up the dark stories with some brighter moments and views of the city. It was also very special to be able to share this experience with my mother, who lives 3000 miles away from me. Even though it was nighttime in Prague when we had our tour, the city views were still beautiful and I felt I got a small sense of what actually being there would be like. Highly recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Pavla was a great guide and shared so much of the history of Prague's Jewish Quarter and WWII. It was emotional hearing the stories, especially of the children in this time and sacrifices parents made. She did talk about someone who we knew of, a true hero, Sir Nicholas Winton, and it was interesting to learn more of the history and what he did to save so many children. Thank you for a great tour!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had never heard about this experience before, but was looking for a unique gift for my dad for Father\'s Day. The reviews were all really great so I decided to give it a try. My dad loved the experience! I think we will definitely do more of these! This is the review he wrote:\n\n"Katerina was very friendly and knowledgeable. She really knew her stuff. Prague is one of the more interesting stories from World War II, in that it remained virtually intact. The descriptions of the Jewish transports, the assassination of Heydrich and the destruction of Lidice were very well explained. I\'d give more stars if I could!"'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Katarina took us on a very in-depth tour of the major areas of the Jewish Quarter of Prague. She provided great insight and showed us detailed area maps, pictures, and historical highlights, and even included videos and stories of many key past events. Just outstanding.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very interesting and informative tour. Learned a lot about synagogues and WWII. Highly recommend. Looking forward to seeing the photographs we took.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Guillaume was super informative and engaging. I knew the history would be a little sad (it is WWII after all) but he found ways to highlight every day folks who were heroes during that era. I'm a history geek and still learned new facts during this experience. Can't wait to see Prague in person one day."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mark was incredible and it was very interesting to learn about our heritage in Prague. He was very knowledgeable and caring and really went all out to explain everything to us curious people. Loved it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The guide was knowledgeable and shared many touching stories about heroes that we had never heard before. We saw sights and sounds of a land far away and my 10-year-old was interested and engaged. It paired perfectly for what he has been learning about WWII. Highly recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very thorough tour. Lots of information. Very informative.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Pragues-Jewish-Quarter-WWII-heartbreaking/dp/B09CTBB734/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Great Britain's medieval Durham: stroll the historic architecture of this UNESCO heritage site

Amazon Explore

#29

5

$59.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'What a fun look at Durham! We had never been there before, but learned a lot about the area, and are excited to visit when we can again. Ken will soon be a blue badge guide, had great historical info and did a nice summary at the end. Thanks for a great day ‘out’!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ken was wonderful, despite the wind and rain. Very knowledgeable and we enjoyed learning the history of Durham as we took the tour.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Ken's wonderful one hour tour of Durham was filled with an impressive amount of rich history, architecture, and culture. I hope to visit in person in the future and wander down the charming cobblestone streets and take in the breaktaking medieval architecture. I easily took over 130 photos during the tour. My tour was on the Sunday before the Spring Bank Holiday, so I was fortunate to witness tons of friendly passers-by waving enthusiastically and enjoying the sites and sounds of the area. Thank you, Ken!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very enjoyable tour of the highlights of Durham. Ken was a very engaging host and tour guide. We had a marvelous time and a great discussion of the area and the amazing history of the Northeastern region of England.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My guide was extremely knowledgeable. Beautiful town'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Historic-Durham-beautiful-architecture-heritage/dp/B09CT4NK41/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Uncover your birth chart with an expert astrologer

Amazon Explore

#30

17

$20.30

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very knowledgeable and informative. Make sure you know the time you were born to ensure accuracy.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Really liked this reading. Explained a lot about myself. Will seek her out in the future.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "This tour should be 60 minutes long. There is too much information to cram into 30-minutes.\n\nMaria herself is awesome, it's not a review about her.\n\nIf you are a bit friendly or ask questions you will run out of time.\n\nI really liked the 1:1 setting and the explanation of the chart. It was just too rushed."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Maria was very informative and explained how our charts are an energy map of ourselves. It was interesting to learn about the various aspects of the chart and that we are more than just a sun sign. For those who are new to birth charts, this is a great starter to going deeper into the uncharted self.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "She was extremely easy to talk to and understand as she broke down the many components of my birth chart. It was a lot of fun and definitely an experience I can't wait to share and experience with others."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Maria was lovely to work with - looking forward to more readings with her!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The information shared was priceless! This is something everyone should do! I can wait to speak with her again! Thank you soo much.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I had this set for 11:15 MST. The host did not show up until 11:25. I went through the tutorial and then my session was cancelled. I was not charged, but thought I would share my experience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This reading was right on time. You leave feeling more connected to yourself and empowered in what the decisions you make + why you make them!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I was gifted this session by my sister because she knows I enjoy astrology and had already read into my full chart, but Maria gave more details in a targeted way when analyzing it all together that made so much sense! It was really fun to hear someone who has never met me talk about what my signs say and so accurately describe my own desires and struggles. Whether you have looked into your own astrological chart or not, this session will blow you away! (Bring a notebook to the session - there's so much good information in there you won't want to forget!)"}]

https://www.amazon.com/Uncover-birth-chart-expert-astrologer/dp/B09CSXYK33/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Califia Farms - Cold Brew Coffee

Amazon Launchpad

#1

1,111

$8.99 - $84.98

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "For the price, this is definitely some of the best cold brew you can buy. I really care about the flavor of my cold brew since I drink it black, and I've tried a crazy amount of different types of cold brew bottled, canned, tap, nitro, home brew, etc. So I can confidently say that this stands up there with the best. It's super rich and chocolaty, highly caffeinated, it reminds me a lot of Chameleon cold brew concentrate and Blue Bottle cold brew which are twice the price of this.\n\nIf you're looking for good flavor a concentrate will always beat out an already watered down cold brew. This is a concentrate though so definitely water it down with something. I recommend filling a glass 3/4 full with ice, then filling 2/3 of the glass with coffee and the last 1/3 with water, but milk also works great there. I think that if you are looking for cold brew to drink on the daily, for the price, this can't be beat. You could easily spend more money buying nice beans and making the cold brew yourself. One of these bottles will last me a week while drinking a large glass everyday.\n\nI highly recommend this to anyone."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I dislike that I like it more than any other cold brew out there! I have a small coffee and tea business. One time, I'd brought this to a restaurant client and they'd sold 5 glasses to one person! Servers were racing about this stuff. 1:1 brew ratio makes it easy to use. Gotta give credit to these guys- they know their cold brew."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I started making cold brew 15 years ago, and I still make some from time to time. It's not hard, but you need to plan ahead, and most of the setups can be bulky. You can buy various ready to go coldbrews, but these cardboard boxes offer a legit undiluted cold brew in a shelf stable, space efficient, and easy to use package. I have these handy for whenever I don't get around to making my own cold brew, and it tastes every bit as good as the finest stuff I make. As with any cold brew, you can drink as is (warm or cold), dilute with hot water, add milk, etc..."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'No soy amante del café, de hecho en mi vida rutinaria no tomo café, excepto los días que me levanto bien temprano y llego a mi casa tarde para poder sobrevivir al día y este café es muy bueno, lo hago en Iced coffee. Y es bastante fuerte, así que te recomiendo diluirlo con agua o con leche de de tu preferencia.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My recurring order is for the cold brew coffee. This month I received coconut based creamer. I hate coconut and will not be using this AT ALL. I'm disabled and in poor health so I will not be bringing this heavy box to the Amazon drops off (Among other problems, I can't drive. I want my coffee and/or a refund. Not my mistake.\n\nPS the cold brew coffee is easy and tasty."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've tried a lot of different cold brew (concentrate + diluted) and this is definitely in the top 2-3.\nNice bold flavor that can be diluted with milk and a little bit of water to make a drink that will definitely wake you up.\nI would stay away from the flavored and diluted varieties and go straight to this (and flavor it yourself if you really want that)."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I never in a million years thought I would leave Starbucks drip filtered coffee in the morning for a cold brew. Then again, I had never had Califia cold brew. The ability to instantly mix this the way I like it when my feet hit the floor at 5am is pure Yahtzee! As a Starbucks Verona drinker, the taste is a great replacement and using the 1:1 ratio, a tablespoon of simple syrup, shot of soy milk, couple ice cubes is perfect. Literally within 5 minutes every day starts with an amazing kick and the taste makes me smiles. Isn't that how every day should start?! Buy it, try it, it's worth it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Unlike the Gevalia brands offered here. .this actually tastes like coffee and not chemicals. And being a concentrate you can "dilute" it however you like. It also makes excellent iced coffee. .'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "They have a great rich coffee flavor without being overwhelming, the IDEAL iced-coffee choice. Plus, they can be stored non-refrigerated for relatively long periods. When ready, just pop in the fridge long enough to make cold (overnight) and you don't even need ice. I add hazelnut creamer and sweetener for a sweeter drink or drink black for a great cold taste."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am not a coffee drinker but I do like a cup every now and then.\nI decided to freeze the coffee into ice cubes, and I take 2 ice cubes & add 8 ounces of almond milk & a bit of maple syrup or vanilla liquid sugar & I let it sit a bit so the coffe ice cubes melt & it tastes amazing'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Califia-Farms-Cold-Brew-Coffee/dp/B096PZPFMV/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Kids Formula & Fiber Daily Gummy Multivitamin: Fiber for Digestive Health, Vitamin C, D3, & Zinc for Immunity, Omega 3 Fish Oil (EPA & DHA), B6, Methyl B12, 120 Count (Pack of 1)

Amazon Launchpad

#2

70,076

$10.00 - $32.18

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I don\'t even know where to begin. Our 7 year old son tested off the charts for impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity in his ADHD evaluation and was diagnosed with severe ADHD in February of this year. He had struggled in school since kindergarten and received bad reports almost every single day from his teacher this year. He was frustrated because he couldn\'t control it, and we were distraught and all we wanted to was to do what was best for him. We wanted to help him so badly. I scrambled to find a doctor to set up and appointment with to discuss medication even though I am typically adverse to any medications for our family unless absolutely necessary and always seek natural methods first if possible. We were only a couple of weeks away from putting our son on ADHD pharmaceuticals. In a last ditch effort, I ordered Smarty Pants gummies and prayed with all my heart they would help. We also eliminated ALL artificial food dyes and began to eat as organic and clean as possible. After one week, we already noticed a difference. After 2 weeks, the difference was substantial. We went to his doctor appointment and she noticed such a difference that she was fully supportive of continuing our natural methods and even wrote a letter to support our decision to his school. The good reports started to come back from school and we are now almost 3 months in and we have only received a couple of semi-tough day reports. Overall his teacher has given us positive reports for weeks now and that has NEVER happened. His teacher even told us she no longer felt it necessary to have a support team meeting that they had arranged with several of his teachers and staff to strategize what to do next to help him because he has made so much improvement!!!! He still forgets from time to time and still needs redirection at times, but he was so bad before that he could barely even function and has now gone to fully succeeding and thriving! He is a completely different kid and we are eternally grateful for finding something that has completely changed our son\'s life and given him the ability to be the incredible kid he has always been. I tell everyone about these and joke that I would literally be their "spokes-mom" if I could because I love them so much.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The only issue I have is these are currently $11.88 at Walmart. I have been giving these to my daughter who is almost 8 almost 2 weeks now. I wasn't expecting anything this soon or much at all. I read a science artical about omega 3 helping kids who are hyper active. While my daughter isn't hyper active in most cases she is extremely squirmy and has problems staying seated whenever reading. She reads just at a normal level for her age, and I felt if she could just sit still she would do better. She reads to me every single night. Tonight it happened. She sat almost completely still the WHOLE book. This has NEVER happened before. She stumbled very little on words, remained focused, and didn't fidget even once when getting to a new word or difficult word. Holy moly I think there is something to this Omega 3. As far as the product it must have what it claims in it to actually be seeing results. The adult bottle of 180 are the exact same when comparing labels. Just take 3 instead of 6, and buy at Walmart. Save yourselff about $5 and have a full 2 month supply. My daughter said the red ones are gross, but still eats them and the orange is the best."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "**I need to start by stating that I'm using this product along with the Focus Factor Kids chewables..\n\nThis product used alongside the Focus Factor Kids have been a game changer. I can honestly say that I noticed a difference in the first day. I gave them to my 10 year old before school and when I picked him up, I asked him if he noticed any difference? He said he did! I also realize that he's a 10 year old boy and may not completely be able to tell if he actually felt different or just because he knew he took something. But later that afternoon and in to the evening I could tell things were different, no melt downs, completing his homework and even had better manners. I know some people might not believe it or have had the same results but for us, this combo has worked. We are a few days in and I will update again after a week or so. I should add that he doesn't have any diagnosed issues but as his mom I feel that he is a little high strung at times, has major meltdowns at the drop of a hat and has trouble focusing on task at school and at home.\n\nOh and.... I never write reviews, I read them a lot to help when making purchases but I haven't ever felt the need to actually give my honest opinion on a product.... until now."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My 6 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD in early March of this year. Collectively, the doctor, my son\'s father and I decided to try other options before a prescription drug. I read reviews of this and other supplements. He started the Smarty Pants Mineral Supplement a few weeks before starting the SP Complete Gummy Vitamins. I thought I noticed a small difference with just the Minerals. After he finished the bottle of Kroger brand gummies he had always taken, he started taking both products -- the SP Minerals (at supper) and the SP Vitamins (at breakfast). We are not quite a month in with him taking both. Last weekend, a hair stylist who had not seen him in 4 or 5 months and did NOT know he had been diagnosed nor did she know about the two SP products he was taking, gave an unsolicited comment on how CALM he was. He actually sat and read a couple books he had brought along while I received a trim. The weekend before that, his paternal grandmother also commented "He actually SAT on my lap!!!" In the last couple weeks, he has been receiving verbal and written praise from his teachers (instead of ME receiving emails and phones calls). When his Kindergarten teacher told him recently that he did a "fine job," he told me that it made tears run down his cheeks! My sweet, sweet boy has more self-awareness and is PROUD of himself. There is nothing better than that!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't usually do reviews, but I have had such great results from these supplements with my son, I felt like I had to. My 7 year old son has had chronic constipation off and on for the past few years. I hate to give him chemical products (like miralax) on a regular basis. I started these a few weeks ago and he is a different kid. I have heard that constipation causes fatigue and exhaustion (due to build up of toxins). Since taking these, he is having a poop daily and has so much more energy (don't know if that is the vitamin b in there too). He is a new kid, making healthier eating choices and all and all, so much better. So happy with his results, I may try the adult version. The only disadvantage is that he has to take 4 per day and his sister is taking 2, so we go through them pretty fast, but it is still worth it in my opinion."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My child turns 3 in May. She started taking this ONE week ago. I read reviews and gave it a swing. And let me tell you. My daughter is tracking better, talking is more clear and purposeful, she is so interested in learning more and just more confident in general, her manners and sweetness was lacking, but now it's back, and it is NOT as hard to get her to go to bed because she can clearly understand me and is more compliant now that she seems like she's doing better. For whatever reason. Something was affecting her for a while and it was affecting her sleep, which was affecting the way she looked and now she's sleeping better and her face even looks better! someone told me. This is the unicorn formula if there ever was one. Try it!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I feel like these are a rip off. 14 cents each add opposed to the adult ones which are the same exact thing just a " higher dose " because adults take 6 as opposed to 4 for kids. Save yourself some money and just buy the regular adult ones.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I usually buy the Lil Critter vitamin gummies for my kids because I want to make sure that they taste good so they actually take their vitamins. My 2 yr old won\'t eat the Lil Critters but my 5 & 9 yr old do. So I bought these and I have to fight with my 2 year old that they aren\'t candy. I always taste everything I give my kids and these are the best tasting gummy vitamins out there! They aren\'t as chewy as typical gummies, they are a little soft making it perfect for my 2 year old. She is 24 months exactly and started buying them for her at 20 months old. If this review was helpful to you, please take a second to press the “Helpful" button below. Thank you.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My daughter ended up having tubes put in her ears and her adenoids removed due to constant fluid (it’s like trying to hear underwater). Also note fluid can cause sensory and behavioral issues. She had the surgery about 6 weeks ago and now she’s in speech therapy to catch her up w her peers since she lost about a year of speech (I had no clue about this until I went to see an ENT).\n\nNonetheless, she’s a newly 3-year-old and can get distracted easily so way too early to diagnose for ADHD or anything like that. But I figured after reading the reviews and seeing how great fish oil is for the brain I’d give it a shot. She never eats eggs or fish so she probably doesn’t get much DHA naturally. I gave her and her brother each two tablets only. After reading one review saying her kid ended up becoming hyperactive from the form of B vitamins I was nervous. 2-3 hours later when both kids seemed fine I gave them the additional two gummies. We then go to my daughter’s speech therapy class and my son and I are waiting in the waiting area. He was almost taking a nap in the waiting room and he never takes naps (although I wish he would, lol).\n\nWhen I went in the last 5 minutes of her session as I always do she said, “I don’t know what it is but she did amazingly well today” and kept repeating it almost like “what did you do” and of course I didn’t say anything because honestly, it’s too early to tell w these vitamins. But so far were off to a good start. She was having mini conversations w her and responding w yes and no questions which she hadn’t done prior. I will absolutely update you all as time goes on and I will say I like what I see so far. I was not paid for this, I bought w my own money and will continue to do so if they are the reasoning behind this.\n\nIt is possible she just had a great day & she’s starting to come alive after the surgery on her ears but that’s why I’ll come back. But it also seemed to mellow out my hyperactive newly 5-year-old son and that to me as a mom is heaven, ha. Most young boy’s attention spans are horrible.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "According to the latest research study out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, consuming more than 55mcg of B12 may dramatically increase the risk of cancer. This product contains 67mcg per serving which is over 26 times of the FDA recommended daily amount for adults of 2.5mcg. This isn't worth the risk for my family, especially for a product marketed for kids."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Formula-Fiber-Daily-Gummy-Multivitamin/dp/B0B649MPVQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Dude Wipes Flushable Wipes Dispenser,

