Author: Richard Darell
12 Legendary Artists & What They Would Look Like Today
The world has celebrated some pretty iconic artists through the decades of music that we have enjoyed. The unfortunate curse of being a celebrity sometimes takes a different turn that what the majority of the population imagine. Some artists indulge in a destructive lifestyle while others suffer the ...
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10 Most Distracting Smartphone Apps When Driving [Infographic]
Compared to everyone else I don't think I even get close when it comes to the amount of apps on my smartphone. It is not by choice it is more because I never have time really to sit down and use them. There are hundreds of thousands of smartphone apps available and of course some of them are more di ...
3 Fully Functional Star Wars Spaceships That Can Actually Fly
A couple of days ago I wrote about the fully functional USS Enterprise RC model that could actually fly. It was a majestic moment to see this quite iconic spaceship fly. I did not think the day would ever come when I would actually see it, but now I have and with it I have a whole lot of respect for ...
LED Flip Flops Add A Light Show To Your Casual Footwear
As wearable technology spreads its arm around the world, we're bound to see more home-brew projects than actual consumer products. Why? Because there are way more people with ideas, than there are companies that so far dare to spend millions of dollars on developing this new form of technology. But ...
Life-Size Raspberry Pi 3D Scanner Is A Revolution In The Making
The need for 3D scanners is becoming ever so evident as 3D printing is getting more popular. Now when even hobbyists are able to prototype their ideas in a way that was never available to them before, the need to be able to virtualize objects is of great importance. By virtualizing objects, you are ...
Samsung Announces 800,000 Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Shipped
As it turns out, smartwatches are becoming big business, which will of course drive the quality forward. When people first started talking about smartwatches, most did not know what to expect. There are features not yet implemented that could really revolutionize mobile computing, and that is where ...
Digital Business Card: Best Way To Make A Lasting First Impression
Business cards have long been the primary way to present ourselves when building new contacts in the real world, (you know the one outside our office window). For years, the business card has had the same design, and at best you have had the option to choose what kind of paper and print it should ha ...
Builder Recreates Fully Functional Star Trek USS Enterprise Spaceship
I am a little ashamed to admit that I am not that bewildered in the Star Trek world, and that is partly why I wanted to feature this amazing build. A model builder on YouTube by the name of TheMiro59 has successfully built a fully functional USS Enterprise spaceship that can actually fly. Yup, if yo ...
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6 Ways To Overcome Self-Criticism & Lack Of Motivation [Infographic]
Every person goes through self-criticism and also falls short in self-motivation every once in a while. For some, it lasts a whole lifetime while for others, it is a day to day thing that comes and goes depending on the mood of the day. We can't all be on top of our game every single day it would be ...
Guy Creates Portable Pocket Consoles Out Of Every Retro Console
We love everything that has to do with portable gaming here at Bit Rebels. Whether it is the games on your smartphone, or complete upcycled consoles which have been miniaturized into pocket consoles. It's all very exciting, and we have featured many of these things over the years. I think everyone r ...
Home-Brew Heads-Up Display Glasses: Who Needs Google Glass Anyway
I have been thinking about the Google Glass concept for some time now. After having checked pretty much every video demonstrating them and of course hearing some reports of people getting fined driving while using them, when and what are they good for? I can understand this concept being implemented ...
12 Superhero’s Part Time Jobs That Fit Their Superpowers
In these harsh economic times, many people have taken on a second job to be able to sustain themselves. For a superhero, life is no different as many of them apparently have taken on other endeavors. Their part time jobs have allowed them to keep fighting crime yet not having to stand on the brink o ...
Math Whiz Recreates Minecraft Gameplay On His Graphing Calculator
Yesterday I wrote about a guy who hacked his calculator so that he could play Game Boy games on it. Well, as one Twitter follower of mine pointed out, he didn't hack his calculator as much as he hacked his Game Boy to fit into his calculator case. So now that this it out of the way let's check out s ...
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15 Ways To Procrastinate The Heck Out Of Everything [Infographic]
A thought crossed my mind this morning. We're all so obsessed by the fact that we have to optimize things and progress faster than everyone else. I certainly know how it feels to always try to be on top of your game as competition can be quite fierce in this business. Well, what if you want to procr ...
Deconstructed: Anatomy Of 18 Popular Video Game Controllers
We spend thousands of hours on games each year, but do we ever really think about how it is all possible? I mean everything is working as it should, for the most part, and we play our games from start to finish. But what about the hardware, the actual devices that make it all possible? That is somet ...