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Featured Podcast: Tekzilla

By: Andreas Ødegård on January 29, 2009 9:36 AM

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Tekzilla is one of many shows done by Revision3, an Internet based "TV channel" that uses video podcasts for distribution. Tekzilla is a weekly show of about 30 minutes covering everything in tech. Instead of news like a lot of podcasts focus on, Tekzilla is based off listener questions and the topics therefor vary a lot, from PC issues to media players. The hosts are Patrick Norton and Veronica Belmont.

Being a video podcast, not all players can play the files directly. Sony players, the Zune and other h.264 compatible players can use the "small quicktime" files on the site, and other bigger PMPs such as the Cowon A3 are able to play back larger resolution versions of the show.

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Comments

Jeffrey T. Meyer on January 29, 2009 1:47 PM

Slow news day? Where is all the CES goodness at?

n4tiv3 on January 29, 2009 3:13 PM

I've been watching the Revision 3 shows for a while now. I enjoy Diggnation as well. Hilarious show.

And Jeffrey check Tekzilla out. It may not be music specific, but they provided 3 day coverage of CES.

jjrosaria on January 29, 2009 5:30 PM

thanks captain.... I always love ur podcasts suggestions :)

SansaRulez83 on January 29, 2009 5:48 PM

I'm just wondering where the heck is the Grahm, Martin, and Captain O Show! I'll check out the show. Veronica is pretty dang hot! :D

Joseph on January 29, 2009 7:32 PM

Thanks very much for this info! I just got a player capable of decent video this Christmas and have discovered video podcasts. I followed your links and found some awesome programs, then clicked the "podcasts" tags and found some more. You've just made 45-minute train commutes a lot more bearable! Thanks!

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