Amazon Launchpad

#3

81,953

$8.24 - $19.15

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Amazing. If you’re on the fence about these wipes just jump on over and hit that “buy with one click” button. The best I can describe it is “mouthwash for your butt”. It’s a sensation that is not too aggressive, leaves your rear-end feeling like it just left the dentist cleaning that you’ve ignored for the last 4 years.\nToilet paper just won’t do it anymore, I’ll take these anywhere. I’ll even lend some to my friends and just give them slight nod as if to say “you’re welcome” in advance. I can’t imagine taking the browns to the Super Bowl without these again. Do yourself a favor and take your butt to the chill zone. These will be your number 1 the next time you go number 2.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I know that it’s just a wipe, but it’s a glorious one. Much better size and scent than the other options. The worst part is the name. I know what they’re going for but it’s embarrassing having a pack of butt wipes sitting around to begin with. Add in the name and I feel really silly. But I’ll accept that silly feeling in exchange for a sweet butt. One warning. They say that the wipes are okay to flush. And they are. But the truth is that after enough flushes you might end up with a big blob of wipes somewhere down your pipes, necessitating a visit from a plumber. Like us. Plumber pulled out a blob the size of a kid’s basketball. He warned us that either stop with the wipes or prepare to bring him back. We’ll bring him back. The wipes are that good.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "My girlfriend likes them, now she doesn't have to clean any skidmarked laundry.\n\n**Update** My girlfriend is not please I posted this review.\n\n***Update*** After a long talk I am sleeping on the couch tonight. But my bum hole feels refreshed.\n\n****Update**** Apparently she wasn't mad for that long. We are married with a baby now, and my bum hole is still clean. Not saying a clean bum hole is the reason it worked out so well but also not saying it isn't."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought these because of the shortage of toilet paper due to the Coronavirus. When they arrived I put one pack in each bathroom. I had forgotten to purchase my makeup removing wipes so, I grabbed one of these. How refreshing it felt and how clean it left my skin. I used these for a solid week and a half and I noticed my skin was soft and quite a bit less oily. I was really excited. I continued to use these on both my bottom and face until I found toilet paper and now it's strictly for my face. I'm hooked on these wipes! I think the tea tree oil is helping to keep the oil on my face under control, and my bottom has never felt so good. I will be purchasing these again, I am extremely happy with this purchase. Oh, and as an added bonus, it's made right here in the USA. I'm a fan of this product and multi purpose applications."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Updated after huge plumbing bill: These DO NOT BREAK DOWN! They stay in the pipes and clump together to block the water flow. Cities all over the country are warning about so-called flushable wipes used for babies, household cleaning, and personable hygiene. The government ISO standards are a joke propagated by the same folks who deny climate change is a reality. My photo is of a Dude Wipe that has been submerged in water for 2 weeks and is as solid as ever. If you must support the manufacturer who sells this product with false claims to be sewer/septic safe, do yourself a favor and throw your used wipes in the trash instead of the toilet.\n\nFinally- a wipe that is large enough to use comfortably, sufficient cleanser in them, and are flushable. If only the packaging wasn’t so dudeish.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Got a kick out of reading other reviews so I am going to keep it very real as everyone else did. I got these for my husband after his friend raved about them. My husband has a very physical job and suffers back pain and severe stiffness. This causes him to struggle when turning and feeling he has got himself fully wiped(TMI). He is a hygiene freak(as we all should be). I purchased them hoping they'd be everything the reviews say they are....THEY ARE! We got both the unscented and the Minty version. He loves both. He says he feels extra clean and the mint ones just add an extra freshness. Now ladies let me be real blunt here...they also are a nice thing to have around for the nights you know your partner is feeling frisky and you dont really want to hold him off for you to take the time to shower and your morning shower has warn off a bit. They are a great product and the fact they are plant based was the final decision maker for me. BUY THEM!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'i have been using DUDE products for a long time and they are simply the best. I carry an individually wrapped wipe in my pocket at all times in case a train pulls into the station. I never know what to expect in foreign facilities but with DUDE wipes I am prepared for the worst. Since they are septic-safe, I use them at home as well. Finally, they are excellent for freshening the hands or cleaning up anywhere. DUDE, where have you been all my life?'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "There's a growing trend of normal everyday adults using wipes for a totally sanitary toilet experience. Since I like a clean home, a clean self, and a clean everything, I thought I'd give it a try.\n\nFirst, I tried out the Scott's organic wipes and liked them, but thought they were too small. So then, I tried these Dude Wipes, and they're perfect!\n\nEach Dude wipe is wetter and bigger (just the right size). I usually don't like anything with an added scent, but the Dude scent is subtle and clean smelling.. I don't like having plastic containers visible, but the Dude people did a good job making these Dude packages look okay and not become the focus point. The soft plastic dispenser is practical, and reliable, at least until those wipes are done... then it's a fresh new pack. I've clearly bought into this trend, and will continue to buy the Dude... maybe the world would be a better place if you would, too?\n\nThey are definitely fit for the job they're made to do. They're also handy wipes for various cleanups around the house or while traveling. I've even used these wipes to refresh armpits, clean spills of shirts, pick up pet messes, clean off seats and picnic tables."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My husband picked up a pack of these for his yearly "hunting trip" from Sportsmans Warehouse. He ended up being some home and I have to say as a woman with a sensitive VJ these guys work well without the discomfot that most wipes come with. We liked them so much we now order them on Amazon because they\'re cheaper!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I would give 10 stars if I could. I am recovering from a hemmheroidectomy, very painful surgical recovery and cannot use paper. The drugstore wipes are thin, slimy, too moist and shredded trying to get one out of the dispenser.\nDude wipes are the "Goldilocks "; easy to remove, not too wet, strong yet soft and durable with larger surface for delicate areas.\nThank you Dude Products and thank you Amazon for being an awesome "Go to " for products that otherwise may not be discovered.\nI am a 53 year old "dudett" who found the perfect product at a critical time of need.\nOne of the 3 packs is in my husband\'s outside shop bathroom, and I plan to reorder as needed. These wipes are perfect the way they are for both genders so no need for adding perfumes or scented options please and thank you, they are "just right".'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Dude-Wipes-Flushable-Dispenser/dp/B0B4WQRP5L/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Hint Water Bottles, Zero Sugar, Zero Calories, Zero Sweeteners, Zero Preservatives, Zero Artificial Flavors

Amazon Launchpad

#4

84,607

$11.96 - $54.29

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very disappointed to read about the court case of California and Hint for no disclosure of high amounts of propylene glycol under the “natural ingredients” coverup labeling. I’m allergic to that ingredient! And to drink this water believing I’m doing good for myself and children only to find out it’s causing me nonstop symptoms is very ANNOYING ! I did contact the company and the fact that someone started to answer but never did and the symptoms was confirmation of the guilt. Won’t be buying again !!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'From a True Non- Water Drinker - Here it is - the cold, hard, Truth. I have tried every flavored water made. I hate the after-taste of every type of aspertame and synthetic sugar which has left me - struggling to find a plain bottled water I liked. And there have been a few that were okay, and if you could hear me say it, it is more like ooooo-kaaaayyyyy, just not good. So, I was extremely apprehensive about dropping money on a case of water. Especially since I usually find flavors like watermelon, strawberry-kiwi and such quite nauseating. However, I took a chance, read about 500 reviews (no seriously) and went with Apple only. When it arrived promptly 2 days later, I was so excited and nervous. And just worried I wouldn’t like it enough that is sat in the pantry for about a week. Finally, I put a few in the fridge and the day came I opened one and took a sip. Much to my surprise it was... pleasant, crisp, a slight hint of the sweet taste of faint apple on the palate of the tongue but then it’s gone and all that’s left is the taste of water. I took another drink. The exact same thing occurred.... I loved it!! I didn’t even realize it had a smell to it until I was drinking one at my son’s baseball game and I had just opened it and the mom beside me asked what I was drinking. I showed her. She said she smelled it the minute I opened it and it smelled amazing. So, I am now ordering my third case. I guess it’s becoming a habit!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is the BEST drink on the market today! I do not seek "organic\', "all natural", or the numerous other buzz terms out there, I simply want to avoid sugar and I HATE artificial sweeteners. I do not like carbonation, but simply want water with “some” taste. Prior to Hint, I would use a lemon squeezed in water. I still like that, but its no comparison to Hint. I do not like the retail price of Hint and wish it came in a larger container (lower cost and better for the environment), but until then, I search Amazon and Walmat.com almost daily for flavors offered at a lower price. I have been successful at only paying between $10-12 per 12 pack. The picture below is only one half of my stock I purchased over the past few weeks while getting the better pricing.\n\nSo understand what you are getting when you order Hint. It is not going to taste like soda, but sure beats plain water. My kids even love it and have almost stopped drinking soda. I am not sure if it is the taste or because they know “it is dad’s” and a little pricey, but they drink at least 1-2 a day.\n\nAgain, I am not seeking 80% of what the product stands for (and doubt I agree with much of a San Francisco based company), but the product is AWESOME and I will continue to buy until someone comes up with something better….with NO sugar or artificial sweetener! I rave about the product to just about everyone. I want more to be sold to get the price down and availability up.\n\nBTW, I typically do not like Watermelon flavoring, but is one of the most refreshing and I love it.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': '9/13 warning: something is seriously wrong with this water, or at least the current batch of hint from A, it made me violently sick 2 days ago after drinking only half a bottle!! i was up like every 15mins all night with horrible upper and lower stomach pains and when i got out of bet in AM, i threw up three times within 10mins (i don’t vomit easily and haven’t done so in over a decade!!). Am still having issues with bloating/gas/nausea/minor pain two days Later, it is like i got food poisoning but, the only change to my diet was this water and hubby did not have any issue so it wasn’t my cooking...it is plain and simple this water that is the culprit which i should of realized when i drank like a couple ounces of the pineapple prior day and felt slightly nauseated that night..\n\n**info i found out about ‘fruit essences’ that this water product is made with, to me that is not really ‘fruit infused’ water as stated:\n“”Fruit essences are harmonic combination of natural aromatic products and synthetic aromatic compounds.””\n“”The solutions used in the manufacture of the fruit essences are ethyl alcohol and 1,2-propylenglycol.””\n———\nah i get the name Hint now, there truly is ONLY a hint of flavor and that is only when you first open bottle and smell it!!\nit is like they sprayed a ‘hint’ of flavored air in bottles before bottling these up for once that air escapes out of bottle when you first open it, you are literally left with plain water that has a chemical like aftertaste with no more hint of a flavored water scent coming out of bottle to be smelled!! now normally when a flavored water is on the very weak side, i can add a drop or two of liquid sweetener to make the flavor pop out but, nope not with this brand so now i have a bottle of sweetened water with more of an aftertaste.. yeah am not sure what the reviewers that say this hint water is flavorful are tasting but, it isn’t in any of the two flavors i have tried (watermelon and what one would expect is the strongest flavor; the pineapple). even the hubby said it had no taste and that it tasted like the old nestle bottled plain water that has been sitting around overnight in our room!! this water is just NOT all what it claims to be anymore...thinking they got too big for their britches and now you get dumb down hint water products!\n\nDo like the hard bottles themselves, they are not cheap flimsy plastic ones..'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These are so nasty! They leave a horrible aftertaste because they use oil to flavor them and it stays with you. The watermelon doesn’t taste anything like a watermelon...maybe watermelon rind but who knows. This was a waste of money.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I order Hint every 2 weeks for my husband that hates water and hates flavored water. This is the only water he drinks. He even bought infused bottles to try to replicate the light taste of this water. I know it's not the right thing but he reuses the bottles one time. It still has a fruit taste and the bottles are very strong. In the summer, he freezes thus water and keeps it poolside. It's very refreshing with icy bits."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is the "Emperor\'s New Clothes" of drinks. There is not enough taste or flavor in this stuff to even matter. In my opinion it is the absolute worst drink I ever paid money for. What they have done is ruined a bottle of water. The best I can say about this hoax of a drink is that they have put it in sturdy wide mouthed plastic bottles. It is even worse than the infamous "Near Beer" beverage I remember from the 60s. My Dad said of it that the guy who named it was a damn poor judge of distance. At over a dollar a bottle for this stuff I am sure whoever makes it is laughing all the way to the bank. Save your money, turn on the spigot and fill a glass with water.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am a person that really hates water, but only because it dries out my throat and makes me cough like crazy. It is NOT a Pleasant experience so that’s why I avoid drinking water. I have tried every water there is, even that nasty black water that comes bottle. No use, same problem, uncontrollable coughing. Then Hint came along I thought, okay I’ll try this one and see what happens. At first I did have some coughing but as I kept drinking the coughing stopped. I thought that maybe it was just a fluke. So I tried drinking it again but a different flavor. This time I accidentally half froze it. It was FANTASTIC! Wow, it kind of tasted like a slushy. The really strange thing was that it actually tasted slightly SWEET. I know there is no sugar in it but something happened in the freezing process that made the little bit of unfrozen water taste slightly SWEET, but I don’t know why. Needless to say, Hint has made me a water drinker, and like the gal says in her commercial, I have been feeling better now that I am able to get more hydrated.\nMy only issue is the COST. I am on a fixed income and drinking two bottles of Hint a day is much too expensive for me. I try to get it cheaper on Amazon, but now the cost is going up on here too. I’m sorry but $20 a 12 pack is much too expensive for me. If they would lower the cost or make it cheaper for buying in bulk quantities, then they would have a customer for life with me. Otherwise, I’m going to have to scratch Hint off my shopping list. Which is a shame because I am one of their best advertisers, A HAPPY HINT CUSTOMER. Pity😞'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was so excited to get 4 flavors in a pack of this water. I had wanted to try it, and in my opinion, this is the best way to start, if you don’t live somewhere that sells them. So I started with pineapple, and then I tried a different one each time. Some have more flavor than others. I thought I wouldn’t like the watermelon one, but it and the cherry were competing for my favorite! The pineapple was also good; a little less flavor to it, but still a good taste. I do wish that there was a little bit more to them in general, not much—just a bit more. But I do really like them and have ordered more. If there were variety packs, I think sales would increase since we could try more flavors and then buy the flavors we liked most. I decided to try two flavors after reading reviews, and I liked one but not the other one. I’m going to drink it, though! In the variety pack, I liked all but the blackberry, which surprised me. It had a great smell, but the least amount of flavor. I’m going to drink it though! :) I definitely recommend trying this pack!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The Clementine is my new favorite flavor, and I drink a LOT of Hint water. It’s like nectar!\n\nThe Clementine has a soft mandarin-apricot flavor. It’s not tangy like Hint lemon or bracing like peppermint or clean like the watermelon flavor (which I also really love.) The Clementine flavor is comforting and lush.\n\nIf this water were wine, it would be called “velvety.” Don’t expect an up-the-middle orange flavor, it’s got more complexity and less acidity than that.\n\nI think the Hint Clementine would be great if you’re trying to drink less soda or are trying to hydrate better. It’s really delicious!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Hint-Calories-Sweeteners-Preservatives-Artificial/dp/B0B3JDX2R5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Bloom Nutrition Green Superfood | Best Tasting Greens Powder | Complete Whole Foods (Organic Spirulina, Chlorella, Wheat Grass), Probiotics, Digestive Enzymes, Antioxidants, & Adaptogens

