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

Burn In Your New PC, Practicing Safe Gaming, Dumping Phone Bills, Ceton Echo Unboxed, Ooma HD2 Handset, Robert's Home Theater Wish List & Podcatchers

Thursday, November 29th, 2012 – running time 29:37

We talk burning in your new PC, safe gaming, dumping your phone bill and much more!

In this episode of Tekzilla, it's Ooma vs. ObiHai: dump your phone bill now! Three things to do with your new PC: update, burn in, image! Plus, practicing safe gaming online. Then, we hear that Microsoft says they've sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses! We share what tools do we use for burn in testing of a new PC and user tips for maximizing Galaxy S3 battery life. Finally, Rythmbox, Banshee, Miro, Google Reader... we've got more podcatchers for Linux!

Windows 8 Sells 40 Million Licenses

Microsoft announced on their blog that they have sold over 40 million Windows 8 licenses to date. Like it or not, the new OS is selling. The question now is whether most of those licenses are from upgrades or newly built PCs...

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Stress Testing New Computer Builds

Steve wrote in asking for our favorite stress testing and stability check programs for a new computer build. His list was more than extensive:memtest86+, cpu-z, gpu-z, furmark, Intel's IPDT, prime95, Unigine Heaven. Do you have any favorites? Email us at Tekzilla@Revision3.com!

01:48 | Play

Roberts Home Theater Wishlist

Robert has been lusting over some great home theater tech lately. Things like the Marantz SR7007, Panasonic AE8000, Epson 5020UBe, and Sony's $25k projector.

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Ceton Echo Media Center Extender Unboxing

Robert unboxes the Ceton Echo today and tells about some exciting info just announce about the device: mainly that it will eventually have Android support. This means that the little box will be able to run Android apps like Netflix and Amazon Instant Streaming in addition to extending your HTPC.

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VOIP Solutions Roundup

Bill is interested in VOIP phones, so our resident voice over IP expert, Roger Chang, came on to talk about his experience. He talks the Magic Jack, ObiHai, and Ooma solutions.

17:13 | Play

Android Phone Battery Saving Suggestions

A few of you wrote in to suggest Juice Defender to help improve Android battery life. Thanks for writing in!

24:29 | Play

Linux Podcatcher Responses

We got a ton of responses about last episode's question about a Linux-based podcatcher. By far most viewers suggested Miro. We also received suggestions of Rhythmbox and Banshee.

26:33 | 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.
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How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 1, 2007
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