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

Awesome Map Finds Your Best Local Cell Carrier! 10 Cool Things From Maker Faire! FitBit Aria Smart Scale Review, Chrome Overtakes IE, $1000 Gaming PC

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 – running time 33:03

Veronica vs. the FitBit Aria: What Good is a Scale with Wi-Fi? Loyd's Here Fixing DVI Monitor Detection Problems, Keeping Dust out of PCs, and Stomping on the Myth That PC Gaming Has to Costs Thousands! Our Favorite DIY Geekery From Maker Faire!

Veronica vs. the FitBit Aria: What Good is a Scale with Wi-Fi? Loyd's Here Fixing DVI Monitor Detection Problems, Keeping Dust out of PCs, and Stomping on the Myth That PC Gaming Has to Costs Thousands! Our Favorite DIY Geekery From Maker Faire!

Chrome Has More Users Than Internet Explorer!

Chrome is number one? As in being used my more people than Internet Explorer? Yes, says GlobalNerdy, if you're using StatCounter's Global Stats. Wondering how Chrome fairs compared to Firefox and IE on the W3Counter? Watch the video!

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Ten Cool Things From Maker Faire!

Tiny Houses, flaming sculptures, knitting, yoga ball covers, bicycle powered bands, forty foot long mobile dragons and dinosaurs, steampunk mavins, learning about fabricating, MakerBots, ShopBots GeekDads, GeekMoms, cuddly dragons, and more robots than you could shake a soldering iron at... this was our fifth year of Maker Faire the celebration o' DIY and where smart is cool!

02:49 | Play

$1000 Kick Ass Gaming PC! Help GPU Detect Monitor, Keep Dust out of Your Case!

PC Questions? You'll Ask Loyd, where PC World's Loyd Case joins us to answer your toughest PC questions. This week we talk DVI and monitor detection problems for James in Vancouver, keeping dust out of the computer for Joe from Minnesota and smash the myth that PC Gamers are forced to spend a few thousand dollars every few years to enjoy their favorite PC games." Forget that... how about a entire gaming PC for $1000?

06:48 | Play

Find the Best Cell Provider in Your Area with OpenSignalMaps.com!

If you're in the market for a new cell phone, but want to make sure you get with a carrier that works great in your area, check out OpenSignalMaps.com... enter your ZIP Code and find out which carrier has the best coverage in your area... it's free, easy and this week's "Website We Just Can't Get Enough Of!"

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FitBit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale

Veronica loves her FitBit activity tracker, but is she ready for a wireless scale? Turns out the FitBit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale is her second! She compares it to the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale, talks online weight tracking, adn if she thinks it's worth the $130 pricetag in the video!

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Can You Server Your Music and Movies From the Cloud?

Can you use an online storage service, like ZipCloud, as a storage space for your media server and still have your movies available instantly? Carl's looking to avoid keeping lots of hard drives and a server in his house. Can he make his own personal Spotify or Netflix just by uploading his media?

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Techy Gift for the Geek That Has Everything?

Amanda writes, "I was wondering if you could help me out with a birthday present. I've been looking at getting my BF a techy gift for his birthday but everything I look at he has or is already getting. We have 5 computers. All of them have SSDs and he's upgrading the home theater center." Turns out Amanda's man owns a computer repair shop and video game system shop... Veronica's got a similar shopping challenge at home, check out what she had to say in the video!

28:17 | Play

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  • 6 days ago

    .@donttrythis I think @patricknorton would agree that it was an honor having both of you on the show!

  • 6 days ago

    @JamieNoTweet Thanks for coming on! You and Adam are welcome back anytime.

  • 6 days ago

    Tekzilla Ep 436 is up! Special guests Adam and Jaime from #MythBusters, E3 Wrap-up, and a review of the Pebble Watch. http://t.co/yUYjfCO5kM

  • 8 days ago

    Tekzilla ep 435 is up! NSA's PRISM, E3 2013 Games for the Xbox One, Apple's new OS X, iOS 7, gaming Headset Round-up. http://t.co/gMTr6cFuHN

  • 15 days ago

    Tekzilla ep 433 is up! Intel's Haswell performance, Razer Edge Pro Review, GoPro for Pets, and the new Handbrake. http://t.co/8AboZGFt69

About the Show

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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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