Amazon Launchpad

#5

8,983

$39.99 - $74.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've tried all three flavors and they're all pretty tasty. I use a battery-operated frother to mix it into a glass of icy water (I don't like it nearly as much if the water isn't super cold). The original flavor tastes like a lightly-sweetened matcha drink, citrus tastes like you poured a bit of orange juice into the original, and berry tastes... like artificial berries. My fav is probably citrus, followed by original, then berry (berry is a bit too sweet for my taste).\n\nEdit: Tried the newer coconut flavor and it's really sweet. Probably sweeter than berry. I do like coconut, but citrus is still probably my fav."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I can’t even lie it tastes pretty bad. The more you dilute it the more you taste the flavoring rather then the grass flavor but it just overall isn’t yummy. But for the benefits, I’m able to stomach it. I personally wouldn’t recommend taking it everyday because it can make you go a little too much if yk what I mean but I notice taking it every other day or just when needed it works really well and doesn’t hurt my stomach. I like this product personally and would for sure buy it again (PS I was for sure recommend by Leana deeb on instagram so iykyk)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I love coffee but as an occasional indulgence. Not as an everyday wakeup call. Green superfoods though… this has been my everyday go-to. I love that it tastes like matcha, reminds me of a matcha latte and mixes so well. It’s simple, blends well into water and my coffee :) It gives me a dose of energy that could rival anything caffeinated. UGH my only problem is that I'm almost out but will be buying again soon!\n\nOh yah and it keeps my tummy bloat-free for the day ahead!!!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve been a Bloom lover since day 1… on the left is purchased directly from Bloom site and the right is from Amazon (looks and tastes like Amazing Grass Greens)… disappointed!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was definitely apprehensive that the Bloom Nutrition Green was not going to taste good, but I was happily surprised! I mixed with a glass of cold and it not only mixed well, it went down smooth and tasted great. With my hectic schedule, I tend to miss out on certain nutrients throughout the day. Purchased this product to help aid with getting the nutrition I need and an immunity boost. Looking forward to seeing the results!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This powder was surprisingly really good! What did it for me was the light taste/smell of matcha or green tea which worked well to disguise the taste of greens in a sense. With the pandemic, I’ve been regularly taking vitamins and supplements in order to assist with boosting my immune system and overall health, however, I was looking for something in order to ensure I was getting enough veggies/greens. I’ve seen multiple fitness influencers swear by taking greens, so I figured that now was the time to try it. I’m so surprised by how much I like it and I will be repurchasing! I would say this amount lasts long too as I don’t take it every single day, so it’d be less than $2 per serving? Which is so much better than splurging at Jamba Juice or other drink places. I’ve been taking the powder with water, but my next try will be with milk or mixing into a smoothie!!! Highly recommend especially for those that like matcha since it almost feels like an extremely healthier alternative!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was so excited to receive my order from bloom, my personal trainer raved about the products made by this company and how he wanted to try this particular one as well. So, instead of waiting several weeks for the smaller container, I swallowed at the purchase price, it a bit steep, although it came highly recommended I ordered it. I even left work on my lunch break to go wait for the delivery driver to pull up the drive way. I Opened the container and my heart dropped to find it half full after paying so much money. Was devastating to say the least. Why would you lead customers on, I mean really. Well after opening it I knew I would not get my my back and The product is really good and it doesn’t leave the nasty residue of other green products and I was impressed but I will definitely not be purchasing it again at this price point.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I ordered this product because I struggle to eat enough veggies and fruits everyday. When I was first looking for a veggies powder I first tried the greens blend brand because I was looking for an affordable option on amazon with good reviews - that one tasted like trash omg it was so bad - it would be chunky and it tastes super earthy which isnt bad I would drink it but I decided to look for better options I found this bloom nutrition one through this girl that I follow on tiktok and decided to try it out - So far I have tried the citrus and berry flavor- Both are good I definitely prefer the citrus flavor - the berry flavor reminds me of cherry medicine you drank as a child - the citrus flavor is almost refreshing - you can tell this product is very fine because it doesn't clump up - i mix it with a fork and manage to not get any clumps when I drink it - while this costs more than other options on amazon I will definitely be ordering again"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have been suffering of constipation and bloating for a very long time. Every time I ate I will get bloated and it will hurt. I started drinking super greens and it was game changer, I do not get bloated as often, I am not constipated anymore and the flavor is so good !!!! I’ll say the only thing is that the bottle is not full, I will say there are a little less than 60 servings.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "1. Like others I saw the half empty container and immediately disliked the price. It should be full for you to expect me to pay THAT much.\n2. The flavor of the mixed berry is very blah but pungent enough to contaminate any smoothie ingredient i add.\n3. The product actually made me feel sick after a week of use. Each morning I'd get nauseated after taking it and today I actually threw it up for the first time."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Bloom-Nutrition-Probiotics-Antioxidants-Adaptogens/dp/B08PQ4Y1KZ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Bug Bite Thing Suction Tool, Poison Remover - Bug Bites and Bee/Wasp Stings, Natural Insect Bite Relief - White

Amazon Launchpad

#6

61,279

$9.80 - $24.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "So, I got this because my son reacts really bad to mosquito bites.\nBut... bored mom was in the bathroom one day and noticed a black head on her nose.\nBam!!!\nThis thing will clean your pores too!!!\nDO NOT USE ON THIN SKIN ON FACE UNLESS YOU WANT A HICKY.\nBut my nose, chin and cheeks look soo much better.\nBonus, it's cheaper than buying a 50 dollar electric black head remover.\n\nHighly recommend for people with large funky pores."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am a magnet for bites of all kinds and carry topical and medicines with me at all times - so I figured this would be a good product to see if it really works. It arrived Monday and Tuesday morning I woke up with a bug bite on my arm... I used this little tool (3 x per the instructions) and documented with photos.\n- immediately after using, it stopped itching! And less than 24 hours later the bump / bite gone! There is a very faint red mark from using the thing but a small price to pay IMO. Bottom line: it’s awesome. I’m carrying it with me everywhere!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I cannot stress to you enough how much better this simple little tool has made my quality of life during summer in Ohio. It rains a lot. There are a lot of mosquitoes. Omg so many mosquitoes. I have horrific allergic reactions to mosquito bites. We're talking bumps swelling to the width of softballs within minutes of the bite. This tool doesn't make those bumps go away, but it stops the itch IMMEDIATELY.\n\nI was a huge skeptic; how could a little suction cure this agonizingly itchy allergic reaction? I'll be honest. I still really don't know how it does, but it provides instant relief that no pill, cream, or injection ever has ever achieved for me. If you live anywhere where insect bites are common, you need to own one of these!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is the absolute best thing I've ever used on mosquito bites in my life. I have a rather large veggie garden and spend lots of time in it, harvesting veggies and getting eaten by mosquitoes. Yesterday I had 24 bites on my leg... Today I have just a couple of tiny red dots left where they were. The picture shows what the bite looks like directly after using the device. I love this thing and recommend it to everyone I know! It's outstanding. That being said... On my back, where my daughter helped me get to the mosquito bites, and my skin is more sensitive... It gave me a hickey. You don't have to depress the lever as far as it goes. I depress it until it just stays to sting a little, then stop. Don't overdo it! It's not necessary!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We live in Minnesota, where the mosquito can nearly ruin summers. My husband, myself, and our 2 kids are all mosquito magnets. We’ve tried everything to keep them under control in our backyard, but nothing works. This seemed worth a $10 investment to try. My husband was the first to try it out after getting a bite on his temple while mowing the lawn. He pushed the plunger about halfway, immediately felt relief of the itching, felt no pain, but as soon as he lifted it off his skin saw a ring shaped bruise form underneath it. I don’t think he prefers the giant bruise on his face over the itchy bite, and he’s not looking forward to work on Monday.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was so excited about this product, but I had no idea it would do this to my face!!! It’s been a complete nightmare. I followed the instructions exactly how it directed after being bit by a mosquito on the side of my face. This is going on 4 months later- and Itchy ring on my face has only gotten bigger. It started out as a ring the same size as the bug bite thing but has since continued to spread. I would take a typical mosquito bite over this any day. These bumps are itchy blisters, that itch every second of the day- from the moment I wake up even when I’m trying to sleep. I’ve never had acne or anything like this on my face and it’s so embarrassing!!!\nI wish I would have known the risks!!!! I never post reviews- but I don’t want anyone going through this.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this because i have wasps near my garden. I never expected to need it 2 days after receiving it, but I was stung twice yesterday. I used it on each of the stings, and immediately reduced the pain and itching of those stings. today there is still some swelling at the sites, but considering that the last time i got stung i was on antihistamines, cortisone cream, and pain killers for a week, this simple device has already been well worth the expense. I'm not sure how it would work for mosquito bites but for wasp or bee stings this is the bomb!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’m one of those people mosquitoes love. I bought this a few days ago. I used for the first time last night after receiving 6 bites outside on my arms and legs. I came inside after decorating and felt itchy and saw the bites; I used the bug bite thing until the itching feeling stopped. I could initially see the suction marks last night. I woke up this morning totally amazed, because the bites usually swell to quarter or half-dollar size. This morning, I’m not itching and there is only a small pink mark where I was bit, but none of the usual swelling or itching. I love this product.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Do I think it removes all the irritants? No.\nDoes it prevent welts? No.\nBut does it remove enough to prevent my kid from scratching open sores on himself? Hell, yes!\n\nThis seriously upgraded our summer by making mosquito bites short-lived bothers rather than week-long sores.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Them darn skeeters love me. It gets to the point where I am covered from head to toe and spraying citronella on me to help deter them and I still get bit. I've tried many things to deter them and they don't work. The citronella spray I made only works for the areas covered and those mosquito will find the one spot I missed. It never fails. Although this gadget doesn't deter me from being bitten, I can now at least have some relief by suctioning out their nastiness. You can see in my photo the welt. Then the mark left by the suction. Lastly, just a little bit of redness, a few hours later. The itchiness was gone instantly and the swelling went down. I even scratched the area I was bit and there was no itchy sensation. I did read the instructions and I read through the other reviews so I knew that mark was likely to be left after the suction so I was careful not to rush so I would not end up with a hickey. I used the small end since it was just a mosquito bite and it worked really well. I only bought one to test and now I will get a few more to have around."}]

https://www.amazon.com/Bite-Thing-Suction-Poison-Remover/dp/B0B82XR3S6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Punch Fasteners

Amazon Launchpad

#7

5,167

$6.97 - $16.49

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'School supplies list done without fighting the crowd. While some stores ran specials, we found online these prices were the same or maybe a few cents more but I avoided the crowds and it was all delivered to my home so I see that as another win too. I would recommend this product.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I wanted something a little stiffer and longer lasting than paper and these fit the bill. They are smooth, but just a little texture. There are 3 hole/fasteners. 3 folders, multi color.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It was exactly what I wanted. No disappointment at all. People looking for these kind of files I strongly suggest they look at this item.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Arrived in perfect condition, on time, and as expected.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Kids needed a ton of these for school and these work great! They're cheap, but made well."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased this pack of folders to hold documents from my screenwriting class and they work perfectly! I was able to get all of the documents in one folder and love the extra pockets that I can use to hold even more papers if needed. Highly recommend!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These Snead 2-pocket folders are sturdy and durable enough to keep my tax information. Also great for the price!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Three lightweight durable and roomy folders. Can hold a lot!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I prefer this type of material folder over the papaer ones anyday because these last a lifetime. And you dont have to worry about them tearing through the year. These last for years.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Folders are a good value'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Smead-Punch-Fasteners/dp/B07PPL84FY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

DUDE Wipes Flushable Wipes Dispenser, Unscented Wet Wipes with Vitamin-E & Aloe for at-Home Use, Septic and Sewer Safe, 48 Count (Pack of 6)

Amazon Launchpad

#8

39,489

$15.36 - $39.04

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https://www.amazon.com/Flushable-Dispenser-Unscented-Vitamin-at-Home/dp/B0B6JW3GG7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

DripDrop ORS Hydration - Electrolyte Powder Packets - Watermelon, Berry, Orange, Lemon

