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How The Facebook Ping Notification Noise Was Designed & Developed
I'm one of the few people I know who actually likes the Facebook ping notification sound. Sure, it's a distraction I don't need during my busy day, but the sound itself is nice. Have you ever stopped to really listen to it? It's almost smooth and soothing. There's no question that it's a step up fro ...
Book Sculpture Illustrates OCD With A Derailed Typography Train
It's been so inspiring over the past several years to see how creative artists turn traditional books into works of art. Sometimes they use thousands of books to make gigantic sculptures, and sometimes it's more subtle. This particular book sculpture caught my eye because of the typography and detai ...
Turn Your MacBook Backlight Into A Laser Etched Unique Work Of Art
We've featured a lot of ways to customize your MacBook over the years, but this is the most beautiful and sophisticated option yet. It doesn't put stickers or a case on your laptop to personalize it. Instead, it uses the MacBook backlight to illuminate an etched design that nobody else on the planet ...
![Facebook Action Shortcuts For All Major Browsers [Cheat Sheet]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/facebook-action-shortcuts-cheat-sheet-optimized.png "Facebook Action Shortcuts For All Major Browsers [Cheat Sheet]")
Facebook Action Shortcuts For All Major Browsers [Cheat Sheet]
I don't think anyone can say that Facebook doesn't matter in our society. Everything around it seems to be affecting everyone these days. I mean, if it wasn't for Facebook, how would we be able to keep in touch with all the people that we love and cherish? Sure, there are other social networking sit ...
100 All-Time Top Apps List For iPhone & iPad
Apple recently announced that they are closing in on 50 billion app downloads. To celebrate, they are giving away an iTunes gift card loaded with $10,000. That is a considerable number of apps that have been downloaded since iTunes opened their doors. This raises a question that I think most people ...
Interactive Light Book Prototype Presented By Disney
The use of augmented reality has become a huge factor when innovators and developers try to create new and groundbreaking interactive features. It doesn't have to be housed in a smartphone, but as we know, this is usually the case. Some of this technology has been utilized in other applications sinc ...
Interactive Kids Pajamas With Bedtime Stories Embedded Via QR Codes
Children love bedtime stories, and reading a book is part of the bedtime routine for children all around the world. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to incorporate technology into that process? Maybe you already read eBooks to your children. This is definitely a new twist for bedtim ...
Teachers Can Use Digital Reading Tracker To Check Your Study Habits
I remember taking those dreadful literature classes at university where the instructor required us to read huge books and participate in class discussions. I would always hit up CliffsNotes instead, and somehow I pulled that off almost every time. The days of cramming for a test at the last minute, ...
Airline Industry Now Using iPads In The Cockpit To Increase Efficiency
We all know that iPads are replacing textbooks in many schools around the world. Apple has sold over 4.5 million iPads to schools just in the United States. It seems another industry has also decided to embrace the iPad as a way to upgrade and optimize performance, and that would be the airline indu ...
Give Your MacBook Pro Some Personality With Wood Keyboard Keys
If you carry your MacBook around with you everywhere like I do, you might be interested in jazzing it up a little with some personality. People don't seem to dress up their laptops as much as they do their smartphones, but every once in a while, I see a MacBook with some unique stickers on it. Today ...
22 Stylish & Geeky Cufflinks For The Well Dressed Geek
When it comes to stereotypes, people sometimes expect a geek to be some kind of South Park Kenny, coat wearing, sit in the dark at home in your mother's basement type of person who doesn’t like social functions. Guess what? Geeks come in all shapes and sizes, but there is one thing we all agree on…w ...
4th Grade Students Crowdfund A Solar-Powered Classroom On Kickstarter
Modern technology opens up so many new doors for teachers to be able to educate children in more fun and inspiring ways. Apple has sold more than 4.5 million iPads to schools in the United States since its launch in 2010. However, using technology in schools goes far beyond just replacing heavy text ...
Cake Hotel: Where Almost Everything Inside Is Made From Sugary Cake
If you have a sweet tooth, I bet you'd like to spend the night at this cake hotel. Too bad it was only open for one night! Almost everything inside this hotel is made from either cake or some other kind of sweet deliciousness. It took 14 artists 900 hours to decorate the inside of the hotel with 1,3 ...
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Current Technologies That Could Build Real Superheroes [Infographic]
There are two types of 'real superheroes.' There are people like these Spider-Man Window Washers who go out of their way to brighten the lives of others, and then there are real superheroes meaning people who have superpowers like Batman, Hulk, Iron Man or Flash. Do those kind of real superheroes ex ...
Skintight Superhero Suits Are This Year’s Geeky Costume Craze
In recent months, a number of officially licensed superhero suits have come to market that are not like the traditional variety often seen at college and Halloween parties. You know, the kind that usually look too baggy, sport fake muscle-chests and generally just don't look as though they fit very ...