Chip Chick

Technology and Gadgets

from a girl's perspective
January 2011
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Jersey Shore’s Sammi Sweetheart Opens Her Handbag Full of Gadgets

Sammi might have washed Ronnie out of her hair, but has she replaced him with a load of gadgets in her handbag? This week Sammi Sweatheart reveled what she has inside her purse,…

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iStuck iPhone Stand Looks Like Bubblicious Gum

I hate gum…in fact I despise it. It sticks to the bottom of your shoes in the Summer, people stick it under tables, and don’t get me started on those big bubbles that…

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Kei Kagami Brings Hi-Tech Fashion to London’s Covent Garden

Fashion meets technology once again, this time in London-town at St Martin’s Courtyard in Covent Garden.  Fashion designer and artist Kei Kagami will be hosting a unique exhibition that will feature a one…

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iGloLEDset Review – Video

iGloLEDset is a programmable strip of 120 full color LED lights controlled by an iOS or Android device. With the app, you have complete control over all aspects of the light strip including…

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Salt + Power Shakers Make Your Food Taste Energized

Fred and Friends have just unveiled their 2011 catalog of goodies and I have to say, 2011 should be a very good year for them. How often do you need to add a…

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OCD Chef Cutting Board Will Go Perfectly with the Apron Cooking Guide

And the hits just keep on coming from Fred and Friends. Remember the Apron Cooking Guide? Well the OCD Chef cutting board is the probably the next best gift you could get the…

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Mix Monsters Gives the iPod Shuffle a Much Needed Facelift

Sure there are cases for the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch. There are even watch bands for the iPod Nano 6G. So it seems that the iPod Shuffle has been kind of pushed…

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Sony Bloggie Software Gets Mac Compatible – Finally!

So for those of you that don’t have a Flip, you might just have Sony’s Bloggie. Which is cool, unless you have a Mac computer. Alas Sony has heard your cries and has…

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Windows Phone 7 App of the Week: Get a Canine Education With Dog-A-Pedia

For those that don’t know their Yorkies from their Schnauzers, there is the Dog-A-Pedia App, available for free for Windows 7 phones. It’s a comprehensive guide to all the different dog breeds out…

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iPhone App of the Week: BusyToDo Will Never Let You Forget to Feed the Cat Again

The BusyToDo App automatically syncs with iCal and BusyCal to create a comprehensive to-do list for your iPhone. If you need to keep track of your life on your Mac, chances are you’ll…

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iPad App of the Week: Need a Larger Touchpad? Here’s the iPad iTap Touchpad App

If you have an iPad, Wi-Fi, and $3.99, you can have a much larger and much more functional touchpad for your Mac or PC in no time. Thanks to the multi-touch technology in…

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BlackBerry App of the Week: Get Cooking With the ABCs of Vegan With a Vengeance

For all the vegans out there (or anyone looking for sublime recipes, regardless of meat content), check out the ABCs of Vegan With a Vengeance App, a cookbook featuring 125 different recipes, spanning…

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Android App of the Week: Be an eBookworm With the New Sony Reader App

Reading on the go just got a little easier for Android phone owners, with the release of Sony’s Reader App, designed to work with Sony’s own Reader Store, a virtual warehouse of books…

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Blaze Wireless Connector Sends Video from iPad and iPhone to TV

Blaze’s new Wireless TV Connector (AKA Wireless TV Out Converter) lets you see whatever you’re doing on your iPad, iPhone or iPod, on your TV – sans cables. That includes browsing the web,…

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Verizon iPhone 4 Ordering Website Goes Live

Some Verizon customers are starting to get emails with invitations to order the iPhone at http://www.verizonwireless.com/iphoneorder. Unfortunately, this email is a tease since the page says to come back on February 3rd, 2011…

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TwelveSouth Releases Smaller BookArc Stand for MacBook Air

TwelveSouth has just announced a new smaller BookArc Stand for the MacBook Air. Like its bigger brother, the new BookArc stand does a lovely job of housing your MacBook while keeping its cables…

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Black Eyed Peas Have Geekiest Week Ever

It has been a busy week for the Black Eyed Peas. First they announced the release of the BEP360 App for iPad, iPhone and iPod which turns the music video landscape on its…

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I’m Getting a Call from Steve Jobs!

Wouldn’t it be nice if Steve Jobs called someone to let us know how he is  doing? I know I’m concerned. However, I think we all know that will never happen but we…

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Google Ad Placement Attracts More Stares Than Bing According to Study

So which site do you eyeball more? Google or Bing….that is the question isn’t it. When Bing first launched, User Centric conducted an eye tracking study to compare Bing and Google search results…

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How to Opt Out of Instant Personalization on Facebook, So Your Friends Don’t Hate You

Facebook is constantly driving us mad with new privacy changes, and this latest one in particular is something all users really need to actively do something about. That is because the new Instant…

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Evil Controllers Declares February Girl-Gamer Month, Rolls Out Modded Pink Xbox Controllers

Yeah yeah…we all know February is known as the month of love because of Valentine’s Day but screw it! I prefer what Evil Controllers has the labeled the month! – Girl Gaming Month….

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