Tag: Pc
Steampunk: PC Modded Into A Victorian Beauty Of The Past
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article on Minervity.com about a ton of modded computers that looked absolutely stunning. That article became one of the most successful articles on Minervity to date. However there is, of course, still room for more. And this time I am going to share some of the ...
Unusual Art: Blowtorched, Crushed & Shot Apple Products
Sometimes destroying things is really fun. Have you ever taken a piece of old fruit, a broken cell phone or even a water balloon and thrown it on the concrete outside? There is something about watching it splatter into a million pieces that makes it interesting. For the same reason, my son couldn ...
Hackintosh: Creative Mac Pro Build In A Cardboard Box!
So what would you do if you wanted to run a high-end video card that could handle the demands of Adobe After Effects, but you didn't have $2,500 to spend on a Mac Pro?
Well, if you don't mind having the ugliest computer in the office, you could build a Hackintosh in a cardboard box, like these gu ...
Eat This iPhone: Android Can Hold Its Own After All!
I have an Android phone. Sometimes it feels like I'm on an island because everywhere I turn, I'm surrounded by iPhone users. I love my Droid X. I think sometimes people don't give Android phones enough credit, I mean, have you actually seen what they can do?
I agree, an Android phone isn't as ...
The Largest & Smartest Lego Chess Set You’ve Ever Seen!
We've seen a lot of Lego chess sets in the past. Some of them are really eccentric, just like the Lego fans that created them. For example, check out this Star Wars Lego Chess Board that Richard wrote about. It's pure genius!
On the Monster Chess website it reads, "Lego builders are becoming i ...
New Study: Americans Go Crazy When Internet Is Slow
Not long ago, @mistygirlph wrote an article entitled, "Do You Freak Out When Your Internet Goes Down?" It always makes me giggle when I see that one circulating on Twitter because people almost always add a little comment with their tweet that says, "Yes!" I know for me, I definitely freak out whe ...
USB Super Hub: 16-Port Mega Monster Connector!
If you are like me, you have bucket loads of USB memory sticks that you've gotten for free when attending release parties, conferences and other venues where they will give you something to remember the event. My only problem is that I don't know which ones I have all my stuff on half the time. I ...
Portal 2: A Puzzle Game Worth Checking Out!
I knew in the back of my mind that in the beginning of next year, Valve planned release Portal 2. However, it wasn't until I watched this trailer that I got excited about it. I remember the original Portal from several years back, and it was a fun little puzzle game.
However, Portal 2 looks com ...
iPads To Replace Textbooks In Some Schools!
If you are a parent like me, you know that sooner or later you will have an "I remember when..." story to tell your child. Of course, my mother's story went something like, "I remember walking for two miles in the snow just to get to the bus stop." Okay Mom, I get it that I had it easier growing u ...
Pink Juicy Couture Keyboard: Girl Geek Fashion
In the past, when I've written an article like this, I've gotten tweets and comments from other girl geeks accusing me of being offensive and way too girly. Well, you know what? Pink is my favorite color and I'm a big time girly-girl geek. If that offends you, I suggest you stop reading this righ ...
The World’s Smallest 64GB Integrated Solid State Drive (iSSD)
This blows my mind! This new SanDisk 64GB integrated SSD (iSSD) is smaller than a postage stamp and weighs less than a paperclip. Whaaaaaa? This itty-bitty nugget of happiness is the first in the new embedded SSD category and is designed for portable devices like ultra-thin tablets, mobile comput ...
The iPad Controlled Beer Keg: For Geeky Beer Lovers
This must be my lucky day! I love beer and I love iPads, so this is like my dream come true. Long story short, a team of extremely geeky Yelp engineers built this iPad-controlled kegbot.
This snazzy little contraption measures the beer flow, displays info about the beer, keeps track of who has ...
You Think Your Password Is Private? Think Again.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, a school only a few miles away from me, revealed some interesting results from their intense research this week.
According to CNN, "The researchers used clusters of graphics cards to crack eight-character passwords in less than two hours." Yes, that means eve ...
Introducing… Hello Kitty Nerd Mimobot Flash Drives!
It's interesting what can happen in a year. A year ago, I didn't mind Hello Kitty too much. She was cute, cuddly and all over the mall, everywhere I looked. Then, several months ago, Hello Kitty started to overtake my life, showing up in my Google searches and invading my Internet everyday.
I ...
Tampon Flash Drive – Keeps Your Dataflow From Leaking
If I was writing for any other blog, I would probably not choose a topic like a tampon flash drive, but this is Bit Rebels, and anything goes. I got the biggest giggle out of this. I don't know who the hell would buy it, but it's cracking me up (ok, I might use this just for fun, I admit it.)
A ...