A Delicious Treat: 40 Proof Chocolate Milk
It's a mixture of vodka and chocolate milk... in Atlanta, we call this "Mommy Juice." This is such a cute story of how Facebook combined with friendship launched a successful business that has been featured in the news in cities all over the States.
Almost everyone loves chocolate milk, right? ...
How To: Make A Captain America Shield From A Satellite Dish
You know by now that we are all about recycling at Bit Rebels. It's kind of funny because all of us have written about how fun it can be to take something you would normally throw away and turn it into something creative and unique, thus giving it a new life. It's become almost an unspoken contest ...
The Bulletproof Clipboard: Cause You Never Know
I know this isn't supposed to be funny, but for some reason, writing this article is making me laugh. I mean, really? A clipboard? All joking aside, I know that this can be serious business. I know how important personal safety is, and this invention is really fascinating to me.
Ballistic Sys ...
A Little Piece of Nostalgia: The Cassette Tape Lamp
Do you remember cassette tapes? They are little plastic rectangles that fit in a tape recorder, and they play music. Seriously, I bet there are people who read this blog that have never seen a cassette tape before. I know my son, who is 9 years old, has never seen one or even heard of one.
Whe ...
Old School Art & Technology Collide To Create Digital Collages
It must be a double-edged sword to be an artist or musician in today's world. As technology advances, there are constantly more and more tools and applications created that can help enhance and add a new level to your artistry. However, when you use and experiment with those tools, there will alwa ...
New World Record Set For Continuous TV Watching
So many times I've thought it would be a lot of fun to watch a 24 marathon from the beginning to the end. I don't watch hardly any television, but when that show first came out, I looked forward to it every week. In the first few seasons, all the episodes had me on the edge of my seat, covering my ...
Live The Star Wars Fantasy: The Deep Space Fighter Bed
Wow, this is quite a bed! I didn't think a Star Wars inspired bed would ever top this Millennium Falcon bed, which by the way, looks ultimately geektastic and cozy. However, that was before I saw this Deep Space Fighter Bed.
I have three things to say about this bed. First, the base model star ...
Share Your Smileys IRL With The Emoticon Calendar
I'm a big fan of emoticons and smiley faces. I know many people think they are silly and serve no purpose, but I like to put them in most of my tweets, Facebook updates and texts. I've noticed lately that on more and more apps I download, it asks if I want to include my "mood." I suppose emoticon ...
WaveCave: The Geeky Way To Hide From The Sun On The Beach!
As a geek, summers can be quite daunting if the weather is sunny and warm. Some may think it's because the only place we seem to like staying is in front of our screens. However, the fact that we spend so much time in front of the screen during all the other months of the year doesn't exactly make ...
Kinect Hack: Air Guitar Prototype Makes Anyone A Guitar Guru!
With every hack that is revealed for the Kinect, I get more and more excited about the future. I don't understand why it took so long for us to understand the importance of the Kinect technology, and why there aren't more people looking into it (and that's not saying there isn't a lot of people doi ...
Star Wars USB Hand Warmers For Cold Winter Space Days
How do you stay warm on a cold winter day when you're working on your laptop? Are you using some bulky gloves which make your work even slower and stress even higher as you see that looming deadline coming closer and closer? Another step in the battle for a better and cleaner environment is to sav ...
Kinect Hack: Minority Report User Interface Duplicated!
Not too long ago, it was considered the holy grail to create an exact replica of the movie Minority Report's awesome user interface. Until the Kinect came along, there really hasn't been any technology for programmers and hackers to play with to recreate the hand gesture driven technology. But tha ...
Droplet Traffic Light: Social Networking In Your Traffic Lights!
As social networking develops, we will find more and more ways to interact with each other. In today's climate, a business that doesn't embrace the many tools and rewards that social networking makes available is losing out big time. This fast and interactive way to promote and support your produc ...
AR-Tees: Augmented TV Reality On Your T-Shirt
So far we have seen a lot of different ways to implement augmented reality into our daily life. Some involve business cards, packaging or even the world itself (directions and tourism), but have you ever seen it on a t-shirt before? It is definitely a first for me, and I think it's quite a nice ap ...
Anychair: You Won’t Get Any Work Done With This Chair!
I dare to say I am not exactly known for my many hours of sleep, quite the opposite really. Even though usually I would really like to sleep more, I don't sleep much. But then again, why sleep when there is so much to be inspired about in the world? I envy the people that get their 8 hours of sle ...