Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Stop Fast-Forwarding!
I was recently watching Heroes on NBC (one of my favorite prime-time adventures) when suddenly I shouted to my wife (who controls the remote) "stop fast forwarding!"
In my house we DVR everything. The time when most families are comfortable on the couch watching prime-time TV is usually the same ...
Sixth Sense Do You Have It?
No I'm not talking about the movie or the supernatural, but an interesting technology called the Sixth Sense. Basically, Sixth Sense is a mini-projector coupled with a camera and a cellphone—which acts as the computer and your connection to the Cloud, all the information stored on the web. Sixth Se ...
Get Your Smile On (your iPhone)
As if we needed another silly app for the iPhone. Who am I kidding? Bring it on!
Kodak has just launched a new free app for iPhone called SmileMaker. This happy-appy allows you to choose from an assortment of smiles to add to your pictures. Take an instant picture or add a smile to your saved ima ...
The Million Dollar Hole-In-One
I really love golf. Even though I don’t play golf myself, I am a very skilled golf cart driver. I’ve visited some of the most breath-taking golf courses in the world, and am fascinated with this sport. When I found this story, I knew I had to share it with you.
We’ve all seen those tournaments ...
We are Monitoring Your Frequency
I want to say a big thank you on behalf of our team to our loyal readers. With over 1 million page views during the last handful of months we must be doing something right. : ) If you have visited Bit Rebels frequently during the last few weeks, you will have noticed some updates to the site aesthet ...
9 Things to Avoid When Accepting an Award
As my first post here on bitrebels.com, I'd like to take the stage and say a few words:
"Thank you so much! I always dreamed about what it would be like to write for Bitrebels.com someday, but I never actually thought it would happen. I write about printing, marketing, and design, so thank you so ...
Geek Cakes.. Nom Nom!
Found some awesome geek cakes! Baked and designed by SweetTooThFairy. A real treat for the Geek at heart. I think anyone who is into gaming would love this Halo3 Cake. Baking cakes have never remained the same especially after the gaming industry took off. We see a number of cakes baked in honour ...
Funny Signages – Can’t Get Enough of Them
Signages are everywhere these days. You see them on street corner, on fences, and they come in various shapes and sizes. I found a video that really made me laugh so hard that I said this i need to share with our Bit Rebels readers. Some of the stuff are really just plain silly, others are done in ...
How Many Jalapenos Can You Eat At Once?
Earlier this week I wrote an article about Joey Chestnut, the man who won a contest by eating 68 hot dogs and hot dog buns in 10 minutes. Soon after that article posted, Brent Burdick (@akamediainc) sent me the information about an even more insane eating contest. This is nuts, you’ve got to see t ...
How to: Start A Party with Thousands of Guests!
I love flash mobs, I think its one cool way to make a statement. A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via telecommunic ...
68 Hot Dogs in 10 Mins – New World Record!
Joey Chestnut describes himself as a “professional eater.” After all, you don’t become the new hot dog eating world record holder by chance! It takes a lot of hard work and practice.
Joey snagged the world record at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. He successfully cra ...
Fluids, Viscosity and You!
I'm a bit of a science lover myself, its all awesome. But not only is it awesome but it is beautiful and intriguing.
Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or extensional stress.
One of the most incredible and beautiful things is simple ...
Scooby Doo Yourself!
One cartoon that I love watching when I was growing up was Scooby Doo. He is one mystery solving dog, he is one fifth of the crime solving team of Shaggy, Thelma, Daphne and Freddy. I actually Scooby Doo'ed myself .. Did you like it? If you want, you can do it too! So click on the link and foll ...
SXSW 2010: Why should I attend?
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals, better known as SXSW, is an internationally recognized music, film, and media interaction conference held annually in Austin, TX. It began in 1987 as a way to gather those in the industry to work together, share ideas, and network. Since then, it ha ...
Using Jealousy To Transform Your Life
“To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self” ~ Joan Didion
Everyone has been jealous at one time or another. As well-adjusted, well-mannered and well intentioned we may be, we have all felt the pangs of envy. Someone got the job, car, hot guy, hot girl or fabulous o ...