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World’s First 3D Printer Built From E-Waste And Scraps
This story speaks to the determination and imagination some people have when it comes to creating greatness. If you want a 3D printer, and the only way you could get one was to make it yourself, would you be able to do it? How about if the only supplies you had to make it were the pieces of scrap an ...
Smart Smoke Detector Talks To You Instead Of Just Annoyingly Buzzing
The smoke detector I have in my house now looks the same as the one I remember from when I was a kid. However, there has been a lot of innovation recently when it comes to smoke detectors, and there are several 'smart smoke detectors' on the market right now. They are all a little different, but tod ...
Meet The Real Woman Behind The Beloved Voice Of Siri
We've written so much about Siri lately. With the new iOS 7 Siri features, she's more useful than ever before. One thing I've never thought about is...who's the woman behind the voice of Siri? Surely it's a real woman who lent her voice to our beloved Siri. As it turns out, there is a real woman beh ...
Smart Goggles From Sensics Is A Gaming Computer In A Helmet
We have a computer in our pockets (smartphones), soon we'll have one on our arms (smartwatch) and one on our heads (Google Glass), so why not get one built into a helmet too, right? Back in the '90s, virtual reality tried to make it big with a bunch of sci-fi movies depicting a world where people we ...
World’s Largest Curved Gaming Screen Spans 160 Degrees
Console and computer gaming have come a long way since the '80s. We have come so far that we are now blurring the line between fiction and reality. It's a very intriguing thought, but also a very concerning and scary one. The more we blur the line between what we see on the screen and our own realit ...
Monopoly Game Properties IRL: A Photo Collection For Board Game Lovers
With all the smartphone games available, I don't hear about people playing board games much anymore. Only two stick out in my mind as being able to stand the test of time. Those are Monopoly and Scrabble. When I was a kid, I used to like playing with the Monopoly game itself. The red hotels, green h ...
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101 Geeky Movie And TV Characters Hand Painted As Mini Sloths [Chart]
So there you are, sitting at your desk, and you need something brainlessly entertaining to look at until your next conference call. Maybe you just got off the phone with a demanding client, or maybe your art director is on your butt. Either way, you need a mental break for a minute. I've got the per ...
New Energy-Saving Rapid Cooling Tech Chills Drinks In 45 Seconds
You are probably familiar with the old trick to chill a beverage in two minutes. It's the one where you fill a bowl with ice, then add water, then add a bunch of salt. When you put the can of soda or beer in the bowl and spin it around really fast with your fingers, it chills the liquid on the insid ...
You Can Transform Old Washing Machine Into Futuristic Looking Chair
I don't know how long washing machines last, but I've only had one during my adult life. That's not to say that someday it won't need to be replaced though, and when that day comes, it will be time to figure out what to do with the old washing machine. Occasionally we all have household appliances t ...
Now You Can Have A Hollywood Movie-Style Secret Passageway Too
I think we all have been mesmerized with the secret doors scattered throughout the castles and epic mansions in movies. They say that any respectable castle has at least one secret door that leads to a secret lair or room. Whether that is true or not, I don't know, but I want to believe it. If you w ...
Han Solo In Carbonite Was Found On Planet Mercury (Not Surprising)
It's not surprising that Han Solo was found encased in carbonite on planet Mercury. I mean, we see people and faces in stuff all the time. Whether it's Jesus in toast, Elvis in a potato chip, the Virgin Mary in a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich or the man on the moon - it happens. Sometimes it l ...
4 Easy Things You Can Do To Increase Website Speed And Performance
Website speed is a topic we've written about many times on Bit Rebels. As a blogger, you want to grow a large, loyal readership. However, with more visitors comes more sticky problems, and one of those annoying problems can be a decrease in website speed and performance. We know from experience that ...
10 Photography Hacks That Will Improve Your Skills And Save You Money
With all the popular photo-sharing sites, it seems everyone is a photographer these days. I've been playing around with DOF apps lately. People keep telling me that 'real photographers' use a camera instead of a smartphone, but I've found that with the right app, smartphone photography can still get ...
The 3D Printed Ultimate Sticky Note Holder Is A Charming Little Design
Sticky notes make me happy. Sure, we can take notes on our smartphones, but where is the fun in that? Digital sticky notes can't compare to all the colorful paper sticky notes scattered all over my house. If you, like me, need a way to organize all those stacks of stickies, you might like this creat ...
Halloween Prank: A Simple Way To Scare The Bejezus Out Of Someone
It's hard to believe Halloween is almost here again. The older we get, the more Halloween becomes about pranking other people than eating candy. There's nothing like a good Halloween prank when it's done well.
The best ones are super easy to put together and super scary. If you are busy and don't ...