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nvidia ion cube pc looks like a green allspark

nvidia ion cube pc

Looking like a robotic piece of art, BIll Owens’ award-winning NVIDIA ION Cube PC case mod is based on NVIDIA’s ION ITX motherboard. The aluminum case is decorated with UV green acrylic sheets, lit up with 4 cathode lights, and then placed on pedestal, allowing it to rotate a full 360°.

Aside from the ION…

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November 15th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design geek art + craft hacks + mods technology

conjoined rubik’s cubes make my head spin

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Puzzlemasters – if you’ve already figured out how to solve Rubik’s cube in under 9 seconds flat, you’re probably in need of a new challenge. Well here something that should keep you busy for at least 30 seconds. These insane Rubik’s cube derivations combine the power of multiple cubes to provide a really dastardly puzzle…

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August 29th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys strange + wonderful

better than bento? the rubik’s cubewich

puzzle rubix sandwich

We’ve seen some pretty badass bento around here, but nothing quite like the Rubik’s Cubewich, a puzzling and meaty creation that’s almost too clever to be eaten. Almost.

Salami, kielbasa, cheese, bread–there’s all sorts of goodness in this cubewich! It’s got everything but real puzzle factor, because I’m sure if you tried to turn it,…

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July 27th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

rubik’s cube lamp: puzzling that nobody has made these yet

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The Rubik’s Cube started out its humble life as a simple little plastic puzzle. But over the years it’s found its way into everything from alarm clocks, to the technabob mascot to crazy viral videos. But this could be my favorite use for a Rubik’s Cube yet.

Created by illustrator/designer Eric Pautz, the Rubik’s Lamp…

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January 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys design geek art + craft

diy group tetris costume will earn you lots of candy

I was looking around for an interesting Halloween costume when I came across this awesome 5-person Tetris costume!

The great thing about this costume is that unlike some other group costumes, you would be very recognizable apart or together. The bad thing is that it looks insanely uncomfortable and awkward to haul around all those…

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October 19th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun

the neocube is a magnetic puzzle o’ fun

The NeoCube starts out as a cube made of super-magnetic balls that’s billed as “literally a puzzle with billions of solutions.” Here’s the good news: There are no right answers, just a whole heap o’ magnetic mayhem to be had.

Check out this video of the NeoCube in action. Then, let’s take bets on how…

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September 24th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: cool toys just plain fun strange + wonderful

rubiks mirror blocks puzzle bumps out of the cube

Ready for a challenging puzzle? Check out this new variant on the classic Rubik’s Cube which isn’t comfortable just being perfectly square.

The new Rubik’s Mirror Blocks puzzle makes things a bit more complicated than the original by making each and every one of its blocks a slightly different size.

And instead of pretty colors,…

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September 22nd, 2008 comments (32) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys just plain fun

rubik’s cube disco light: your party just got 200% nerdier

Rubiks Cube Disco Light

The Retro Cube Stereo Speaker and Mood Light, in theory, brings the latest in LED and rhyhmic technology to an old familiar shape. In reality, however, it’s more like an unholy marriage between a Rubik’s Cube and the Saturday Night Fever dance floor.

This is a speaker that flashes its LEDs in time with your music,…

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September 19th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: audio gadgets retro

stone ice cubes really put your drinks on the rocks

Ice Cube Rocks

Wanna look really cool at your next party? When you ask your pals if they’d like a cocktail ask if they want it on the rocks. If they say yes, fix their drinks and bring ‘em back with some of these ice cubes that are actually made from stone.

Just chill these special ice cube…

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September 8th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: strange + wonderful

someone should make speakers that look like these

Here’s a nifty idea for some nifty desktop speakers. All you need is 6 cheap square Mylar speakers, 21 cable ties, and the patience to stitch ‘em together into a see-through cube. Et Voilà!

This speaker cube was recently spotted over on the MAKE: Flickr Pool and seems like a really cool concept. Macetech, the…

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August 13th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods

tetris + ice cubes = icetris

icetris tetris ice cube trays by mystake

What better way to keep your “on the rocks” cocktails chilled but with some whimsical Tetris block ice cubes?

Given the heritage of Tetris, it’s only appropriate that these Icetris ice cube trays would come from Dima Komissarov of Russian design shop Mystake. With enough frozen blocks, you should be able to play a complete…

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July 9th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro strange + wonderful video games

cool red cube hides a high-tech label maker

King Jim Label Maker

Inside this unassuming red cube lurks a fancy shmancy label making system.

Click the black button and the top opens up to reveal a keyboard and LCD screen. The keyboard appears to be a standard US qwerty version, but unfortunately (for those of us who can’t read Kanji characters, that is) the screen text looks…

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June 16th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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