Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
The Oldest Known Facebook User and Geek Alive
I love little old ladies, and I think this is the cutest story ever. Lillian Lowe has two big reasons to celebrate. She is about to turn 104 years old and she has just been crowned the oldest Facebook user in the world.
The reason she is known as a cyber-granny, also known as Supergran to her f ...
Retro Joystick Makes Your iPad That Much Cooler!
Recently Diana wrote about a suction cup iPad controller that plenty of people found quite interesting (I was one of them). But the retro feel of that "button" didn't fully tickle my fancy, so I set out to see if I could find one better. I wanted one that could make my wet retro dreams become realit ...
A Geek’s Tombstone: Be Honored As A Geek Even After You Die
Yesterday Richard wrote an article about a service called Webwill that, after you die, will allow you to send a goodbye message to all your friends on Facebook, turn your Twitter account over to a trusted friend and send emails to inform people of your death.
I figured while we are on the topic o ...
How To: Dress Like Mark Zuckerberg
Why is it that everyone loves to poke fun at Time's 2010 Person of the Year, Mark Zuckerberg? I know he's taken a lot of heat for the privacy issues on Facebook, but my opinion on that is a little different than a lot of people. I think that if we have something we don't want the whole world to se ...
This New iPad Controller Gives You Gaming Domination
Do you have an iPad yet? I have a couple of friends abroad that just recently got theirs. Well, guess what? Congratulations on getting one, but now all the focus is on the iPad 2. It's like we've always said here, technology moves so fast that the moment you get a gadget and figure out all the f ...
The Ultimate Time Capsule: Geeks from the 1960s
I am totally a product of the 70s and mostly the 80s; however, I have often told friends of mine that I wish I had grown up the 60s. There is just something about that time that seems so happy and free. It's the whole psychedelic, love everyone, peace, flowers and rockin music that I'm attracted t ...
The Geek Way To Get Retro Pixilated Sleep
This is an exciting time in the world for geeks. After all, for the first time in history, it's actually cool to be a geek. And, with technology developing as fast as it is these days, geeks know that there is a never ending supply of fascinating gadgets in the world to demo and learn about.
As ...
Mod World: White iPhone, Game Boy and HTC All Bundled!
The mod world just gets crazier and crazier by the minute. If it's not steampunk, it's a coffee table that you can play on. It just never stops, and that's a good thing. But where does a mod begin and end just to become something else? It seems just because something looks like something it's a ...
Badass LEGO Guns: A Book To Teach You How To Play For Real!
Just like any geek, we here at Bit Rebels love to play with LEGO. I think Diana has stated that before and it's completely true. The joy just never stops when you have a few blocks of LEGO at your disposal. Building complex builds just continues, and as you know, the possibilities will never end. ...
LeDIX Origine: Limited Insane Cell Phone For Luxurious Geeks
There is a great deal of consumer cell phones out there that go down in price with each day that passes. What is cool today is ultimately old news tomorrow. That's the lifestyle a geek lives by, and to some extent, it is seriously true. New technologies are revealed each day, and we frolic in the ...
Star Wars Party Starter: Custom Made Darth Vader Beer Dispenser
As New Years is fast approaching, it can be a little stressful to put together that party you've been planning for the past two months. You are supposed to hook up the food, the guest list, and of course, the drinks for the evening. All of it could be fun and rewarding; however, if you are under s ...
The Geek’s Dream Multi-Outlet Socket System
No wonder this little concept design has taken the Internet by storm over the past few days. It's colorful, it rotates, and best of all, it snaps together like a bunch of Lego bricks. This is perfect for any geek!
Designers Cheng-Hsiu Du and Chyun-Chau Lin created this ingenious system called " ...
The Fun Geek Girl Way To Monitor Your Heartbeat
In previous articles, I've claimed to have found the geekiest girl jewelry out there, but I take it all back. I think I've found something to top every other necklace, ring and bracelet I've written about before. The only thing I've seen that touches this is the interactive Bluetooth Phone Ring th ...
The Battlestar Galactica Toilet Paper Holder
If you are a geek, and if you have any sense of interior design at all, then you spend some time making sure that your surroundings match your personality. It's a lot of fun creating an inspiring geeky environment to live and work in, but it can also be draining since sometimes it's hard to find ju ...
The World’s Fastest Beer Dispensing Keg
I had a full academic scholarship which paid for my first two years at University, but after that, I was on my own. I managed to graduate without any student loan debt, but I worked hard to pay that tuition bill every semester. I did anything I had to do, and as a result, I was serving beer in the ...