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

Core i5 2500K Rocks! Serenity HTPC Review. Cut Your Internet Bill, Upgrades: iOS, PS3, Apple TV. Encoding Blu-ray for Streaming!

Monday, March 14th, 2011 – running time 34:52

Project Bulb Scam? Great Viewer Suggestions For Scanning Old Negatives, Puget Systems Serenity: One Quiet HTPC! Notepad++: You Need A Better Text Editor, Stop Renting From Your ISP, Where's the Windows Phone 7 Upgrade???

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Upgrades for iOS 4.3, Sony PS3, Apple TV... Not Windows Phone 7!

iOS 4.3 brings a faster Safari, users choice over the switch on the iPad and Personal Hotspot aka tethering to the iPhone. No 4.3 for Apple TV, but it did get NBA Leauge Pass, MLB.TV and Netflix 5.1 audio support. Sony's adding cloud storage for game saves to PSN Plus subscribers, IE 9 will launch March 14th. Meanwhile, Paul Thurrot wants a †Windows Phone 7 Upgrade!

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Save Money: Stop Renting a Modem!

The Mayor emailed in looking for a replacement for his combo DSL modem and router. We've got router shopping advice, and talk about why you might want to stop paying a monthly fee for a cable or DSL modem!

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Projector Bulbs Aren't A Scam

Last week when I bought an †Optoma HD20 @waltal wrote: "Make sure to check the cost of replacement lamps for the Optoma. It's a scam." Projector bulbs aren't cheap, but we explain why they aren't a scam in the video!

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Streaming Blu-ray Video: H.264 vs. MKV

Russ writes, "I understand how I can decrypt the Blu-ray to my hard drive, but to stream, do I need to create a H.264 or MKV file? This seems very complicated." Robert simplifes Blu-ray encoding and streaming in the video!

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New Blu-ray Releases for March 15, 2011

New releases for this week include Au revoir les enfants (The Criterion Collection), Battle of the Warriors, Blood , BMX Bandits, The Fighter , Hereafter, Sharktopus, The Switch, and Yi Yi (The Criterion Collection) ! Watch the video for details on our favorites.

The Motorola XOOM is the first tablet powered by Androidô 3.0 (Honeycomb), with a 10.1-inch HD widescreen display, 3D interface, and 1 GHz dual-core processor. Fully Flash-enabled for video-rich web with tabbed windows for multitasking and Chromeô bookmarks syncing, the XOOM gives you the ultimate mobile browsing experience. With Google Maps that you can tilt, rotate, and zoom into in 3D with photo-real Street View, you'll never need a map again. It's also 4G upgradeable, so you can leap from 3G to Verizon 4G LTE and the mind-melting upper limits of speed and be prepared for the future.

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Free Software! Notepad++

Notepad is great for simple text editing, and Word is great for full-fledged word processing, but what if you want something in between? Check out †Notepad++! Designed by and for programmers, you donít have to know code to find it useful. Just having tabs for your multiple text documents makes it worth checking out, and we've got info on more great Notepad++ features in the video!

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Serenity: One Quiet Custom HTPC!

Puget Systems sent us one of their super quiet†Serenity custom HTPC builds for testing. Find out why Rob's so impressed by this machine (and its †Core i5 2500K CPU), and some advice on when to buy and when to build in the video!

Maroo's SG Bumper Technology protects your iPad's corners as well as securely holds the tablet in place. It's perfect for anyone looking to stay stylish while also offering superior protection. Numerous all-original designs allow for an iPad cover that complements your lifestyle. With the launch of the iPad 2, Maroo will be releasing new designs and patterns soon. Go to maroo.com/tekzilla for 10% off your total purchase. Be sure to follow Maroo on Twitter @maroo_

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Film Scanning Tips For Flawless Results

After our film scanning segment last week, we got a ton of feedback. Watch the video to find out how to get the best results from your negatives.

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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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