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

TecTile NFC Tags, Pelican's Crushproof Backpack, TechKeys for Keyboard Modders! Big HD Screens vs. Projectors, File Expander, Rosewill Keyboard Fail!

Thursday, October 4th, 2012 – running time 29:16

The best mechanical keyboards... and Rosewill's keyboard fails. Pelican ProGear U100 Urban Elite Laptop Backpack: Is it crushproof? TecTiles make anything support Near Field Communication... another treat for Galaxy SIII owners! Big HD Screens: combine 4 60 inch LCDs, or get a projector?

The best mechanical keyboards... and Rosewill's keyboard fails. Pelican ProGear U100 Urban Elite Laptop Backpack: Is it crushproof? TecTiles make anything support Near Field Communication... another treat for Galaxy SIII owners! Want the ultimate custom keyboard? Check out TechKeys. Big HD Screens: combine 4 60 inch LCDs, or get a projector? Do I need a screen for a projector? Customizable expander tools: think 7-Zip or iZarc!

Pelican's New Elite Laptop Backpack Review

Pelican recently came out with a line of protective backpacks. This thing has tons of space and will keep your electronics safe. But what are the downsides? Check out the segment to find out!

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Playing with NFC Tags

Newer Android phones are starting to have Near Field Communication chips built in. This means you can read and write to little RF tags to automate actions on the device! You can grab the Samsung TecTiles for about $1 a piece and have fun playing with the tags.

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Going Big: What Goes into Getting a Projector?

Tony wants a projector but has lots of questions. Screens, extra bulbs, surround sound systems...what's actually necessary? Robert and Patrick talk about first hand experience with projectors and what you need to know.

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Combining HDTVs to Create a Giant Display

Mike wants to know if it's possible to combine multiple displays to make one super-screen. Yes! AMD's Eyefinity and nVidia's Surround technology were designed just for this. HardOCP has a gallery of users' awesome setups. But the questions is, would you really want this setup over a projector?

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Customize Your Keyboard

Today we talk to Brad Agdern from techkeys.us to learn more about custom keycaps. These are super cool designs to add some flair to your keyboard. For full keyboard customization, check out WASD keyboards.

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Archive Expanders from Middle Earth

Gandalf lost his favorite zip expander and misses the "Extract Here" context menu. AP Michael suggests 7-zip and Producer Roger says to get iZArc. Both will get the job done.

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Backing Up in the UK

Dave wants a cross-platform backup solution for UK residents. Carbonite doesn't have Linux, Spider Oak doesn't work with a headless Linux session, and Crashplan doesn't work in the UK! What to do? Email us at tekzilla@revision3.com if you have a commercial solution for him.

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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
Episodes:
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