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Design Inspiration: A 1937 Typewriter That Paints With Colorful Oils
Wow, using this typewriter would be like a dream come true. It's so inspiring and fantastic that I can barely say enough about it. This started out to be a 1937 Underwood Standard typewriter. Artist Tyree Callahan got his hands on it and recreated the whole thing into something brand new. Now instea ...
The Fuzzy Side Of The Force: Needle Felted Star Wars Ornaments
If you are a fan of soft fuzzy holiday ornaments and Star Wars, you are going to love these little needle felted goodies for your Christmas tree this year. This isn't the first time Star Wars has gone soft. A while back, Richard wrote about some cute crocheted tie fighters. It seems like even Star W ...
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Social Lights: Intimate Moments With An iPhone [10 Pics]
I always joke that I'm involved in a very serious relationship with my iPhone. Every day he goes with me everywhere, and if he was suddenly missing from my life, I would be sad for a long time. He is always by my side, and even when it's finally time to sleep, I keep him right there under my pillow. ...
Off The Hook: A Shower Head For Talkative People
Staying on that smartphone of yours all day will no doubt make you an addict before long. Maybe you have trouble sleeping, or maybe you just can't put the phone down if your life depended on it. I agree that there is a lot you can do these days on a phone that will keep you occupied for hours. You c ...
A Hugely Geeky Wooden AT-AT Liquor Cabinet
I don't drink liquor. It's not that I have anything against it; it's just not my style. I'm a beer girl. I had an unforgettable Jägermeister night when I was at a Gamma Beta Phi party at University, and after spending an entire weekend with my head spinning, I decided that drinking liquor wasn't for ...
Biscuit Pocket: The Cup That Holds Your Cookies
It's Thursday, and here I am sipping away on my cup of tea. I have no cookies and no chocolate to go with it, just tea. Yeah, it's one of those days. I don't know how many times I have been drinking cup after cup without realizing the hours flashed by in a hurry. Tea is great and all, but sometimes ...
FieldCandy: The Most Creative Tents You Will Ever See
I have to admit that I'm not exactly your average camper. As a kid, I was dragged off to some camping places around Sweden, and much to my dislike. Well, after being there for a couple of days, I adjusted like any other kid, but the lack of interaction with my NES and Atari wasn't exactly a pleasant ...
Design Inspiration: 6 Steampunk Nerf Gun Mods
Nerf guns are always so much fun. As kids they are fun to shoot, and as adults they are fun to mod... and shoot. They just never get old. Way back in 2010, we published an article called Possibly the Best Nerf Gun Mods - Ever. I remember at the time that post published, it was the most popular artic ...
The Inflatable Pillow Tie: Sneak Sleep On The Job
Sometimes waking up early in the morning can be anything but pleasant. There are a million things you can do though to make a day a pretty good one. However, going out into the rain and waiting for the bus aren't exactly the most desirable things to endeavor into. On rainy days, usually we don't hav ...
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Social Media Advice From A Grandma [9 Pics]
What's the best piece of advice you've ever gotten? I remember several years ago a much older friend of mine said to me, "Never take advice from anyone you wouldn't trade places with." Think about that one for just a minute. That was one of the most brilliant pieces of advice I've ever gotten. The w ...
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The Full iPhone Fanboy Low Down [Infographic]
I think there were a lot of people who were kind of disappointed when they watched the keynote that Apple held for the iPhone 4S. However, I think most of those people have recovered since then as they have seen that the updates made to the iPhone 4S compared to the previous version, the iPhone 4, w ...
i-Helicopter: Turbo Charged iPhone Remote Control Helicopter
There are so many fun smartphone apps and games available today to entertain us that I'm surprised some people still watch television regularly. I don't watch T.V. anymore. Every now and then when I sit down in front of it, I'm bored after a minute, and I'm immediately back on my iPhone.
The i-He ...
The Difference Between Lego & Playmobil
Alright, I don't think it is a secret that we here at Bit Rebels love everything Lego. We constantly do our best to bring you the very latest in builds and the freshest of shares. It's not easy though, I can tell you that! There are a million things to choose from, and to stay focused on writing and ...
The Evolution Of Music Delivered In One Video
Everything changes. Everything from the look of our hair to the landscape around us, and there is nothing we can do to stop that. If you think about it, it's quite a paradox since we can't really change change itself. Do you know what I mean? Well, of course there are things we can do to slow it dow ...
The Wrestling Approach To Fire Safety Is Way More Fun
The seriousness of the world can be quite exhausting at times, especially when you are an adult. There are things to attend to pretty much the entire time, and if you at some point find the time to endeavor into the land of possibilities, you can be damn sure someone will come around to change all t ...