Amazon Launchpad

#9

32,235

$18.99 - $58.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I take medication that makes me intolerant to heat and humidity. Drinking too much water during a beach trip landed me in the ER with an IV. The doctor explained that drinking too much plain water actually increases your chances of heat exhaustion, because it flushes out too much of your body’s electrolytes.\nI’m on another vacation right now. Bought the Drip Drops, and I make sure to drink 2 servings each day in place of plain water.\nWhat a difference! My body tolerates heat much better now. No more worries of cramps, dizziness, or fatigue.\nAs far as the taste, it’s not bad at all. I just drink it quickly! My favorite flavor is the watermelon.\nThis product has allowed me to participate in outdoor activities with my family, instead of having to hide out in air conditioning. It works, so buy it!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've been trying to find the best electrolyte drink this summer. I've tired Nuun, Liquid IV, and now DripDrop (along with a terrible tub brand). I love Nuun, it has low sugar and dissolves fully but is expensive. Liquid IV has a lot of sugar than I'm used to so I was excited to try DripDrop, it does have more sugar than Nuun (but at 1g it's hard to beat) but less than Liquid IV.\nWhat I liked - it dissolves completely and easily. It doesn't taste overly sweet. I did feel like I could tell it was making a difference, we've had a heat wave this weekend in Washington and DD really helped me not feel miserable.\nWhy I dropped a star - the Lemon is not good. To me lemon is usually a really safe flavor, you know it'll be consistent and good but of the 4 flavors it was the worst in my opinion. I was skeptical about the berry flavor but it's actually really tasty! The watermelon is the clear winner with orange coming in third.\nThe other downside to DD is the price, you only get 16 servings for $20 which when compared to some others isn't as good.\nIt's definitely something I would buy again but keep an eye out for them to go on sale."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These are great for those extra hot days. Our ac unit at work is broken and I constantly feel sick. Taking one of these during my eight hours save me and makes me feel amazing within minutes. Highly recommend.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Bought this for my 93 year old mom. She loves the flavors! She’s actually feeling better since getting hydrated with these.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'We bought this because our pediatrician recommended it after our 8 year old got very dehydrated at camp. I tried it, too. I drink a big glass of water with this in the morning before I exercise and I feel better hydrated all day. This is much better than plain water or Gatorade zero for rehydration.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great product. these aren't too salty and have great flavors. They are a Godsend for me in the summer. I suffer from crazy migraine headaches and these sometimes help keep them at bay when I'm outside all day."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I highly recommend this product. Excellent for electrolyte replacement and the taste is very good. I'll definitely reorder this again."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I guzzle water pretty much constantly, but still find myself dehydrated at times. It’s possible I actually drink too much water. Anyway, I’m really happy with these so far. If I have a few alcoholic beverages and drink one of these afterwards (or the next morning), I’m set. They are good after a workout. I’m looking forward to using these during the summer when I just generally get dehydrated. I had been using Pedialyte, but I honestly think these work better (or at least just as well) and are about half the price. Totally worth a dollar not to lose a day due to feeling crappy from dehydration! The flavors are fine, just haven’t tried the lemon yet. But even if they tasted terrible I’d probably just chug it down to reap the hydration benefits.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I've been buying these for a while now. They're a little pricey, but totally worth it! The packets are very convenient and they taste great. I live in Florida and work in the garden frequently and they've always worked well. Recently, my husband and I both came down with the flu. I felt quite a bit better after drinking one. I gave my husband one to keep him hydrated and he was really surprised by how much better he felt after drinking it. He is a roofer in Florida and has started taking a couple packets to work with him every day. I also give my 11 year-old grandson a bottle of water with these electrolytes because he hates regular water. My daughter recently announced she was pregnant, but was having difficulty with morning sickness. I gave her a handful of assorted flavors. They're easier for her to drink because they taste good (much better than plain water) and help with the nausea, which is usually made worse with dehydration. Love, love, love these!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have ordered these numerous times and I swear by them. If you’re like me and you forget to drink water half the time or you drink too much alcohol from time to time these are for you. After a long night out, I force myself to drink one of these before bed and I swear I have less of a hangover. I have tried liquid IV and the taste is too sweet, I prefer these flavors and they’re cheaper ~ win-win!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/DripDrop-ORS-Hydration-Electrolyte-Watermelon/dp/B09HSTB17V/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook - Dot-Grid Eco-Friendly Notebook with 1 Pilot Frixion Pen & 1 Microfiber Cloth Included

Amazon Launchpad

#10

66,447

$16.66 - $58.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This product amazed me and exceeded my expectations. It works exceptionally and as described. The Rocketbook app is so simple and easy to use. The scanning is perfect, it captures the colors, exposes the page with the right lighting, and crops and adjusts the page properly. Each scan takes less than a second, and you can combine multiple pages into one scan and upload them as one document.\nThis is brilliant and I am so glad I purchased this product because it is perfect for school. I have seven classes and so I assigned each symbol in the notebook to my respective Google Drive folders. Some people say that the symbols aren't relatable and its difficult to relate the symbols in the notebook to a class or something. What i did is just assigned my first period class with the first symbol, second period with the second symbol, and so on. The Frixion highlighters and pens erase easily with the included erasers on the pens and effortlessly with a damp microfiber cloth (I provided the link to a very compact microfiber cloth that I use, I'd highly recommend it). Anyways, the product is great, and definitely worth the $35.\n\nPro tip: use clear tape on the inside cover page where the symbols are. This way if you change a class or something you can just remove the tape, put new tape on and write a new label for the symbol\n\nI recommend several other products to use with this notebook. These are the best deals I could find. I have purchased these and have tried them with the Rocketbook Everlast.\nFrixion highlighters : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J50MSTM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1\nFrixion clicker pens 0.7 mm : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J50MSTM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1\nFrixion four color pen 0.5 mm (great for taking notes) : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OPODGHQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1\nFrixion eraser : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IPP9FW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&p\nCompact microfiber cloth: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A0C7E6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "Rocketbook vs. Elfinbook: I use both and here is my opinion.\n\nEach of these books has their pros and cons. Hopefully I can outline both for you from my perspective so you can see what you prefer.\n\nPaper: Rocketbook uses a paper that feels more plastic and thin. Elfinbook paper feels more substantial and the ink takes to it much faster. Rocketbook uses a square dot grid pattern, while Elfinbook has lines, much like a normal notebook. So when you scan from Rocketbook, it comes across looking like you just wrote on copy paper (no lines) while Elfinbook comes across with lines for more of that notebook look. For my preference, and others that I've let test, Elfinbook was the clear winner here.\n\nSize: Somewhat arbitrary as I'm guessing both have different sizes. Rocketbook is more of a personal notebook size...think DayTimer size. Elfinbook was larger and a little less convenient to carry around. The drawback with Rocketbook is the size does prohibit the amount of info you can put on a single page. More pages mean more scanning and organizing. Elfinbook held more notes obviously and it is nicer to have more space for sketches, thoughts etc. I call this one a draw, as it is a personal preference. I personally prefer the smaller size.\n\nPage Turning: Odd category I know, but that is why I included it here as I never thought it was a big deal...until now. Hands down, Rockebook wins here with being able to turn the pages just like a spiral bound notebook. Elfinbook, with its thicker pages required me to open the book and fidget with the pages and spine to complete a page turn...without being concerned of ripping near the spine. Rocketbook you can treat like the old school notebooks: flip pages behind current page and keep going. Elfinbook required a lot of effort for me to even want to try and do that.\n\nApp Integration: Rocketbook gives you multiple options to instantly send your notes just by simply making the symbol on the page. You've previously told the app where each symbol will send the note. Rocketbook seamlessly reads that and bingo, your document shows up where you told it. Elfinbook is more of a manga process. You have to pick where you want it each time. That becomes a hassle if you use the book for multiple entries (work, personal, diary etc) and have to continually switch where you want it to go. With Rocketbook, I could use 10 pages, each with a different place to go to the cloud just by marking the symbol, take the scan and you are good to go...no delays, no switching after each scan. Rocketbook takes this category.\n\nApp: Hands down, Rocketbook's app is more polished. Elfinbook has a ways to go and could be superior with a few updates. Their OCR is horrible (Rocketbook doesn't offer that). Elfinbook has a burst type mode and does seem to capture pages faster with its dark border recognition feature. I give this to Rocketbook again, it is just a more polished app.\n\nAll in all, I would take elements of each book to create a better one. I continue to use both, but want my Rocketbook to have lines on the paper, and have the thicker paper from Elfinbook."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': "If I could give it 4.5 stars I would be happy. Love the idea and the actual functioning of it. It'll be easier to just have my things on my phone, tablet, and computer. I send them to my Google Drive and it works like a charm. This book is literal magic. It's easy to write on: doesn't necessarily FEEL like paper (but then again it isn't, so why feel that way?) but the Frixion pens write really well on it regardless. Be careful and allow a few extra seconds for the ink to dry so that it won't smudge. I set it up so that immediately after I scan it, it will show up into my drive.\nThe reason for 4/4.5 stars instead of 5 is that many colors of Frixion brand pens do not show up well or at all. If you typically write your notes in black, blue, or red ink this is not a problem. I fell in love with the Frixion pens a few years ago and since then have exclusively bought Frixion brand. They are trusty; they write smoothly and erase well every time as long as the eraser is clean. I have the gel pens, the click pens, the markers, the pastel highlighters, and one regular yellow highlighter in this brand (i have a problem lmao) but I am a student and I use my pens all day long. They don't bleed through regular paper or anything. When a friend showed me this book I had to have it (what can I say, I am an office supply slut) and bought it immediately.\nI'm going to attach my test pictures so that you can know which things work best with the Everlast Rocketbook.\nI've included a color key at the bottom and highlighted which colors show up mostly true to color so that you can buy ones that are more likely to look nice once scanned. The pens stay put really well, the black marker fades easily, but overall the colors will show up.\nPens: All of the pens showed up once scanned. Some looked more like black than their actual color (1, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25)\nMarkers: All of the markers showed up once scanned. Some looked discolored (35, 36, 37)\nPastel Highlighters: So disappointed! They are beautiful colors but the only one that showed up was the yellow (41).\n\nI uploaded the scan and also took a picture of the page itself to show the difference in colors. Hope this was helpful!!\n\nOverall, I love love love this product and will keep using it and recommending it to others (along with the Frixion pens!!)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have tested this note with some of different Frixion pens.\nThese are:\n• Frixion 0.7mm Black ink (One came with this note)\n• Frixion 0.5mm Blue ink\n• Frixion 0.4mm Blue ink\n• Frixion 0.38mm Black ink\n• Frixion 0.38mm Blue ink\n• Frixion 0.38mm Orange ink\n\nI also compared the scan quality of Rocketbook app and iPhone 5S default camera.\n\nHope this helps.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "I loved the idea of this notebook, but I had a few major issues with it. Would have tried to keep using it but the cons we're just too much:\n\nPros:\n- scanning/app we're great, a good way to stay organized\n- light dot pattern is really nice for bullet journaling\n- not a huge heavy notebook to carry around\n- fits into most of my bags easily\n- can fix mistakes with a wet tissue\n\nCons:\n- it's really the pens that make this work, not the book\n- writing takes forever to dry, the highlighters we're even worse on this, not drying even overnight (worked fine on regular paper)\n- smudge smudge smudge!!\n- after wiping away, there is still a ghost of all of my writing\n- washing the whole notebook is a pain and you have to open it to dry each page individually\n- if you wipe too hard, you destroy the surface of the pages and it doesn't work afterwards"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Before I go any further, please let me advise you all to ignore some advice included in one of the other reviews for this notebook. It is not recommended to use clear tape over the Table of Contents on the inside of the front cover. This damages the paint on the inside cover and renders the Table of Contents completely unusable. Please see the attached pic to see what sort of damage this can cause. Don't make the same mistake I did.\n\nMy intentions for this journal was to provide me a more private way to journal while also not wasting paper. It was meant to replace a diary, planner, and a school notebook. In most respects, it has achieved that.\n\n[Pros]\n\n- Method of erasing pages is efficient\n- Scanning papers into the app is easy\n- Scans are clean and easy to read\n\n[Cons]\n\n- Odd sizing for the smaller version of this notebook makes it difficult to find a cover for it, and the cover it ships with is of very poor quality.\n- Paint on the cover is very easily removed\n- The cover is warping out of shape, and I have only had this book for a month.\n- You're limited in pen size and pen color.\n\nFor day to day use, this reusable notebook is a head above the competition, and I'm completely pleased with both the quality of the scans and the ease with which the scans are completed. I believe that with a better cover, this notebook would easily become a 5/5 product. I'm considering rebinding it, and will update this review if I do choose to do so."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It\'s a great idea, but has a few shortcomings. For what it\'s worth, I ordered a four pack bundle from the Indiegogo campaign. We got two executive size notebooks (for my wife and myself), and two letter size (for our kids). Long before we received our notebooks, I installed the app and tried it out with the downloadable pages you can get from their website; I also ordered a pack of Frixion pens to try out.\n\nMake no mistake: the magic here is really in the pens (without which this product simply wouldn\'t work) and the app. I won\'t review the pens here, but since the app is integral to the use of the notebook\'s reusability, I will mention a few things about it, but first the notebook.\n\nIt\'s an extremely nice notebook; the covers are very durable, the back is quite firm which allows you to write most anywhere without needing a firm surface to put the notebook on. I like the look of the pages; it\'s a grid of dots that helps you keep your writing and pictures from being crooked. In the bottom corner (left or right depends on whether you are on the "top" or "back" of the page) is a QR code, and along the bottom are a number of icons. These are used together by the app.\n\nThe concept is that you can write in your notebook, scan the pages, wipe the pages clean, and reuse it "infinitely." It\'s a wonderful concept - I can\'t imagine how much paper would be saved if all students used something like this instead of paper. My work involves a variety of technical things that I\'m constantly taking notes for. I go through a couple of 150 page notebooks a year. With the Rocketbook, I can scan my notes at the end of the week and wipe the pages clean.\n\nHowever, all is not as wonderful as I\'d like it to be. I know they did a lot of work trying to get the pages as paper-like as possible without sacrificing reusability, but it falls short. The pages seem somewhat glossy, and the Frixion pen (the "clicker" style - I think .5mm) struggles to work as well on the Rocketbook pages as it does on paper. It works, but it\'s not that great. The .7mm capped style Frixion pens I bought seem to work a bit better, but they still don\'t come close to writing as well as they do on paper. The pages also do not absorb the ink (I suppose that\'s part of the point). While Frixion pens are pretty smudge free after just a few seconds, the ink stays wet for much longer on Rockebook pages.\n\nThe inside cover of the book has an index of the icons that are shown on each page, with space for you to write what each icon represents (again, more about the app below), but the cover is very glossy, and the Frixion pens don\'t write well on it at all. I suppose it\'s not something they thought you\'d be erasing - perhaps they thought you\'d use a fine marker, or at least a different style pen... but I like to keep my options open, especially having had it such a short time, and may want to change around how I do things, so I\'d rather keep it erasable.\n\nNow about the app; firstly, this app is free. That\'s great - I think it should be after buying a $30 18 page notebook (for the executive style, counting pages like any normal notebook would count pages). So you need to sign up for an account, which I didn\'t have a problem with; I\'ve been signed up for months and have not received any spam from them or their partners (I use the gmail "+rocketbook" trick, so I\'d know if they were selling my email address). The app has two basic functions: scan and send. This is where, for each icon on the bottom of the pages, you can select where you want your document to go. For example, the first icon is their little Rockebook insignia; in the app I configured that icon to save a PDF to a particular folder in my Google Drive account. A number of different services are supported, including DropBox, or you can configure it to send email to a particular account. On each page in your notebook, you check or "X" the icon representing what it is you\'re taking notes about, and when you scan in your notes, that\'s where they go.\n\nScanning takes a little getting accustomed to. Definitely prefer a lot of light; the app guides you on centering up the page you want to scan; it lets you know when it\'s scanning, and if it\'s good. You then immediately move on to the next page - you do not have to press a button to scan, you just position over the page, when it\'s good it scans, then you move onto the next page, and repeat until you\'re done. If you\'ve configured to auto-send, it will do just that; otherwise, if you\'re happy with the scans, you tap the green check icon and it uploads to your accounts (or email, or whatever you configured).\n\nThere\'s some magic in the scans - even if you were off angle or not centered up perfectly, the app uses the guides on the page to automatically correct for distortions and center up just your page. For whatever reason, when I scanned in the first six pages of notes I took this week, only on the last page did it seem to struggle... it couldn\'t seem to find the top corners, the "correction" actually made the scan worse than if it had just taken it verbatim without editing. I was fairly straight on. Luckily, you can tap on the scanned images and delete them and try again. All but the last page scanned perfectly, and only when I moved to where lighting was slightly different (it was all fairly bright, though), was I able to capture the full page correctly.\n\nA few moments later, and I can look up the PDF in my Google drive account. Excellent.... just need to make sure you have really good lighting and a good angle on the notebook.\n\nThe bottom line is it\'s a great idea; I like the styling and concept of the notebook. The pens are great whether you use them with Rocketbook or not; the app is excellent. The problem is in the paper. You could conceivably just print a bunch of their test pages (downloadable from their website); maybe even take the PDF to a printer and have them make a notebook for you. No idea how much that would cost. Alternative, Rocketbook DOES sell a regular paper "single use" notebook with 140 pages. I do not have one. Given the way they count pages, it might only be 70, which makes sense when compared to other "standard" spiral bound notebooks. Still, even at 140, the price they are asking puts the cost at over 10 cents a page. That doesn\'t seem very cost effective. In any event, either of these options defeats the ideal of saving paper.\n\nI will continue to use my Rocketbook. I like the results, I like having my variety of notes stored in their own folders, in chronological order (the app will include the date in the filename if you don\'t change it). I will continue trying both the .5mm and .7mm pens, and I may just use a sticky note inside the front cover to remind me of what my icons are linked to. I don\'t know if there\'s a great solution. Perhaps a decent tablet computer (something that needs a quality active pen). Simply typing notes doesn\'t work for me - too many diagrams and arrows pointing all over the place in my notes; extra notes scribbled in margins, etc. There\'s also the fact you can use Frixion highlighters, too, which is something the kids need.\n\nIf you feel the need to organize your notes "in the cloud," or really want to save paper, this might be a great choice for you if you\'re willing to put up with something other than "real" paper. I\'ve been using regular paper for decades, I\'ve gotten accustomed to it; perhaps given time I can get accustomed to this.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The ink reacts poorly with heat. If you leave this notebook anywhere outdoors, in a hot car, storage unit, suitcase, etc, the ink will disappear. I left this notebook in my car, and all of my notes were unreadable the next day. Please be careful buying this if you live in a warm climate.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " I actually bought this one for my husband who got jealous when he saw my Rocketbook. He has many projects at work going on at once and this version had all the features he needs to keep organized, update easily on his phone and share with those on the projects quickly. So far he says it's been great. I love that it's portable and reusable. The fact that I can set up multiple destinations makes it perfect for me to use for both work and home. As a teacher I was already in love with frixion pens so the fact that Rocketbook uses them meant I already had multiple color options besides the black pen that came with it. (you can see the quick video I made demoing what I've done so far with it.) My daughter also likes to use it to draw pictures which I can save digitally."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I\'ve had my "Rocketbook Everlast" for about two months now. I take tons of notes for work, and I figured this would be cheaper than going through a traditional notebook every month or two. And those notebooks take up quite a bit of space after a while. I work in a financial office, so having good-looking tools for my work is important to me.\n---------\nThis product has two main physical components: interior pages, and a cover. Made of different materials. At first glance this might seem beyond silly to point out, but the difference is what brought my review down to only three stars.\n\nThe interior pages are wonderful, sturdy and durable. I give them a solid five stars for quality, and three for quantity. They\'re tough, tear-resistant, and easily erased with a damp cloth or paper towel as advertised. I use my Rocketbook five days a week, erase it around once a week, and when wiped clean the pages look good as new. Scanning them into my phone is pretty simple, and very quick once you get the hang of it. When it takes multiple tries to scan, it\'s because of user error or bad lighting, not the app\'s fault. Setup for how and where to send the image files is a breeze.\nI\'d love to have more of them so I wouldn\'t have to erase as often... but since I\'ve never run out in a single day, this isn\'t THAT much of an issue for me personally.\n\nThe front cover, however, I have a problem with. It seems to be made of a heavier version of the inside paper, and is starting to show signs of wear far faster than the rest of the book. The matte black finish is scraped through in a couple spots and showing its white core, and there are a few other scuff marks. Most of these appeared in the first couple weeks, before I started storing it between two other books in my bag to protect it. The back cover is a sturdy, rigid, lightly textured plastic sheet that also still looks good as new. Could the front cover someday be made of something similar, with the "table of contents" page being the next page in?\n\nIf you don\'t care how your notebook looks, this won\'t be an issue for you. School notes or personal use, I wouldn\'t care if it got visibly beat up as long as my work inside was kept intact. However for my purposes I want my work tools to look fresh and professional, so seeing the cover become superficially worn much faster than the rest of the book is a huge disappointment.\n\nThis is the only thing stopping me from giving Rocketbook Everlast an enthusiastic five stars. With a name like "Everlast" I expected more.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Rocketbook-Smart-Reusable-Notebook-Eco-Friendly/dp/B0B4GNDK56/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

