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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

SSD Blue Screen of Death! Ice Cream Sandwich? Android OS 4! SSD Buyer's Guide, Sharp ELITE HDTVs: Best Ever? Goodbye Dennis Ritchie, New Nexus & More

Thursday, October 20th, 2011 – running time 40:05

New Android phones: RAZR vs. Galaxy Nexus, Sandforce SSD blue screen of death fixed, and Anandtech's picks for solid state drives: OCZ, Intel or Samsung??? I'm paying for 16Mbps down, why do I never get more than 4Mbps from Cox Cable? Can you wear out a hard drive? Defrag your HD, it'll run faster, and we've got a free too: iObit's SmartDefrag. Are there any prescription 3D glasses out there? And Google's Infinite Digital Bookcase is way cool!

New Android phones: RAZR vs. Galaxy Nexus, Sandforce SSD blue screen of death fixed, and Anandtech's picks for solid state drives: OCZ, Intel or Samsung??? I'm paying for 16Mbps down, why do I never get more than 4Mbps from Cox Cable? Can you wear out a hard drive? Defrag your HD, it'll run faster, and we've got a free too: iObit's SmartDefrag. Are there any prescription 3D glasses out there? And Google's Infinite Digital Bookcase is way cool!

Co-Creator of Unix Dies, New Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, New Motorola RAZR

Dennis Ritchie, who co-created C and Unix, passed away recently. Google has a new way to search their collection of books, and Android 4.0 has been announced! Ice Cream Sandwich includes a bunch of new features, and a design overhaul. Motorola announced a new RAZR, and the EFF finds out what's up with Amazon's Silk browser. Watch the video for all the latest in tech news.

01:12 | Play

Does Reading a Drive Wear it Out?

Hard drives wear out, but does reading the drive wear it out as quickly as writing to it? This article on How a Hard Drive Works helps us figure it out. Watch the video to find out the answer.

07:30 | Play

Sharp Announces Elite HDTVs

Sharp has announced a new line of LCD HDTVs, called Elite. Value Electronics included it in their HDTV Shootout. Watch the video to see how it stacked up against the competition.

12:43 | Play

Prescription 3D Glasses

If you already wear prescription glasses, it can be a pain to wear 3D glasses on top of them. Options are few and far between, but watch the video to see what's the best alternative.

17:12 | Play

SSD Update with Anand Shimpi

SandForce SSDs have been plagued with BSOD problems for a while, and they've finally provided a firmware update that should fix it. Anand Shimpi fills us in on all the details, and some other SSD goodness. Watch the video to catch it all.

23:26 | Play

Is My ISP Screwing Me Over?

Why can't I get the download speeds promised by my ISP? Watch the video to find out whether you deserve better, or if that's the best you'll get.

33:02 | Play

Free Video Editing for Windows

Robert's looking for some free video editing apps for Windows, and a few of you have some recommendations, like Lightworks Beta, and Windows Live Movie Maker. Got another suggestion? Email us at tekzilla@revision3.com!

36:35 | 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
Episodes:
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