Tag: Xbox
Xbox One First Impressions: Is It Already Outdated?
So, Microsoft has released the new Xbox, the Xbox One. Is it the leap forward over the previous Xbox that it needs to be, or has Microsoft dropped the ball? I’m no expert, and can’t speak in great detail on it, but there were a few off-the-bat impressions I had on the announcement that I thought wer ...
Personalized 3D Printed Pez Dispenser Featuring Your Own Head
I never thought a Pez dispenser article would fall into the category of technology, but this definitely does. Surely you remember eating Pez candy when you were young. The little candies get loaded into the dispenser, and when you pull the head back, the candy pops out. It was one of my favorites wh ...
5 Bars Of Soap Designed To Keep Gaming Geeks Smelling Goooood
If you're a gamer who likes to stay locked up inside your house in your own world on the weekends with a bag of Doritos, a six-pack of Coke, and a controller in your hand, you might not be smelling your best by the end of it all. If you have a hard time breaking away from the games on the computer, ...
Steampunk Xbox 360 Controller Will Rejuvenate Your Gaming
It's time for another tidbit of steampunk here on Bit Rebels. We love it, but we don't get sent very much of it, and it seems we don't manage to stumble across anything that is worth mentioning very often. However, that of course doesn't mean there isn't anything out there that should definitely be ...
Mean Green Machine: A Freaky Xbox 360 Console Mod
There are game console modders, and then there is Kier. His motto is, "Why keep it standard if you can modify it?" This particular mod looks like the Hulk, and it's just as intimidating to me. What Kier is able to do with a couple of white Xbox 360s is truly mind-blowing. The clear acrylic panel on ...
Beautification: The Star Wars Millennium Falcon XBox Mod
I think it's obvious to anyone reading Bit Rebels that we really like geeky cool stuff, especially gadgets that have been customized or modded. It's really nice to know that we aren't just sticking to the same ole boring designs that we sometimes see in the stores when we're hunting down our next ga ...
Wooden XBox: When Playing The Real Console Is Not Enough
As gamers, we all know that when we finish a game, it feels a little like we have used up all the fun that the money we spent bought us. It's an uneasy feeling that will linger until you get a new game that you just couldn't keep yourself from buying. It's not that it's a bad thing to finish a game, ...
Audio Gaming: Pew Pew Is Still Packing A Punch
I just love it when someone thinks outside the box for a change. We're already seeing all of these first person shooters packed up on the shelves at the game store. Do we really need another game just like the sequel before it? I mean, sure, it has better graphics and a better or different story ...
Kinect SwimBrowser: Surf The Internet Doing The Breast Stroke
We all know what great exercise swimming is. When I first read about this, I thought, "Great! Now we can swim, get exercise and surf the web all at the same time." That's true if you can hack your Kinect the way David Stolarsky did.
For the 2011 PrimeSense/OpenNI Developer Challenge, he created ...
The Kiss Controller: Video Game Controlled By Smooches
Well dang, this could be better than Kinect! Instead of using your body as the controller, you use your tongue. Ok, maybe it's not better than Kinect, but it still looks like a lot of fun. This little gadget combines two of life's guilty pleasures, kissing and playing video games. That's right, ...
Which Gaming Console Is The Most Energy Efficient?
The Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI), a nonprofit organization that conducts research and development related to the use of electricity, recently did a study to determine which gaming console is the most energy efficient between the Sony Playstation 3, the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nin ...
Bling Bling! The Bejeweled Xbox 360 Kinect
In today's society, there are two ways to definitely know if you've "made it." First, if there is a WikiLeak about you, you've got it going on. Secondly, if someone covers you or a gadget you've created in Swarovski crystals, you've made it for sure.
We've all seen the iPhones, fancy cars, cake ...
Finally: A Health Benefit From Playing Video Games!
Well Halleluiah! Finally someone has proven that there is a health benefit to playing video games, well, if you have a lazy eye that is. Typically, people that have a lazy eye have to put a patch over the good eye in order to force the lazy eye to become stronger. It's a long grueling process.
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The Real Murder Game Controller: Gone Too Far?
I was a big gamer back in the day, but back then, ten years ago, it was different than it is today. Since then, I've kind of lost interest since so much of the games are all about killing and violence.
I agree with what Richard said in his article "The $7,000 Arcade Bowling Game Is Here!" He sa ...
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 ...