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Black Friday robot vacuum deals 2024: browse all the best bargains

By Ruth Hamilton last updated

There are tons of Black Friday robot vacuum deals to choose from – these are our top picks.

Robot Vacuums
Ring Battery Doorbell on orange background with text reading "TechRadar Black Friday Deals"

The best Black Friday Ring doorbell deals 2024: big savings

By Josephine Watson, Cat Ellis last updated

We're hand-picking all today's biggest discounts on battery and wired video doorbells.

Home Security
Two Philips Hue lightbulbs with box on blue background with white text reading 'TechRadar Don't Miss'

Philips Hue bulbs, lamps, and starter kits crash to record-low prices for Black Friday

By Cat Ellis published

Whether you want to get into Hue or expand your setup, this is the time.

Smart Lights
SwannBuddy4K video doorbell

SwannBuddy4K review: a video doorbell with its own voice assistant

By Chris Price published

Great if you can’t even be bothered to talk to people who come to the door.

Home Security
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential in reviewer's home

iRobot Roomba Combo Essential robot vacuum review

By Ruth Hamilton published

The Roomba Combo Essential robot vacuum is cheap, cheerful, and delivers a decent clean.

Robot Vacuums
Roomba robot vacuum, next to a label that says TechRadar Black Friday deals

Black Friday Roomba deals 2024: up to 50% off

By Ruth Hamilton last updated

With tons of price drops and lots of cheapest-ever prices, the Black Friday Roomba deals are really delivering this year.

Robot Vacuums
A Narwal Freo X Plus roboto vacuum next to a DJI Neo drone

DJI’s next trick could be a surprise robot vacuum – and no, it sadly won’t fly upstairs

By Mark Wilson published

Leak suggests DJI could trade skies for carpets

Robot Vacuums
The Amazon Echo Show 15 on a wall next to the Echo Show 21 on a stand

Amazon's new Echo Show 21 is its biggest-ever smart display – and has an upgraded Echo Show 15 sibling

By Mark Wilson published

Amazon has launched two new, wall-mountable Echo Show smart displays – including a huge one with a 21-inch screen.

Smart Home Hubs
Tech frustration

Google Home reminds me of everything that's wrong with smart homes and how desperately we need to fix it

By Lance Ulanoff published

I've been covering technology for five decades and even I can't handle smart home setups – and that's a big problem.

Smart Home
Dreame L40 Ultra robot vacuum in a village hall

Dreame L40 Ultra robot vacuum review

By Derek Adams published

If you can handle the large and ugly dock, the Dreame L40 Ultra is an almost-perfect hybrid robot vacuum.

Robot Vacuums
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