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

Cheap & Good CPU Cooler! Hybrid Drives Beat SSDs, ThinkPad Tablet Review, iPhone 4S is a Hit! Defragging the PS3, Netflix Keeps DVDs and More!

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 – running time 29:54

Create custom Windows shortcut key combos, visualize that product size, saving iPhone games (and everything else) when you upgrade to iPhone 4s or iOS 5. Is Ethan gonna melt his CPU??? We talk affordable CPU coolers and why you don't need to worry too much about CPU temperatures and more more!

Create custom Windows shortcut key combos, visualize that product size, saving iPhone games (and everything else) when you upgrade to iPhone 4s or iOS 5. Is Ethan gonna melt his CPU??? We talk affordable CPU coolers and why you don't need to worry too much about CPU temperatures. Hacking motherboard RAM: can I increase my max to 4GB from 2GB? Hybrid drives: like SSDs, but bigger and less expensive! Should you Defrag your PS3 Drive? Neflix dumps Qwikster, will keep DVDs, iPhone 4S breaks sales records and Google's new Programming Language!

Steve, iPhone 4S Breaks Records, Neflix Keeps DVDs, Google's New Programming Language

Our thoughts go out to the family of Steve Jobs, who've lost a father and husband. In other news, million pre-orders for the iPhone 4S in the first 24 hours, Netflix is keeping DVDs and dumping Qwikster, Google is releasing a new programming language, called DART, and we're all gonna be on Tested.com's 24 hour Oktoberkast on the 14th to support a totally awesome charity, ChildsPlay!

01:25 | Play

Cheap & Good CPU Cooler!

@EthanBB tweets, "@patricknorton Can U suggest cheap & good cooler 4 my i7-860? w/ Box cooler it goes from 45 to 95? in few seconds of converting video." We talk TDP, why video encoding can max out your CPU and why Ethan should check his thermal compound. And yes, we make a recommendation on a "cheap & good" air cooler that doesn't cost much!

06:04 | Play

ThinkPad Android Tablet Review!

Veronica continues her collection of Android tablet reviews with the business oriented ThinkPad Tablet... check out it's custom version of Honeycomb, integrated stylus, USB ports, and best of all, the folio with built in keyboard!

11:03 | Play

Visualize That Product's Size with Sizeasy.com!

We talk about product dimensions a lot on Tekzilla, but what does it all really MEAN? Here to help you better visualize all these figures is sizeasy.com. Frankly, it's kind of addictive. That's what makes it this week's Website We Can't Get Enough Of!

16:34 | Play

Cheaper Than an SSD, Faster Than an HD!

@mikeabsher asks about Hybrid Drives like Seagate's Momentus XT. We explain why they're so cool, but Anandtech's testing explains why you want one and why they might even be better than an SSD for many of our viewers!

17:55 | Play

Upgrade Motherboard RAM Capacity

Chris writes, "I have an older PC which I want to use for a media PC in the living room. I want to upgrade the RAM to 4GB, but the board says it has a MAX of 2GB... So, I was just wondering if there was anyway I can bypass this, or should I just buy a new motherboard?" We answer in the video!

20:18 | Play

Does the Mic Work in the LifeProof Case?

@djhack1639 tweets, "does the Lifeproof iPhone case let the top noise canceling mic work? Or is it too well sealed?" We've got the answer in the video!

21:07 | Play

Save iPhone Games When You Upgrade, Create Custom Windows Shortcut Keys

Martin's upgrading his iPhone 3G to an iPhone 4S but says "I desperately want to keep my saved games for AngryBirds, TinyTower and TapTown2. The sales person at the Apple Store said that I would loose everything. There must be a way, I trust you will know how?" We explain in the video, along with how Martin can create custom Windows key combos, like using "Windows-F to launch Firefox."

22:56 | Play

Defragging PS3 HD!

Daniel wonders, "if a HDD will suffer from never being fully maxed out on storage?" He's also curious about defragging the 750GB hard drive in his PS3! Watch the video to learn more!

26:36 | Play

Gazelle

Gazelle accepts more than 300,000 products from over 20 different electronics categories. Shipping is free on all items of value, and in most cases, they'll even send you a box to ship with. Also, for you green folks out there, Gazelle makes all their recycling partners adhere to some strict policies: no exports, no landfill policies, and tons of data security standards. Gazelle is a great way to get cash to upgrade to the latest iPhone or Android phone. Go to www.gazelle.com to learn more.


Ford 2012 Mustang

We are really excited to be working with Ford and have them as a sponsor this week. Thanks again to Ford and the 2012 Mustang!


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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:
Credits