Top 17 Tips, Tricks and Gadgets for Going Back to School

By Chip Chick

August 1st, 2010

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Enjoy summer while it lasts, because before you know it you’ll be off to classes again. To help make the back to school transition easier, we’ve put together an arsenal of web sites, software and gadgets that will help make the upcoming school year semester more efficient and in some cases- even save you money! Read on for our Top 17 Tips, Tricks and Gadgets for Going Back to School.

Kanye West Tweets About Women, Laptop Decals and other Random Thoughts

By Ali

July 30th, 2010

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Yes, Kanye West has joined Twitter, and in a span of almost two days he already has over 300k followers! And he has already tweeted about 100 times at the time of this post. So what does Kanye have to share with his followers? Well here are some of the highlights thus far.

Museum of Natural History Explorer App Turns Your iPhone into a Tour Guide

By Ali

July 30th, 2010

explorer iphone 179x300 Museum of Natural History Explorer App Turns Your iPhone into a Tour GuideHave you ever gotten lost in the American Museum of Natural History? I know I have. And it gets scary when you have large taxidermy animals glaring at you – judging you through glass! Well the museum has just launched an app called the American Museum of Natural History Explorer. The app functions as an “indoor GPS” and wayfinding device by utilizing a WiFi connection within the Museum, it pinpoints your location and offers turn-by-turn directions to halls, restrooms, gift shops, information about exhibits and more. It also features customizable tours, a fossil treasure hunt, and links for posting to Facebook and Twitter.

Oregon Scientific ATC 9K All Terrain Video Camera Records in 1080P

By Ali

July 30th, 2010

ATC 9KLooking for a camera that can record all your extreme Summer vacation moments? Today Oregon Scientific officially launched the ATC 9K All Terrain Video Camera. It has a built in G-Sensor, records HD video in 1080P, LCD for instant playback, is water resistant, and you can choose between 3 megapixel and 5 megapixel images as a setting. However, the camera comes with just 32MB of built in memory so you will need to get a memory card before recording. 

Gogo Flip Stand Makes Typing on the iPad Ergonomic

By Ali

July 30th, 2010

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Gogo Flip Stand is yet another accessory for the iPad that makes viewing angles that much easier while watching movies on the iPad. The Gogo Flip Stand provides not only enhanced viewing angles but good ergonomics when typing on it too. Just flip the stand over and it becomes an ergonomic desk for your iPad. The Gogo stand lets you view the iPad at 110, 116 and 115 degrees of view, providing ideal angles for landscape, portrait and typing modes.

Chip Chick’s Guide to Getting in Shape with Gadgets and Apps

By Lydia Leavitt

July 30th, 2010

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Ah yes Summer, its that time of year for short shorts and bathing suits. Even though next week will already be August, sometimes it takes till now to realize that last years jean shorts are only accentuating your newly acquired muffin top and thunder thighs. It’s not too late to get the Summer body you’ve always wanted, and why not let technology give you a hand to get there? With all of these apps and workout companions, you can exercise like a pro and achieve the summer bod you’ve always wanted, perhaps just in time for Fall.

Coach Reveals New Colorful Poppy Laptop Cases

By Ali

July 30th, 2010

coach laptop 300x227 Coach Reveals New Colorful Poppy Laptop CasesCoach has really kicked it up a notch and turned up the cool factor with their new colorful patterns which they’ve just revealed on two new laptop sleeves. The new sleeves fit 15″ laptops and are called Poppy Pop and Poppy Print. Each one retails for $78 and features a two-way zipper, colorful patters and signature Coach logos and hardware.

Monster Teams up with Disney for Tron Legacy T3 & T1 Headphones

By Chip Chick

July 29th, 2010

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As if the recent Tron Legacy trailer that was showcased at Comic-Con last week didn’t get us psyched enough – these new Tron Legacy headphones from Monster Cable are really getting us pumped! Monster Cable has teamed up with Disney to produce several Tron Legacy products including the T1 headphones, T3 in-ear headphones, the Monster Tron Powerstation, and the ID Disc Dock. More details will be released in the Fall, but in the meanwhile we know that the T1 headphones feature Monster’s ControlTalk and they really do look like something straight from the movie! The T3 headphones on the other hand, are in-ear headphones (earbud style) and also feature ControlTalk.

Design Your Own Eyewear Lets You Create Your Own Shades

By Chip Chick

July 29th, 2010

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Picking out a pair of glasses is no easy feat, but with DesignYourOwnEyewear, you can upload a photo of yourself and then create a custom pair of glasses. The glasses can be customized with a custom lens opening, bridges, horns, in a variety of solid and design colors and complimentary lens shades. As you’re designing the glasses, you can of-course preview the look of the glasses on your

iWave Red Carpet Giveaway – Win an iPhone Dock, Case and Speaker!

