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The ability to kick start a business today has profoundly changed how new ideas are brought to the market. Previously, it took a whole lot of effort and negotiation with a bank and investors in order to lock down the funding necessary to realize an idea. But with today's crowdsourcing platforms like ...

How Apple Is Really Driving Innovation [Video]

If you are a frequent Apple gadget user, you probably have a pretty good idea what Apple's product line looks like. That's usually the case, and with every new keynote they hold, it seems they expand their product line further. But lately their track record has been a little, for lack of a better wo ...

3D Printed Action Figures That Replace Business Cards

Networking has become an online endeavor, and I think we can all agree on that. Well, it might be more accurate to say that the majority of initial introductions happen online. In the offline world, there is no better place to connect with people than in conventions and at conferences. That's where ...

Geek

Gigantic Computer Keyboard: Each Key Weighs About 1,000 Pounds

There are certain things that happen in human history that make sense at the time, but hundreds of years later they confuse people. Like...Why did the Mayan calendar end on December 21, 2012 and what was the purpose of building Stonehenge? Eventually, researchers and historians settle on a reason fo ...

Geek

The World’s First LEGO Band Plays Original Music & Covers

What could be better to brighten your day today than watching a robotic LEGO band with LEGO musicians playing tiny instruments via an Arduino Uno and Clavia Nordbeat (MIDI sequencer app for iPad)? If you are a LEGO lover and a geek, this is going to make you smile. I thought we had featured some pre ...

Bitcoin: Rise Of Digital Currency & How It Affects You [Infographic]

About a month ago, I wrote an article that explored the possibilities of a global digital currency. It could be a decentralized digital currency system that operates on an open-source software maintained by a community of developers. Since most global exchanges exist now without trading paper money, ...

Social Media

The Vital Importance Of Having A LinkedIn Profile [Infographic]

It's easy to fall into a pattern when using social networking sites. It's also quite easy to only choose the most popular one, which in this case is Facebook of course. Most people know that finding a new job in this competitive age is not exactly the easiest of endeavors, but you can't just give up ...

Soda Vending Machines Now Available In Taxis

There is an increasing number of vending machines entering our reality at the moment. We're starting to see them everywhere. I am not just talking about the old school vending machines, but ones that are quite hi-tech and sometimes even incorporate touchscreen front panels. This of course is an adde ...

The Reasons Why Tech Keynotes Are Becoming Irrelevant

Ben Warner

Remember the glory days of Steve Jobs’ return to Apple and his hypnotic quality to charm and thrill an audience with Apple’s latest wonder gadgets? Back then, the innovations that Apple led the industry with were nothing short of magical. Say what you like about Jobs, but he was quite the showman. T ...

Text Technology Adds Animated Face & Emotions To Your Text Messages

If you have experienced a close friendship or even a romantic relationship with someone online, you know that even though technology has progressed enough to make communication across the globe easy, it still has its limitations. There are so many aspects of a human being's personality and feelings ...

DIY Google Glass-Like Gadget Could Be An Alternative To The Real Thing

When Google Glass comes out, will you pay $1,500 or a little less for it? A couple days ago on the Project Glass Google+ page, they announced that Google Glass would be compatible with prescription glasses, which could open the door for a lot more people to try them. If you like the idea of Google G ...

Business

13 Most Common Reasons People Get Fired From Jobs [Infographic]

We write a lot about how to get a job, and how to use social media to help during the process, but we don't often write about how to keep a job once you've got it. People get fired from jobs for all kinds of different reasons. If the company is cutting back on expenses, you might even lose your job ...

MaxCDN Giveaway: 15 Free 1TB Accounts For Bit Rebels Readers

We're excited to launch our latest giveaway today, and if you are growing a website, you are going to love this one. MaxCDN is giving away 15 1TB accounts to Bit Rebels readers! You can enter below anytime over the next 13 days by using the Rafflecopter form. When MaxCDN announces the winners, I wil ...

Noise Reduction Earphone Enables Crystal Clear Calls