Tag: hand
Acupressure 101: You Can Relieve Your Stress Without Leaving Your Desk
Almost everybody I know experiences stress at work. It's the new norm, or at least that's true amongst high achievers and A-type personalities. There are different kinds of work stress. There is the type that comes from having a mean boss, the type that comes from an intense work environment, and th ...
Repurpose Wi-Fi Signals To Gesture Control Everything In Your House
We've written about many gesture controlled goodies before, but this one must be the daddy of them all. How would you like to be able to control everything in your house (even without being in the same room) with a swipe of your hand? Now that is gesture control! Think of it as if your entire house ...
World’s First App-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Allows Natural Functions
There has been a lot of innovation lately when it comes to prosthetic hands. A few months ago, I wrote about a teenager who figured out how to 3D print a very clever prosthetic hand and arm for only $250. He hopes to find funding so he can start making them for everybody who can't afford a tradition ...
Wireless Levitating Mouse Helps People With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you or anyone you know has ever had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, you know it's a very painful. It can keep people from doing the things they love, like typing on a keyboard. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes numbness and pain in the hand and wrist. I know of an up-and-coming comic illustrator who had to s ...
5-Year-Old Receives Revolutionary Inexpensive 3D Printed Robotic Hand
Have you introduced yourself to the 3D printing revolution yet? If not, it's about time you get started. 3D printing is becoming one of the most versatile and life-changing technologies we have seen in a long time. By enabling all of us to produce prototypes and finished products, we are entering a ...
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 ...
12 Human Hand & Body Gestures Invented By Technology
If you are a regular reader of our articles here on Bit Rebels, you are probably a technology lover. We write about new technologies and futuristic gadgets all the time, but this article is about a different side to that. We all know that technology enhances our everyday lives on a daily basis, but ...
Wearable Mouse Now Available For Ultra Casual Browsing
I bet when you are sitting at your office desk browsing away on your computer, you sometimes wish there was a simpler and more casual way of doing your work, right? I think after watching Minority Report, we all want to be immersed in science fiction. There are mods out there that will enable us to ...
The Zombie Facebook Like Button
How many times a day do you actually press the "Like" button on Facebook? The question is, are you doing it enough? You know the whole world revolves around that "Like" button, don't you? As a matter of fact, now that I'm thinking about it, have you "Liked" Bit Rebels yet by any chance? I mean, the ...
Hand Soap: Literally! Nuff Said…
The geekiness of the some of the products out there is sometimes well beyond my expectations, and it's when you find something that you have never thought of before that you really have to show it off. If you think about it, how many times have you walked into a store and found yourself saying, "Dam ...
WTF: The Chopped-Off Hand iPhone Case
I love featuring products from Japan because they are always so different than what we have in the States. I mean different in a good way. They never fail to give us a different perspective and make us want to look at the pictures. Every time I write about one, I think there is no way we'll see some ...
Zelda Chess: The Ultimate Hand Carved Geek Creation
Chess is one of the oldest board games ever created, and it puts our skills to the ultimate test. Our opponent is what lies between us and an honorable victory, so playing smart is the only thing we should care about. However, that's not such an easy task, and we need many years of practice to maste ...
![Left-Handed People Have More Fun [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Left-Handed-People-Statistics-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Left-Handed People Have More Fun [Infographic]")
Left-Handed People Have More Fun [Infographic]
It's always a treat to see someone write or draw with their left hand. Not that it's a freak show or anything, but it's impressive to see and watch since my own left-hand writing is... well, let's just say that it's less than impressive. When you think about it, there are quite a lot of people out t ...
Star Wars USB Hand Warmers For Cold Winter Space Days
How do you stay warm on a cold winter day when you're working on your laptop? Are you using some bulky gloves which make your work even slower and stress even higher as you see that looming deadline coming closer and closer? Another step in the battle for a better and cleaner environment is to sav ...
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 ...