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Great Deal! These are our 3 favorite Amazon tech bargains today

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Thursday’s Amazon Gold Box deals feature a set of unique smart outlets with a powerful 100-foot range, a pack of extra-long lightning cables to keep you connected, and a highly rated Roku smart TV. Score savings up to $80 and discounts up to 50 percent off. Read on to browse today’s best Amazon tech deals of the day.

Etekcity Zap 5LX Remote Outlets

Eletcity Zap 5XL Remote Outlet kit
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You might be controlling your appliances the smart way already, but range can still be a limiting factor. When Bluetooth or low-strength wireless is your only option, you could be missing on out the benefits of superior smart home control. Take back the power in your home — literally —  with these Etekcity�Zap Remote Outlets, which are 49 percent off for a pack of five on Amazon today only. These even smarter smart outlets revolutionize the way you power your electrical appliances with a wireless range of 100 feet.

These outlets use a strong RF signal that works through doors and walls without interfering with other outlets. Using a remote control, you can access hard-to-reach appliances and devices at the push of a button. You can activate multiple devices with one button, control one device with multiple remotes, sync remote outlets together regardless of frequency differences, and seamlessly expand your home system.

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Zap outlets come ready to use and are simple to reprogram at any time. They also eliminate wasteful standby power and reduce energy use to lower your bills.

This Eletcity Zap 5XL Remote Outlet kit normally retails for $50 but for today only it’s discounted to only $25 on Etekcity�Zap Remote Outlets, providing a $25 (50 percent) discount.

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3 Pack 10-foot Czznn Lightning Cables

3 Pack 10-foot Czznn Lightning Cables
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Hate being limited by those power cords that always seem too short? These 10-foot Czzn lightning cables offer the freedom you need to charge and use your phone at the same time, minus the headache. They’re currently 45 percent off for a pack of three on Amazon.

Czznn lightning cables provide the convenience of charging from your sofa, your bed, your car, or anywhere else where there’s an outlet within a 10-foot range. The cables allow you to sync and charge and the same time, and are 100-percent guaranteed to be safe for your device, thanks to the built-in chipset.

While cheaper cables are constructed of plastics or polycarbonate sheathing, Czznn cables have an especially high-tensile nylon shell. The cable is pcircled by the nylon fiber cloth, resulting in superior durability and flexibility. The cables are compatible with multiple iPhone and iPad models, the iPod Touch 5th generation, iPod Nano 7th generation, and Beats Pill+ wireless Bluetooth speaker.

This pack of 10-foot Czznn lightning cables regularly retails for $22, but is currently discounted to only $12 on Czzn lightning cables, saving you $10 (45 percent).

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TCL 28S3750 28-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV

TCL 28S3750 28-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV
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If you’ve taken the plunge and sworn off costly cable bills, a smart TV such as this TCL 28S3750 28-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV offers more control and convenience over all of your entertainment. This smart TV is a PC Magazine Editor’s Pick and is currently discounted to only $150 on Amazon for a limited time.

This TCL smart TV delivers more than 3,000 streaming channels accessible through a personalized home screen, which allows you to keep all your most used applications in the forefront of your screen so you don’t need to search for them over and over. The home screen also provides access to gaming consoles and other devices without changing inputs or going through complicated menus.

The TV is LED backlit, with a 60Hz refresh rate, and operates on the Roku TV streaming platform with three HDMI ports and one USB port. Dual-band Wi-Fi lets you see every moment with premium clarity. The remote is seriously simple to use, with only 20 buttons to make navigating easier. You can also use the powerful mobile app to easily turn your smartphone into a remote.

This TCL 28S3750 28-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV normally retails for $230 but is currently discounted to $150 on TCL 28S3750 28-Inch 720p Roku Smart LED TV, providing an $80 (35 percent) discount.

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