Chip Chick

Technology and Gadgets

from a girl's perspective
August 2011
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Multiplication Breaks the Code on this Latest Storm Watch

This latest wonder-watch from Storm is a cross between a wrist watch and a traffic light. Code is a special edition LED watch that features a multi-colored display in order for you to…

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iPad App of the Week: Speed Reading For the Kids – the Cars 2 Read and Race App

In tandem with the Pixar release of Cars 2 this summer comes the Cars 2 Read and Race App, a reading app for young ones just learning how to read. Of course, the…

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BlackBerry App of the Week: BBM Music Beta Gets in Tune With Your Friends

The BBM Music beta is free and ready to download now from the BlackBerry Beta Zone. It’s another social networking service directed at music, this time specifically for BBM users. It integrates with…

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Dancing with the Stars Cast Revealed Monday August 29th on ABC.com

Sure, Hurricane Irene is knocking on our door and we should probably be stocking up on water, batteries, and gadgets from Eton. But it still doesn’t compare to the anticipated casting announcement for…

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Hot Deal: HP Pavilion dv4 14-inch Sandy Bridge Core i3 $469

The great deals on laptops just keep coming and coming this week. Today you can get a 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4t (Sandy Bridge) Dual-core / Core i3 / i5 laptop starting at $469.99…

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O CAR is the Ultimate Car Stereo for the iPhone

There are many in-car systems that are designed to integrate with your iPhone, but Oxygen Audio O CAR takes iPhone integration to the next level. The Oxygen Audio O CAR is the first…

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iSpeech Obama App Transforms You into the President

Hmm…would this app run the country better than the real President? This new edgy text to speech app is called iSpeech Obama and iSpeech Bush, and it is available on iOS, Android and…

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Move Over Garfield, the Android Window Cling is Here

Remember in the 80′s how everyone and anyone had a stuffed animal window cling? You know – Garfield, Smurfs, and just about any doll that could get suction cups stitched to its paws…

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Hot Deal: Dell Inspiron 15R “Sandy Bridge” Laptop with Switchable Lids Core i3 $499

Just in time for kids heading back to school, Dell is offering its newest 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron 15R-2nd Gen with Switchable lids and 2.1GHz Core i3-2310M “Sandy Bridge” laptop starting at $499.99 .  The…

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Hands-on with the Sony NEX-7 and NEX-5N

After months of rumors and leaks, the Sony NEX-7 has finally been revealed, along with the NEX-5N, an update to the popular NEX-5. We were fortunate enough to get some hands-on time with…

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Case-Mate’s Colorways Case is Yet Another Constructable iPhone 4 Case 

Case-Mate’s line-up of cases just gets more and more creative as time goes by. First they took a whack at constructable cases that looked like a Rubik’s cube. Now they are really getting…

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Deanne Cheuk Uses the Microsoft Touch Mouse as Her Canvas

Microsoft is no stranger to creativity when it comes to their mice and today is no exception as they have just debuted the new Touch Mouse Artist Edition. New York-based artist Deanne Cheuk…

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Sims Social is Ready to Wreak Havoc on Facebook

Get ready! The Sims is about to take over Facebook! That’s right, if you weren’t already addicted to the world’s biggest social network, then the most popular life-simulation game will only encourage an…

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Hot Deal: Dell Alienware M11x r3 11.6-inch Laptop Core i5 $949

Yes there are still gaming laptops Virginia and you can get a nice deal on the 11.6-inch Dell Alienware M11x r3 ULV Core i5-2537 gaming laptop with 1GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M…

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Research Shows Girls Prefer BlackBerry, Android a Boys Club

With the debate still raging on as to whom will be the ultimate OS winner – Android or iOS. It’s fascinating to see exactly which sex will be helping to lead that charge,…

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RIM Debuts the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370

Earlier this month BlackBerry debuted its line-up of new BlackBerry Torch handhelds. Today they have just unleashed their line-up of new BlackBerry Curve handsets. More specifically the Curve 9350, 9360, and 9370. Unlike…

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SOL REPUBLIC Headphones Will Rock Your Soul Without Emptying Your Wallet

SOL REPUBLIC is a new headphone company that is set to take the world by storm by delivering affordable headphones that look great and sound great, without making any compromises. Sure, we might…

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Hot Deal: HP ENVY 14 Beats Edition Laptop for $899

HP has had a tough time of it as late, but that doesn’t mean we should stop considering their PCs or laptops for purchase. Especially when it’s at a good price! It may not…

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The iPhone 4 Has Earned its Wings with an Angel Case

You know what happens every-time the alarm goes off on your iPhone 4? An iPhone gets its wings.  Just joking. However, an iPhone is earning its wings in the form of a case…

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Cumulus Weather House Tells You the Temperature the Old Fashioned Way

This latest gadget might be the most adorable way to determine the weather that we’ve seen, in a long time.  The Cumulus Weather House features a plastic man and a woman that operate…

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AMD Updates Fusion APUs with Better Performance and Battery Life

The Ultraportable war is heating up. AMD has announced an update to their AMD Fusion processors, or more specifically updates for their C and E-Series APUs Accelerated Processing Units. The updates bring improved…

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