Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
Charge Your Phone Wirelessly By Putting It On Your Kitchen Countertop
In the future, hopefully smartphones and other mobile devices will have a way to charge themselves so we won't have to think about it. There have been a few concept designs over the past year which suggest that could be coming. But until the day is here, we will have to deal with the hassle of charg ...
Powered Jacket: First Commercial Exoskeleton To Be Released In Japan
The world is in a state of constant change. We've all heard the predictions of people having robot housekeepers, and how we'll prefect them into all kinds of other robots to relieve ourselves from hard labor. In Japan, they seem to have a different opinion or they've just jumped forward a few decade ...
TV System Provides A Realistic Breathtaking View Outside Your Window
If you look outside your window right now, what do you see? If you are like many people, it might be your front yard or the parking lot of your office building. Wouldn't it be great to look out the window and see a realistic, breathtaking view? Maybe you'd like to see the beach on a sunny day or som ...
Self-Correcting Glasses Let Kids Adjust Their Own Glasses Prescription
Going to the eye doctor can be expensive, especially when you add to that the cost of prescription eyeglasses. For many children, visiting an eye doctor and getting the proper glasses isn't an option. Being unable to see properly can affect everything from a child's confidence to his or her ability ...
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All The Google Ideas That Didn’t Work [Infographic]
It's no secret that Google is always working on something. We're constantly seeing news about new Google innovations hitting the Internet. Some have become the backbone of our lives, while others have come and gone without notice. Google is one of the world's most successful companies, but their tim ...
New Bionic Lenses Enable On-Demand Mechanical Zooming
We have covered quite a few different contact lenses here on Bit Rebels. Some of them have been on the edge of technology itself. But I don't think many contact lenses will have the chance to impress when compared to what a team of American and Swiss engineers have been able to achieve with their bi ...
Fliike Allows You To Display Your Facebook Like Count In Real Life
As Facebook likes become more important for anyone and any brand on the Internet, people are looking for new ways to keep track of them all. Sure, you can go to your Facebook page and check them, or possibly add a social bookmarking button on your website. However, you could also show your like coun ...
3D Printed Airplanes: Around Year 2050 You Could Be Flying In One
People trust that 3D printed body parts are safe enough to be attached to their bodies. People also trust that 3D printed food is safe enough to eat, and that 3D printed parts are safe enough to be used on a car. However, would you trust a 3D printed airplane to fly you safely to your destination? I ...
Garmin Announces Innovative Heads-Up Display For Your Car
When it comes to innovative computer usage, one of the most futuristic approaches at the moment is probably the numerous incarnations of Google Glass. The concept has had a huge spread so far, and more people than we could probably imagine are looking forward to wearing these glasses. But the concep ...
Rolomotion Introduces iPhone Powered Kinect-Like Gaming
Kinect had a profound impact when it was first introduced. People dreamed up the most mind boggling uses and features for it. But it wasn't until we actually saw these features that we realized this gaming accessory's true potential. Suddenly it was used for far more things than the gaming elements ...
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Budget iPhone: This Is What It Might Look Like [Video]
Everyone is talking about Apple soon launching an armada of new products. So far it's all rumors, but there has been some information that supports it. One possible product is the iWatch, which Apple applied for a patent for. Apple also applied to copyright its name on more new stuff we've yet to se ...
Smartphone Controlled Wi-Fi Digital Window Shades Save Energy
Although there have been a few innovative window shade concepts presented over the past few years, for the most part, window shades and blinds haven't changed much in decades. If you want to control the light that comes in or increase privacy, you manually pull the shade or close the curtains or bli ...
Parody Reminds Us To Turn Our Phones And Take Video In Landscape Mode
The most annoying videos on YouTube are the ones taken in portrait mode. When videos are taken in portrait mode and then uploaded to YouTube's horizontal player, it creates all that black space on the sides. I'm guilty of doing it myself. I have uploaded videos taken in portrait mode to my own YouTu ...
Scent Camera Allows Capturing Of Scents And Aromas
It's easy to assume that most people have at some point wanted to bottle a scent they have smelled by using a device. I mean, wouldn't it be cool if you could just take a snapshot of a scent and then return back to it whenever you want? It would be the ultimate memory documentation device. It would ...
Guy Builds Portable Gamepad Based On A Raspberry Pi
When the Raspberry Pi was finally released, everyone was eager to get their hands on one. So many people in fact that the the pre-order line reached a good 6 months. When you see a product instantly become this successful, you know things are going to change. It looked like everyone wanted to do the ...