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rubiks mirror blocks puzzle bumps out of the cube

filed under: just plain fun

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…

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September 22nd, 2008 12 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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

filed under: gadgets | retro

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, and looks like a fake Rubik’s Cube on a stand…

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September 19th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen

space invader + rubik’s cube = pac-man

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Space Invader Pac-man Installation

I know, it doesn’t sound like the math would work, but somehow that equation actually holds up in this case. Stay with me while I elaborate.

You see, this art installation is the latest from the famous French street artist who goes by the moniker Space Invader…

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December 3rd, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

technabob mascot immortalized in rubik’s cubes

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Rubik’s Robot by Artist Space Invader

See that little robot guy in the upper right corner of the Technabob site header? He’s the original mascot of our humble little website, inspired by the classic arcade game Berserk. So I was oh so thrilled when I heard a world-renown urban artist has immortalized the same robo-dude using a bunch of Rubik’s Cubes…

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October 2nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rubik’s revolution: the cube goes techno

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

I’ve been wondering why the old Rubik’s Cube has been making appearances all over the place lately, with a significant amount of screen time dedicated to it in Will Smith’s craptacular The Pursuit of Happyness. Now we know it was all product placement geared towards the upcoming release of the new Rubik’s Revolution, a modern update to the classic brainteaser…

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February 9th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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