15 early Prime Day tech deals under $30 I'd actually buy —earbuds, smart home gadgets, chargers, and more
THE SO WHAT
Sub-$30 Prime Day gadgets are a reminder that consumer hardware at the edge is now effectively disposable infrastructure for larger platforms. If you build services, design assuming a heterogeneous, low-cost device layer you don’t control—your leverage is in software and data, not the dongles.
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