Three spectacular gift deals: I started this holiday season determined to find great deals on exceptional products to tell everyone about, and this week I hit something of a mother lode. I hope the weeks to come are just as good!

Starting us off is an exceptional dashcam for well under $100. After a good experience with a Terunsoul dashcam, I tried a less expensive model and found it just as satisfying. The Terunsoul D021 includes front and rear cameras, the front camera recording in 4K for extra-sharp detail. It is compact, the display is bright and colorful and it is very easy to operate with the sizable hard buttons on the back. The lens is super-sharp, night vision protects you 24 hours and the gorgeous screen displays clear, colorful images. The camera also connects to an app to send recordings to your phone. Regularly $99.99, using the early Black Friday coupon code BFDASHCAM at terunsoul.com reduces the price of the D021 by $35 to only $64.99. The included high-performance 64GB memory card is worth almost half that! This dashcam is sure to be loved by road warriors, car enthusiasts and anyone who wants the protection of a dashcam. A look at the dashcams subreddit at reddit.com shows it is a dangerous world out there, and a good dashcam can protect against insurance fraud and other dangerous situations.

A few months ago I reviewed the $429 Andover Audio FreePlay Portable Hi-Fi speaker, praising the handsome and classy design, impeccable build quality and water resistance, long battery life and lovely sound. The FreePlay is a premium product for grown-ups that I considered a bit expensive, but worth it. All of a sudden, it is not so expensive anymore. Through Cyber Monday, Nov. 30, the FreePlay is on sale as an early Black Friday special for only $299, a drastic $130 reduction from the $429 list price. No coupon codes are required to get the deal. I never thought I would see the Andover Audio FreePlay for under $300, yet here we are. andoveraudio.com

Last but not least is a deal that I hope finds everyone while it is active. I'm a huge fan of Hartmann Tweed luggage, and have been for many years. It's a beautiful, durable luxury product and I love the mid-century modern design aesthetic. They have tweaked the colors of the leather and tweed fabric over the years, but I have several new pieces as well as many vintage ones and love them all.

Hartmann just announced the Tweed Sling Bag for only $162.50, a 50% savings from the normal price of $325. Getting any brand-new Hartmann Tweed product for under $200 is a freakish, otherworldly event. For example, a Tweed carry-on sells for $800, and larger Tweed pieces are over $1,000 each. Besides the great deal, what makes the Tweed Sling Bag an ideal fit for this column is it is perfect for carrying tablets, power banks, dashcams and other tech gadgets in addition to personal items. Trust me on this one — buy it for a loved one and they will flip, but be warned. It might start an expensive luggage-collecting habit! hartmann.com

Q. My husband and I want to buy a TV we can use without submitting an email to register the TV and have it monitor everything we watch. It's just creepy in a Big Brother way. Recommendations?

—C.C., San Jose, California

A. Google TVs from TCL, Hisense and Sony support this with a basic mode. With LG, Samsung and Roku, decline Wi-Fi setup to just use the HDMI inputs.

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