OLLY Probiotic Berry

Amazon Launchpad

#11

23,735

$12.40 - $39.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This product definitely helps with regularity and improved gut-health. I have found it to be very helpful. I am not sure about the "funny" smell that some have commented about and wonder if their product might have either gotten overheated or might be old/close to expiration. I find that it has a pleasant smell, somewhat like that of a cross between cantaloupes and tangerines. Yes, it has added sugar but I do not find it to be overly sweet. I suspect the sugar is used to help with keeping the gummies from sticking together. I think the use of sugar is a better choice over cornstarch. Each time my new bottle has arrived, it appeared that the bottle was a bit too large for the number of gummies contained, but I think the additional size has something to do with helping the gummies from sticking together. Living in the NE U.S., I have not had a problem with receiving melted gummies. I just received a new bottle today that came in a cardboard box with an insulated envelope and non-toxic freezer pack inside, and the product was still cool and in perfect condition. For anyone who might struggle with arthritis, the bottle is not difficult to open. You just gently push down and twist to open. Because the bottle is easy to open, it should definitely be kept out of reach of children who might mistake this product for "candy" due to its pleasant taste. I would also suggest keeping your bottle closed tightly and placed in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight between uses to prevent moisture from getting into the bottle and overheating that could melt or affect the potency of the gummies. Each gummy is very soft and does not get stuck in your teeth when chewed. This is a really good quality product, unlike other types of gummies that you have to dig out of your molars after chewed! I typically eat one after dinner; however, I have eaten it on an empty stomach without noticing any type of stomach upset or abdominal discomfort. The recommended dosage is (1) a day, but I have occasionally taken (2) at a time, again, without experiencing any abdominal discomfort or stomach upset. I paid $13.99/bottle which puts the unit price at $0.466 per gummy which I feel is a bit pricey, but I guess it is a fair price given how well this product works!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "What a waste of packaging- for a vitamin company that pretends to care about health- what about the health of the planet? This bottle was only 1/8 full and it's a huge plastic container with a very large plastic lid. Very flashy packaging but soooooo wasteful. If you take the vitamins as prescribed, for a family of four the bottle will be empty in less than a week. I like the taste but will not buy these again because the packaging is so wasteful and damaging to the planet."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This product is said to help digestion, but if you have IBS, it contains ingredients that can irritate your condition.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We are pretty weary about vitamins and supplements in our home. We like to know that the company we are buying from is reliable and not adding lots of extra additives. To be honest, we originally bought this brand because it was the only one we could find without high fructose corn syrup. Now, we buy this brand for everything! We use OLLY probiotic/prebiotic, women's daily, men's daily, energy supplements, and protein powder. These probiotic/prebiotic vitamins have a great flavor and are just the right amount of sweet. The packaging on these was better than expected. I ordered these during the summer and the vitamins arrived in a temperature regulating package inside a box. The gummies were not melted at all. Would highly recommend these to anyone looking for a good probiotic/prebiotic vitamin."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ended up in emergency with massive internal bleeding. Found that Bacillus Coagulans MTCC 5856 may not be safe for people to use. They studied this on 36 people!!! 36 !!! Irresponsible!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "At the risk of being too TMI here, let me gloss right over the past couple years, and just say that getting older changes stuff in your system. (Heed the warning, whippersnappers....) I was actually starting to worry about things in my guts enough that I *almost* went to the doctor, but a friend told me that probiotics might work wonders for me.\n\nAnd, of course, she was right. I tried another brand, and they upset my stomach a bit, so I tried these. Not only to they taste really great (which keeps me taking them, because my inner discipline is clearly at toddler-levels), but within days, I was feeling better. More energy, and all those pesky abdominal issues were pretty much gone. I've literally felt better than I have in YEARS, and I think it may have also helped my immune system. My husband brought home the flu, and usually he gets a cold for three days and I get it from him...and go on to be sick for like three weeks. This time, despite the fact that he definitely had the actual flu, I caught it for a few days and got better *before him*, and the only thing that's changed is that I'm regularly taking probiotics.\n\nI'm not a doctor, so take that as you will, but it's enough anecdotal evidence for me to keep taking these things for as long as Olly chooses to make them, for sure."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We got these for my daughter age 7 who has had problems with constipation. We've changed much of her eating to address the belly problems and this is a part of our morning routine. I can't speak to how much this works or not, but my daughter does enjoy eating them with her dried apricots every morning. Placebo or not, we like these."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I don't care for the peach flavor, but my first bottle was Mango and they were delicious. Ok, so, these gummies ACTUALLY work. I wasn't sure about probiotics at first with my friends telling me they take forever to start working or that they simply don't work. I'm about to buy my third bottle, and I'm telling you right now, they work. It did take maybe 2½-3 weeks to get results, but man, they work. If you're like me and have stomach cramps and difficulty using the bathroom, then try these out. (Obviously see a Dr. if you're really concerned.) But I think you'll be as suprised as I was."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Name says it all-- Balanced Belly indeed. I felt great after taking these nightly. Felt like they brought balance back into my life.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I am someone who struggles with stomach issues related to my anxiety. I started taking these and noticed a regularity within days. I ran out and after a day or 2 my stomach issues were back. Back on them and am back on track. Will make sure I never run out again. Great taste as well but not a fan of the sugar granules on them.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/OLLY-Digestion-Variation/dp/B09KY7S3MG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Organics

Amazon Launchpad

#12

19,872

$16.99 - $41.21

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "The good is the organic aspect and methylated folate and b12. The bad, and very bad, is the addition of a controversial B. subtilis bacteria which can cause serious problems for people with asthma or heart disease. Especially considering over growth. It is an interesting and peculiar addition to an otherwise superior product. You might want to read self hacked or epa articles about this bacteria, which basically is dirt cheap, lives in soil, and is used in farming and livestock animal feed. I have purchased these at other locations. The organic is not nearly as tasty as the regular, which is delicious. I'm not sure there is a better womans chewable available. But i am also not willing to take B. subtilis on an ongoing basis because it is a very cheap and sometimes dangerous substitute for a probiotic. At this high price point, and flaunting itself as a caring, they could have created a much better vitamin by leaving it out entirely or change their name to stupid pants."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Very disappointed.\nI upgraded my purchase from the basic kids vitamins to the organic vitamins because the supplement facts were so good and contained a higher percentage of the daily values. The product I received does not match the supplement facts that were displayed. Almost all of the vitamin and mineral contents were significantly reduced from what is displayed.\nFor instance the supplement facts in the product description and photos specifically shows vitamin A@ 270 mcg, vitamin C@45mcg, vitamin D@50mcg, vitamin E@12 mcg, B12@ 3mcg, zinc@ 3.3mcg, iodine@ 150mcg...and so on.\nAs you can see in my picture, that is not what the product I received states. Some being cut nearly in half.\nBig bummer.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Finally, SP makes a vegan multi vitamin. My kiddos have the MTHFR genetic mutation and needs to have methylated vitamins, which these have. For awhile, the issue was gelatin (we don't consume gelatin for religious reasons). I wrote to them and they said they were working on a vegan version - and they did. Thank you! Our kids ask for these every day. (I wish there more orange ones in the container- our kids seem to fight over that one cause they're minimally dispersed in each container.)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love the vitamins...getting robbed I have a distaste for😬the toddler vitamins differ from the kids vitamins only by having a smaller package. Almost 200%more money if you calculate cost per each...\nI recommend buying the 120 count for 26.00 rather than 60 count for 20.00.\nGive your toddler two and your older kids four just like the label says.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My toddler of 18 mo (now 20 mo) was having constipation issues and I was desperate to get her off the prune juice. These are great, and along with a diet sufficient in fiber and nutrients will keep things, shall we say, moving along. I’m a daily probiotic and digestive enzyme aware Dad who appreciates these and the simple, clean ingredients more than you know. Keep the maltodextrin and artificial sweeteners out of kids vitamins you idiots! Smarty pants is my go to from now until she outgrows them. She asks for her “biteanin” every morning first thing and nothing could make me happier.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My son is 8, my husband noticed a difference in his appetite he’s eating more and I have noticed a slight difference in his behavior in school (for the better).\nHe just finished his first bottle and is now on his second bottle so I’ll continue to monitor his behavior.\n\nHis teacher did email the other other day to let me know she noticed an improvement in his behavior in school *so fingers crossed. Not sure if it takes longer than other kids, for the gummies to fully work, however I’ll defintely have him continue on these vitamins. So far, so good!\n\nI just wish the gummies were a little bit less expensive, but very worth it!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I am usually a purchaser of the original smartypants vitamins and like them. I have also tried these organic vitamins in person at an event and they tasted fine. However, when I opened up the bottle all I could smell was fish. They tasted like fish too it was so unbearable I spit them out. I know there is fish oil in this product, but it's so strong you can't enjoy eating them. I would love to get my money back as they are not what I expected at all and what a waste of $30!!! Don't waste your time, but the original ones."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My daughter loves these gummies. They’re easy for her (18 m) to chew and she doesn’t seem to have a distaste for the flavor. I did check with her pediatrician first to make sure it was okay to give. The bottle says for 2yrs and up (2 gummies/ daily) we were recommended to just give her one. She does fine with them and we haven’t seen any digestive issues since starting them. Definitely our go to vitamin for now!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'THANK YOU for making a gelatin free gummy this great!!! As a vegan person, I need to supplement certain things but I really like taking gummies and not having 10 different pills to take. This has enough B12, iodine, D3 (not D2), and also has vegan omega 3-6-9 AND probiotics (only 1 billion CFU but still)! Finding a vegan multivitamin gummy with these added bonuses is really hard.\n\nNow about the taste. I’ve taken the “regular” women’s multi in this brand as well as the prenatal vitamins and these organic women’s complete vitamins taste fine. They are fruity with no weird aftertaste. I enjoy taking them and they don’t taste like vitamins at all. I ordered them not caring about the taste because I feel the benefit of them being vegan and organic greatly outweighs any difference in taste anyway but was pleasantly surprised when they arrived and I was able to try them myself.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'So I got these for my 21 month old who needed some extra vitamins. I give him one for now as told my the Dr until he turns 2, where I can start giving him 2 gummies. I’ll be honest, the flavor is kinda yucky. I could never get my kid to eat it. HOWEVER, I do a little trick. I dice up a gummy and put it in a cup with about 2 ounces of orange juice. I also dice up an iron gummy and leave it on the counter for about 2 hours, sometimes 3. The gummies dissolve in the orange juice and my son chugs the bit of orange juice! A little trick for parents if needed since the flavor isn’t the best.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Organics/dp/B0B55CMMNT/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