Believe it or not, the Emmy’s are just around the corner. Every year the stars show up and make their way down the red carpet, they also usually go home with an outrageous goody bag. This year, we’re having our own Red Carpet celebration – because for us – you guys, our community – are our celebrities. And inside our glam goody bag for our …

USB Drive Looks More Like a Steampunk Version of Rosie from the Jetsons

The Steampunk movement has been pretty quiet as of late. Or we just haven’t found anything worth mentioning till now. The Narrow Bridge Steampunk USB drive was inspired from a “narrow bridge” sign on an old country road and features hardwood, tiny gauges and control wheels that move. The USB drive also comes complete with a “vintage” tin box. 

Kanye West LIKES Facebook, Debuts New Lyrics at Their HQ

So yesterday Kanye West paid a visit to Facebook HQ where he had a meeting reportedly. And apparently, while there he just couldn’t help but burst into rap song. But he didn’t sing just anything, he rapped the lyrics from his next album in front of a room full of Facebook staff. Check out the videos below if you’re still a Kanye fan, and are …

New iPhone 4 Skins from SmirkAbout Covers Death Grip Area

Skins for the iPhone 4’s are slowly coming to market and SmirkAbout has just introduced their latest line that come with matching high resolution (326ppi) digital wallpapers that take advantage of the iPhone’s new Retina display. The SmirkAbout skins themsleves are extremely artsy and provide protection & design for the front, back and sides of the device.

R2-D2 and C-3P0 Headphones are Perfect for the Cantina

We just recently posted about some new Star Wars headphones that are coming from Funko. Now the company Taito has released two pairs of headphones in honor of the movies most famous robots C-3P0 and R2-D2. The C-3P0 are the ‘loudest’ looking pair between the two and they sport a gold design. The R2-D2 pair features silver and blue colors – very symbolic of R2-D2.  …

Gucci BlackBerry Case, Because even the BlackBerry Needs a Designer Suit

Gucci might have impressed us all with their iPad cases they recently launched, but now they also have available a Gucci leather case for your BlackBerry. The case is made of black leather, has embossed Gucci logos on it, and a green/red/green signature web. The measurements of the case are 3.5″ L x 4.5″H . So just enough space to squeeze in any generation BlackBerry …

Guess Who is One of the Most Influential Female Voices on the Web

We recently discovered that Chip Chick is now recognized as one of the top 25 Most Influential Female Voices on the Web according to the Access Blog Influence Engine (ABIE). ABIE uses a variety of sources, including social media and a variety of other metrics to help determine a blog’s influence. The blogosphere is a big, big place, so this is certainly exciting news! Anyway, …

Samsung’s HMX-E10 1080P Pocket Camcorder Screams “Touch Me!”

Ever since the Flip became popular, so many manufacturers have come out with competing products with not only similar function, but similar form as well. Quite frankly, we’re growing sick of the unoriginality, so it’s good to see that Samsung’s latest HD camcorder has a design that more or less deviates from the norm, if only for a little bit. The HMX-E10 pocket camcorder packs …

Izumi Konata Lucky Star USB Stick Appeals to Manga Comic Fans

I’m not a big Manga fan but I sure am a fan of USB flash drives in the shape of feminine characters. The Izumi Konata Lucky Star USB Stick should appeal to both guys and gals. It has a capacity 4GB and even comes with a little plastic sofa/extension cable, perfect for displaying her on your desk. 

Angelina Jolie Joins Twitter, Jennifer Aniston Probably Won’t Follow Her

SALT has joined Twitter – or rather, Angelina Jolie! Yep, the actress who has helped keep the tabloids in business over the past few years with their incessant coverage of  Brad, Jen and Angie, has finally joined the world of the #fail whale. She hasn’t officially began tweeting yet, but she has taken over the account from someone else who had the handle @AngelinaJolie and …

Hulu Viewers Dropping Like Flies, Drops 45% According to ComScore

Well it looks like there are rough waters up ahead for Hulu, the popular video streaming site used to be the number 2 video site behind YouTube, but that is not the case anymore, and is actually not as popular as we all thought according to the Los Angeles Times. According to the report, the numbers of viewers heading over to Hulu to catch up …

Dyson DC23 Turbinehead Review

Dyson. The name alone brings to mind James Dyson for his silver locks, lush accent, and a dreamy vacuum. Yes, Dyson takes ordinary objects like vacuums, hand dryers, and fans and turns them into engineering masterpieces that have inspired a cult like following. With the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead, a more economical choice (if you think $399 for a vacuum is a bargain), Dyson continues to …

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