Cubes

Gadgets

These Little Cubes Of Fun Interact With Each Other Using NFC

11:40PM August 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

It probably helps to be a child, but in all honesty these Sifteo cubes look like so much fun, I’d definitely fiddle with them while procrastinating/waiting for pages to load. More »


Geek Out

A See-Through Cabin In The Woods Of Japan

3:30PM June 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Hidemi Nishida built a translucent cabin in the woods for the minimalist camper with a fondness for voyeurism. More »


This Is A Gun

1:20AM July 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This cube may look like hell’s version of Jenga, but it’s actually an elaborate, 125-piece puzzle. The solution? A single-shot 45-calibre muzzle-loading pistol called the Intimidator. No, seriously. See for yourself. More »


LED Cube Colourfully Assimilates Desktops

3:30AM July 26, 2010 | Jack Loftus

This LED art cube is no Shanghai Dream Cube, sure, but let’s be honest: the smaller cube is slightly more affordable and China would never let you have that building in the first place. More »


The Perfect Gift For The Physicist Who Thinks In 10 Dimensions

2:00AM December 14, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Christmas shopping can be tough. Christmas shopping for that special someone can be tougher – especially if that someone happens to be a theoretical physicist. Luckily, for the brainiac who has everything, there’s this beautiful Calabi-Yau Manifold crystal. More »


Dyson Applies For Patent On Kitchen Squareness

7:40AM May 5, 2009 | Sean Fallon

James Dyson wants everything in your kitchen to be square because it saves space. In fact, this eureka moment was so profound that he wants to patent the idea of kitchen squareness.

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Gadgets

gCubik Display Puts Touch-Sensitive 3D Models In Your Palm

9:03PM March 10, 2009 | John Herrman

The gCubik display cube, which simulates a fully rotatable, multi-viewable 3D object within its walls, has evolved quite a bit since we last saw it: its six sides, up from three, now respond to touch.

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Paco Cube Contains All Your Living Needs in 3 Square Metres

3:30PM February 19, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Paco, a prefab mobile studio, takes all your living needs and puts it into a single three-square-metre cube. Designed by Jo Nagasaka, the cube is supposed to be a sleek home away from home.

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Rubik’s TouchCube Is The World’s First Touchscreen Rubik’s Cube

8:08AM February 11, 2009 | John Mahoney

newVideoPlayer("/touchcube.flv", 506, 380,""); Sometimes we don’t know what we need, and certain magical companies make that decision for us. I’m afraid Techno Source may have done exactly that with this, the world’s first touchscreen Rubik’s cube.


Mobile

LG Arena KM900 Combines iPhone-Inspired Interface With Touch-Based 3D Cube

2:25AM February 9, 2009 | Jack Loftus

We teased the LG KM900 about unabashedly copying the iPhone earlier this month, but maybe we should scale that back a bit. New info leads me to believe the interface is more SUSE than Apple.

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