Our No. 1 Selling Prime Day Product Wasn't Even On Sale (and It's Sort Of Bizarre)

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October Prime Day is over. The yearly autumn waste wrapped up yesterday, and location were plentifulness of savings crossed each categories, including lowest-ever prices connected Amazon devices for illustration Kindles and Fire TVs, deals connected Apple, and more. 

With much group looking to shop early for nan holidays this year, I expected ZDNET's readers to beryllium scooping up tablets, phones, headphones, and more. And immoderate of our readers did. The Google Pixel tablet was our no. 4 apical seller complete some days of nan sale, and nan Roku Streaming Stick Plus no. 3. Both are still connected sale.  

But our nary 1. top-seller? My estimations were wrong. So very wrong. 

Also: The champion October Prime Day deals still live

This year, ZDNET's apical 10 trading Prime Day products were a funny corporate of gadgets and gizmos, astir nether $100 -- which isn't a immense astonishment erstwhile we see uncertain economical times, tariffs, and nan upcoming vacation season. The astonishment factor? Our no. 1 top-selling merchandise during Prime Day 2025 was a $15 receptor camera tool. 

Yes, you publication that correctly. Hundreds of you purchased this gadget during Prime Day betwixt Oct. 7 and 8. The kicker is that this small contraption wasn't moreover connected sale. The discount was zip. That apparently didn't matter.

So what makes it truthful special? Well, folks, ZDNET gadgeteer connoisseur Adrian Kingsley-Hughes breaks it down successful his review, but I'll summarize. 

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Kingsley-Hughes says that while this instrumentality is marketed arsenic an receptor camera, it's really useful for different things you astir apt didn't deliberation of. Our smart location writer, Maria Diaz, besides confirmed this sentiment successful our Prime Day chat this week. Following Kingsley-Hughes' review, she discovered caller uses for nan receptor instrumentality she had already owned for respective years. 

As it turns out, you tin do much than conscionable instrumentality this successful your ear. Kingsley-Hughes says it's a "handy, pocket-sized inspection instrumentality for conscionable astir anything... [there's] a compact 360-degree wide-angle 1080p camera that's cleanable for usage arsenic an inspection device. The camera is kitted retired pinch six mini LED lights astatine nan tip, which illuminate immoderate mini port, socket, aliases soul system you enter."

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Kingsley-Hughes uses this receptor instrumentality to inspect small, hard-to-see places, for illustration his iPhone's USB-C port, and says it's an basal portion of his gadgeteering kit. 

Here's a threat of Kingsley-Hughes inspecting nan filthy USB-C larboard connected his iPhone pinch this $15 tool. 

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He doesn't person immoderate insights into utilizing it for its intended purpose, but complete 5,000 users connected Amazon springiness this a 4.4/5 prima rating. So if you're readying to hop connected nan tinkering trend, our Prime Day top-seller whitethorn beryllium for you -- whether you scheme to usage it for your ears aliases not. 

Still looking for deals? Shop lingering Prime Day deals and savings astatine different awesome retailers for illustration Costco, Sam's Club, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. 

When is Black Friday? 

This year, Black Friday will return connected Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Cyber Monday will travel soon aft connected Monday, Dec. 1.