newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/Zqj0QrVcBmo&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); Somebody got the bright idea to shrink a Rubik’s cube down to 10mm—that’s less than half an inch. The cube is fully functional too, so for fat fingered dummies like me, it’s that much more impossible to solve. Thanks. More »
If pouring over colour swatches at Home Depot leaves you overwhelmed, the Rubitone could make the process easier by helping to assess your options in a form that nerds can understand. Unlike a traditional Rubik’s cube, the object here is not to solve it, but to match colours that might look good in a bedroom or living space. The problem is that Rubitone is only a concept, so my walls will just have to stay plain and white for now. [Rubitone via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Check out this new variation on the Rubiks Cube: instead of colours and symmetrical cubes, this beast has all-mirrored surfaces and a bizarre asymmetric rectangular block setup. As you twist it, the blocks poke out in different ways, and its these cues you’re supposed to use to solve the puzzle. Bloody hell it looks hard. Apparently it’s due for release in Japan soon for around $US20, but there’s no word yet on when it’ll bring its fun/screams of frustration/puzzle-induced headaches to the US. [Technabob]
