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The Retro Boombox Gets A New Face With A Touchscreen!
Kick back and press play on that cassette player you so lovingly create mixtapes for. Let the boom become the rhythm of your body and make sure your neighbors join in on the fun. That is a scenario that we're not very used to these days since the cassette is an obsolete medium to record music on. ...
Belt Bench: Here’s What You Do With 1,000 Old Belts…
So there you are trying to lose weight or maybe even trying to gain weight. Either one is a task that takes full dedication and constant monitoring so that it won't get out of hand. When you lose or gain weight, there is one consequence that always goes with it, that little dilemma is a belt chang ...
The Unofficial Star Wars Family Portraits
We've written about so many talented artists on Bit Rebels that sometimes it's hard to believe there are more out there. The truth is, the world is filled with creative people who like to showcase their talent. I'm grateful that those of us that aren't very artistic get to benefit from that.
Th ...
The Teacups with a Hidden Surprise Inside
I love teacups. There is something classy and very European about drinking tea from a dainty, white teacup. I've noticed that lately when designers create new teacup designs, they tend to add a touch of sophistication and elegance to them.
Remember this cup that had an entire landscape painted ar ...
ZEN Mp3 Players: Not Only Apple Makes It Small And Sexy
When Apple announced the iPod several years ago, it was clear that people all over the world were going to change the way they listen to music. However, since there haven't been any real competitors that would rival the, in Apple's words, "cool and sexyness" of the iPod, and later, the iPhone, it h ...
Are You A Digital Ninja?
It is becoming more and more popular for brands to use digital technology as a medium in order to get noticed. Along with that are more and more people who want to be known as an "expert" in that field. This is especially true in the world of advertising where the majority of the practitioners hav ...
The Oldest Computer Recreated with LEGO
LEGO is one company that has allowed people of all ages to be creative while playing. I am sure at one point almost everyone has created something with the colorful LEGO bricks. Spaceships, houses, buildings, cars, trucks, anything that you can imagine has probably been built with LEGO. Even buil ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...