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

Laptops to Avoid! Kindle Fire Demo, Awesome OSX Apps, 27" Monitor Picks, Static Powered Cats vs HDTVs, LensHawk, 16GB Macbook Pro, Ultrabooks and More

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 – running time 39:46

On today's show, we've got a Kindle Fire hands-on with AppJudgment's Stephanie Chu, an Ultrabook round-up and holiday laptop picks from PC World's Jason Cross.

Why is Veronica afraid of the Box From Braun? More bad news for Mobile Flash? Yes, the ioSafe Rugged Drive survived. We've got a Kindle Fire hands-on with Stephanie Chu. We do an Ultrabook round-up, and PC World's Jason Cross give us his holiday laptop picks. Not all 27" monitors are created equal. Which ones do we recommend? Will iTunes Match identify the songs I made from LPs? These questions answered and more, on today's Tekzilla.

The Box from Braun, Flash on Ice Cream Sandwich, Braun Box, Rugged Drive USB Torture

Will Flash live on android beyond Ice Cream Sandwich? Yes, the ioSafe Rugged Portable outlived its USB cable. Why does Veronica FEAR the Box from Braun?

01:00 | Play

Kindle Fire Hands-on Review

Looking for a hands-on review of the Kindle Fire? Stephanie Chu, from AppJudgment joins us with her review of the $200 Android tablet!

05:03 | Play

Holiday Laptop Picks, Ultrabook Roundup with Jason Cross

Jason Cross joins us from PC World to talk about his favorite Ultrabook laptops, why he wouldn't buy a $500 notebook, and his pick for the best deal on a laptop for the holidays!

11:52 | Play

LensHawk: Find a Lens for Your Camera!

Thinking about a new lens for your camera? Then you should check out LensHawk.com, this week's Website We Can't Get Enough Of! It's still in beta, but it's awesome. Find out why in the video!

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27" Monitors for $600... We'll Skip 'em

@afterdesign tweets, "Do you know any good 27" VA/IPS LED monitors $500-600?" We talk resolution, and why we're avoiding cheap 27" and 30" 1080p monitors in the video!

23:25 | Play

How Does iTunes Match Identify CDs?

Bill writes, "I've spent many hours digitizing my collection of LPs with a USB turn table. I was hoping that iTunes Match would replace my digitized tracks with better quality tracks, but their documentation says they only do CDs. How does their software know whether the source was a CD or some other source?" We talk iTunes Match, MusicID and more in the video!

26:10 | Play

Can an Electric Cat Shut Down My HDTV?

James in Missouri has a cat that likes to go behind the TV, and "sometimes when he comes out from behind the TV, it goes off. Is there a possibility that the static electricity from the cat could be turning the TV off?" Veronica talks Cats vs. electronics, static electricity, and her favorite tool for training cats to stay away from behind the home theater!

30:07 | Play

16GB Macbook Pro

Can a Macbook Pro run 16GB of memory, even if Apple says it can only use 8GB? The answers are in the video!

33:25 | Play

The Icons on Veronica's Macbook...

Danny writes, "I noticed Veronica has a lot of app icons in her menu bar at the top of her screen. What is each of those icons for? I don't recognize some of them." Veronica lists 'em all and demos some of her favorite, if more obscure OS X apps (like Alfred) in the video!

36:44 | Play

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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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