COSRX Snail Mucin 96% Power Repairing Essence 3.38 fl.oz, 100ml, Hydrating Serum for Face with Snail Secretion Filtrate for Dark Spots and Fine Lines, Not Tested on Animals, No Parabens, No Sulfates, No Phthalates, Korean Skincare

Amazon Launchpad

#13

16,891

$17.50

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Update review: I'm still using this now. Even my husband is using this. Also i found out this is really good for sunburn. My husband had a really bad sunburn after swimming in a lake last summer and I applied the essence on the burnt area. I applied good amount on the area twice and viola no more pain. It really is worth it.\n\nBest product ever. Not only it helped me with my acne it also helps with my pores too. A little goes a long way."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just for context, I have always had awesome skin. But within the past year I have been going through a lot of stress and have been neurotically picking at my face. Obviously, it has messed me up pretty bad.\n\nThis result was only 3 weeks apart exactly!\n\nI don’t want you to think that this serum is a miracle worker on its own though so I listed the products that I used (still use) in the following order:\n\n1. “Then I met you” Living Cleansing Balm\n2. “Then I met you” Soothing Tea Cleasing gel\n3. “I’m from” Rice Toner\n4a. MORNING: “Cosrx” Advanced mucin power essence mixed with “Neogen” real vita c powder lemon\n4b. NIGHT: “Cosrx” Advanced mucin power essence alone\n5. NIGHT: “Neutrogena” Stubborn Marks PM Treatment Retinol SA\n6. “Dewytree” Ultra Vitalizing Cream\n7. MORNING: Sunscreen (I usually use a Korean brand)\n\nI do this every day. I also tried to not use makeup as much as I possibly could and I washed my brushes at least weekly, or after every use (I know it may not be the best for the brushes but I care more about my face.) Also, for open wounds, I would use “The Klog” Soft Shield Pimple Patches. I get most of my skincare products from SokoGlam or on Amazon. Good luck to everyone on their skincare journey!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I love to read Reviews as this Is how I decide my purchases. This product warrants a review and photo! Amazing. Have only used for two weeks and acne scars fading and you can't see my pores. Wish I had time to give details, but it's my TV time. Lol! Here's a pic that shows proof. Will definitely try and update again in a month or so!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'To be clear, this product is NOT fake. Yes the label has changed and the change is reflected on the brands website. I’ve emailed Cosrx to validate the Lot and Exp on the one I have received by this very seller and I have been replied it’s aunthenticity.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I cannot believe my eyes! I received this 3 weeks ago and have used it 3-5 days per week. I have never had this much skin peeling even with RetinA. At first I thought it might be the snail essence gel itself peeling off but this picture is after it has been completely washed off. The improvement I have seen in my hyperpigmentation I could only achieve with visits to my dermatologist to get IPL laser treatments for $200 each. You can see in the photo the areas where hyperpigmentation is now gone and where I am shedding. I have never been this impressed with a skincare product!!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Because of my profession (beauty writer), I receive dozens of full sized editorial samples each week and do not have to purchase any hair, nail, skincare or makeup products unless I want to. I have products coming out of my ears.\n\nI am in my 40s with hormonal changes. My once flawless skin now has occasional breakouts and melasma, despite taking great care of my skin for over 20 years.\n\nLast year, I wrote a magazine article on the Korean skincare routine skincare routine and after becoming frustrated at another melasma patch, decided to order a ton of products here on Amazon. I am in LOVE with what I have been using, with this essence being my most favorite.\n\nIt absorbs quickly and my skin is more radiant, evenly toned, and it has GREATLY decreased the appearance of pores on my nose, as well as the furrow between my eyebrows.\n\nTwo melasma patches have lightened. I am VERY happy and eager to see more noticeable changes!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'this stuff is incredible. I had suffered from minor acne for almost two years and I finally realized the products I was using were far too harsh for my dry, sensitive skin. After using gentle products and eventually moving onto k beauty I found this to lighten all the scarring from the years of picking at my breakouts. My scarring is still a bit noticeable but it was gotten tremendously better thanks to this product and this product alone. pictures show my acne a while ago and a more recent picture'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "I had seen reviews on other listings of this product about people receiving knockoffs and after using them totally have their skin break out and have negative effects. I was hoping to avoid this but it looks like I received a knockoff too ofter looking at the difference in packaging and typo on the bottle. I'm not even going to risk putting this on my skin, and i do not recommend buying this."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " Love this product. Customer for life!! I've given many referrals and won't can't stop!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'From my wife: I use this as my full-time moisturizer in the summer and my AM moisturizer in the winter. This stuff is AMAZING!!! I look younger than when I started using it, mostly because my oily skin is finally getting the moisture it needed all along (for YEARS I scrupulously avoided moisture at all costs, thinking that it was contributing to my acne. SO WRONG). This is wonderfully light and spreads so easily on your skin without feeling weighty. I use about 1-2 pumps per day, usually right after the shower.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/COSRX-Repairing-Hydrating-Secretion-Phthalates/dp/B00PBX3L7K/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Prenatals

Amazon Launchpad

#14

20,740

$16.99 - $46.31

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’m really torn because I like these prenatal vitamins and they don’t make me sick, which most prenatals do. Another plus is they have natural ingredients and taste good as well! But after doing some research I’m a little disappointed because this is not a ‘complete’ prenatal vitamin as advertised. I knew getting it that it didn’t have iron but it also lacks calcium and enough DHA, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, and zinc. These are all essential to fetal development. Instead of having to supplement what this multivitamin is missing I will be switching to a different prenatal. But if you are more concerned with natural ingredients over what the recommended levels are for prenatal vitamins than this is a good choice for you. Just wish they would not advertise this as a ‘complete’ prenatal when it is clearly not.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': "Over the past few months, I've noticed dark spots in random gummies in all of the batches I've received (4 different bottles). I did a little research and it made it seem like it might be related to bathroom humidity and a degradation of the gummies. So in my most recent batch, that I just received (expiration of October 2019) - meaning it hasn't been exposed to any bathroom humidity yet - I opened the bottle, unsealed it, and poured out all of the gummies. There were no less than 25 gummies with obvious dark spots. Some are more pronounced than others. Pictures attached. I saw another reviewer had the same issue. Are these harmless dark spots or mold or (in another google search) gummy fleas? I have no idea. I'm contacting the company and will report any information I receive. Until then, I'll probably order a different brand, which is too bad, because otherwise I really like them!\n\nUpdate 1: in case anyone is interested, here's the batch info (same for all bottles I have with dark spots in the gummies), Lot PN180-MH8D04A, Exp 04OCT2019, 18156 1.\n\nUpdate 2: Response from the company: “The black specks in the gummies are char (gummy slurry burned in cooker). Char occurs when product slurry (hot liquid state of gummies) scorches on the cooker oils. Due to a range of fragment sizes, it is not always possible to completely remove char from product during inspection. The char is food grade with no quality or safety impact. We apologize for this concern and we will have our Quality Assurance Team conduct an inspection of this lot.”"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have food allergies and have done a lot of research on behalf of myself and my family when it comes to what is really important in the supplements we take, and am constantly frustrated with the formulations of vitamins I see when I'm shopping for supplements. SmartyPants has really impressed me with the way this vitamin is formulated!!! Iron and Calcium block each other's absorption, for instance, so if you have a vitamin with both then you are paying for nothing. Zinc is also super important - especially in pregnancy - and can block / be blocked by calcium. This vitamin has zinc, though not calcium or iron, and I was so grateful for that distinction! Methylfolate is MUCH better than folic acid, especially for people who have the MTHFR gene mutation that prevents them from converting folic acid into methylfolate. When I found these vitamins I had been scouring the internet for HOURS looking for something that DIDN'T trigger my corn allergy AND had the necessary combinations of nutrients I needed. I already knew I was D3 deficient, so I was extra pleased to see these had D3 AND K2 (which is needed for better absorption). These vitamins are free of everything I can't eat, which is hard to come by. On top of that, the formulation really is smart! Nothing in this vitamin is wasted. I took them all through my pregnancy and am still taking them now while nursing. They taste great, and are about half the cost of the one or two other vitamins I could take. I am so pleased!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Love this vitamins. I tried a few different kinds since I had a problem with nausea and these have worked great! I have been on them for at least 2 years now, still great. I did also have a few of them with the black spots on them. I contacted customer service and this was their reply...\n\nHello!\nThank you for reaching out to us.\nThe black specks that you have observed in your gummies are very likely char - which is burned gummy slurry. Char occurs when product slurry (the hot liquid state of gummies) scorches on the cooker oils. Due to a range of fragment sizes, it is not always possible to completely remove char from the product during inspection. Char is food grade with no quality or safety impact. We pride ourselves in having the highest quality processes in the industry, our ingredients are responsibly-sourced and our manufacturing facilities meet or exceed FDA Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), which are laws for producing food and dietary supplements. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled in accordance to quality standards required by the FDA. Each final batch of SmartyPants product is tested by a 3rd party laboratory for purity, potency and safety.\n\nAs Quality Assurance and Consumer Safety are top priorities for us, we can provide more information if needed.."\n\nSmartyPants Customer Care'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These gummies taste good, and they seem fine. But I ordered these October 21st, 2018 and when I went to take them last night, I found this in one. I don’t know what it is or if it’s normal. I don’t really know who to show this to, so I figured I’d write a review and see if they respond.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Be careful. I was taking these for a few months and something was wrong with the latest batch I received. I was having nausea and stomach aches for a few days without knowing why. After days of this I put one in my mouth and immediately had to spit it out. It tasted and smelled awful. I smelled the bottle and it smelled like rotten fish. I contacted the company and they were initially responsive, but said they would send me a label to send the vitamins back for testing. It’s been a week and I still haven’t received one, so I don’t feel like they’re taking it as seriously as they should.\n\nTo be clear, the first four bottles of these I received were perfectly fine. But if there’s a bad batch and the company doesn’t immediately take action, it’s not a product I can ever take again.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "These are great. My pregnant wife needs the methylated version of folate, but other prenatals either don't have this or just plain make her puke. But she has no problem eating these little guys. Plus they're about $10 cheaper than the other ones she was taking. Who's the hero that found her prenatals she can keep down?\n\n^^^ This guy :)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This is the only prenatal gummy on the market that is jam-packed with non-synthetic, methylated forms of vitamins (namely Folate and B-12) and tastes GOOD!\n\nI switched to this prenatal because the capsules I was taking were causing acid reflux and leaving a really nasty vitamin-ey taste in my mouth. Considering the intense morning sickness I was experiencing at the time, the capsules weren't helping my cause. I was hesitant to consider gummies as an alternative, because most gummies on the market have low-quality, synthetic vitamins in them, and the amount of vitamins they can fit into a gummy is tremendously low, compared to capsules. Most gummies are a ripoff, BUT when I came across SmartyPants and checked out the ingredients, I made the switch immediately.\n\nThey don't have a vitamin-ey taste, they don't cause acid reflux, and the quality is more than impressive for the price because the vitamins are REAL and not man-made crap that our bodies can't process or absorb well.\n\nI also ordered the SmartyPants Men's Complete version for my hubby, and he now happily takes vitamins on the daily. I will continue to buy this brand for my entire family, because simply nothing else compares."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "At 48.5 years old, my hair suddenly started falling out in clumps. All standard blood tests came back, so I deducted...MENOPAUSE-NOOOOO!\n\nIn several days of research, prenatal vitamins came up often.\n\nI stink at taking my vitamins, but I LOVE gummies. I rarely miss a day. They taste great, the container is huge, and best yet, my hair seems to be coming back slowly but surely.\n\nI can't attest to how they'd work for mamas to be, but they seem like a solid multivitamin."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My hair is seriously thinning, so I’ve been looking for a multi vitamin with omegas and lots of folic acid. Decided on this and I’m super happy with my choice. They are DELICIOUS and not full of synthetic ingredients. I’m hopeful!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Prenatals/dp/B0B5598GZB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

iOttie Easy One Touch Dashboard & Windshield Universal Car Mount Phone Holder Desk Stand

