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

Disaster Prep Your Tech. Best Photo Apps for Smarphones! Apple Watch? Nexus 4 Wireless Chargers Hands On. MicroSD NFC. Blinky Red Light Saves Viewer!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 – running time 29:50

On today's Tekzilla, we talk camera apps for your smartphone, disaster prep for your tech, Nexus 4 wireless chargers and the blinky red light!

Today on Tekzilla, Severe Weather Preparedness Week: we've got five things to do BEFORE mother nature stomps your house flat. Can you add NFC to my smartphone using MicroSD? Sim City is here... how excited is Veronica? Very! Are the rumors of Apple's iOS watch legit? Six strikes? How about copyright holders reward people that don't steal instead! Qi wireless chargers for the Nexus 4 tested. Do NOT Mock The Red Blinky Light!

Prep Your Tech For Natural Disaster!

In honor of National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, brought to you by FEMA, and NOAA we've got out Top 5 list of things to do -before- a storm, tornado, earthquake, flood, or some other natural disaster hits your home! And check out Get Tech Ready for more ideas, like how to subscribe to FEMA text messages.

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Best Photo Apps for Smartphones!

Get the word on Snapseed, Squaready for iOS, Camera360 and Vignette for Android... and why every Android user with 4.2 might just want to stick with the built in camera app!

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Chrome Super Sync Sports Uses Your Phone As A Game Controller!

Check out this fun new Chrome experiment called Chrome Sync Sports, this week's "Website We Just Can't Get Enough of!" It runs on Chrome, turns your phone into a game controller, and lets you have multiplayer matches against your friends. Try it out!

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Qi Wireless Chargers For Nexus 4!

Thanks to the Qi standard, set by the Wireless Power Consortium, there's a growing collection of Android phones -like the Nexus 4- that can use wireless inductive charging. No cables, just set your phone down on the charger! Roger's been testing the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger and the METRAN MWT01. Do they really work? Watch the video!

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Do Not Mock The Red Blinky Light!

Patrick mocked the red blinky light on his Eton radio weather radio last week... Earl writes in to tell us that the red blinky light helped local police find his home after a tree took out the roof!

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Shouldn't Copyright Holders Reward People That Don't Steal?

"I just watched Annie's report on the six strikes anti piracy program that ISPs are implementing. How about rewarding those people who don't commit such infractions? Say a $5 iTunes gift card or something? Why not reward good behavior for once?" We talk punishment, and show off some Copyright Alert System notices that ArsTechnica found!

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Can I Add NFC With MicroSD?

@Cushmanzada tweets"I heard something about a MicroSD card that would add NFC capability to a NFCless smartphone. Is this still a thing?" We talk about it in the video!

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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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