http://girlygeekdom.com Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! Thu, 17 May 2012 13:45:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! GirlyGeekdom no Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! http://girlygeekdom.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://girlygeekdom.com/category/events/review-events http://girlygeekdom.com/events/the-lego-show-reviewed-by-our-competition-winners-warning-very-cute http://girlygeekdom.com/events/the-lego-show-reviewed-by-our-competition-winners-warning-very-cute#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Sarah Lamb http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=20490
Last month we had a competition to win tickets to go to The Lego Show up in Manchester.  The show happened over the bank holiday weekend and one lucky family got to go thanks to Lottie who won the family ticket!  When we sent them the tickets we set them an optional challenge to review [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/events/the-lego-show-reviewed-by-our-competition-winners-warning-very-cute/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/last-minute-christmas-gifts http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/last-minute-christmas-gifts#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:13 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=20017
With only two days left till Christmas, you may still be thinking of what to get for that special someone in your life. Well fear not, as I have compiled a list of gadgety ideas for that last minute shopping spree. Western Digital Live  - Streaming Media Player. I have reviewed one of these before, [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/last-minute-christmas-gifts/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/christmas-ideas-canon-7d-dslr-camera http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/christmas-ideas-canon-7d-dslr-camera#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:34 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19999
First of all, I’m not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but I do appreciate a fine camera when I see one. I used to have a Sony DSC-R1 for many years; in fact at every event or spectacle it rarely left my side. I felt that it was lacking somewhat in [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/christmas-ideas-canon-7d-dslr-camera/feed 2 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/gadget-review-neato-xv-11-robotic-vacuum-cleaner http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/gadget-review-neato-xv-11-robotic-vacuum-cleaner#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:06:01 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19783
I had the pleasure of trying out the Neato XV-15, a helping hand to the busy modern lifestyle. I’ve always wanted a robotic vacuum cleaner, but I had reservations on whether such a device so small can carry out the functions of my Dyson. Suffice it to say, I was quite surprised and rather amused. [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/gadget-review-neato-xv-11-robotic-vacuum-cleaner/feed 1 http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-the-universe http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-the-universe#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:00:41 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19750
The latest “The Manga Guide To..” series brings us the universe. This is the second book from the series I have reviewed and I was looking forward to how this will encompass the vastness of the universe as a topic. As always, the story unfolds in manga form while teaching the reader all the questions [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-the-universe/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-relativity http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-relativity#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:20 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19597
“The Manga Guide To…” series has been reviewed before, but this time we hit the topic of relativit­y. This being a lazy Sunday afternoon, I had several options. Play StarCraft 2, watch anime or put my brain into gear and see how much information I can absorb. I chose the latter, and this being a [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/set/science/book-review-the-manga-guide-to-relativity/feed 1 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-hp-probook http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-hp-probook#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:00:36 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19570
I got a chance to play with this laptop sometime ago; it has some interesting features such as the Beats Audio sound. The first thing I noticed when I opened the box was the brushed aluminium chassis. It is quite shiny and I cannot help but feel they tried to take a leaf out of [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-hp-probook/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/events/london-girl-geek-dinner-meets-regenttweet-for-an-interactive-shopping-day http://girlygeekdom.com/events/london-girl-geek-dinner-meets-regenttweet-for-an-interactive-shopping-day#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:00:24 +0000 designjuju http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19506
Date: Saturday 25th of June Time : 10am Location: Basecamp Swarovski Crystallized lounge, 24 Great Marlborough street. Event: London Girl Geek Dinners meets #REGENTTWEET for an interactive shopping day 10am Saturday morning found me amongst the company approximately 100 girl geeks from London, Belgium and France at the Swarovski crystallized lounge where we registered to [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/events/london-girl-geek-dinner-meets-regenttweet-for-an-interactive-shopping-day/feed 0 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-echostar-slingloaded-hds-600rs http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-echostar-slingloaded-hds-600rs#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:00:17 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=19272
Most homes now come with a satelite dish bolted onto the roof. But not all homeowners like Sky for satellite viewing; enter the EchoStar Slingloaded HDS-600RS to provide an alternative. Freesat is similiar to Freeview, but the channels differ slightly and minus the extortionate Sky subscription. Of course, you are not going to get the [...]]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/gadgets-entertainment/review-echostar-slingloaded-hds-600rs/feed 2 http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/comic-review-brimstone-and-the-borderhounds-not-for-the-squeamish http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/comic-review-brimstone-and-the-borderhounds-not-for-the-squeamish#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:00:46 +0000 Motoko http://girlygeekdom.com/?p=18939
Brimstone and the Borderhounds - A comic book review! Warning not for the squeemish! By @motoko_k]]> http://girlygeekdom.com/entertainment/comic-review-brimstone-and-the-borderhounds-not-for-the-squeamish/feed 0