Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Live Like An Elf In An Extraordinary LOTR Treehouse
How would you like to live like an elf? We've featured a lot of exquisite treehouses on Bit Rebels, and each time when I think I've seen it all, I find another one that blows my mind. Hanging out in a tree has progressed a lot from back in the days when we used to throw some blankets over some barel ...
Tranquil Wooden LEGO Bricks Combine Nature & Geek
The moment I saw these LEGO bricks a few days ago, I knew I had to share them with you. The way they combine the traditional geeky LEGO flavor with a feeling of peaceful, serene nature makes them unique, and this is a set of bricks I'd love to own. We've seen many designers put their own spin on tra ...
DIY Star Wars Lightsaber Party Invitations
One of the best parts of writing here at Bit Rebels is that we never have to grow up. We get to write about Star Wars, LEGO, and the superheroes and video games we grew up with, and it just never ends. I don't think of those things as being associated with kids, or maybe we're just all a bunch of bi ...
Micro Luggage Scooter: The Luggage That Takes You For A Ride
If you are one of those people who is always late for everything, including your flights, I have the perfect solution for you. It's the luggage that will not only help you get to your gate on time, it will get you a lot of attention in the process. It's the quite geeky luggage design called Micro Lu ...
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Geeks Rule The World & Here Is Why [Infographic]
Geeks rule the world. That's the mindset that people (and geeks in general) have today. As soon as you say the word "geek," there is a whole set of rules that apply. A lot of people would jump on the topic to make sure and trash it all they can. The first thing they would say is that a nerd and a ge ...
World’s Largest Scrabble Game Is A Handcrafted Work Of Art
Someone asked me the other day if I thought Scrabble was a geek's game. I thought about it for a moment and said, "Not really, it's more like a smart person's game." Since geeks are smart, I suppose that makes Scrabble a geeky game by default. It's true though. Think about it. When you are in an int ...
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. ...
Immortalize Your Youth With A LEGO Self-Portrait & Become A Minifig
If you grew up playing with LEGO, you know how fantastic those building blocks and minifigs are to play with. Whether you are still a LEGO-loving child at heart or have a child who now loves it as much as you did, you can immortalize your youth with a self-portrait of you as a minifig. LEGO building ...
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Celebrity Geeks You Should Know About [Infographic]
The world is full of geeks. Some look more like the stereotype than others, but they all have one thing in common, they are all geeks. It's easy to judge people by their exterior. For example, who would think that a model who charges thousands of dollars just to wear a designer's clothes and be phot ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hole-Digging Calculator: Where You’d End Up If You Just Kept Digging
Remember the good old days? Those days when you would sit in the back garden, digging a giant hole? I do. I was digging to China. It's probably good that I never made it. After all, it would have been a tad hot in the molten parts of the earth, I think. I mean, I would have brought my sunglasses and ...
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 ...