Tag: video
DIY Robot Drink Mixer Can Mix 5,000 Drinks Instantly
For students everywhere, school is either about to start or it has already started, which means all you boys and girls going to college are probably looking forward to all the parties that will determine if this year will be awesome or epic. The one thing you probably haven't prepared is the drink l ...
Cardboard Build Of Star Wars Snowspeeder Tames The Slopes
So you have a few cardboard boxes laying around, and you don't really know what to do with them, right? They are just sitting there taking up valuable space. For most people, this situation usually ends with a few rides to the trash dump to throw those suckers away. But as we all know by now, there ...
![Gotye’s Own Montage Of Somebody That I Used To Know [Video]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gotye-own-montage-music-video-optimized.jpg "Gotye’s Own Montage Of Somebody That I Used To Know [Video]")
Gotye’s Own Montage Of Somebody That I Used To Know [Video]
Sometimes a song reaches cult status, and people start to make their own covers and parodies of it. That usually happens when a song becomes successful, but that statement isn't even enough when you think about the success that Gotye has experienced with his hit song "Somebody That I Used To Know." ...
Then And Now: Gamer’s Excitement Over New Gear
After watching this short little skit, it suddenly hit me. Gamers and gadget fanatics were a lot more excited about new stuff back in the day. Being able to play against people all over the world through the Internet was once something that blew your mind. The graphics of the next generation gaming ...
Olympics Now In 8-Bit Style For Your Retro Pleasure
So the Olympics have been going on for a few days now, and several gold medals have been given out to the best athletes in the world. However, we are already seeing that some people have had enough of the events. Personally, I am still as eager to watch the events while I am working. I have contempl ...
![The Growth Of Mobile & Internet Video Consumption [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rise-of-mobile-second-one-optimized.jpg "The Growth Of Mobile & Internet Video Consumption [Infographic]")
The Growth Of Mobile & Internet Video Consumption [Infographic]
As the popularity of smartphones and tablets increases and the number of mobile data users climbs, more and more people are watching videos in a variety of places. In fact, since the beginning of 2011, viewership via the mobile phone has increased by 35.7%. Audiences are no longer having to tune int ...
Liquid Crystal Technology Transforms Real-Time Weather Into Art
I was recently passing through the San Jose International Airport when I noticed a large liquid crystal art installation hanging from the ceiling of the concourse. At first, I checked my eyes, thinking the hundreds of small clear tiles were reflecting the sun. I quickly realized that each of the cle ...
Mad Men: Shaken With A Motown Twist
Being Draper-less for a year and a half is no fun, so I've been stockpiling martinis to prepare for the hugely anticipated return of Mad Men. Now that it's finally back on the air, we're instantly transported back to a familiar world scrubbed clean, littered with white lacquered desks, well-suited 6 ...
Joe Soap… Yes You! Make Money From Your YouTube Content
Before now, making money from YouTube was reserved for a select few. You had to be approved by Google, and your content had to be popular. Well, Google has now announced that anyone on YouTube with a single piece of content can now monetize their uploaded videos.
As of 12 April 2012, YouTube upda ...
Beautiful Street Water Calligraffiti Art
Water, it's the one natural resource that is a necessity for all life. Even though you can easily find it in your tap, you might not think about it more than that. It is good to use to take a shower or drink, but it is not a guaranteed clean resource in some parts of the world. We could debate this ...
Impossible Photography Or Just Extremely Creative?
Combining different realities in photography has always been a fascination of mine. The techniques to master the skill are hard to obtain and quite time consuming. But for those who perfect this, it is one of the most creative art forms in the digital age. Ted Talks had artist Erik Johansson do a si ...
Facebook’s Theme Song Shows Us Just How Crazy We Are
In the beginning, there will be a tsunami of people who will invest in Facebook when the IPO is launched. People have started to look closely at Facebook as a business, if that is even possible. They thoroughly check and read up on pretty much everything. It's good to know what you put your money in ...
100-Year-Old Woman Stays Young Playing Her Nintendo
The secret to eternal life has been searched for as long as humans have walked the earth. The interesting part is that while we search for it, our good hygiene and new medications have enabled our lifespan to become longer and longer. Just a couple of hundred years ago, the average lifespan was abou ...
Every Doctor Who Story In The Last 50 Years In 10 Minutes
So here we are again, facing the grim reality that time has passed us by too quickly, right? If you remember, I wrote an article about a Doctor Who Infographic not too long ago in which I mentioned the fact that I am probably the only geek who has never had the time to check out any episodes from th ...
The Little Lego Man That Was Sent Into Space
When I was in school, a science experiment consisted of putting some vinegar and baking soda into a plastic pop bottle. I think I got gypped. Just look at what two Canadian teenagers, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad did in their spare time. The young duo is making news for taking pictures of a Lego Man ...