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 ...
HOT Watch Enables Seamless Palm-Speak Calls
Is the market too saturated with smartphones? Have people started to look beyond the smartphone? At first glance, that could very well be the case. We see it more and more in the media when everyone talks about a smart watch. It is said that it could possibly accessorize the smartphone if it is good ...
Magazine Picture From 1930 Predicts Today’s Smartphone Lifestyle
When it comes to predicting the future, people typically come up with exaggerated ideas. At the same time though, there is often an element of truth in what people think the future might hold. We write about futuristic ideas a lot on Bit Rebels, especially when it comes to forward-thinking technolog ...
Xbox Controller Motor & 3D Printed Case Make Smart Gear Shift Knob
I was lucky in that I learned how to drive a 'stick shift' when I was a teenager. I remember the learning curve. My car stalled out at the top of many hills back then while I learned how to put the car in first gear (and let off the clutch just right) after the light turned green. Now there is an ea ...
Disney Unveils New Haptic Mid-Air Touch Sensation Technology Aireal
I don't think it's a secret that we here at Bit Rebels love technology, especially technology that is based on all things science fiction. It's when technology is taken beyond our current realm that the most exciting results will follow, and that is the case with virtual reality accessories today. M ...