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

Beer Box WiFi Booster. 7 Great Smartphones For Every Budget. Tune Your PC Monitor For Free, Vizio SB4021M Soundbar, WiFi Analyzer, VUDU HDX vs. Blu-ra

Thursday, November 15th, 2012 – running time 33:09

Best smartphones to look for on black Friday? $49 and up, ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile and more, PCMag's Sascha Segan has some great picks! Beer Box WiFi Booster: Justin took our advice, grabbed some aluminum foil and made his WiFi work better!

Best smartphones to look for on black Friday? $49 and up, ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile and more, PCMag's Sascha Segan has some great picks! Beer Box WiFi Booster: Justin took our advice, grabbed some aluminum foil and made his WiFi work better! Which carrier got hit the worst by Super Storm Sandy? No more waiting: Vudu's streaming HDX. WiFi Analyzer: Android has an awesome WiFi testing tool. Beam YouTube videos to your GoogleTV. Google TV update. Will there be a Windows 8 app for Tekzilla?

Google Updates GoogleTV and Android App

Google released an update to the YouTube Android app that brings useful HDTV integration. Features include sending YouTube videos directly to your GoogleTV, remote control other YT-enabled devices, and manual pairing of PS3 and XBox 360s. In conjunction with this update, Google announce an update to the GoogleTV software, bringing better voice recognition and on-screen guide design.

01:40 | Play

Calibrate Your Monitor After Reinstalling Your OS

Here's a quick reminder that your monitor calibration settings will get wiped out if you don't back them up before reinstalling your operating OS. Here's a website that offers great charts to get you on your way to having a nice-looking display. Also check out f.lux if you want to make your computer viewing experience a little easier on your eyes throughout the day.

03:58 | Play

VUDU Announces Streaming HDX Video

VUDU has started web streaming of their great-looking HDX compressed movies...meaning you don't have to download the entire movie first. See the segment for what this means for your home theatre streaming (hint: 1080P video that looks gorgeous).

09:00 | Play

Vizio 40" Sound Bar Review

Robert takes a look at the affordable Vizio SB4021M sound bar. But how does this speaker system stack up compared the to dedicated sound system? Watch the segment to find out.

10:23 | Play

Windows Media Center Tuner Limit Update

Last week, Robert mentioned that he ran into a four tuner limit when reinstalling his operating system. Tons of viewers wrote in suggesting TunerSalad to remove the limitation. Thanks for writing in!

18:06 | Play

Holiday Smartphone Buying Guide

PCMag's Sascha Segan joins us to give a rundown of the best smartphones to get for the holiday season. They're not all high-end expensive phones either! See the segment for his favorite picks.

20:23 | Play

Extending WiFi with Beer?

Justin wrote in with a hilarious tech solution: after seeing our segment on extending WiFi range, he taped aluminum foil to a cardboard beer box. Laugh all you want, but this tripled his WiFi performance! Great MacGyver-ing if you ask us.

28:40 | Play

Awesome WiFi Analyzer for Android

Tom recommended looking into WiFi Analyzer on the Android Play Store. It's a free application that gives cool stats like signal strength and channel saturation. Check it out!

29:48 | Play

Revision3 App for Windows 8?

We've received a few requests for a Windows 8 application and have forwarded them along to our tech team. But in the meantime, see the tons of other places you can watch our content!

31:12 | Play

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    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

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    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

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

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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.
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How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 1, 2007
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