New World Record: The Fastest Solar Powered Car
At the University of New South Wales there is a Solar Racing Team (a student run non-profit organization) called Sunswift. Their main purpose is to design and build solar cars for competitions. Their most recent beauty, the IVy, recently smashed an official Guinness World Record for the world's fa ...
Spot Now: This New Mobile App Is Like Geolocation On Steroids
I admit it. I'm not a Foursquare or Gowalla user. It's not because I'm not interested in checking out geolocation apps, it's more because I'm pitifully boring, and I don't go to enough unique places to be worth checking into, in my opinion. However, with this new mobile app called Spot Now, I mig ...
Does My Twitter Page Make Me Look Fat?
One of the most fun aspects of Twitter is reading all the funny rhetorical questions we see floating around the Twitterverse. Somehow many of us have found a way to incorporate Twitter into our lives so much so that we can relate it to just about everything.
Today after getting dressed, I looked ...
The Secret Habit of Many Twitter Addicts: Do You Do It?
I'm definitely a Twitter addict. I've been on Twitter regularly since March of 2009, and I've sent over 51,000 tweets. That may sound like a lot to you, but I've got my sights set on a bigger goal.
Almost all Twitter addicts have some habits that he or she might consider embarrassing when talking ...
Romba Pac-Man: Vacuuming Suddenly Makes So Much More Sense!
It was a while ago now that we saw the first generation of the robotic or autonomous vacuum cleaner grace the shelves in the stores. At first it was a sort of a miracle and ahead of its time. But today, it seems the super hero power of the Romba vacuum cleaner has faded quite a bit, and everyone i ...
This Fallout Costume Will Scare Your Friends Half To Death
So Halloween is over and there is no real need to put on a custom anymore. However, there is always that odd thing people do called Cosplay. Yeah, if you're not familiar with it, it's when geeks create their own awesome game character costumes (or whatever costume they want to create) and role pla ...
Cozy Up On A Demon Rug By The Fire? Maybe Not!
Every New Years Eve, here in Sweden, we have this show that entails a bear rug on the floor which a butler always stumbles over when serving the lady of the house. When I was a little boy, I used to think it was hilarious, but the excitement sort of dies down a bit as the years pass I guess. Howev ...
Openaire: Folds From Laptop Bag Into Desk And Chair!
We have all been there and the annoyance factor is at its highest when it happens. You're out in the field, and you decide to pop open your laptop to do some much needed work. There's only one problem, you have nowhere comfortable to sit and landing the computer in your lap, even though it's calle ...
VHS Toilet Paper Holder Makes Your Bathroom Visit Fun!
As we have established a long time ago here on Bit Rebels, recycling can be quite fun, and also have a multifaceted secondary use. Everything we see at home could probably be recycled if we just had the creativity and imagination to do it. Sometimes we find it easier to throw away things instead o ...
STEREOO: Could Be The Smallest 3D Camera In The World!
Ever since James Cameron developed that 3D camera system that he used to film Avatar, the world has forever changed into an ever more immersive reality. Everything goes 3D and even our televisions are now starting to incorporate technologies into them to give us the option to watch movies, shows an ...
5 Lessons A Snowflake Can Teach Us About Blogging
We aren't very familiar with snow in Atlanta. If we are lucky, it snows about two or three days each winter (about an inch or two each time), and it is usually melted after a few hours. However, this week it's very different. It's like we are living in the twilight zone or something. We have a l ...
Get Your Own 3D Printer For The Same Price As An iPad!
Working with 3D software is really a joy when you get the results you're after. The process; however, can be long and tedious as you will have to model, surface, light and animate your objects and scenes. But when you're done, and everything is all set, then you can create things that even your be ...
Now The Troops Can Enjoy Playing PS3 Even If In Battle!
Over here at Bit Rebels we don't exactly have time to sit around and play all of the awesome games that get released every week, but we certainly keep track of them as best we can. Sometimes I wish I had a cool arcade cabinet at the office just like Diana (slightly jealous). But if I had one, I'd ...
Granny Tunes: Hand-Knitted iPhone and iPod Cases
If you have had your iPhone since the very first generation and upgraded it through the years, you know by now that the bundle of cool can be quite a hard edged brick of awesomeness in your pocket. Sure, it does pretty much everything you want it to do, but the hard exterior is churning away on you ...
iPhone Case Lets You Add Bricks To Its Exterior
I remember not too long ago there was a Pentax camera which enabled you to add nano blocks its exterior, and it got mixed reviews. Some loved it because if its many variations of customizations, while some frowned on the idea and asked themselves why in the world they would want their camera to be ...