Want to feel like a spy? Stick a smart chip in your manicure
If we genderswapped James Bond, Q would definitely use these.
A few months ago, I was stuffing my face with Christmas cookies and catching up on the season 3 reunion episode of Netflix’s The Ultimatum. It was a typical tawdry hour of reality TV. Clout-hungry influencer wannabes dressed to the nines, nursing their bruised egos and rehashing the minutiae of why their relationships crashed out in front of a global audience. Kind of ho-hum, actually. And then, cast member Zaina Sesay roused me from my cookie-induced stupor by upgrading her beef to the 21st century.
“I have text message proof,†she said, smirking while beckoning over C-list celebrity host Nick Lachey with an outstretched thumb. “I have a chip on my nail.â€
Cut to the camera zooming in on said microchip. After Lachey scanned it with his phone, a folder neatly titled “receipts†magically appeared. I switched out the cookies for popcorn. And with that, the studio audience, the whole of TikTok, and this reviewer collectively lost our minds.
Never say you can’t find inspiration for a gadget review from trashy television.
Finding the smart nail chip was easy. Mainly because Sesay helpfully posted a video explaining which chip she bought and how to set it up. The Ja …