Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
The Star Trek Medical Tricorder Inches Closer To Becoming A Reality
If you are a trekkie, which a lot of our readers are, you probably know that in Star Trek there are three main types of tricorders. One is a standard tricorder used to scan unfamiliar places and collect data, one is an engineering tricorder used for engineering purposes on the ship, and the last one ...
DIY Invisibility Cloak Uses 3D Printing Technology & Microwave Beams
About a month ago, I wrote about the latest advances in invisibility cloak technology. There is a new technique called mantle cloaking that cancels out the light waves so you never see them in the first place, which creates a transparent effect. Now it seems the researchers at Duke University have d ...
GoStacked: Modular Case For iPhone Brings Unlimited Feature Additions
Another iPhone case? Yes, but this time I have the opportunity to say, "finally!" Why? Because this one is far different from all the other ordinary and boring iPhone cases on the market. Usually when you see an iPhone case, it is just that, a case with some flair on it, nothing more and nothing les ...
3D Ultrasound Service Offers Printed Baby Hologram Pictures
Just a few years ago, an ultrasound only yielded a 2D image for the parents and the doctors to see. That has dramatically changed in the last couple of years. Nowadays, you can get ultrasound 3D prints which enable you to hold your child before it has been born. You can even get true color 3D repres ...
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Internet Side Effects: What They Do To Our Brains [Video]
Just a few days ago, I was checking out my Facebook news feed and came across an article shared by Scott Stratten. It was an article written by Paul Miller (published on The Verge) that dealt with the intriguing topic of unplugging from the Internet for a year. As I read through the story, I was str ...
Combimouse Combines Keyboard & Mouse Into One Device
When innovators get creative, pretty much anything can happen. We have seen it before, and we will continue to see it in the future. When I say 'get creative,' I mean the limitless optimization they seem to be able to brew up in their most inner sanctuary of creativity. Sometimes the product of thei ...
Lenticular Printing Tech Creates Secret Message For Abused Children
This street sign, which has gone viral, has a secret message in it that only children can see. It's everywhere online it seems, and it definitely deserves a place here on Bit Rebels too. Child abuse is such a heartbreaking epidemic, as is the fact that 70% of abused children turn into adult abusers. ...
popSLATE E-Ink Case Turns Your iPhone Into A Double-Sided Smartphone
It seems everyone is talking about the rumored flexible iWatch that Apple is supposedly working on right now. The e-ink screen is another one of those rumored devices that is being talked about a lot these days. There are a few products out there that are already using this technology, even though i ...
Casetop Turns Any Smartphone Into A Speedy Laptop
Anyone who has ever tried to work efficiently on a smartphone knows how annoying it can be. Not only is the size of the screen too small, but there is no physical keyboard, at least not on most smartphones. The bane of a touchscreen is ever more apparent when we look at the ways apps are refined and ...
This First Ever Full Color 3D Desktop Printer Changes Everything
Imagine what it would be like to have a full color 3D desktop printer sitting on your desk at home or in your office. There have been a lot of 3D printers that have hit the market over the past few years, and my guess is that when we look back at those printers in a decade from now, we'll giggle at ...
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Responsive Website Design: Everything You Need To Know [10 Infographics]
Some people are saying that 2013 is the year of Responsive Website Design. For some people in the design industry and clients with tight budgets, Responsive Website Design has proved to be heaven sent, especially during these tough financial times. Simply put, Responsive Website Design is a way for ...
Make Music Without An Instrument With The Korg Kaossilator 2
With modern technology, not being able to play an instrument is no longer a roadblock for people who want to make music. The Korg Kaossilator 2 is a handheld, cost-effective synthesizer that allows nearly anyone to create full-length music tracks. If you've always wanted to make your own music witho ...
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The Worrying State Of Internet Privacy In 2013 [Infographic]
When we think about Internet privacy, it seems we all think about some incident in the past when either our own or someone else's personal information was compromised. It happens every day, and it will most likely continue to be that way. It is said that it is our own fault when this happens to us, ...
Lunatik Taktik: The Kickass Throw-Around Safety iPhone 5 Case
We are many times presented with iPhone cases (or any smartphone cases for that matter) that claim they are the best you can ever get. I must admit that I have become a little frustrated with cases lately. They always look pretty much the same, and they never seem to add anything new to the already ...
Virtual User Interface Design Creates Smarter Physical Objects
The problem with virtual user interfaces is that they are usually way more complex than the user interface design that we see in many of our real life physical objects. Physical objects are usually way more straightforward, and they don't really need a visual point of view to be operated. When it co ...