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3 X 3 X 1 Rubik’S Cube is Just a Wee Bit Too Easy to Solve

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If you thought that 7 x 7 x 7 Rubik’s Cube was a little too difficult for your tiny brain, what with its 1.95 * (10^160) permutations, have I got a deal for you.

This 3 x 3 x 1 Rubik’s Cube (aka the “Floppy Cube”) is so simple that…

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January 30th, 2009 by: Technabob

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…

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January 27th, 2009 by: Technabob

V-Cube 5x5x5, 6x6x6, 7x7x7: Like Rubik’S Cubes on Crank

I had enough problems trying to solve the original Rubik’s Cube. Heck, I was often tempted to just peel all the colored stickers off and place them on the proper sides of the cube whenever I got frustrated with the damned thing. So when I came across V-CUBES, I just…

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October 14th, 2008 by: Technabob

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.…

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September 22nd, 2008 by: Technabob

Rubik’S Cube Disco Light: Your Party Just Got 200% Nerdier

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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

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September 19th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Space Invader + Rubik’s Cube = Pac-Man

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…. While he

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December 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Technabob Mascot Immortalized in Rubik’s Cubes

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…

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October 2nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Rubik’s Revolution: the Cube Goes Techno

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

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February 9th, 2007 by: Technabob

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