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: Dell vs. HP vs. Lenovo! Battery Life: XP Beats Win 7, Chrome OS, Stanford Laptop Orchestra!

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 – running time 43:19

Which mobile wireless runs fastest, and who has the best coverage? Mobile Internet Access Without a Contract! We've got bargain and luxury laptops and netbooks from Dell, HP and Lenovo! Windows 7: Better Battery Life Than XP? Spawn HD-720: Use your Xbox 360 or PS3 from overseas?

Welcome to Tekzilla... hands on reviews of the latest tech, and how to make the most out of the gear you already own! Veronica Belmont and Patrick Norton are your hosts.

Battery Life: Windows 7 Doesn't Always Last Longer!

Netbooks users moving from XP to Win7 should notice a drop in battery life, according to Laptop Magazine Tests. Watch the video to find out how Win 7 fares on full sized laptops!

01:44 | Play

Google Chrome OS, Shiny Laptop Stand, Spire USA Backpack

Will Google release the Chrome OS this week? Art meets laptop: Veronica shows off the the AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand. Looking for a big backpack to carry your laptop? Patrick shows off Spire's Volt!

02:42 | Play

Extended Warranty: Buy or Don't Buy?

Should you buy an Extended Warranty with a new laptop? (or HDTV, or Xbox or anything else?) Luke's having mad issues with his MacBook Pro... it's been repaired three times in the last four months, so we took his question about buying 3 years of AppleCare to talk about extended warranties for all consumer electronics. Watch the video to find if we buy 'em!

08:32 | Play

Free Software: C-Cleaner

If you need a free utility that makes cleaning out your Windows machine and simple straight forward task, C-Cleaner should be at the top of your list. ItThis lightweight and fast Windows registry cleaner is updated for Windows 7 and makes it a snap to clean away unused, obselete, or inconsistent entries. C-Cleaner makes a backup before any changes are made, to keep you from doing too much damage, and you can run it from a thumdrive on any machine you want. Super useful!

12:08 | Play

HP Laptops

We show off HP's Pavilion dm3z, Envy 13, Mini 311 in the video!

13:12 | Play

Mobile Internet Access: Who's Fastest? Who has the best coverage? Can I get it without a contract?

Sascha Segan is back to talk mobile internet access. Where's WiMAX? Is AT&T, Verizon or Sprint the fastest mobile Internet you can get for your laptop? How does the new MiFi stack up to a regular USB modem? We've got answers! You can find more of Sascha's cell phone coverage at PCMag.com

14:42 | Play

Website We Can't Get Enough Of: theSixtyOne!

If you're looking for yet another way to discover new music, look no further than theSixtyOne.com. This website and social network (of sorts) lets you vote on the hottest new tracks from relatively new and undiscovered artists. You bypass the whole marketing machine and finds tunes that really resonate... and to make things a little more fun, you can complete quests based on the music you listen to. Check out theSixtyOne.com!

22:33 | Play

Lenovo Laptops

We show off Lenovo's T400s, IdeaPad U, IdeaPad S and ThinkPad W700ds in the video!

23:36 | Play

SLOrk: The Stanford Laptop Orchestra!

Our next guest has done something very special: taken popular everyday personal technologies and turned them into a very unique and cool musical experience. Joining Veronica is the founder of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra, Ge Wang!

25:28 | Play

Dell Laptops

33:27 | Play

Spawn HD-720: A Slingbox for Video Games?

Viewer Ron is studying abroad next semester... he'd rather not carry his PS3 with him. Would the HD-720 from SpawnLabs let him use his PS3 at home while he's overseas? In theory, you can game from any place you can get a broadband connection back home to your Xbox 360, Xbox, Playstation 3, Playstation 2 or Gamecube. Find out more in the video!

35:34 | 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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