Tag: mood
Interactive Mood Lamp Changes Color Based On Your Facial Expressions
I've heard of a 'mood ring' that reacts to your body's temperature to change colors, but this is the first time I've heard of a 'mood lamp.' This is what happens when you hack a lamp from IKEA and turn it into an emotional interaction system that can detect how you feel based on your facial expressi ...
Lighty: Drawing With Light In A Photoshop Manner
I think most people know about Photoshop by now. It's the software that has come to glorify every model, actor, actress and pretty much everyone who has ever graced a professional, public photo. It's the software that has created more confusion than anything other in our society. But it has also bro ...
Mood Light iPhone Cage Turns Your Attention To The Real World
I see signs that say "no mobile devices allowed" more and more frequently these days. Maybe it's a way to make sure the digital age does not take over our lives entirely. With all the stress that comes from constantly being online, maybe we need some regulations in certain areas where we should be u ...
Hue: The iPhone Controlled Light Bulb System
Light has always been one of the factors that decides our mood and creativity. Without light, we would all probably go insane at some point. Light is such a vital part of our every day lives that living without it is virtually impossible. It's even been medically proven that some people need light t ...
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Laugh More Today! The Health Benefits Of Laughter [Infographic]
There are two types of people in the world, those who laugh a lot and those who don't. The people who love laughing view the world and everyone in it a little differently than those who don't. Someone once said, "laughter is the sound of the soul dancing," and I agree. I laugh all the time, and I ha ...
![Colors You Wear Say More Than You Know [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/what-the-colors-say-infographic-optimized.png "Colors You Wear Say More Than You Know [Infographic]")
Colors You Wear Say More Than You Know [Infographic]
Anyone who has followed Bit Rebels for a while knows that I am a statistics fanatic. I couldn't keep away from statistics even if my life depended on it. That has many times lead to long and boring algorithms that return the result of a question that I probably could have Googled to get the answer f ...
Emoticons IRL: Wear Your Mood To Show Others How You Feel
According to Wikipedia, the emoticons we use online are pictorial representations of facial expressions using punctuation marks and letters, which are usually used to express our mood online. I use emoticons every day. Some of the more creative ones make me giggle each time I use them. Since these l ...
Study: iPhone, Android & BlackBerry Users Ranked On Optimism
Think about all the iPhone and iPad users you know. Now think about the Android and BlackBerry users you know. Which group is the happiest, most fun, spunky one to hang out with? Yeah, I know, I noticed that too! I've always thought in the back of my mind that iPhone users seem to be happier, and no ...
Here’s The Luminous Wall That Will Replace The Light Bulb
There has long been a debate about the light bulb, and the energy it continuously uses. The LED light bulb is of course an option, and it keeps growing in popularity every year. The difference between the original light bulb and the LED light bulb is that LED lights consume way less energy and shine ...
Facebook Cufflinks For Fashionable Facebook Addicts
I think it's safe to say that most people are addicted to Facebook on some level. Richard wrote an article the other day called The World Is Officially Obsessed With Facebook. The stats in that post were mind blowing. It really is proof that the way we are communicating overall is changing fast. Acc ...
How To: Read The Signals Your Pet Cat Makes!
Everyone who reads my articles or my tweets knows that I love cats. We have 20+ of them at home. We treat them like members of our family. Having pets is important to us. They bring so much joy. Did you know that if you are stressed, they can actually help lower your blood pressure and make you ...
A Collection of Weird Shoes! Style vs. Comfort
I love shoes. I guess it runs in our family. If I have lots of shoes, you should see my sister's closet! It took us a whole day to transfer our shoes to our new home when we moved two years ago. Shoes are a girl's best friend, and we can never have enough. We truly need different types of shoes depe ...
7 Advertisements For Emotions – Which Will You Choose?
Emotions are a double-edged sword, aren't they? When we are experiencing a lot of them, it makes us feel alive and well. At the same time, they can bring confusion and wreak havoc in our lives.
I've written about the magical yet complicated nature of emotions before in this article which celebr ...
Let There Be Light – Lamp Design Inspiration
Do you like decorating your house or even just your room? There are so many things that we can do to spruce up our living space. Some people buy all new furniture, others take the approach of redecorating on a room-per-room basis. I remember the time last year when we were forced to buy new furni ...
It’s Official – Twitter Knows When We Are Happy or Sad!
Here is yet another reason to embrace our beloved Twitter (as if we needed another reason, right?). Scientists have now discovered that the overall mood of America can be determined on Twitter.
The time-lapse video below shoes the mood in the States as inferred using over 300 million tweets over ...