1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: This is a podcast from wor. Here again is Larry 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Menty with the wr Saturday Morning Show. Do you have 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: a techie on your Christmas list and you're not sure 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: where to go for the best deals? We've got you covered, 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: or I should say, wlr's Rich DeMuro from rich on 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: Tech has your covered. Good morning till you're rich, thanks 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: for being with us as always, So it sounds like 8 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: the big go ho ho The big news of the 9 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: week and just in time for Christmas, comes from Samsung. 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: Huh yeah, I mean, look, I think in the US 11 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: we haven't really warmed up to foldable phones yet. You know, 12 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: the one that just folds in half. Now, Samsung is 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: doing a trifold. That's right. It's called the Samsung Z trifold. 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: You've got basically three screens side by side that fold 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: up like a Z but they unfold to a ten 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: inch display. We're talking. You know, that's a mini iPad 17 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: in your pocket. 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: Right. 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: So this is already launching in South Korea next week 20 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: and then in the US it's going to be the 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: first quarter of twenty twenty six. Price probably expecting around 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 2: twenty five hundred dollars. We'll see. This is probably gonna 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: be a very limited availability and a very limited audience 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: that actually wants something like this. 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: And you sound skeptical, Well. 26 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 2: I've tried foldable phones. I think they're great if you 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: are a traveler or a business person. I personally just 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: don't really have a need for it. But I think 29 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: that people who have them that I know, they absolutely 30 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: love them. So there is a market for it. It's 31 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: just very small and Apple has not done this yet. 32 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: Once they do it, that market will grow. 33 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: Talking about growing, it's amazing what Amazon has grown into. 34 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: Everybody who seems to be shopping on Amazon, and everybody's 35 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: looking for the best prices. You've been graded at telling 36 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: us some of the ways they can find the best prices. 37 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: If somebody is going down right now the shop for 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,639 Speaker 1: Christmas on Amazon, what do you suggest walk us through it? Okay? 39 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: Number one. Amazon has added a price history link near 40 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: most of the pricing on their website, so look for that. 41 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: Most people miss it. You tap that, it will bring 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: up a chart of the past thirty or ninety days 43 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 2: of the price of that product. That way you can 44 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 2: tell if the current price is lower than average, or 45 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 2: it's the same as average, or if it's a deal, 46 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 2: So that's number one. If you don't see that, They've 47 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: got this AI assistant called Rufus, which is actually really 48 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: good about telling you information about Amazon products. So look 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: for that link and you can type in price history. 50 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: It will give you the price history. You can ask 51 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: questions about the product, and you can even set it 52 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: to auto purchase the product at a price that you want, 53 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 2: or you can even have it alert you to a 54 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 2: price to a price drop. So if you want something 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: for twenty dollars versus twenty five, you could set that 56 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: price drop. You have to do that in the mobile app. 57 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 2: The other two things I like Camelcamelcamel dot com I know, 58 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: silly name, but helpful website. You can paste an Amazon 59 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: link in there. It will give you the full price history. 60 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 2: And then if you want to see all the price 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: history like way too much, I'm telling you, Larry, it's 62 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: called KIPA. You can install that on your browser and 63 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: on every Amazon page it will show you, I'm not kidding, 64 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: more stuff than you need to know about pricing history. 65 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 2: It's all there on your page. 66 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: So not worth the price is what you're saying. 67 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 2: No, it's free, but it's you know it's just that's 68 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: for like real shopping nerds. Like we were shooting a 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: story yesterday about this product in my photographer goes, that's 70 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: for like real shopping nerds. 