Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
Kano: First Modular Computer Kit To Utilize the IKEA Concept
I think by now everyone is familiar with the Swedish furniture store IKEA, right? It is a multinational company which made its founder Ingvar Kamprad one of the top 10 wealthiest people in the world. Since then, a lot of people have tried to emulate the concept, which is that you buy the product but ...
New iPhone 6 Concept Sports Appealing Three-Sided Display
There have probably not been as many concept phones presented from people's imagination as for the iPhone. Each time that we're getting close to one of Apple's, (by now legendary), keynotes there are always a truck load of different iPhone concepts being thrown around. We have yet to see one that is ...
Neptune Pine: Most Feature Packed Smartwatch Yet
The number of smartwatches made available to us is on the rise and with every new one comes new innovative features. So far there has yet to be a smartwatch that completely blows away all the competition. The thing is that we here at Bit Rebels never thought that such a watch would come from a start ...
Home-Brew Touch-Sensitive Furniture Turns Annoyance Into Comfort
Some of today's technology was groundbreaking twenty or thirty years ago, but today it is quite outdated. One such outdated technology is the light switch. We have smartphones that we can communicate with anyone no matter where they are, but we still have to physically walk over to the light switch ...
Structure Sensor: iPad 3D Scanner That Must Be Seen To Be Believed
I am sitting here trying to understand what I have just seen. Believe me, through the years here at Bit Rebels I have seen tons of 3D scanners being presented only to linger in the shadows once their initial hype has faded. I sense this 3D scanner is going to be different though. This one brings a w ...
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10 Most Distracting Smartphone Apps When Driving [Infographic]
Compared to everyone else I don't think I even get close when it comes to the amount of apps on my smartphone. It is not by choice it is more because I never have time really to sit down and use them. There are hundreds of thousands of smartphone apps available and of course some of them are more di ...
LED Flip Flops Add A Light Show To Your Casual Footwear
As wearable technology spreads its arm around the world, we're bound to see more home-brew projects than actual consumer products. Why? Because there are way more people with ideas, than there are companies that so far dare to spend millions of dollars on developing this new form of technology. But ...
4 Ways To Protect Your Company From Security Threats
Running a business is hard work. In addition to running daily operations and business-related tasks, business owners are also faced with the responsibilities of managing their employees and keeping their data, personal and private information safe. In today’s time of constantly evolving technology t ...
Life-Size Raspberry Pi 3D Scanner Is A Revolution In The Making
The need for 3D scanners is becoming ever so evident as 3D printing is getting more popular. Now when even hobbyists are able to prototype their ideas in a way that was never available to them before, the need to be able to virtualize objects is of great importance. By virtualizing objects, you are ...
Samsung Announces 800,000 Galaxy Gear Smartwatches Shipped
As it turns out, smartwatches are becoming big business, which will of course drive the quality forward. When people first started talking about smartwatches, most did not know what to expect. There are features not yet implemented that could really revolutionize mobile computing, and that is where ...
Digital Business Card: Best Way To Make A Lasting First Impression
Business cards have long been the primary way to present ourselves when building new contacts in the real world, (you know the one outside our office window). For years, the business card has had the same design, and at best you have had the option to choose what kind of paper and print it should ha ...
Guy Creates Portable Pocket Consoles Out Of Every Retro Console
We love everything that has to do with portable gaming here at Bit Rebels. Whether it is the games on your smartphone, or complete upcycled consoles which have been miniaturized into pocket consoles. It's all very exciting, and we have featured many of these things over the years. I think everyone r ...
Math Whiz Recreates Minecraft Gameplay On His Graphing Calculator
Yesterday I wrote about a guy who hacked his calculator so that he could play Game Boy games on it. Well, as one Twitter follower of mine pointed out, he didn't hack his calculator as much as he hacked his Game Boy to fit into his calculator case. So now that this it out of the way let's check out s ...
Deconstructed: Anatomy Of 18 Popular Video Game Controllers
We spend thousands of hours on games each year, but do we ever really think about how it is all possible? I mean everything is working as it should, for the most part, and we play our games from start to finish. But what about the hardware, the actual devices that make it all possible? That is somet ...
Hacker Puts A Physical Touch On The Gaming Classic Breakout
With XBox Kinect and Nintendo Wii developers tried to bring a more physical element into gaming. I do not know if it is accurate to say that it was successful or not. Neither of those options feel as if they correctly depict how these devices have performed as far as sales go. They certainly managed ...