Early Black Friday deals already cut prices on smart home cameras, vacuums and lights

Early Black Friday deals have started to appear weeks before the main shopping days. Two roundups, published by Tom's Guide on 10 November 2026 and by The Verge on 11 November 2026, list discounts that are already live. Tom's Guide reports that Amazon will start its annual Black Friday event on 19 November and run it through Cyber Monday, and that Walmart's official sale begins on 23 November. The Verge notes that the holiday itself falls on 27 November and that early prices are not always historically low, so readers should compare them with past prices.

Tom's Guide highlights products with discounts of 50 percent or more. Its list includes the Blink Mini 2K+ indoor and outdoor camera, which fell from $39 to $15, and the Ring Battery Doorbell 2K, down from $99 to $39. The Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ is 55 percent off, and the reviewer calls it a strong budget video doorbell with battery life of up to 22 months. The newer Blink Outdoor 2K+ records 2K video and lets owners store footage locally or in the cloud. Person and vehicle alerts need an optional subscription, which is sold separately. Brightech outdoor string lights dropped from $47 to $21 in the same list.

The Verge focuses more on home tech and gadgets. Its picks include the Govee Christmas String Lights 2, which support Matter, carry an IP65 rating, reach lengths of up to 328 feet and use up to 1,000 LED beads. The Govee Table Lamp 2 offers more than 60 dynamic lighting effects, built-in scheduling and holiday presets. The Birdfy smart bird feeder has a wide-angle 4K camera, a solar panel and AI recognition for more than 6,000 bird species. The Dreame X60 Ultra robot vacuum and mop offers 35,000Pa of suction and can climb over tall thresholds. The Eight Sleep Pod 6 bed temperature system comes with a hub that is half the size of its predecessor. The same roundup also lists the Ember smart mug, the Hisense CanvasTV, the Bambu Lab P2S 3D printer, the Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 and the Tessan Voyager 205 travel adapter.

Tom's Guide also lists deals outside the home. The LG B6 48-inch OLED TV is sold as a Best Buy exclusive, and the reviewer calls it the best entry-level OLED TV of 2026. The Fire HD 10 fell from $154 to $72, the Sony WH-CH720N headphones dropped from $179 to $88, and the 40-inch TCL Roku TV went from $299 to $149. Some items are available only in limited sizes and colours. Tom's Guide also includes clothing from brands such as Asics and Patagonia, which falls outside the scope of this page.

The sources do not say how long these prices will last, and neither says whether stock will run out before the main sales. The Verge expects prices to fall further as Black Friday approaches, but it does not give any figures for that. Tom's Guide does not say whether the deals it lists are limited to certain retailers, beyond its links to Amazon and Walmart. Readers who want a specific product should check the price history before they buy.