Amazon Launchpad

#15

95,490

$23.50 - $24.95

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Background info:\nI bought the Easy One Touch 4 in the fall of 2018 because of its features and price. I still use the original because it still works and nothing ground-breaking has come out--all it needs to do is hold a phone. The only problem I had with the Easy One Touch 4 was the adhesive coming off after a few months, but I was able to get a replacement [via RMA] in a few days. I\'ve bought the Easy One Touch 4 several more times for family and friends based on the price/performance ratio and the after sale support. I wanted to see if the Easy One Touch 5 had made any major improvements, so I went ahead and ordered it.\n\nPackaging:\nThe packaging is roughly the same, although the sizing chart had been removed and the stock image now shows the mount being used in a "luxury" vehicle; this tells me that the company is trying to move upstream [which is fine], but outside of Lyft/Uber, I don\'t think most people would use a phone mount if their car already has\ninfotainment/GPS built in. The packaging does look nicer and the color palette remains the same. The font has also appeared to change, but I doubt anyone cares much about the packaging except for environmentally conscientious individuals. Every component inside receives its own bag--this is likely to prevent dust and/or damage to the adhesive. Aside from fully sealing the outermost box, this is the best option. The manual contains multiple languages and instructs on how to adjust the newest feature; a magnetic charging cable holder; more on this later.\n\nFirst Impressions:\nThe piano gloss black has been removed in favor of a less fingerprint prone matte black and the "push panel" has been upgraded to a more subdued and trim less soft-touch rubber. The push panel, which is used to automatically retract the arms, no longer bears the brand name, but gains a texture. This design choice is intelligent because\nit lowers tooling cost and looks more premium--something the packaging is also trying to convey. All rubber grips have been slightly altered to provide a surface with more grip and depth to help hold a phone securely. I did not have any issues with devices falling out, but it is good to see.\n\nMore Details:\nThe suction cup and tab mechanism is largely unchanged and intuitive; no reason to fix what already works. As a side note, the instructions clearly state a "curing" time and temperature to mount the base and arm. If you do not adhere to the instructions, the adhesive will not form a strong bond and may fall off. Additionally, if you have a car where the dashboard is made of rubber or has been recalled for something like UV degradation (google car dashboard melting recalls), you may have an issue with the adhesive regardless--this isn\'t to say it won\'t work, but if you have a mid-2000s Toyota Camry and park in the sun, you might find that the suction cup has melted.\n\nThe Magnetic Cord Organizer:\nInside the box you will see a small black strip of rubber with 2 magnets on opposite ends [similar shape to a Breathe Right strip]. This is to wrap around your charging cable so it doesn\'t fall away between your chair and center console or anywhere else you wouldn\'t want it to fall. There is enough clearance for most phones and cases for the cable to rest in a neutral place and everyone I\'ve showed it to did not have any issues using it with their phone.\n\nChanges:\nThe arm now extends an additional 3 inches (8 total) in case you have a very long dashboard or want your phone to be as close to you as possible. The tension mount on the back of the device is now thicker, stronger, and has better quality threading--it is easier to work with when compared to last year\'s model. The feet are still adjustable, but the position of the feet is no longer controlled by a dial; the same piece of plastic used to hold the magnetic cord organizer can now be pushed (gently) towards to user and moved up or down depending on the height of the phone.\n\nNotes:\nThere are wireless charging variants of this device, but I feel that the cost increase is not worth it--you still have to touch your phone to mount it, it takes 3-5 seconds to plug in your phone and the cable will already be directly underneath the mount.\n\nTL;DR Its the best car mount available [that I am aware of] in its price bracket.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " The phone bracket - the part that matters, as it holds your $1,000 investment in place - is incredibly solid. No amount of vibration could shake it loose out of the bracket. (see video). The mount bar and sticky pad haven't been tried yet, but I'm far less worried about them. I'll update the review once I install the mount into the car with the included sticky pad and suction cup. At this point - 5+ stars; I've never had a mount this solid, with the capability to display the phone in portrait or landscape mode.\n\nThe Car Mount:\nSimple to install, excellent design and easy to use. Very flexible, solid, sticks well to the provided pad. Easily adjustable height, reach, angle and orientation. Magnetic cord holder is kind of a gimic - just as easy to wrap the cable around the mount. Still very impressed with the whole package.\n\nDetails:\nMade from solid, reinforced plastic. Not going to shear off during anything resembling normal use.\nSide grip bars do NOT touch any buttons, unlike most other mounts I've seen.\nEasy to release with a single squeeze.\nEasy to insert - just press and the wide side bars snap shut.\nFits Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in a thick case.\nDoes not cover any of the cameras. Yes, you can use this as a mount to video from your car."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this in March 2018. It worked well for about a month or two, but then the suction cup started coming off more frequently. I followed the instructions and rinsed it with some warm water then let it air dry. This helped for a little while, but then it would keep falling off as the weather got warmer. Once summer rolled around, there was no point in even attempting to stick it back into place. Eventually, even the pad came unglued from my dashboard because of the heat. The holder itself seemed to be well made, but it’s just a shame it wouldn’t stay mounted.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "To start it was working really well. Held my Moto Z Play with no shaking. It was very difficult to remove to place in a different area. Then it happened, I parked one day that had sun for more than 4 hours the suction gum melted. Now it's rendered useless."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is totally worth the 25 bucks. You can transfer it between vehicles and for most dashes will stick right on.\n\nThe mount is not shaky, creepy, or short of features. It held my iPhone X (with case), and before that it held my iPhone 6s Plus. I use this for long distance travel and commuting and t is perfect. The mount makes it very easy to load and unload your phone and change the orientation. This new model looks best out of all of them.\n\nYou can see in my pictures this new version set side by side with the last model. The functionality is the same but I believe it is way more pleasing to the eye.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After having this for about 4 months, through winter mind you, the sun seems to have melted off the base. I use it maybe 2 times a month and do not have my phone it in when not in use. In winter while the sun is not shining its brightest, this melted off. I now cannot return this which is frustrating. DO NOT BUY if you are going to place this on your dashboard as it will melt off when exposed to sun for, apparently, 3-4 months. Totally bummed!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this item because the description stated it would stick to my dash. It did not. The product came with a permanent adhesive patch that needed to be "stuck" to the dash. I followed the directions precisely, even taking the extra step to carefully clean and dry my dash before attaching the adhesive patch. I gave it 10 minutes to cure, but the minute I attached the suction cup and unit, it all came tumbling off. After that, it was useless. Product returned for refund.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-3 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I just downgraded this item to three stars because the dashboard pad has failed after three months so now I have to reach out to request a new pad. See the pic that I posted of the pad developing a bubble.\n\nThis is my third purchase of the IOttie and while I still would purchase it again I do have a few things worth mentioning. I have an iPhone and the vibration from the road makes the bottom of the phone slid forward sometimes. It doesn’t fall out but it does slide forward and that didn’t happen on the older model. The other thing that I notice is that is wiggles a lot and not as solid as I expected. Other than that I would recommend.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This is my third gen iOttie device - and they just keep getting better. My only gripe (not worth a deduction) is that in my current car, the weight of my iphone 8 plus hanging at an incredibly low angle kept tearing the stick disk off the dash - something I had never experienced in other configurations with less weight at that angle. So I glued the disk to the dash (thanks Shoe Goo!), and no more issues.\n\nThis is one of those simple devices that is extremely configurable. It can be flipped over, extended, and there are joints and hand-turn adjustments that can support some pretty wild configurations. It easily holds my iPhone 8s with its large case, and snapping the phone in or out is simple.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " This works perfectly with my iPhone 8 plus with a phone case on. Secure fit and its easy to attach and remove. I opted to not use the sticky base when I saw reviews about removal damaging the surface. It holds tightly just using the suction directly on dashboard.\n\nI'm so pleased with purchase after buying one previously from a different brand that was horrible. The phone was never safely fitted and popped out often and I couldn't keep my case on it.\n\nThanks for making this available."}]

https://www.amazon.com/iOttie-Dashboard-Windshield-Universal-Holder/dp/B0B4RGFHH1/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Pelican - Marine Series Waterproof Floating Phone Pouch (Regular Size) - Universal Compatibility -

Amazon Launchpad

#16

1,358

$15.99 - $59.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I purchased the Case-Mate Pelican Marine Series Waterproof Floating Pouch XL in the hopes that it would fit a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5g phone in a Otter box case. It was the only case I could find that said it would. I was very pleased that it in fact does fit with a little room to spare. I have a film protection shield on my phone which does not work reliably out of the case for finger print ID, so I cannot comment on touch sensitivity of the phone in the case. I am very happy with the purchase. For me it provides protection against accidental water exposure to the phone while out on the water fly fishing.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I brought this for my trip to Kauai, and I am SO glad I did! My Samsung, in it's case, fit with room to spare! I had zero issues with operating my touch screen, even under the water. I did cliff jump (it was only 15ft above the ocean), case worked marvelous as my phone stayed dry! I also went on ATV excursion, the case was easily wipeable and allowed for great pictures and videos while continuously being doused in muddy water. Cleaned up very easily by dipping it in clean water and couple swishes around.\nNumerous times this case was underwater during my trip in the ocean and the pool, the neck strap was surprisingly comfortable and when not in use, the case floated on the water. I have used the other cases that are cheaper, this one is 100% worth the cost. 10/10 will be purchasing again in the future if needed!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve been a photographer one a budget for a while. This thing changed the game. Stop playing and buy now.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I bought this for a whitewater rafting/kayaking trip on the Futaleufú river in Patagonia to hopefully take photos while on the water. For safety reasons and ease of access, I clipped the lanyard to my life jacket instead of wearing it around my neck. After my kayak capsized in a rapid and I spent a few minutes tumbling down the river where both the phone and I were submerged, I was very happy to find that my phone was safe, dry, and still functioning! I bought the XL and it was a little big for my iPhone 11 Pro (didn’t realize there were other sizes before ordering), and the touchscreen and face recognition worked great, even through the pouring rain during one of our days on the river.\nIt definitely works as advertised and I came away with a ton of great photos from the trip that we would not have otherwise been able to capture. Thanks for a great product!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'After one semi-successful and one complete failure protecting my phone while exploring I looked into Pelican cases. The hard sided cases are too big so that left options like this product. After a couple miles and several hours underground my phone was dry and in one piece. There was no obvious decrease in photo or audio quality while in the case which is nice. My only critique is that the lanyard setup is not convenient to any kind of movement. The phone/case combo swings around or gets in the way. This movement did allow me to test the cushioning of the case though. I will likely put the whole case in my leg pocket or find a way to clip it to my pack straps in the future to minimize the unwanted movement.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Just got it in today and I am impressed with the quality. I ordered the large size for an iPhone 12 with a Supcase and it fits great with a little room to spare… hardcase also on. I don’t plan on taking any underwater pictures or diving with it but I needed some protection for my phone while kayaking & fishing. You do need to apply a little more pressure to the touch screen buttons but it still works great & the pictures taken while inside the soft case are great also. I’m skeptical about submerging my phone completely underwater with any case and was looking to simply protect it from splashes or accidentally dropping it overboard. You’ll see a lot of soft cases for half the price or 2 maybe 3 for the price of one of these,but Pelican is a reputable company that I’ve had nothing but good things to say about. 20 or so bucks to protect a $750-1000 dollar investment is well worth the money in my opinion.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': " So far so good! Floats well in the bathtub and kept my phone dry! It's actually a lot more durable then I expected also! The Face ID even works though the screen! Don't hesitate, buy the case! This $20 case will save your $1,000 phone from sinking!!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought this to keep my phone dry during paddleboarding and to be able to snap some pictures. While the plastic is a little inhibiting of being able to activate my phone quickly, I have been able to snap some pictures if I have enough time to scrape the plastic the multiple times required to activate my phone. Happily, the pictures came out clear .\nWhat I LOVED about it is, I took a full dunk in the water when I fell from my board in a Florida canal, and my phone stayed completely dry! I'll take my phone out on every SUP trip confidently now 👍"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This work just as intended. After reading reviews on several similar products, I decided to go with this one. Start with the negatives. Fingerprint reader does not work in case. That's pretty much it. Positives. Touch screen works from inside pouch. Does take a little more effort, couple taps to select but still works a d improves with use. Calls can be made and heard with ease. Tested during a thunderstorm as well at a pool. Took pictures, recorded video, and made calls all from inside the pool. Phone stayed dry throughout the entire thing. It was large enough to fit my samsung 21ultra with the otter case. Best for large phones. Great product."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'These are great!! I ordered and reordered several different brands of cases. As I received them I didn’t feel confident about the quality. I finally ordered this brand. I first ordered these in large(2) and they were way too big for my iphone 11 and just pretty large to put around my neck while snorkeling But I was willing to settle for it because so far it was the best quality. I was afraid the smaller one would be too small for my iPhone 11, I held on to the large one (just in case) and thought I would take a chance with a small one, because I like the quality. I ordered the small one, it fit perfectly, was even had room for extra cash or cards. It Kept our phones dry, and I think it would of floated enough, in the water if I had lost grip on it. We were in the ocean with waves and I didn’t let go just in case, But it seem to stay close to the top while I had it on.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-Waterproof-Floating-Universal-Compatibility/dp/B0B3T7QFH3/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Califia Farm

Amazon Launchpad

#17

12,754

$21.48 - $54.00

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Since I've got fairly high cholesterol, I've been looking for a good cream substitute for my coffee that fit the following qualifications:\n1. Doesn't taste horrible\n2. Is actually creamy\n\nAlmond milk - decent flavor, blah texture. Watery.\nCoconut milk - marginally better.\nCashew milk? Meh.\nOat Milk? Hmmmmm....\n\nSo let me first say: This does not taste like milk.\n\nIt shouldn't, it's made from OATS. It's actually got a bit of a nutty oatmealy flavor to it, but doesn't seem to be overpowering. It is, however, VERY creamy and behaves in a very milk-like manner when added to coffee. I use a frother and BOY does it hold air! About as good as milk does!\n\nThe overall result is that this oat creamer tastes good in my coffee, and the texture is the closest to actual cream I've yet to see in a plant-based creamer. The picture is 15 minutes after I frothed it and added coffee, so it REALLY stays foamy!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Whatever the nay-sayers say here, for years this is the #1 almond milk/cow milk alternative of Brooklyn and Manhattan's deeply seriously coffee coveted cafes use. Period.\n\nThere's a reason these absurdly serious coffee cultured people and cafes tucked in the most forward-thinking neighborhoods in America use this stuff. And ONLY this stuff.\n\nI live in Williamsburg Brooklyn, used to live in Manhattan, 10 years now. I'm a foodie. Love my lattés/flat whites. I developed food sensitivities in 2012. So goodbye cow milk. Hello Almond.\n\nThe deal: Once Califia began this Barista Blend, around 2013/14 it swept the cafe culture in NY. They had whole milk, skim, and this Barista Blend, which replaced the former star, and pretty good, Pacifica brand. Of course it froths. That and the taste are the only 2 reasons it's stocked in cafes where space is scarce, having the highest rents in the entire country.\n\nSince 2017, Oatly has been firmly added. And in the last year, 2018/19, they're starting to replace the Barista Blend with the sugar free version - green label. (Reg red Barista Blend has 5g per cup, just over 1t.).\n\nNot to sound like it sounds, but when the most exclusive cafes and people, for whom all-they-care-about-on-earth is learning about, dissecting, and searching the world for the very best coffee/coffee experience, pick this, for their single milk-alternative when their cafes are the size of your walk-in closet, you know it's hands-down exceptional.\n\nBTW, this DOES NOT NEED REFRIGERATION BEFORE OPENING. It's also shelf-stable for 1 year unopened! Wish I knew that all these years. You CAN buy on amazon for cheap, delivered to your door, and only stick it in the fridge once you open it.\n\nTo your health!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Such an amazing replacement for dairy! Taste just like milk and has such a nice semi thick rich smooth tase! Never drinking anything else but oat! It’s made out of whole roll oats, dairy free, no sugars added! Vegan friendly, gluten free, nut free, kosher. Califa has so many more amazing products to enjoy such as almond milk flavored creamers. I prefer to use this with a hint of blue agave syrup. Refrigerate after opening or prior.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Oat milk is the truth! Of all the milks I’ve tried, oat milk makes the BEST lattes. Creamy, sweet, and perfectly textured for pairing with coffee. It’s macronutrient composition is higher in carbohydrates than fats than traditional creamers, which gives you a rich and creamy drinking experience- without being oily in any sense. I’ve attempted, and failed, many times to make my own (it always slimes within minutes) This oat milk isn’t as thick or flavorful as others I’ve tried, but it works wonderfully with coffee and foams, and stays, amazingly. I’m so glad oat milk is gaining popularity, hopefully it’ll be a staple in stores and coffee shops soon!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have tried a number of almond milks for use making lattes and cappuccinos at home and this is by far the best.\n\nWhile my regular milk lattes and cappuccinos/etc turn out great, regular Almond Breeze or even the regular Califia Farms almond milk (i.e., the non-barista blend) separated, didn't froth and tasted a bit odd. I began to ask my favorite coffee bars which almond milk they use in their drinks and, with the exception of the few that make their own almond milk in house, the answer was Califia Farms Barista Blend.\n\nThe quality of the barista blend closely mimics regular cows milk coffee beverages - the barista blend does not separate and also manages to form a bit of foam. Also, it tastes good! Aesthetics aside, the barista blend tastes better than Almond Breeze or other regular almond milks that I have tried in my espresso mixed beverages.\n\nYou should note, however, that unlike the regular Califia Farms almond milk, the Barista blend has both added sugar and thickeners. This is most likely the reason for its stability and superior taste in espresso beverages."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My favorite oat milk so far! Would highly recommend. The sugar content is a lot less than other oat milks I’ve tried. Will order again.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Ever since we’ve been ordered to SIP, it’s been impossible for me to find any alternative milks at the grocery store.\nI can’t get almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk or even soy milk which I don’t even like, but will take in a pinch.\nI scoured Amazon for literally anything milk-like and finally came up with this stuff.\nI was skeptical about buying 6 boxes of something I never tried before especially since most people were making lattes out of this, but it turns out, I actually like this stuff more than I like all the other non milks I’ve tried, even Almond Breeze which is my favorite.\nIt tastes great just drinking it straight, it’s kind of thick and rich tasting and there is no weird filler aftertaste!\nMy husband likes it as well, but he adds water to it because it’s a bit too thick for him.\nI can’t have a lot of fat in my diet so I just drink a half a cup which is 3.5g’s, a full 1cup serving is 7g’s🤓\nIt’s also great to use when making Thai soups, it gives it a thicker slightly sweeter creamier taste.🥰\nI don’t drink coffee but I love my morning cup of hot chocolate and it makes a great hot chocolate.\nRight now, it looks like a bunch of other people had my same idea, so this is currently out of stock through Amazon Prime unless you buy directly from a seller, but if you get a chance to buy some without too much of a markup ( I paid between $22 and $32)definitely do it because it’s delicious!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Makes superb latte art and frothy barista style lattes. Blends well. I combine this with half barista style soy milk and it is delicious. We order six of these almost every month. Great with Nespresso latte machine. Many local coffee shops use this same brand and version. See pics. I highly recommend Califia Farms - Almond Milk, Barista style.\n\n= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ='}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have a lot of autoimmune issues and get itchy patches of dermatitis, a stuffy nose, and chest congestion after eating certain foods. My doctor recently told me it might be worth it to try going dairy free and as much as I love dairy I did notice feeling crappy after eating dairy products. I can't have nut milks because I feel crappy if I eat too many nuts, so I started trying oat milk. I tried the regular Califia Oat Milk and didn't like it, it tasted burnt to me. I also tried a few others like Ripple and didn't like them either. I stumbled across this Barista Blend while searching for something else to try.\n\nI really like it and even gave a carton to a friend for her daughter who has a casein allergy because I knew they'd been having a hard time finding something she liked. They were happy with it as well. Her mom even made whipped cream with it and everyone was surprised by how well it turned out.\n\nI use it in my coffee everyday and for cooking/baking. I have some Krusteaz gluten free boxed baking mixes and used it to make a cake which was amazing. Usually they end up a little dry but this one was perfectly moist and tasted so good I wanted to scarf the whole thing down right away.\n\nI definitely recommend it, it's the best dairy alternative I've tried so far."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This almond milk boasts that it’s a “barista blend” and on the side even claims “full bodied foam” but this by far the worst milk for foaming almond milk I’ve yet tried. I’ve been steaming almond milk for about the past five years and what works the best(for those who are interested) is 1/2 unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze in the carton(not the box) mixed with 1/4 Kirkland unsweetened almond milk from Costco and a 1/4 sweetened vanilla Almond Breeze in the box. I know, a bit of a scientific jumble but that combo seems to work the best for a full bodied foam.\nBut whatever you do don’t add any of this Califia to anything you’re going to steam with the hopes of foam because even a few tablespoons is a flatten your foam promise.'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Califia-Farms-Farm/dp/B09D22FPYL/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Vita Coco Coconut Water, Pure Organic Natural Hydrating Electrolyte Drink

