Author: Diana Adams
Turn Your Long Fingernail Into A Super Accurate Touchscreen Stylus
Usually technology enhances our style and makes us feel good about ourselves, but every now and then, it hinders us. If you're a female geek who is typing on a touchscreen all day, you know that it's almost impossible to maintain long fingernails. Unless you can perform magic, it's very hard to type ...
How To: Fold A Piece Of Paper So It Reaches The Moon
As a geek, you are most likely aware that there is a common misconception about how many times a piece of paper can be folded in half. Experts used to say that a paper could not be folded in half more than 7 times. Go ahead and try it. It's bizarre. Then MythBusters came along and busted that myth. ...
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Social Gifting: The Reasons Why This Is The Buzzword [Infographic]
If I had to choose one phrase that has been the buzzword in social media for the past 17 days of 2013, I would have to say it's "social gifting." There is such a flurry of activity swirling around it, and it reminds me of a few years ago when everyone started talking about Groupon. Only time will te ...
Slow Wi-Fi Sucks: WiGi May Be The Next Step In Solving That Problem
If you are a heavy Internet user, which you probably are since most of our readers are geeks, you know how frustrating it is to deal with a slow wi-fi connection. It will make you want to pull your hair out strand by strand. It's funny to me how different our definition of "slow wi-fi" is now than i ...
Winbot: The Window Washing Robot That Does All The Work For You
Wouldn't it be great to have a window washing robot in your life? Cleaning windows is a chore I could definitely do without. It's one of those things I dread doing, and I wait until I can barely see out of them before I bust out the bucket and sponge. If it were up to me, we'd all have those windows ...
How To: Make Your Own Virtual Reality Glasses With Your Smartphone
Even though there hasn't been a lot of progress made recently in the area of virtual reality, it can still be a lot of fun. Combining a simulated environment with a physical environment is still popular at arcades and game rooms everywhere. Wouldn't it be fun to make your own virtual reality glasses ...
SpiroSmart: The Simple App Some Doctors Use To Monitor Lung Health
Every day it seems we write about how technology enhances our lives in every way. Unless you're living in a forest somewhere deep in the woods, chances are, technology affects your life in more ways than you may realize. One aspect of that which I don't think we write about enough is what happens at ...
Real Superheroes: Spider-Man Window Washers Surprise Sick Children
I was in the hospital a few times when I was a child, and I can tell you from experience, it's no fun at all. The last thing a kid wants to do is sit still, and in the hospital, that's pretty much all you can do. When I read about these stories, they warmed my heart. Spider-Man, or Spider-Men I shou ...
Feline Architecture: This Is Your Cat’s Dream Home
If you are like a lot of people on the Internet, you have a cat. Somehow cats make people look cool online, or at least people think they do. They are like the ultimate accessory in photos on every photo-sharing site. I know people who have gotten a cat just so they can take pictures and share them. ...
Deter Burglars The Geek Way With A Fake TV
Getting robbed is one of the worst experiences ever, and if you are like many people, you take precautions to deter burglars when you leave your home. Whether you have your lights on a timer, you have a video system you can access on your iPhone or you use another device, or perhaps even a full-fled ...
Humanoid Robot Boy Expresses Emotions & Develops Relationships
A while back, an article was published on Discovery's Robotics and Artificial Intelligence webpage called 10 Human Traits We'd Like To See In Future Robots. I'm happy (I think) to say that a new humanoid robot boy recently born at the University of California, San Diego has many of these human trait ...
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This Is What Your Apartment Will Look Like In 2080 [Infographic]
As cities become more and more populated, living spaces will continue to get smaller. We've all known this for a while, and we've seen some really creative designs that optimize the space in smaller apartments. I remember 2 years ago I wrote about an architect who took his own 344 square foot apartm ...
Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept Car Is Like R2-D2’s Cousin
When I first read on the LA Times yesterday that this car is like R2-D2's cousin, I admit it got my attention. But after I got passed the gimmicks and took a look at the car itself, I found myself drooling over the innovative technology incorporated into this concept car. Although it's a little ann ...
Internet Dating Advice For Independent Women From The WSJ
I read about this a few days ago in the Wall Street Journal, and I wasn't going to write about it on Bit Rebels, but it's stuck with me, which is usually a sign I should go ahead and put it out there. First of all, I want to tell you that I have zero firsthand experience with Internet dating, but I' ...
World’s Oldest Rock Found…It’s 4.4 Billion Years Old & Tiny
If you are wondering why that picture is so blurry, it's because it's magnified so much. The world's oldest rock was recently found in Australia, and it's the size of a grain. It's about as wide as a human hair, and this 4.4 billion year old "rock" is turning out to be quite significant as far as pr ...