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3D Printing Used To Redesign A Barbie Doll As A Real 19-Year-Old Girl
How old do you think Barbie is? I don't mean how many years has she existed. I mean how old is she? She's a 19-year-old girl or close to it, right? Everyone knows that a Barbie doll doesn't look like a real person, but what you might not know is that in order for her proportions to be real; she woul ...
Analyze Your Gmail Metadata And Spy On Your Own Email Life
The topic of Internet privacy, or the lack thereof, is always a popular topic. Add to that the stories of spying that have been all over the news lately, and it almost seems like privacy is really dead. I read somewhere that in the future, everyone will hope for 15 minutes of anonymity instead of 15 ...
Tech Device Emerges That Allows Criminals To Unlock Keyless Cars
It appears that the old 'smash-and-grab' car break-in technique may be going high tech. There's no need to smash the window to grab a laptop or an iPad out of the car when the thief can just use a mysterious new piece of tech that allows them to unlock keyless cars without hardly any effort at all. ...
Google Censorship: The Google Transparency Report Visualized
I'm sure we'd all like to think Google is the wild, wild west of information that runs free without censorship. It surely seems that way since doing any simple search will almost certainly yield a wide range of opinions on the topic. We all know how important it is to do our due diligence to find th ...
Xentry: Turns Your Old Smartphone Into A Digital Peephole
With all the millions of smartphones that are sold every year, what happens to the ones that are old and dated? We toss them out when we buy new ones. It's something that some people have been bothered by for years. Why can't we recycle them and use them for something else instead? Well, it turns ou ...
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The Ultimate Journey Around America For Apple Fans [Infographic]
There's no doubt Apple has struggled since Steve Jobs passed away. Whether it's wildly fluctuating stock, a loss in smartphone market share or even the ability to maintain their reputation for being innovative, Apple has been scrambling to make up ground. An Apple fan is a loyal fan though, and thos ...
PairASight Camera Glasses Stream Realtime Video To Other People
There are more and more Google Glass competitors spawning into the market that will make it harder for Google to keep their own glasses in people's focus. We have presented a couple here on Bit Rebels, and most recently we featured the Recon Jet glasses that have a more sporty approach and slightly ...
Poppy Turns Your iPhone Into A Legit 3D Camera
Apple is currently trying to renew themselves with their latest iOS update. On top of that, they have redesigned the MacPro to attract more customers. I have to say though that I am not too impressed with the new design. It doesn't allow for hardly any customization once you've bought it. Where do y ...
DUO Camera Breaks In Half For Two Perspectives In The Same Photo
There have been so many interesting camera concept designs over the past few years, but this DUO camera stands out from the rest. It's based on the interesting concept that combines a traditional photo with a 'selfie.' Selfie photos became super popular in 2012, and you won't have to look far in you ...
How To Create A Faraday Cage To Avoid Government Surveillance
Edward Snowden has been all over the news lately, and it's raised all kinds of new concerns about government surveillance and privacy. If you thought the government was invading your privacy without your knowledge, would you go so far as to make a Faraday cage? According to Wikipedia, a Faraday cage ...
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5 Types Of Web Hosting Services & What They Provide [Cheat Sheet]
There are so many things that happen behind the scenes that contribute to making a blog or website successful. Along with that comes a lot of decisions that someone has to make about everything from content to SEO to web hosting. Most people I know who start a blog simply order a standard web hostin ...
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50 Years Of Sci-Fi Interfaces & What They Predicted [Infographic]
How many times have you watched a science fiction movie and thought, "User interfaces doesn't look like that!" I would guess more than once, right? Would you be surprised if I told you that the sci-fi interfaces on the silver screen actually spawned what we are using today, so why wouldn't they look ...
Siri Creator Working On Sci-Fi Interface That Predicts Your Thoughts
When Siri was first released, it was received with a bit of skepticism. People didn't really comprehend the complexity that was at the core of the Siri engine. "Could you really ask 'it' anything and still get a response?" was the question on everyone's mind. It took quite a while for people to unde ...
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Updated Study Shows Most Important SEO Ranking Factors [Infographic]
We've written a lot of articles about SEO, and it's a topic we are truly passionate about. In the blogging world, it's a victory to see something you've written rank well in Google, or at least it is for me. SEO doesn't have to be hard, and once you get the hang of it, it's actually fun. There are s ...
Hurt Duck Walks Again With Snazzy New 3D Printed Webbed Foot
This is your feel good story of the day, and it's a tearjerker for sure. Once again 3D printing changes a life, and this time, it's the life of a duck named buttercup. Buttercup was born with one backwards foot. He could only walk if he could endure the pain, and that left webbed foot was always rid ...