Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
Canary Home Security System Enters Sci-Fi Territory For Cheap
Isn't it weird how nowadays we can monitor pretty much everything going on online, but we can't get an update on how our own home is doing when we're not there babysitting it? There's always a risk that when you get back home, stuff will not be the same thanks to intruders who are out to make a few ...
Bigshot: The DIY Digital Camera For Future Hacker Innovators
Yesterday I wrote about Instagram, and how an accessory app can help you earn rewards from your awesome pictures. Without a camera, it would be impossible to use either Instagram or that accessory app, so I thought a little DIY article would be in order to help people understand how digital cameras ...
Most User-Friendly Mount For Smartphones And Tablets Makes Life Easier
There are tons of mounts available for smartphones and tablets. There are so many that it never occurred to me that someone was innovating to create one we haven't seen before. This mount is called the eleMount. It caught my attention because it was just listed on Kickstarter yesterday, and in only ...
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12 Ways To Promote Your Facebook App On A Shoestring Budget [PDF]
Just because you've created the best app, it doesn't mean you've created the most popular app. If you think about that, you'll know exactly what I mean. I can't even count the times I've downloaded a popular app only to find a more obscure app later that does the job much better. I'm not an app deve ...
Custom 3D Printed Wrist Splint Can Help People In Undeveloped Regions
We love 3D printing here at Bit Rebels, and we've written about everything from 3D printed action figures to 3D printed body parts. The technology behind 3D printing just keeps getting better, and the applications seem to be endless. It continues to improve lives in many different ways. Today I'd li ...
Does This iPhone 6 Design Push The iPhone Into The Future?
People are at it again, or should I say still at it? The rumor mill has started and as always, there are iPhone concept designs pushed out that try to predict what Apple is going to do next to keep the iPhone in the spotlight. There's no doubt the iPhone has gotten some serious competition in the la ...
Downloadable 3D Printed Shoes Start The Instant Delivery Revolution
A while ago, I wrote an article where the concept of instant delivery came up. Nowadays, we are used to ordering things online and having them delivered to us the next day or so. But with 3D printing technology, that is about to change. When 3D printing reaches a better quality, which it is certainl ...
Fascinating Origins Behind The Names Of Popular Tech Companies
I remember when Apple first announced the iPad. The jokes about the name 'iPad' went on for weeks, but now nobody gives it a second thought. Words like Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple and Intel don't even faze us. Have you ever wondered how those companies got their names? It was interesting to le ...
Gorilla Glass By Corning Gets Additional Futuristic Features
If you haven't heard of Gorilla Glass before, this might possibly change your perspective when it comes to smartphones. Gorilla Glass by Corning is a touchscreen glass which is in constant development. There was huge hype about it some time ago because of its increased durability. It is proven to be ...
Future Of Retirement: The Elder-Care Robot That Will Look After You
How would you feel about a robot looking after you in your elderly years? With an estimated 1.5 billion people expected to be over 65 by 2050, we would need about the same amount of people employed in the Aged Care industry to look after them all. That’s an astonishing projection of 30% of the popul ...
How To: Block Phone Numbers, Texts & FaceTime Calls Using iOS 7
With all the high tech features packed into our iPhones, it's always seemed a little strange to me that we can't easily block phone numbers, text messages and FaceTime calls. There are ways to do it of course, but if you don't want to jailbreak your phone or go to the trouble of creating a special r ...
Ad Agency Determined Who To Hire By Monitoring Interns’ Brainwaves
People are constantly saying that it's difficult to score a job in today's fierce and competitive job environment. I wish I could tell you that it will get a whole lot easier, but technology is going to somewhat change the course of how we land a job. You most likely came to this article after readi ...
Sound Band: Soundless Headphones Ensure A Private Conversation
For decades, researchers have been tinkering with noise reduction technologies. Since sound travels through the air in pressure waves, it is believed that if you can reverse the pressure waves and meet the original pressure waves halfway to their destination, you can cancel out the sound entirely. S ...
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Is It Privacy Paranoia Or Does The Internet Know It All? [Infographic]
If you have been using social media for a while now, you know how important privacy can be. There have been plenty of examples where social networking services have a different idea about what privacy is compared to its users. Sometimes social networking services have a different agenda than that of ...
World’s First True Color 3D Printer Has A Trick Up Its Sleeve
When the 3D printer first arrived on the scene, people were a little skeptical about its future. Could it really become a revolutionary device that one day would become a central part of everything we do everyday? I think the 3D printer speaks for itself nowadays. There are still leaps to be taken o ...