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Are eBooks Beneficial Or Detrimental For Toddlers?
Reading to your child is well known to be beneficial for his or her development. With the rise of eBooks, many parents now use their tablets for bedtime stories. However, many parents wonder whether there is a difference between reading to a child using a traditional book or using a tablet. Many stu ...
$20,000 Personal Walker Robot Toy For Kids Will Annihilate Bullies
Each year toys get more advanced. It seems no matter how prepared I am, there is always a new groundbreaking toy I couldn't have foreseen. Unfortunately when toys become more advanced, the price goes up as well. Recently the average toy was approaching a price tag that borders on $1,000. That's noth ...
The Family That Vows To Only Use Outdated Technology For A Whole Year
Most of us love the technology in our lives. It keeps us connected with the people we care about, and it allows us to add a layer of depth to our daily experiences. There are times though when people decide to set it aside for a while. Imagine what it would be like to live without any Internet conne ...
15 Famous Swords Every Geek Should Recognize
There have been many geek trivia tests presented over the years. We've written about a few of them here on Bit Rebels. Although they are always fun, the truth is, one of the main characteristics of being a geek is that you don't have to prove yourself to anyone. In other words, if you say you are a ...
![Blast From The Past: Digital Car Dashboards From The ’80s [20 Pics]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/car-retro-digital-dashboards-1-optimized.jpg "Blast From The Past: Digital Car Dashboards From The ’80s [20 Pics]")
Blast From The Past: Digital Car Dashboards From The ’80s [20 Pics]
We often write about the retro video games from the '80s, but there are other things the '80s were notorious for too. Aside from the big hair, parachute pants and shoulder pads, there were colorful digital car dashboards. I was too young to drive during those digital dashboard years, but I remember ...
Handcrafted Donkey Kong Barrel Game Is Perfect For A Retro Happy Hour
I don't know what it is about the '80s retro video games, but people are still so inspired by them even today. Yesterday I wrote about a custom Miniature TRON Arcade Game that is an incredible little build created with very little RAM and memory. Today I'd like to share with you another '80s video g ...
I Want This: NES Controller Car Engine Inside A 1989 Honda Civic
If you're a fan of the retro video games from the '80s, you will always remember the NES controller. I still have mine, and every time I look at it, that nostalgic feeling rushes over me. We've written dozens of articles about Nintendo mods and builds, but this is the first time I've seen one like t ...
Building Facade Becomes Huge Retro Arcade Gaming Screen In Brazil
When you look at the games released today, you can't help but marvel over the technology that makes it all possible. The complexity of some of the engines driving today's games is utterly insane. We have come a long way from the humble beginnings of video games back in the day. The retro arcade game ...
3D Printed Smart Prosthetic Arm Created By A Teenager For Cheap
Easton LaChappelle isn't an ordinary teenager who plays video games all weekend and talks on the phone. Instead, he is busy trying to create something that will change the world - something that will enhance people's lives for the better. He built a robotic, LEGO prosthetic arm which won awards back ...
DIY Star Wars Lightsaber Party Invitations
One of the best parts of writing here at Bit Rebels is that we never have to grow up. We get to write about Star Wars, LEGO, and the superheroes and video games we grew up with, and it just never ends. I don't think of those things as being associated with kids, or maybe we're just all a bunch of bi ...
![Celebrity Geeks You Should Know About [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/epic-celebrity-geek-list-infographic-optimized.jpg "Celebrity Geeks You Should Know About [Infographic]")
Celebrity Geeks You Should Know About [Infographic]
The world is full of geeks. Some look more like the stereotype than others, but they all have one thing in common, they are all geeks. It's easy to judge people by their exterior. For example, who would think that a model who charges thousands of dollars just to wear a designer's clothes and be phot ...
![Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGO Minifigs [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lego-minifigs-collectibles-history-infographic-optimized.jpg "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGO Minifigs [Infographic]")
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGO Minifigs [Infographic]
I am writing this article out of complete respect for the beloved LEGO minifigs that many of us grew up with. Right before I started writing this, I looked at my own minifig collection, and I realized once again how special they are. I remember the day I received each one, and what it symbolizes. Th ...
![Film Industry Gets Creatively Social To Survive [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/social-media-saving-film-industry-optimized.jpg "Film Industry Gets Creatively Social To Survive [Infographic]")
Film Industry Gets Creatively Social To Survive [Infographic]
As popular movies become available on an ever-expanding range of devices, fans who might have dropped a fistful of dollars for a theater ticket and some over-buttered popcorn in decades past are instead streaming their favorites to their tablet, PC, or smartphone. Even though Hollywood might have lo ...
3 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Blogging When I Started
It has been almost two years since I entered the blogging world, and I have learned a lot. I found some tips in articles, some I received from friends, and some I learned myself just through trial and error. No matter how experienced you are at blogging, there is always something more to learn. Blog ...
Extreme Pumpkin Mod: Playable, Electronic Tetris Inside A Pumpkin
I've written about quite a few extreme pumpkin carvings before, but this one is insane! If you are fan of retro video games and freaky pumpkins, you are going to love this. It's a playable, electronic Tetris built right into the guts of a pumpkin. What will you use for the controller? Well, the stem ...