Tag: smartphone
High Tech Picnic Table Umbrella Uses Sunshine To Charge Mobile Devices
I wrote an article yesterday about how we want our devices to work all the time with no exceptions. We have no patience when our smartphones run low on battery, and we'll do almost anything to keep that from happening. As a result, manufacturers try to create the most innovative mobile chargers so w ...
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6 Tips Which Will Make Your Smartphone Battery Last Longer [Video]
When it comes to technology, we are impatient. There have been several studies that have come to this conclusion. I even wrote about one a while back that determined computer stress is harder to deal with than relationship stress. Whether our Internet connection goes down, our laptop forces us to re ...
World’s Smallest Cell Phone Charger Is Smaller Than You Think
I remember having a Motorola bag phone back in the '90s. It came in a big, bulky black bag, and it had a cord like a rotary phone. Back then, people only used their mobile phones if there was an emergency, and I don't ever remember being worried that the battery would run out. These days all that ha ...
Facebook Smartphone: This Is What It Will Look Like
As most of you know, Facebook has been rumored to be working on a Facebook smartphone. Their own phone would have a social networking layer, which assuming they are innovating, would make it even easier to connect, search and find information about people around the world. Facebook has denied any de ...
Walkie Talkie Radio Accessory For Your Smartphone
There has been a lot of focus on smartphones lately here on Bit Rebels, and since it is Saturday today, I thought I might turn our attention to accessories instead. It's been a while since we featured something that was even close to being called a smartphone accessory. Of course, there are a boatlo ...
Apple Patents Flexible Wraparound Display Smartphone
Most people are wondering whether or not Apple will actually pursue and release a flexible smartphone. In many people's eyes, it's a concept that would make Apple look like they are innovating again. Every tech company is pretty much trying to be first with a device like this. It could mean a huge l ...
Smartphone Photo Quality Doubled With New Tech From Panasonic
Smartphone photo quality has always been kind of inferior when compared to system cameras. Even standalone digital cameras have been miles ahead in photo quality (even though smartphone cameras are digital cameras as well). The standing champion is still the system camera. Innovation has of course b ...
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HP Cracks Smartphone Hologram Technology [Video]
It seems flexible smartphones and gadgets are about to make their entry into the consumer market this year, but there is one more advancement in technology that we're all waiting for. It's of course the arrival of smartphone hologram technology. It has been a mirage for so long that most of us have ...
DIY Bulletproof Metal iPhone Case For Ultimate Smartphone Protection
Before I get into this article, I'm going to state the obvious. If you make this bulletproof iPhone case, you could get a false sense of security from it. The only thing this metal iPhone case will do is protect your phone (and maybe your ear) if you're talking on it when bullets are flying. So if y ...
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The True Cost Of Using Social Media On Your Phone [Infographic]
The Internet has become a big cauldron of engagement. Through all of the various social networking services made available, we connect, share and learn from each other. This was previously only possible in whatever public place comes to mind. The Internet has no doubt become our primary way of stayi ...
Smart Pants Cover Your Smartphone’s Privates
It's Saturday as I am writing this, and that calls for some epic and fun smartphone accessories, don't you think? It's been a while since I covered a WTF-gadget of any kind, and this is definitely one of those. Usually when we cover accessories or gadgets here at Bit Rebels, we try to find the most ...
Future Smartphones Transform Into Trendy Wristwatches
Everyone is talking about the alleged Apple iWatch. Will it actually turn out to be true, or is it just a dream that Apple fanboys and fangirls want to become a reality? Another option is of course that Apple secretly started this rumor in order to keep us from digging into what they are really work ...
World’s Smallest Cell Phone To Be Released In Japan
It's not hard to use Apple's iPhone as an example when comparing the world's different smartphone technologies. It was the "first" one to incorporate the ultra optimized touchscreen and app formatted operating system. The iPhone has gone through a whole lot of transformations since it was first rele ...
Bluetooth Handset Gloves: Answer Phone By Putting Fingers To Your Ear
A month ago, Richard wrote an article about some rings (the kind you put on your fingers) that allow you to answer your phone when you put your fingers to your ear. It was a pretty rad concept, and you can read about it at Cell Phone Rings Incorporate The Ancient "Call You" Gesture. That isn't a pro ...
Virtual Pets Are Back: The Smartphone Version Of The ’90s Classic
If you followed the trends in the mid-90s, you may have had a virtual pet. I had one. It started out fun. It was a keychain with a poor-quality graphic of a dog on a tiny screen. You basically had to press some buttons on the screen a few times a day to feed or play with your virtual pet. The proble ...