Tag: Functional
Folding Boat Is Your Canoe In A Suitcase
Hauling around a large canoe is something that most people would try to avoid during their vacation. It's a good thing there are inventors in this world that see the bigger picture. ONAK is the result of such a vision. It's a folding boat that when folded up is no larger than a suitcase. Just lookin ...
LEGO Replica Build Is An Exact Copy Of A Real Porsche 911
As if LEGO builds couldn't get any more epic, people are constantly trying to beat the almost impossible builds that have already been done. The technical skills that some builders exhibit is mind numbingly impressive and go far beyond the original intentions of a LEGO block. But there are few LEGO ...
Real Transparent Smartphone Introduced By Taiwanese Company
As soon as the topic "next gen smartphone" comes up, people eventually start talking about transparent smartphones. It seems this is the inevitable progression of things. Samsung (and a few other companies) are working on flexible smartphone designs, so why wouldn't a transparent smartphone design b ...
DIY Smartphone Hologram Display Puts A Twist On Reality
I don't know what it is, but there is something about holograms that keeps us mesmerized. The ability to manifest something real in a fake way is something that we are apparently very keen on accomplishing. As you might have seen already in my earlier realistic hologram article today, there has been ...
Game Boy Mod Turns Game Boy Into Android Game Controller
One of the best things about technology is that sometimes old stuff becomes new again. What I mean is that when it comes to recycling, technology is one of the best hosts. The magic of turning an old retro gadget into a futuristic and once again usable gadget is a geek's favorite pastime. If I were ...
HAL 9000 Finally Realized, Alive & Responsive
If you are a movie fan, you know what I am talking about when I mention the HAL 9000. It is a self-aware computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel series Space Odyssey). Ever since we were introduced to the HAL 9000, we have all been mesmerized by the thought of ...
LEGO Controller For Nintendo NES That Actually Works
The creativity of LEGO builders has always immensely impressed me. Their ability to create things out of blocks that actually work sometimes borders on the insane. I mean, how on earth are you able to take all the intricate technology in a gadget and convert it into an analog system? It's beyond me ...
Mohawk Steampunk Leather Mask Retrofication
A popular word on most retrofied blogs is of course steampunk. It resonates with cool and amazing creations, and we're constantly drawn to check out what is being shared. We like it not only because it binds together the current with the past, but also because most of the creations give us a real al ...
How To: Build Your Own Functional Super Mario Coin Block
Today it seems like everyone is trying to save a buck here and there. Since the economic recession started, we've become a little bit more aware of how we spend our money, and how we save it. Making money today isn't any more complex or difficult than it was before the economic meltdown, but the gam ...
A Giant Functional Nintendo NES Controller Coffee Table!
Coffee tables seem to be the new trend when it comes to custom made builds by geeks. We have covered quite a few here on Bit Rebels, and we're not about to stop now. Not too long ago I wrote about a giant Nintendo NES base station coffee table that had a functional controller. The interesting thi ...
iRetrofone: The Badass iPhone Dock To Call Your Friends On
Are you sick of using that new yet same ole iPhone to call your friends? Sporting a new iPhone isn't generating the same cool it used to. Also, who knows what microwaves are cooking your brain when using it. Even though there are scientific reports on pretty much every commercial cell phone out t ...
Container Guest House: Pack Your Guests In Recycled Living
I have always found it hard to house guests to my own satisfaction. Whenever someone jumps by my place for a visit, I always want to house them like royalty instead of as friends. I don't just want to show them to a room and tell them this is the place you will be calling home for the next three d ...
Nintendo NES Coffee Table: The Retro Cool Is Unmistakable!
It seems that everyone has brought their game to create the ultimate geek coffee table. There's no end to it really. So far, we have seen the geeky Chip Coffee Table, The ultra cool Playstaion Coffee Table and also recently the iPhone Coffee Table. How can we even rival these? Is there something ...
Steampunk Makeover: Nokia 2330 Never Looked So Geeky!
Now when pretty much everything has been airbrushed, modded and steampunked by the world, we thought there were nothing else that could be added to the list. But once again, we were wrong. Maybe it's just time to realize that there will always be something cooler around the corner. It's just how ...
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