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Holiday shopping cheat sheet, Slate EV, Voice transcription apps (151, December 6, 2025)

Rich shared his  holiday shopping cheat sheet , packed with money-saving tips! Bonnie in Charleston asks for a good  transcription  app. Rich mentioned  Wispr Flow , Willow Voice,  Super Whisper ,  Monologue ,  Aqua Voice ,  Talktastic ,  Whisper Memos . Jeff Jablansky, with the startup  Slate , will talk about their bare-bones EV that starts in the mid-20’s and lets buyers add only the accessories they actually want. [ instagram ] Robert in Ridgecrest is looking for a way to fax. Rich recommended eFax, Fax.Plus, Dropbox Fax. If you want to use a real fax machine, you can get an  ooma  box. Pat in Apple Valley wants to know the best antenna for his RV. Matthew in Murierra wants to know about the nationwide Frontier outage. Rich says to check Frontier’s  service page  and sites, including  Down Detector  and  DownForEveryOneOrJustMe.com Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Trifold and it will come to the US in Q1. Netflix is buying Warner Bros. in a 80 billion dollar deal. Tonya in Orange County is asking about a quiet laptop for her husband. Rich mentioned Asus Zenbook or any laptop with a  Snapdragon  processor. For deals, check out  Slickdeals . Want to make your own retro Santa Mall picture? You can use Google’s Nano Banana AI. Here are the  instructions  and prompt to use. Gadget of the week:  OnePlus 15  smartphone. Blazing fast and incredible battery life, camera can be hit or miss, especially in low light. Sponsored by  Shopback . Get cashback at your favorite online stores, use code RICHONTECH at signup for a $20 bonus. Eli Singer, of Offline.now will explain confidence-based strategies to cut screen time and build healthier digital habits. [ book ] Howard in Fullerton wants to connect his old school sound system to his computer full of music. Rich mentioned the  WiiM ,  Streamplayer  and  Sonos Port . Don’t forget you can also  upload  music to the cloud for free by dragging and dropping to music.youtube.com. John in Nevada wants to know the  life expectancy  of a Chromebook. Check by going to Settings > About Chrome OS > Additional Details. Micron is  shutting down  its Crucial RAM consumer business in February 2026. You can  thank  your Amazon delivery driver with $5 at no cost to you by asking “Alexa, thank my driver” or type “thank my driver” in the Amazon app. Ellison can’t pair their old Apple Watch with their new phone. Rich says to go into settings on your watch and  reset  it so it can pair with the new phone. Kim in Bridgewater, NJ asks how to access the new  Digital ID  on iPhone. Rich says it has to be running iOS 26 and press the plus sign in Apple Wallet. Luke Arrigoni, Founder & CEO of  Loti AI , will explain how Sora 2 and deepfake technology are exposing major gaps in digital protection laws and why Section 230 needs an urgent update. Joanie in Carmel CA says she loves  Bakebot.AI  that she heard about on my show to help her cook. Rich DeMuro brings you the latest tech news, helpful tips, gadget reviews, and more—plus interviews with industry experts—all in this weekly show. Call 1-888-RICH-101 (1-888-742-4101) to join in! Email your question  here . How to Listen: 🎙️  Live on  KFI AM 640  – Los Angeles, Saturdays from  11 AM – 2 PM PT 🎙️  Rebroadcast on  710 WOR  – New York City, Sundays from  8 PM – 11 PM ET 📻  Syndicated on affiliates nationwide Get the podcast to via  RSS ,  iHeartRadio ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify  and  anywhere else you listen  to audio. Follow Rich on  X ,  Instagram  and  Facebook . Download the MP3  here  (choose episode, then scroll to bottom of page and look fo

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