Chip Chick

Technology and Gadgets

from a girl's perspective
December 2011
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Modular Fish Hotel is for Hipster Fish Only

Fishbowls are for squares. Instead, house your fish in a high-class, cube-shaped fish hotel. I know, pretty ironic, isn’t it?

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Angry Birds Goes Nuts with Online Pistachio Game

The Angry Birds are looking to crack more than Pigs’ skulls this time around. Rovio has partnered with Wonderful Pistachios to create exclusive browser-based Angry Birds levels in the Hunt for the Golden…

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MAXROAM Global Data SIM Card Offers International Data on the Cheap

For a good number of us, using data on our mobile devices while traveling abroad is pretty much out of the question. Roaming fees and international data plans from the major carriers are…

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Hands-on with the LG Nitro HD Plus First Impressions

Tonight we got some hands-on time with the new LG Nitro HD, which is the first AT&T phone to sport a True HD display. The Nitro HD is also AT&T’s third smartphone to…

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2011 Kia Optima SX Turbo Review

Lets face it, when you think of a KIA – horsepower, sleek lines, fuel efficiency and overall sex appeal usually doesn’t come to mind. But the 2011 Kia Optima SX Turbo is certainly…

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Hot Deal: Dell Inspiron 14r Core i5 Laptop for $549

The Dell Inspiron 14r (N4110) is on sale today for just $549.99 after $253.99 off, plus a $50 off coupon code. The laptop is running on an Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 14-inch…

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AT&T’s 4G LTE Goes Live in New York City

Just a day after we published our 4G LTE speed tests for the HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, which we tested in Atlanta, Georgia we have discovered that 4G LTE…

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Hot Deal: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 13.3″ Ultraportable for $1104 with SSD

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 13.3-inch Core i3 laptop with a 128GB SSD drive is on sale today for just $1,104.15 after a 15% off coupon code. The Core i5 model is also on sale…

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Off the Hook Shower Head Will Wash That Smartphone Out of Your Hair

Fortunately, you won’t be treated to that god-awful sound if you leave this phone off the hook for too long. Off the Hook is a shower head for hand showers that looks like…

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Microsoft Celebrates the Year of the Dragon with Limited Edition Mice

Heads up – Chinese New Year is a little early this coming year. On January 23rd, 2012, we’ll ring in the year of the dragon, along with new energetic, warm-hearted, and sometimes egotistical…

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AT&T 4G LTE Speed Tests for HTC Vivid and Samsung Skyrocket

Recently, we reviewed both the HTC Vivid, and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. These smartphones were the first in AT&T’s line-up to support 4G LTE on AT&T’s growing LTE network. AT&T has already…

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There Are Racing Sims, and Then There Is the VisionRacer D-Box VR3

There are some pretty good racing simulators out for the PC right now. You’ve probably heard of a few. Controlling a racing sim with a keyboard probably isn’t too much fun, though. Sure,…

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Tamagotchi Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Limited Edition Release

Children of the ’90s, prepare to feel old. Tamagotchi, the wildly popular digital pet and natural successor of the pet rock and the Chia Pet is turning 15 years old. All told, Tamagotchi…

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Spotify Apps Just Made Spotify One Step Closer to Crack

The world needed another app development program like a hole in the head, but Spotify’s announcement that they are adding apps to their service actually makes a lot of sense. Spotify made their…

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