Tekzilla

Hosted by Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont. New episodes Tuesdays & Thursdays

Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around. Read More

My Hard Drive Died: Who Do I Call? $1000 Gaming PC Parts, Ultimate HDTV Calibration Tool, PC Memory Speeds Explained, Skype's New Phone Adapters, DOJ vs. AT&T, and more!

Thursday, September 1st, 2011 – running time 36:49

Loyd is back with answers to your PC questions! Windows ReadyBoost is dead, The 2012 Olymics will be in 3D. Wireless router pick: WNDR 4000 vs. 3700. Why -IS- everybody talking about the new Amazon Tablet? Skype releases adapters for your old telephone, Asterisk. Robert loves SpectraCal's CalMAN software... he reviews their new M2 Colorimeter. (Can it take your HDTV calibration to the next level?) The DOJ will fight the AT&T T-Mobile merger, Family Radio, drive recovery, and how much work -is- your GPU doing...

Loyd is back with answers to your PC questions! Windows ReadyBoost is dead, The 2012 Olymics will be in 3D. Wireless router pick: WNDR 4000 vs. 3700. Why -IS- everybody talking about the new Amazon Tablet? Skype releases adapters for your old telephone, Asterisk. Robert loves SpectraCal's CalMAN software... he reviews their new M2 Colorimeter. (Can it take your HDTV calibration to the next level?) The DOJ will fight the AT&T T-Mobile merger, Family Radio, drive recovery, and how much work -is- your GPU doing...

AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Blocked! Skype Adapter For Landlines

The United States Justice Department has blocked the AT&T merger with T-Mobile, seeking an antitrust ruling, in a move that should make Om Malik happy. Skype released an adapter for your landline phone, making it as easy as plug-and-play.

01:19 | Play

Video Cards Running Multiple Monitors, Data Recovery, Router Picks and Walkie Talkie Favs!

Is my video card doing twice the work if I have twice the monitors? How can I recover data from a dead hard drive? How do I choose a wireless router? And what's the best walkie talkie? Watch the video for the answers to all these questions from our viewers.

03:13 | Play

2012 London Olympics in 3D

If you're looking for a good use of 3D technology, it's here. The 2012 Olympics in London will be airing 10 hours of 3D footage per day! Watch the video for more details.

08:33 | Play

Budget Colorimeter for HDTV Calibration

Professional calibration equipment can get expensive, but we've got the entry-level CalMAN M2 from SpectraCal. Does it do the job just as well, or is it worth the cash to invest in a higher quality device? Watch the video to find out.

09:16 | Play

New Blu-ray Releases for August 30th, 2011

New releases for this week include The Coen Brothers Collection, Good Will Hunting, Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious, and more! Watch the video for details on our favorites, and check out High-Def Digest and High Def Disc News for the complete list of releases.

17:18 | Play

Why Is My PC Memory Slow? ReadyBoost Is Worthless, and Budget PC Parts!

Loyd Case is back answering your PC parts questions! He explains why PC memory labeled for a rated speed runs at a slower speed when you actually install it, why ReadyBoost is no longer a useful task for USB drives, how to make a Atom PC even more power efficient, and lists the parts for a sub-$1000 gaming PC build:

CPU - Core i5 2500K

Graphics - XFX Radeon HD 6870

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H

Memory - Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 8GB Kit

HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB

Optical - Samsung SH-B123L BD-ROM Combo

Case - Coolermaster HAF 912

PSU - Corsair DX600 600W PSU

OS - Windows 7 Home Premium OEM

20:21 | Play

New Cable Card Rules From FCC

The FCC recently implemented a set of new rules regarding cable companies providing cable cards to their customers. Watch the video to find out how these new guidelines affect you.

30:50 | Play

Amazon Tablets! Why All The Hype?

Why is there so much hype around the potential Amazon tablet, even before it was officially announced? Watch the video to see why this new gadget has so many people speculating.

32:48 | Play

VoIP Alternative: Asterisk

After our segment on VoIP options, a crazed Swedish viewer wrote in to let us know about another choice we left out: Asterisk. Watch the video to see if this could be the right choice for your open source phone needs.

34:12 | Play

Don't Drink and Drive!

The police will be out in force nationwide from August 19 to September 5th in a nationwide effort to crack down on impaired driving. Don't put yourself and others in danger or risk the terrible legal repercussions: drive sober or get pulled over.


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Show Title:
Tekzilla
Description:
Tekzilla feeds your tech hunger! Patrick Norton, Robert Heron and Veronica Belmont bring you hands on reviews of the latest gear, tips and tricks that improve the tech you already own and conversations with the most informative experts around.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 1, 2007
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