Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Star Wars Vector Art: This Is Pure Brilliance
I am a huge admirer of vector art. Every chance I get, I study its intricate patterns and delve into the millions of tutorials on the web about making realistic portraits and whatnot. I usually work in Photoshop, but I have found Illustrator to be somewhat of a second outlet for me when it comes to ...
Movie Snack Breakdown: The Scary Truth
I bet you are a frequent movie goer if you are reading this. Why else would you want to know anything about movie snacks, right? Oh wait, you could of course be one of those movie junkies who sits at home in front of your super mega big screen and surround sound blasting away those sci-fi movies whi ...
Night Vision Camera: Take Pictures In Total Darkness
Taking pictures is so much fun. It seems like these days everyone has a digital camera or a smartphone with a camera. Ever since the photo sharing trend started on social networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, people have been capturing more and more of their memories to share wi ...
Retro Commercial: Welcome To Lego In 1960
It's 2011 and Lego has never been more popular. The only bad thing about it is that it's still really expensive if you want the cool stuff. Just imagine that Lego has been around since 1949 when Danish businessman Godtfred Kirk Christiansen developed it. It's one of those ideas that would come to ch ...
Good & Evil: A How-To Guide For Each Side
In a world plagued by terrorism and war, it's hard sometimes to stay positive and believe in the future of mankind. However, there are so many things that we can still marvel over that our mother earth offers us. We shouldn't delve into things that will only cause us further harm or pain.
It migh ...
Simpsons Parodies: Famous Games Get A Makeover
To say that The Simpsons is not one of the most successful cartoon shows on the telly would be quite untruthful. The series has gone on forever it seems, and the jokes are sometimes nasty and evil. However, there is always a sense morale in the way that they tell their stories, at least sometimes. I ...
Portal Tetris: Free Unlimited Online Gaming
There is so much that can be said about the legendary Tetris game designed and created by the Russian mathematician Aleksej Pazjitnov. Not until very recently did Aleksej get the copyright for his creation. If he would have had it from the start, it would have made him a millionaire many times over ...
Evolution Of Nintendo Characters
Ahh... Here I am, in the land of Nintendo. It's a little strange since we usually leave it up to Richard to cover all the Nintendo goodness on Bit Rebels since he is so good at it, but I couldn't resist today. Last night I was feeling particularly retro, and I downloaded the original Donkey Kong on ...
iPad & Kindle Book Cases: The Hobbit, Sherlock Holmes…
You know, now that the iPad and the Kindle (and all the rest of the tablets) are furiously entering the market with eBooks, there is a huge decline in the number of people who actually go to the library anymore. This in itself is causing a real problem that I don't think we all know or think about. ...
10 Fierce Steampunk Inspired Flash Drives
We write about steampunk a lot on Bit Rebels. There is just something about mixing new technologies with Victorian sci-fi antique-looking designs that takes us into an impossible world full of possibilities. Just like every other style of design, sometimes artists get a little funky with their steam ...
Super Mario With A Portal Gun Is Way More Fun
Once again, I find myself walking the halls of the vibrant memories of Super Mario Bros. It's like it has become a close friend of mine that I can always return to in order to feel that awesome retro feeling that sometimes pokes at my attention. The gameplay, as we have analyzed before, is simple ye ...
The Geekiest Most Romantic Anniversary Gift Ever
Since most of the hot guys out there these days are geeks, a lot of girls claim to be geeks just to hopefully capture the attention of the geek guys they've got their eye on. It's all part of the dark side of being a geek. Guys, I have one guaranteed way for you to know if your girl is a real geek, ...
Simpsons Alphabet: Another Reason To Learn Your ABCs
As a kid, going to school is a truly magical experience at first. You can almost not wait to get into all that school business, and get some homework so you can brag about it. However, what usually happens after a couple of years is that the school virus silently starts to settle comfortably inside ...
Couch Potato’s Dream: A Motorized Easy Chair
That's what I'm talkin about baby! Imagine it's Sunday afternoon, you are in the mood for a little drive, no problem... as a matter of fact, you don't even have to get out of that recliner you're sitting in. What a fun way to procrastinate even the slightest amount of exercise. Too bad sitting is li ...
Real Life Super Mario: Gaming Doesn’t Have To Be Hard
The need for a little bit of Super Mario in our lives is evidently high, and people have started to reenact the legendary 8-bit game in various ways. Some creative people have even created a 3D version (if only a movie) of Super Mario to liven up the game in our memories and put a new touch on it. T ...