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Hooked on Crack
Who knew that throwing yourself into a “crack” habit could be so much fun? We are talking about Plumber’s Crack – a strangely addictive game for your iPhone or Android from Fluik.
In this game, you are challenged with lodging ice cubes into the – how shall we say this delicately – buttock cleavage of a plumber bent over fixing a sink. To add to the excitement, you can select from either a sexy female plumber, or a more traditional portly male plumber. Play enough, and you may become skilled enough to get a “rim shot” off of the plumber’s… more …
In this game, you are challenged with lodging ice cubes into the – how shall we say this delicately – buttock cleavage of a plumber bent over fixing a sink. To add to the excitement, you can select from either a sexy female plumber, or a more traditional portly male plumber. Play enough, and you may become skilled enough to get a “rim shot” off of the plumber’s… more …
A new phone app to “Boggle” your mind!
As if mobile app Words With Friends (the popular version of Scrabble played socially with your friends) was not enough to decrease our work productivity and keep us glued to our phones, the ever popular game developer Zynga now has an iPhone app for Scramble With Friends.
This game is a social version of the game Boggle. For those of you who don’t remember Boggle, it is an incredibly fun game where you find words from a jumbled set of letters. You may also see Peggy Hill playing Boggle in some of the many episodes of the cartoon King of the Hill.… more …
This game is a social version of the game Boggle. For those of you who don’t remember Boggle, it is an incredibly fun game where you find words from a jumbled set of letters. You may also see Peggy Hill playing Boggle in some of the many episodes of the cartoon King of the Hill.… more …
move over iPad, the kindle fire is hot to trot!
Being avid readers + enthusiasts of the written word + new geek gear, we are afire with praise for our the recently-released Kindle Fire which we just unpacked yesterday. The ereader-turned-tablet has undergone a major makeover from inside out + it is rockin’ some kickass features which we will outline below as well as some of our initial impressions.
While Apple has enjoyed its ‘first mover’ status with the release of its iPhone + iPad, the times they are a changing. Nielsen recently reported that twice as many people are opting for Android-based devices than iOS options (Android is Google’s… more …
While Apple has enjoyed its ‘first mover’ status with the release of its iPhone + iPad, the times they are a changing. Nielsen recently reported that twice as many people are opting for Android-based devices than iOS options (Android is Google’s… more …
Facebook Fail (pt 1) or how I learned to stop worrying and love the f-bomb
Greetings fellow chigeeks – yes, yes! we know it has been quite some time + things have gotten all out of sorts but recent misfortune has brought forth our need to rant + rave (as we’ve felt one coming forth + building momentum). You see, as of late, our fellow friend + newly-christened favorite foe (we’re talking FACEBOOK here) has littered our lives with countless disruptions which culminated in alas the greatest of technical fouls! What’s that you may ask? Simply put…our precious phones got bricked!
For those of you who think a brick is something that goes into an… more …
For those of you who think a brick is something that goes into an… more …
GGBG: Gifts Small Enough to Fit in Your Hands!
In this post of Good Gift Bad Gift (GGBG), we are all about comparing two recent findings that are small enough to fit in your tiny little tech-loving hands. Crikey! We simply cannot say it enough – we just love technology that is pocket-sized! To be honest, the more minuscule, the mightier. Tiny technology thrills us + chills us to the core!
But, unfortunately, the old adage does not always hold true + not ALL things small add up to something huge. So, today, the battle begins between two would-be contenders of cool. We present for your amusement, a USB-powered… more …
But, unfortunately, the old adage does not always hold true + not ALL things small add up to something huge. So, today, the battle begins between two would-be contenders of cool. We present for your amusement, a USB-powered… more …
Give Swirl a Whirl
We love the feeling of a little daily candy in our lives… a stolen free moment between meetings to check our text messages, a lovely day at the pool, all those sweet experiences that contribute to a brighter day. And these small tidbits are especially great when they arrive in the form of great deals on fashion! How sweet it is to nab a deal on great clothing + accessories?
And for a chicGeek, the find is only that much sweeter when we can purchase + save from the comfort of our very own smart phone. Now granted, there are… more …
And for a chicGeek, the find is only that much sweeter when we can purchase + save from the comfort of our very own smart phone. Now granted, there are… more …
these grillz ain’t so golden
Usually when we hear the word grillz, we get pretty excited, run amok, perhaps do a little dance number. Ever since the release of that ghetto-fabulous eponymously-named candy (yes, we are for real) which we discovered years ago over at the local Blockbuster on Lindell, we have been spellbound! But we digress, this is an ‘App or Crap’ posting yes? So, back to business it is…
Just weeks ago we came across a newly featured app called Grillz + felt the anticipation rising. You see, we had just been brainstorming an app idea centered around these golden gems; however, our… more …
Just weeks ago we came across a newly featured app called Grillz + felt the anticipation rising. You see, we had just been brainstorming an app idea centered around these golden gems; however, our… more …
An argument in favor of hot being hot enough
We wanted to report on what we have always felt was a very non-chicgeek practice – that being the tendency to overly retouch photos of already beautiful women (+ girls) to make them appear almost beyond ‘humanly perfect’ (sometimes referred to as getting shooped or photoshop’d). We really feel this practice often leaves the majority of aspiring fashionistas + fabulous people out there feeling a little deflated, jaded, possibly even neurotic. And yes, while we here at chicgeek are huge fans of what software can do, we feel there is way, way, way too much photoshopping + photochopping.
And who… more …
And who… more …
Born to Get Busy
We were amused to learn that one of the chicgeeks’ teams absolute favorite little fitness companion was guilty of “oversharing” some of its’ users naughty secrets. We are talking about a marvelous little invention called the Fitbit which is an easily wearable device that accurately tracks your calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled + sleep quality. Sound awesome? Well it truly is + we can’t recommend the device enough to those active + those hoping to be more active both between + beyond the sheets.
Fitbit recently came under some humorous x-rated fire on TechCrunch due to the fact… more …
We were amused to learn that one of the chicgeeks’ teams absolute favorite little fitness companion was guilty of “oversharing” some of its’ users naughty secrets. We are talking about a marvelous little invention called the Fitbit which is an easily wearable device that accurately tracks your calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled + sleep quality. Sound awesome? Well it truly is + we can’t recommend the device enough to those active + those hoping to be more active both between + beyond the sheets.
Fitbit recently came under some humorous x-rated fire on TechCrunch due to the fact… more …
Are You with the Band?
If you aren’t with the band, you just might wish you were once you see these awesome new scannable bands by Skanz – producer of wearable bands that hold a QR code. The company is in beta but was one of the several hits at the recent South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. If you’re not familiar with the QR code, check out any fashionable read + grab an eyeful of ad. If they haven’t made an appearance yet, they probably will soon! Basically you scan these squiggly codes with any number of mobile apps + are taken to a website,… more …
