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Since a large part of my job involves sales, I normally don't buy into the theory that 'summer is a slower season.' I've heard that a lot over the years, and if you're in sales too, you know it can mess with your mind. It becomes too easy to say, "People just aren't buying this time of year." I don' ...

Eyeborg Lets Someone Who Can’t See Color Hear What Color Sounds Like

Imagine being born with a rare condition called Achromatopsia which makes you unable to see colors. If you had this colorblind condition in an extreme way, you'd only be able to see in black and white. Neil Harbisson has this, but he can see colors. Well, he can see them, but not with his eyes. He i ...

Indie PC Game Kentucky Route Zero Continues to Amaze

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The second act of Kentucky Route Zero, an episodic PC and Mac indie adventure game that I first reviewed on Bit Rebels 3 months ago in Kentucky Route Zero: A Magical Realist Adventure Game, is now available. I am happy to report that Act II was well worth the wait! Act II continues the protagonist ...

3D Printing Used To Redesign A Barbie Doll As A Real 19-Year-Old Girl

How old do you think Barbie is? I don't mean how many years has she existed. I mean how old is she? She's a 19-year-old girl or close to it, right? Everyone knows that a Barbie doll doesn't look like a real person, but what you might not know is that in order for her proportions to be real; she woul ...

Business

Leadership Roles: The Changing Job Of Tech Focused CIOs [Infographic]

The leadership roles in large organizations have changed a lot over recent years as technology has permeated every part of corporate culture. We've written about how the role of a CEO has evolved, and today it's all about the role of CIO (Chief Information Officer). With the importance of technology ...

Social Media

10 Tips To Help You Formulate The Best Status Updates [Infographic]

If you spend a lot of time on social media, you know the moment you get lazy when it comes to your updates is the same moment you will notice a difference in the engagement from your fans, friends and followers. It's not always easy to keep your head above water with all the social sites we're all t ...

Analyze Your Gmail Metadata And Spy On Your Own Email Life

The topic of Internet privacy, or the lack thereof, is always a popular topic. Add to that the stories of spying that have been all over the news lately, and it almost seems like privacy is really dead. I read somewhere that in the future, everyone will hope for 15 minutes of anonymity instead of 15 ...

Tech Device Emerges That Allows Criminals To Unlock Keyless Cars

It appears that the old 'smash-and-grab' car break-in technique may be going high tech. There's no need to smash the window to grab a laptop or an iPad out of the car when the thief can just use a mysterious new piece of tech that allows them to unlock keyless cars without hardly any effort at all. ...

Time Travel Communications Found Hidden In A Coffee Shop

If you've ever left a time capsule for future generations to find, you know how much fun it is. It's tricky because you have to find a secret place to hide your time capsule. It has to be a hard enough place where nobody will find it for a few generations, but easy enough to find so it doesn't go un ...

Most Incredible Prosthetic Leg Ever Is Made From LEGO Bricks

You know we are LEGO fanatics at Bit Rebels, and you also know that we've written about the most insane LEGO builds ever. This LEGO build goes beyond them all. It's a LEGO prosthetic leg! I can't stop staring at how awesome this is. Of course, it wasn't intended for everyday use. If someone used a p ...

Why LEGO Minifigures Have Holes In Their Heads & More LEGO Trivia

We write about LEGO minifigs often here on Bit Rebels since they have played such a special part in the lives of many of us. If you have a collection of those little LEGO people, you might like to know some of the facts and history that has helped them stand the test of time since 1978. These LEGO m ...

Google Censorship: The Google Transparency Report Visualized

I'm sure we'd all like to think Google is the wild, wild west of information that runs free without censorship. It surely seems that way since doing any simple search will almost certainly yield a wide range of opinions on the topic. We all know how important it is to do our due diligence to find th ...

The Ultimate Journey Around America For Apple Fans [Infographic]

There's no doubt Apple has struggled since Steve Jobs passed away. Whether it's wildly fluctuating stock, a loss in smartphone market share or even the ability to maintain their reputation for being innovative, Apple has been scrambling to make up ground. An Apple fan is a loyal fan though, and thos ...