Chip Chick

Technology and Gadgets

from a girl's perspective
May 2011
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Father’s Day Gift Guide! Win a Motorola Atrix Smartphone

It’s almost June, and you know what that means. The holiday of the month this time is Father’s Day, which makes things easier for the technology-minded, because if there is one thing that…

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Pantech Crossover is an Android Phone for Clumsy Types

There hasn’t been much news coming out of Pantech lately, so it’s about time that they announced a new phone. The Pantech Crossover is Pantech’s first Android smartphone in the U.S. The device…

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Hot Deal: Dell Vostro 230 Desktop for $418 with 23″ LCD

Dell’s Vostro 230 small business desktops are all on sale today after a $300 coupon code. This discount is available for both the Mini Tower and slim tower models. You can pick up…

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Five Year Old Scores Life-Size Doctor Who Tardis For Birthday

How big of an Doctor Who fan are you? Well you aren’t possibly as big a fan as this kid is who now has his very own life size Tardis. Zachary Smith, 5…

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iRobot 700 Series, Roomba 780 Review

It has been a few years since iRobot released new models of their prestigious Roomba series vacuum cleaning robots. Well 2011 not only brings one, but three different Roomba’s in the all new…

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Intel Intros Ultrabooks, A Tablet and Ultraportable Laptop Hybrid

At Computex in Taipei, Intel is busy talking about a new class of laptops called Ultrabooks. They are describing Ultrabooks as having the attributes of a tablet, combined with the performance of a…

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Qwerty Leather Wallet is Begging for Bluetooth Connectivity

The Qwerty Leather Wallet is pretty much just what it sounds like. It’s a lovely leather wallet with red stitching that happens to be embossed with all of the letters and numbers you’d…

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Just Another Nail in the Coffin as Flip Video Drops to $79

Cisco’s announcement back last month that they would be discontinuing the popular Flip Video line, came quite as the shocker. After all, the company started the whole pocket camcorder craze. That said, it…

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MacBook Air Gets $200 Price Drop, Refresh Coming Soon?

Rumor of a MacBook Air refresh has been circulating for a while, but now that rumor is looking more substantiated than ever. Of-course this is fueled by speculation, but Apple is now selling…

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Leelee Sobieski Forbids Gadgets for Her Daughter

Unlike Sandra Bullock who embraces technology when it comes to raising her son, actress Leelee Sobieski believes in just saying No to gadgets. Sobieski has almost completely banned her 17 month old daughter,…

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Asus Padfone Tries to Be the Atrix of Tablets

Has Asus learned nothing from the Motorola Atrix 4G? And that is that generally, people don’t want to dock their gadgets inside of other gadgets. But Asus tends to disagree. At Computex 2011…

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White Diamond iPhone 4, Because an iPhone is Forever

So you’re friend just went ahead and bought himself/herself a white iPhone 4. He’s awfully proud of himself/herself for having waited, and keeps rubbing it in you and your black iPhone’s face. Well,…

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Retro-fy Your Office with the Pixel Time Wall Clock

With smartphones, iPhone docks, tablets everywhere, we cant help but wonder if anyone even bothers using wall clocks anymore. But the Pixel Time Wall Clock will make you want to have a wall…

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Speck FitFolio Cover for iPad 2 – Case Review

Amongst the slew of new iPad 2 Cases that Speck has come out with, the FitFolio Cover immediately caught our attention. For starters it’s available in a bright red color, aside from the…

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BlackBerry App of the Week: A+ Chat for Facebook Makes the Grade

It’s always nice to have an external Facebook chat client to turn to, without needing to run the actual Facebook app. For BlackBerry users, A+ Chat for Facebook might be the most convenient…

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iPhone App of the Week: Order Room Service and Rock Out with W Hotels iPhone App

W Hotels, the luxury chain of international hotels popping up in urban and resort areas across the globe, has unveiled its new W Hotels iPhone app, and it’s not quite what you would…

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Windows Phone 7 App of the Week: Feed Your Inner Microsoft Fangirl With Windows Phone News

Windows Phone News is a free app that aggregates news from multiple key sources and tech blogs related to Windows phones, and lists articles for you to read. You can stay up on…

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iPad App of the Week: Get Funky with Korg, the Gorillaz, and your iPad

Synthesizer maker Korg has unveiled a new, funkier, fresher version of their iElectribe App, featuring the Gorillaz. The virtual band is lending some of their sound effects from their new album to iElectribe…

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Android App of the Week: Put Your Phone on Lockdown with Lookout Mobile Security

Being that smartphones are connected to the Internet, they are subject to all the bad things that come from the dark place that the Internet often is. Lookout Mobile Security’s free Android app…

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Polaroid Grey Label GL10 Instant Mobile Printer Review aka the Lady Gaga Printer

Back at CES last January, Lady Gaga took the stage at Polaroid’s booth to unveil the Grey Label collection, which includes a slew of new products that she designed for Polaroid as their…

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Kodak ESP Office 2170 Printer Review

When you buy a printer there are certain features consumers look for prior to their printer purchase. For starters – price? Does it print quality images? How fast does it print? And how…

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