The 5 most surprising things our readers bought on Amazon this week (No. 1 is a great gadget)
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ZDNet feed (Apr 2–3, 2026) comprising consumer tech coverage and reviews: Amazon top-sellers, AI-driven Apple Music playlists, CarPlay/ChatGPT and Google Meet in-car integrations, budget monitors and earbuds comparisons, Windows 11 Home vs Pro, smart-TV tracking and mitigation guidance, SSD M.2 docking/cloning hardware, a thermal camera accessory, location-finder tags durability, screen-time hardware, and a PrivacyBee data-removal service review. Several items touch on privacy and data-handling risks (smart TV tracking, in-car AI/voice integrations, SSD cloning/drive access, and data-removal/
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