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

Bluetooth is Dead! Google TV Revue(d), HDR Video: Soviet Montage Interview, Wi-Fi Direct, Google Voice Without Gmail, S.M.A.R.T Says My Drive Is Dying!

Thursday, October 28th, 2010 – running time 39:40

Adobe Air 2.5: It's Gonna Be Everywhere. MacBook Air Teardown, Dawn of a New Day: Ray Ozzie On The Future of Windows, Ubuntu Dumbs Gnome. We haz Google TV Hands On! S.M.A.R.T. says your drive is dying... should you PANIC?!? HDR ain't just for photography anymore. We're talking HDR Video with Soviet Montage Google Voice Without Gmail?

Bluetooth is Dead! Teardowns, Wi-Fi Direct.

The folks at iFixIt have been busy. Last week they tore down a MacBook Air, this week it's a Logitech Revue Teardown. Is BlueTooth dead? Check out Wi-Fi Direct.

01:23 | Play

Air 2.5, Ubuntu Dumps Gnome, The Future of Windows

Thinking about the future of Windows? Check out Ray Ozzie's "Dawn of a New Day" (Mary Jo Foley comments, "Ozzie had concerns about Windows.") Adobe's Air 2.5 will bring the platform to across TVs, phones and pads and, yes, computer screens. Ubuntu is changing its desktop to Unity from Gnome

04:09 | Play

S.M.A.R.T. Says My Drive Is Failing!

The S.M.A.R.T. monitoring on Jacob's PC says his hard drive is about to fail. Can he run Windows 7 from a USB Thumb Drive? Should he look into buying a new hard drive NOW??? Not quite, but to find out what anybody with a failing drive should do IMMEDIATELY, watch the video!

08:06 | Play

AppCleaner: Free OS X App Uninstaller!

This week's Freebie Download Pick is AppCleaner. This free OS X app lets you 'thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps." Sure you can hunt down each and every application preference, library entry, and receipt but don't you have better things to do? Find out more about AppCleaner in the video!

12:03 | Play

Google TV Hands On: Logitech Revue!

How does the Logitech Revue, $300 Google TV box deliver on its promise to combine Internet TV and traditional TV? We go to Robert Heron's house for a hands on review!

12:56 | Play

LetterFu: Letter-writing without envelopes, cutting or glue!

LetterFu is this week's "Website We Just Can't Get Enough of!" Remember how awesome it used to be to get an actual letter from an actual human being in the mail? Veronicas found an easy way to send letters, without even needing an envelope. The site is totally free and awesome to use. Find out why in the video!

21:11 | Play

HDR Video: Soviet Montage Interview!

When speaking of high dynamic range imagine, aka HDR, people automatically associate that with digital photography. Michael Safai and Alaric Cole at Soviet Montage are changing that... by creating a system to produce HDR video!

22:29 | Play

Google Voice without Gmail?

Vick wants a way to use Google Voice without having GMail open on the desk. Veronica's got answers, starting with the Phones page!

29:19 | Play

Digital Cameras for Kids?

Greg's 7-year old has outgrown the Fisher Price digital camera (great for preschool kids!), and he'd like a nicer digital camera for the holidays. Do we have suggestions? He's been looking at Kodak's entry-level cameras.

32:11 | Play

Best Android Audiobook Apps: Audience Answers!

Last show we answered a question about synching audio books for Android phones and we asked you for your picks and solutions. We've got some of what you sent us in this video, including MixZing, Audiobook Player 2, Mort and the Ambling Audiobook Player. Thanks Everybody!

35:30 | 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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