The Magic Of Viral Videos & A Food Court Disaster
It's so funny to me how people always want to know the step-by-step plan for making a video go viral. It's like they think a few people out there are keeping this big secret about it, and they will do anything to find out what it is.
What some people don't realize is that you cannot force a vide ...
Whoa! Transformers Inspired Steel Megatron Tank Design
What would you do if you were bored and had 5.51 tons of steel lying around? Hmm... you could always do what this Chinese man did and build a super duper kick ass mind blowing Megatron tank with it. The person who created this handcrafted beauty calls himself Steel Legend. I'm dying to know exact ...
Kinect SwimBrowser: Surf The Internet Doing The Breast Stroke
We all know what great exercise swimming is. When I first read about this, I thought, "Great! Now we can swim, get exercise and surf the web all at the same time." That's true if you can hack your Kinect the way David Stolarsky did.
For the 2011 PrimeSense/OpenNI Developer Challenge, he created ...
8 Ways Twitter Can Make You A Better Person
I enjoy being on Twitter. I am on that site all the time. I started using Twitter in 2008, and I have seen firsthand its tremendous growth. I remember the days when there were very few of us who tweeted 24/7. We interacted with our Twitter friends all the way up until we fell asleep at night, an ...
The Proof That Social Media Friendships Are Real
Many times when people don't understand something, they become afraid of it. The fear of the unknown seems to be a human characteristic that all of us have to some extent. I've noticed this is very relevant when it comes to online relationships and social media. You would think that by now, almos ...
Inspiring Offices: Bubble Desk Landscape Interior Design
Offices around the world are starting to realize that having an inspiring environment will make people work harder and be happier while doing it. Some companies are still in the old frame of mind and don't really care about the work environments that their employees have to endure during their stay ...
Thodio MacDec: Turns Your Mac Into A MacBook
We've all been taught to disconnect our gear from our computers ever since we started using bluetooth gear. It comes in the form of keyboards, mice and pretty much everything else that you can connect to a computer. It allows us to sit comfortably in front of our computers without having to strain ...
Super Mario Bathroom: Expect Your Stay To Be Extensive
There are plenty of tutorials out there that show you how to geekify just about anything. To Super Marionize something is considered an art form in today's geeky society, and you can be sure that the accomplishments you achieved when you were younger, like finishing the first Super Mario game, will ...
Now Your Kids Can Be Creative Even When On The Go
I notice that my friends are always impressed with people who can draw. Drawing comes easily for some people, while it takes others a long time to get the hang of it. I love to draw and doodle. I guess I was just lucky that I started learning how to do it at a young age. I am not a natural artis ...
The Social Media High School Yearbook Poster Of 2011
Right about now there shouldn't be many people out there doubting the power and impact of Social Media. I mean, Facebook speaks its own language and every business that adapts social networking has pretty much doubled their revenue in a period of time that before would have been completely impossib ...
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How Mobile Shopping Is Changing The World [Infographic]
It's pretty hard to imagine that just a few years ago we didn't really consider mobile shopping to be a big deal. Almost no one did it, and if you did, you were always a little bit skeptical about it all. If it wasn't the payment method you were worried about, it was the connectivity and the speed ...
How To: Make A Planetary Clock For Your Next Trip To Mars
I have written a lot of DIY articles on Bit Rebels, but I think this one has the most in-depth tutorial I've ever seen. Alexander Avtanski built a clock that can tell time on any planet according to how it rotates. It is all part of his Mars Clock Project.
My first question is, how does a perso ...
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Computers: An Awesome Chronological Timeline [Infographic]
If you are a geek then you know it is absolutely necessary for you to at least know some things when it comes to computers. For example, if you don't know what the Commodore 64 was capable of or if you have never marveled over the graphics that the Amiga 500 could generate, you have a few miles to ...
The Kiss Controller: Video Game Controlled By Smooches
Well dang, this could be better than Kinect! Instead of using your body as the controller, you use your tongue. Ok, maybe it's not better than Kinect, but it still looks like a lot of fun. This little gadget combines two of life's guilty pleasures, kissing and playing video games. That's right, ...
The Exorcist & The Social Network Explained In 60 Seconds
It seems like nowadays for every popular movie, you can find a mini version on YouTube. Sometimes it is just a spoof, but if it's well thought out, and short, those little videos can be very entertaining. For example, when a Japanese woman explained Titanic in less than 2 minutes, it was awesome. ...