Joongho Choi’s concept table “Pixable” is supposed to be an artistic representation of pixels, which are described by the artist as “expanding the boundary of the art format since it replaces paper”. However my first thought, besides the fact that it looks like a bunch of cannibalized Rubik’s Cubes, it that it would have been the perfect piece of background furniture for Peter Gabriel’s “Big Time” video. It also reminds me of “Marble Madness”. Probably not the futuristic edge Joongho was looking for… Unless this thing was designed in 1975.
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It’s the 21st century and Simon has stripped his bulky exterior for a far more portable version. Don’t let his diminutive frame fool you though, this keychain Simon light up game will kick your ass just like the original. What’s worse, time and alcohol abuse have dulled your senses.
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In an effort to pull the Rubik’s Cube out of the 1980s, designers have produced the new Rubik’s Slide, which will cost about $40, and should be available later this year. The Slide differs from its retro counterpart by using 9 illuminated squares that must be manipulated to match a pre-determined pattern while employing over 10,000 puzzles of varying difficulty. What better way to introduce mind boggling frustration to a new generation of potential cube enthusiasts?
Hanging fuzzy dice in your car may be a completely dorky thing to do, but make that a pair of Rubik’s cubes instead of dice and you have some fine nerd style. Since these are permanently in a solved state, there is no way to prove that you don’t have the skills to perform such a feat. That makes these ideal for nerd posers as well.
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Maybe you have never had any luck solving a Rubik’s cube. That is likely because there was not proper motivation. The Boob Cube solves the motivation issue by making each face show bikini covered boobs when the tiles are properly aligned.
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Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of June 8th-14th 2009:
Chair Socks: The 1970’s flatter your furniture.
Magic Fingers: Protects your car door.
Orange Mutant Boy: Reads on toilet, nods approvingly.
Trout Cowboys:Dr. Strangelove gets even stranger.
Colorblock Note Cube: Bears a funny resemblance to a device invented by Mr. Rubik.
These “Colorblock Note Cubes” have a few benefits over a similar looking cube that was developed by a Mr. Rubik. The colored blocks don’t spin so you don’t have to drive yourself nuts trying to solve it; it is useful as note paper for all those important notes you need to make, and you can see how many people who stop by your office actually try to spin the thing. It’s like a simple IQ test that way.
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Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of June 2nd to June 8th 2008:
Duct Tape Roses: Even mechanics will get misty.
Portable Humidifier: Just insert a standard water bottle.
Chug a Lug LED Bottle Opener: It takes the thinkin’ out of drinkin’.
Frank Farter Dog: This tighty whitey wearing dog will sing for you…with his butt.
Mathmos Revolution: The dead rise from the grave to haunt your candle holder.
The next five gadgets are available after the break…
Now that ‘Lost’ is done for the season, I do feel like I need something to take its place. This Rubik’s Cube has symbols for six different Dharma stations on the island and the obvious point is to get all six sides to have only that color/station on them. With all the odd stuff that happens on ‘Lost’ I would be a little loathe to make that final move to complete it. If the show is any indication, crazy shit will start happening as soon as all the stations are lined up as a solution. That could be a good thing, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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Sure it looks like a Rubik’s, but it appears that this updated version of the cube has little else in common with its predecessor.
The cube features six built in games (Light Speed, Rapid Recharge, Pattern Panic, Cube Catcher, Code Cracker and Multiplayer Madness) that feature light, sound, and voice effects, multiple levels to unlock, and both individual and multiplayer gaming.
From what I can gather from the videos, the Revolution focuses heavily on reflexes – no cube turning required. The videos also feature a lot of little kids who seem to have mastered the device, which is sure to make me feel like a dumbass once I finally get my hands on one.
The Rubik’s Revolution will be hitting store shelves this summer.
