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Running Short On Friends? – Maybe “CleverBot” Is For You!
Sitting in front of the computer too often can truly deplete the number of real life friends that you might have collected since you went to school. Those best friends of yours could have changed from being real to just words on the screen, if even that. Some people actually experience a total col ...
Invisible Screens On Your Gadgets – Technology Inspiration
Invisible screens on gadgets seem to be all the rage, have you noticed? People used to stare at them in awe, thinking the technology was possible, but now I think most people have figured out that it's an optical illusion.
There is a tricky step-by-step photography process to follow in order to ...
The Audi Design Makeover of the Millennium – Audi “Regard”
Audi has long been a reliable and durable car that previously didn't have the true lines of a sports car, at least not if I may say so myself. However, lately they have come out with some rather cool and unique designs that are well implemented into that category of cars. How about the TT or the R ...
Tron Bike Reimagined – Hyundai Is Focusing On Speed
Tron is the highly anticipated remake of the '80s movie that became pop culture and later developed into several games for geeks around the world. The special effects back then were the finest you could find. Jeff Bridges played one of the leading roles in this epic movie, and he kept us all on th ...
A Folding Speaker for Your iPhone, iPod and iPad!
Have you ever wished that you had a portable speaker system for your iPod, iPhone or even your iPad, but found they are just too damn big to be carried around in your pocket? Apple hasn't exactly been developing this side of their product line, and they are probably not going to either. They keep ...
A Working Bugatti Veyron Built With Cigarette Packs
Wow, cigarettes have a lot of uses aside from smoking, don't they? A few months ago, I wrote about a fabulous installation built from 219,000 cigarettes. It was quite a sight. If you missed that, you can check it out here.
Today, I'm writing about a Bugatti Veyron built from 10,280 empty packs ...
Here’s How You Can Simulate and Fly Like Iron Man!
How many of you started day dreaming about being able to fly just like Iron Man after you saw the first movie? How many of you got obsessed with it after the second movie? If I were to have to guess, I would say a lot of you. Maybe you're too afraid to admit that you fancy the way Iron Man actual ...
The Closest We’ll Get To A Real Lightsabre – A Wicked Laser!
Yesterday Richard wrote an article about lightsabres that basically told us all that unfortunately, in our lifetime, we would probably never see a real lightsabre created. He supplied all the facts to back that up. If you missed that article, you can read about it here.
After I finished pouting ...
A FaceBook “Like” Button For Our Offline Life
If you are a social media junkie like me, then you will appreciate this little concept design a lot. Since it was introduced last week, the Internet response has been overwhelming.
The UK based design studio, Nation, just updated their site to say that these will be available for purchase in t ...
GE Engineer Breaks Down The Lightsabre – Infographic
The question has been asked a million times by now, and still we are no closer to revealing the true makings of the iconic Star Wars lightsabre. The lightsabre, of course, gives the Jedi the kahunas to be what he is supposed to be. A GE Engineer named Mark Glausenkemp decided to break down the lig ...
Insects Embedded With Technology – Science Fiction Inspired Art
I'm having a hard time deciding if this is really creepy or kinda cool. Remember the guy that took dead flies and put them in fun positions to photograph? If not, you can check out some crazy pics of that here.
Mike Libby from Insect Lab does something similar, but a little more diabolical. He ...
The iPad & iPhone Walking Robots – A Cute Robot Family
This totally belongs on Bit Rebels. It's just so cute, like a little family of Apple robots. You've seen the iPhone walking robot before, right? If not, I put the original video from 2008 below.
Well, now she has a big brother, and I mean much bigger. Introducing, the iPad walking robot. The ...
A Digital Billboard Like You Have Never Seen Before!
We see technology being used everywhere. It is integrating elements that make it very interesting for everyday use. I am sure that everyone is already familiar with digital billboards. When we were lounging around yesterday, @leahbesajimenez shared with me an interesting concept that was develope ...
The 24ct Gold Apple iPad – For The Sophisticated Geek
We all kinda knew this was coming, right? Funny, I'm not much of a gold girl. I prefer silver and platinum. This iPad looks a little gaudy to me. However, I know some people get into this stuff.
Introducing... the 24ct gold plated iPad. Designer Stuart Hughes from Goldstriker creates these l ...
Happy 1st Birthday Bit Rebels! – 10 Lessons We’ve Learned
My name is listed as the author on this article, but it is from all of us at Bit Rebels. Let me give you a little history...
It's hard to believe it's been a whole year since Bit Rebels began. It feels like just yesterday. I remember my dear friend @mistygirlph working hard on her first articl ...