71 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: Tom. 72 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 2: I'm like, yes, and that's what I am. That's why 73 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: I have it on. 74 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: That Oh so so you like it. It's for you, 75 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: but you're saying it's not for everybody. I get it. 76 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: I will tell you this. 77 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: You have to be prepared for what you're going to see. 78 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: There's a lot You've talked about camel camel cambell before, 79 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: and now I've heard about camel, camel, camel, camel, cammell 80 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: from three different people who are not tech people. This 81 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: is becoming extremely popular. Explain why. 82 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: Well, the thing is it tells you. You know, on Amazon, 83 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 2: there's a lot of pressure because they are the smartest 84 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: retailer in the room right now. So they know how 85 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: to make us press by and they know. I always 86 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 2: joke to my wife, my paycheck should go directly to 87 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: Amazon and they give me the rest when they're done 88 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 2: with it, because that's what's happening at this point. So 89 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: Amazon knows how to get us to spend money. I 90 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: think having that price history and that perspective on the 91 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: pricing kind of relieve some of that pressure to buy now. 92 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 2: And I get it. It's shopping. It's holiday season. We're 93 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: looking for those gifts, so we want to buy things. 94 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 2: But just know that if something is not a deal, 95 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: you can kind of push it off a little bit 96 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: until it does become a deal. 97 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: Can we trust the deals online in promo codes? 98 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: I think so, And again, I think it all comes 99 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: down to perspective. And that's why I've got websites that 100 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: I like. So if you're looking for Apple products, I 101 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: know you like your Apple products. Larry two websites that 102 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: I really love. The first is called the mac Rumors 103 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 2: Buyer's Guide. This lists every single Apple product and tells 104 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: you if you should buy it now or if you 105 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: should wait because a new version might come out, or 106 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 2: if you're looking for a deal because it's new, you 107 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 2: may not want to get that. You might want to 108 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: get the older model because you can save a bunch 109 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: of money. Now, when it comes to actually buying those products, 110 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: there's a website called appleinsider dot com. They have price guides. 111 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: Any products that you want from Apple. You can go 112 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 2: to their price guide and it looks at the prices 113 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: across the Apple Store, which does not discount them, but 114 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: Amazon BNH best Buy. So right now, if you're buying 115 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 2: the one hundred and twenty eight gigabyte M three iPad air, 116 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: that's six hundred dollars at the Apple Store, five point 117 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 2: fifty at BNH, five hundred at Amazon, you could save 118 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: yourself one hundred dollars just by doing a little research. 119 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: Let's get to your gadget of the week. What have 120 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,359 Speaker 1: you got for Christmas? 121 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 2: Uh, I've got something fun. This is a magical telephone. 122 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: So this telephone is you connect it to Wi Fi 123 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: and it looks like a rotary phone and it's from 124 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 2: a company called mister Christmas dot Com And basically your 125 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 2: child picks up the phone and they are instantly connected 126 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: to the Big Man himself wow in a clause, and 127 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 2: they can chat with Santa my ca. It's had a 128 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: field day with this after they figured out what a 129 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 2: rotary phone was. That so parents will enjoy that. But 130 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 2: the Santa that you talk to is very incredible. It 131 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: can ask you about the gifts you want. It knows everything, 132 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: and it's all because of something called AI. It's helping 133 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: Sanna become the magic that we know and love. So 134 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: that's one hundred dollars. It's sold everywhere now and it's 135 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: just a fun way to interact with Santa this year. 136 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: That's a great idea. Real quick, let's talk about your 137 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: ultimate holiday shopping cheat sheet? Where can people find that? 138 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 2: Yes, you can find it at richon Tech dot tv. 139 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: Sign up for my newsletter. It is all there. And 140 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 2: I got to tell you one more before we go. 141 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: Sure my absolute favorite place to look for those coupon 142 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: codes you were talking about. I only check one website, 143 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 2: simplycodes dot com. I'm telling you if there's a code available, 144 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 2: a discount code, of promo code for a website, this 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: site has it. It's all linked up at my newsletter 146 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,119 Speaker 2: Richontech dot tv. 147 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: Rich DeMuro rich on Tech has heard Sunday Nights from 148 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: eight to eleven on wor. You can also follow him 149 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: at rich on Tech on Instagram. 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