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Are Star Wars Costumes Inspired By 1800s Firefighters?
Star Wars has been subject to many different speculations and also the inspiration for a lot of gadgets that we use today. As technology progresses, there is no longer any doubt that we will see more and more gadgets inspired by Star Wars, Star Trek and other science fiction movies. But where did ...
Drive-By Stencil Technology Makes Graffiti Art Fun & Fast
I think it's cute that the Looptaggr creators, Ariel Schlesinger and Aram Bartholl, are calling this "stencil technology" when it's really a DIY homemade "fast as hell" graffiti tagger. I haven't written an article about graffiti in a very long time because it's one of those activities that's kinda ...
Nagi Noda’s Hair Hats: Still Inspiring After Her Death
These hair hats are so much fun! Japanese designer, Nagi Noda, created them in her typical eccentric style. Nagi died a few years ago at the young age of 35 after complications in surgery after a car accident. I was a fan of her outrageous art and style, and when I was reading about her today, I ...
Bling Bling! The Bejeweled Xbox 360 Kinect
In today's society, there are two ways to definitely know if you've "made it." First, if there is a WikiLeak about you, you've got it going on. Secondly, if someone covers you or a gadget you've created in Swarovski crystals, you've made it for sure.
We've all seen the iPhones, fancy cars, cake ...
Speak & Spell: Simple iPhone 4 Retro Overhaul Decal
Customization has been opened up even more with the release of the iPhone 4. The phone has more "surface" to add stuff to, and due to that, there are now a landslide of new decals, cases and bumps to choose from. New ones are coming out daily, and if you're a design freak like me, you probably wou ...
LEGO Bust: T-800 Terminator Recreated Entirely In LEGO
The killing robots are back in town, or at least it seems so when you have a glance at the box office charts the last couple of years. It's like we're fanatically fascinated with zombies and robots or androids. Terminator Salvation once more brought us to the depths of the machines, and it can't h ...
201 Megaman: Megaman Is Now Every Hero You Can Think Of!
Any respectable geek knows his or her Nintendo history and could probably confirm that Megaman is the definition of "mega" any day of the week. I used to play the game when I was younger, and I finished it the first time I played it. It wasn't because I was kicking butt, but because I just couldn' ...
Belt Bench: Here’s What You Do With 1,000 Old Belts…
So there you are trying to lose weight or maybe even trying to gain weight. Either one is a task that takes full dedication and constant monitoring so that it won't get out of hand. When you lose or gain weight, there is one consequence that always goes with it, that little dilemma is a belt chang ...
Kampong Cuckoo Clock: The Wackiest Clock In The World
I really can't say that we've had the annoyance of a cuckoo clock in our family history. I guess we've never been fond of the fact that it would be a good thing to be scared half to death every hour. Some people obviously like the feeling of hearing their life tick away, and to be reminded that ye ...
IconicStand: Custom Make Your Own iPhone 4 Stand
If you are anything like me, you are constantly trying to upgrade the futuristic look of your office. Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of browsing and part of an idea of what you are looking for. Usually you will find more than you bargained for and find yourself in a position where the stuf ...
The Teacups with a Hidden Surprise Inside
I love teacups. There is something classy and very European about drinking tea from a dainty, white teacup. I've noticed that lately when designers create new teacup designs, they tend to add a touch of sophistication and elegance to them.
Remember this cup that had an entire landscape painted ar ...
Nintendo Hero Typography: Words Speak Louder Than Images
How come we always value things in visual mode instead of reading the charismatic words of wisdom? It's no coincidence that movies are doing better financially than books. And as you might understand, I am not talking about the Bible or any other book that has been on sale for decades. People sim ...
A Giant Functional Nintendo NES Controller Coffee Table!
Coffee tables seem to be the new trend when it comes to custom made builds by geeks. We have covered quite a few here on Bit Rebels, and we're not about to stop now. Not too long ago I wrote about a giant Nintendo NES base station coffee table that had a functional controller. The interesting thi ...
Wheelbarrow Chair: The Hillbilly Way To Chill In The Sun
There has been quite a lot of coverage about recycling, and most of it (when I come to think of it pretty much everything) that I have mentioned has been quite impressive and inspiring. So is the following reveal. However, this time I can't really say it's something that I would ever put on my bal ...
You’ve Never Seen Carpet Like This Before!
What would you do if you had some tiny toy army men, some plastic forks and a few boxes of band-aids that you didn't need anymore? Would you throw them in the garbage? Would you recycle them? Would you give them away? Perhaps if you were in a creative mood, you might make something with them, ri ...