March C.H.I.P.s, C.H.I.P. Boot Repair Tool for Mac, and a Note About Kickstarter Messages

 

C.H.I.P.sters!

First point of order…March C.H.I.P.sters have until Thursday evening to finalize their addresses. Get them in at chip.backerkit.com now! Don’t delay!

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The C.H.I.P. Boot Repair Tool for Mac is here!

C.H.I.P. BOOT REPAIR TOOL FOR MAC!!!

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Merry C.H.I.P.mas!!!

Happy holidays from Gus and the Copyright Free Snow Beast! (C.H.I.Pmas GIF by Michael!)

DECEMBER C.H.I.P.s ARE SHIPPING!

Twas the days before Christmas, in Oakland, C.A.
Ari burst in the office, “Hey C.H.I.P. ships today!
C.H.I.P.s for December had left Hong Kong on a flight.
With January C.H.I.P.s’ journeys nearly in sight.
Done it, she had! The C.H.I.P.s shipped on time.
NTC crew rejoices with holiday rhyme.
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C.H.I.P. Happens! aka Mass Production Has Begun! \(•◡•)/

C.H.I.P.s are flying off the line in Shenzhen!  Tested. Approved.  Ready to ship!

Last month, with our deadline on the line, Wynter and Gus hitched a ride to join Vanessa in Shenzhen to make C.H.I.P. happen.  (Wynter’s first time outside stateside) Wonder what life’s like making C.H.I.P.s in China? View the video!


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The Clear Case for C.H.I.P. (also pre-orders are open)

C.H.I.P.sters!

Hope those of you who celebrate it had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We here at NTC certainly enjoyed the time and turkey with our friends and families.  Thanksgiving in the rearview means today is Cyber Monday! Cyber Monday means C.H.I.P. pre-orders are open! Until 12 am PST, you can #GetCHIP for $8 at getchip.comusing the promo code GETCHIP!

Want more C.H.I.P.s?! Go for it! You can now pre-order up to 5 C.H.I.P.s at once!

A Fistful of C.H.I.P.s

C.H.I.P. 1.0 Design + C.H.I.P. Case!

With PVT (Production Verification Testing) done, we are almost ready to kick off production batch 1 of C.H.I.P. 1.0!  Extra thanks to backers like @rickyroberson and  who made some excellent design critiques which helped improve the C.H.I.P.’s final design. ¡Viva Open Hardware! Check out the (very, very close to) final design!

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Give Thanks. #GetCHIP on Cyber Monday.

C.H.I.P.sters!

You should be the very first to hear some very exciting new news…

C.H.I.P. Pre-Orders Open at getchip.com at 7 am EST on November 30th, otherwise known as Cyber Monday, marking the first time since our Kickstarter campaign to #GetCHIP (and/or PocketC.H.I.P.)!

Rest assured, pre-orders will ship after Kickstarter rewards are fulfilled.  We want our early C.H.I.P.sters to get their C.H.I.P.s first.

But wait, there’s more!

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