Amazon Launchpad

#18

14,854

$13.76 - $40.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This water is the lowest in sugars /added sugars on the market that I have been able to find. The flavor is good and helps keep you hydrated for sure. I changed my eating habits and found that I was always thirsty, and dehydrated, even though my water intake was on track. I drank one of these a day, and it took away my thirst and symptoms of dehydration. Another cool thing, for some reason, adding a this as a daily drink made my weight drop an additional 3 pounds the first month. On my 3rd month of incorporating this drink in to my life and now only drink a couple a week. I think I found the right foods now and no longer feel dehydrated all the time.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Even though it tastes good, this Coconut Water has organic sugar added. It is listed on the carton that there are 13 grams of sugar in one 11.1 oz. Carton. This product is not good for people who are Diabetic or have a family history of Diabetes. If the sugar were removed maybe I could give a more positive review. However, I cannot recommend this product because it has too much added sugar.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Vita Coco Coconut Water, Organic not from concentrate. This stuff is amazing! I don’t know why it is, but after you refrigerate it, it seem colder and much more thirst quenching than any other drink I have ever had. Throw in the fact it has electrolytes to help hydration and BAM the perfect summer (or any season) drink. For those who are new to coconut water, it has a slight nutty taste to it. It reminds me of drinking milk from a bowl that had Honey Nut Cheerios in it. Almost completely natural sugars. Try this. You won’t be sorry.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I drink coconut water pretty much all day throughout the day, so I have to stock up quite often! I like the size of these best, they are small. You’re supposed to finish them after opening within 24 hours, but I like them really cold so I close them and put them in the fridge and end up wasting them because they go bad. I never have an issue with this size. Also, they always come with plenty of time before the expiration date! Yum! It’s my favorite way to hydrate quickly.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I order a lot and I expect that I will receive my items in good condition. I don't know if it was a bad day for whomever delivered, but my not cheap lovely coconut water lids are all broken and some containers leaking. I can't drink from something unsealed, nobody should but I have to be extra careful because I'm immunocompromised. Not happy about that part! But this product is always excellent and I enjoy it so much more so than regular water! And I love drinking water and have to to keep my fluid intake up, but I also have to drink G2 Gatorade and I have not found any other product I enjoy more than this brand of coconut water. Sorry for my rant about delivery, I gave five stars for all three subjects so I do not blame the company! Obviously a shipping complaint so my apologies. (I'm using speech to text and it's very difficult to go back and delete for me due to disability)\nThank you for a great product!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': 'As many others have pointed out, quality is hit or miss. In my case (of 12), a palpable miss. The expiry date was 6 months in the future, but the beverage was yellow, smelt stale and had an off taste. I don\'t usually return perishables on Amazon, but this was a matter of principle - if it says "coconut water" on the box but it looks like pee and smells like an old wet washing machine, then it *must* be returned.\n\nClearly this is a common problem with this product. I\'ve learned my lesson and so should you: the moral of this review is that if you want to buy Vita Coco, you are probably better getting it from a local grocery store than from Amazon. Or better still, avoid this product. Of course, if urine luck you may get the good stuff, but why play roulette with your beverage order?\n\nTo paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, "Senator, I have been served coconut water, I know coconut water, coconut water was a friend of mine. Vita Coco, you are no coconut water."'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Coming from an island girl. You can taste the difference of organic to those of not which is more closer to the fresh coconut, straight from the tree with a bit of sugar. The price is decent for bulk. I started coconut water due to leg cramps while asleep. I read the best thing for lack of mineral or "mineral depletion". Really STOPS my cramps. I haven\'t had any since I drink atleast once a day/ some times skips. So it\'s now part of my diet. Try it especially with ice refreshing taste in the hot summer days! Recommend for leg cramps!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I'm using this as the base for an electrolyte liquid for wild animal rehabbing. I wanted as much purity as possible so I went for this organic brand.\n\nIt's working very well. The containers are easy to deal with, easy to store, have a good shelf life, easy to carry when needed. There's no sediment and as yet I haven't found a single dot of coconut debris. Absolute water-consistency is mandatory for my needs, and this has been perfect.\n\nDon't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many things you buy every day will generate a small donation from Amazon to the charity of your choice. Info here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Love the taste of this coconut water . My handicapped daughter also loves the taste . After she recovers from a seizure she likes to drink this to get liquids . we like to drink it real cold .'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have dehydration issues. I have a very fast metabolism. I would supplement sodium tabs, and replenish drinks to retain electrolytes in my body, but would still have horrible cramps. My fitness guru cousin Michael told me " DUDE...DRINK COCONUT WATER..thank me now and later,". Which I did because this was the cure for me! Your body feels refreshed and rehydrated almost immediately. Metabolism varying. Great product for folk like myself looking for hydration solutions..TRY THIS!!'}]

https://www.amazon.com/Vita-Coco-Coconut-Hydrating-Electrolyte/dp/B08633FHCB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

OLLY Women's Multivitamin Gummy

Amazon Launchpad

#19

31,032

$11.98 - $37.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I personally love these! I’ve ordered a 30 day supply from amazon a couple times. I never forget to take them bc I actually look forward to them!! haha (& on a side note.. I just found a 90 day supply at Sams Club for 19.99! Even better!! 😁)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': 'this isn’t an issue with the vitamin itself but the biotin in it. i have a terrible time swallowing the large pills that most multivitamins come in so i prefer gummies. i started taking these jan. 12th and by feb. 26th, my skin looked like the photos on the right. the photos on the left are from dec. 6th. my skin looked like the left side when starting the vitamins. after two weeks of taking them everyday, my skin had done a 180. i didn’t put two and two together that it was the vitamins until my dermatologist told me that biotin can cause major breakouts! if you have acne prone skin, i would be very careful of any vitamin that contains biotin.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The whole family uses this. I just wished they were more environmentally-conscious and provide you with refill packets in bags or something like that, instead of having to purchase the thick plastic jar every time.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I love these vitamins. And remember, they ARE vitamins. Ever open up the vitamins you swallow? They smell like vitamins. The gummies are just another way to take them. Personally, the flavor has NEVER bothered me. They're sweet, with a sugary type coating on them. They're soft and easy to chew. I've been taking these for a while and I feel a lot better. We actually use all Olly supplements. We have 6-7 different supplements from their brand and love them all. We will continue to use them. Just re-ordered another multi-vitamin from Amazon and very impressed how they were shipped. They were packed tightly in a box, with two ice packs on each side so they wouldn't melt! Wow! Can't wait to buy more from here!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great taste. Noticeable dose of biotin. My hair and nails have been growing very rapidly since taking this.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love these gummies! I found them at CVS but hate trying to remember to buy more so I decided to make them subscribe and save. I’ve taken them and they taste great. I feel better too when I take them regularly. I went through radiation and need to supplement along with eat well to keep my energy up. My picky daughter will even take them so I bought the teen watermelon version and they taste great too. I’m also allergic to various binders and fake sugars in food and meds and these don’t make me sick like a lot of pill vitamins do.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have been on these vitamins for a week now. I am a teacher, I wake up at 5am, and I usually have a very busy day. I would wake up feeling groggy and miserable almost every single day, no matter what time I went to bed. On day 3 of these vitamins, I noticed a significant change. On day 4, I woke up energized, and days 5 and 6 I was actually excited to go to work and didn’t feel like collapsing at the end of the day. I take the recommended dose around 12noon with my lunch each day. Combined with Olly’s “Happy HooHa” pills, I’ve felt a huge change in my body’s exhaustion levels. Even my suegra noticed I was looking brighter.\nThe pills themselves are SO much easier to swallow than normal pills, and I only once felt that “vitamin burp” after taking them. I highly recommend these.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I’ve always have heard there is people who are paid to write bad reviews on companies and I am a firm believer now. I have 6 different versions of olly vitamins for my family and I and all are wonderful. These DO NOT taste bad in any way no large chunks of sugar neither just tiny little crystals you hardly notice. Please don’t take these bad reviews to heart trust me there full of it, along with the others these vitamins are wonderful'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I was looking for a great woman’s daily vitamin & heard a lot of great things about this brand so decided to try them out. I’ve been taking them almost 3 weeks which I believe is enough time to see “results”. The biggest difference (which I’m glad it helped with) was that my hair was not falling out as much. I was having problems with my hair thinning out and some bald spots. Only giving 4 stars because these things have a really strong vitamin smell. I Originally placed these in my restroom to become a part of my morning routine. Within a couple days of placing them in there my whole restroom had a really strong vitamin smell. I had to move them because it was so overwhelming for such a small space. I leave them in my hallway cabinet & they still stink 🙄 (through the container!!!)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I bought it out of sheer curiosity to see if I'd see any changes in my body and I have to say first of all I'm anemic and it's been a very long time since I've seen the palm of my hands and fingers having this pink normal color, plus I've always suffered from heavy flow and since taking this my flow has lightened drastically which is amazing.\n\nSo I have no complaints thus far"}]

https://www.amazon.com/OLLY-Womens-Multivitamin-Gummy/dp/B0B5FQPG98/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

OLLY Gummy Products for Hair, Skin, Nails

Amazon Launchpad

#20

24,031

$12.49 - $44.99

[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I 100% believe these vitamins have improved my skin. I pick a lot and am not the best with washing my face but since I have started taking this product my breakouts have been less severe, my pores are smaller, and the redness is way less. I stopped taking it for a couple weeks and my breakouts came back with a vengeance. These are wonderful and I cant recommend them enough!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have long and strong nails plus my hair is finally growing long! After years of fighting cancer and going through multiple surgeries and various treatments, my skin and hair have suffered.\nI have tried every single thing under the sun, but nothing has worked like OLLY UNDENIABLE BEAUTY!! THANK YOU!!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I love all OLLY products and purchase different vitamins but I think the packaging it is too big for the inside product. I think we can use less plastic make it small and change it to something recyclable, since you purchase this as a regular basis. :)'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "i'm still ugly"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "OK...here ya go..for those who have very thin hair these vitamins are for you! I started taking these in April and by June I noticed my hair was longer, shinier, and I received many compliments. What I noticed is that it seems that these vitamins make each strand of hair thicker and stronger. I would not say I have more hair growth, except for the length but with the thickening of the hair strands, it fills the spots that is needed. Try it! Tastes good just like a child's candy gummy! :)"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-1 review-rating', 'review_body': "They have titanium dioxide. It's what you add to concrete to make it white. It's used in food in the US but banned elsewhere because it can destroy your kidneys. I don't know how good dialysis is for skin."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-2 review-rating', 'review_body': "I normally quite like these gummies, but I recently received a bad batch. They were brown, misshapen, and smelled and tasted awful. I've had these gummies several times before, so I definitely know how they should look and taste. I tried contacting the seller about my concerns, but they more or less brushed me off. I'll probably buy them elsewhere from now on.\n\nEdited to add: As of 07-04, the seller has finally offered me a refund, with a catch--I only get it if I change my review. You know what? At this point I don't even care about the money. Dear seller, you should have given me a refund because it was the right thing to do, not held it hostage to extort a better review out of me. So you can keep the $13. My integrity is worth it."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The vibrant skin supplements have absolutely changed my skin. I really thought going in that these would not work, that there's no way I'm ever going to find anything to help with my (what I've always assumed was) hormonal acne outbreaks at 27, after years and years of failed attempts. I always get breakouts along my jaw, especially just before my time of the month. I've almost hit bottom in my first jar, and I never want to be without these. My skin is 98% clear, and while I haven't noticed a huge difference in the hydration level of my skin, it has improved some. It took about two weeks before I noticed anything. My skin without makeup looks better, and my makeup itself goes on so much smoother. I don't know what voodoo magic these are working, but I hope Olly never discontinues this product."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'One thing with Lupus you loose a lot of hair. More than normal especially during flares. Lupus is an inflammatory disease and that is why I have this issue. Hair Lose comes from within your system. I\'ve been on biotin for 2 years. I recently switched to these hair vitamins. I\'m impressed! Flavor is good. Reasonable cost. Look at my new hair growth! I just started noticing as I have a lot of "fly away" hairs. My rheumatologist was impressed to. I was losing hair around my temples. I was having to use fill-in color.\n\n#lupushairloss'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This product works for me! I must say I was rather surprised as I have had a hard time with my skin all my life. I have tried Proactive, tetracycline and various other prescriptions. I am in my 40s and still have blackheads, cystic acne and pimples. It wouldn't say it's horrible, but it's enough to make me self conscious. I usually have various red splotches, scabs, bumps on my face due to picking and breakouts. I always feel I need to wear coverup. My skin no longer seems to be making these deep pimples and blackheads. It is smoother, and if I get a pimple, it is small and goes away quickly and doesn't cause as much irritation overall on my face. I am now on my third OLLY Flawless Complexion bottle and plan to continue using it religiously."}]

https://www.amazon.com/OLLY-Gummy-Products-Hair-Nails/dp/B0B3YWPGCH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8