Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
@jalefkowit on the other hand it's incredibly funny to do all this, charge $399, and not even have an actual 3x3 rubik's cube challenge
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
@jalefkowit the Lament Configuration but Pinhead comes before you solve it and turns your wallet inside out
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
@jalefkowit Or threw it against the wall in anger. Not that I ever would do that. Not again anyway.
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
The new Rubik’s WOWCube is also a puzzle that costs 40 times as much as an original Rubik’s Cube while providing fewer than half as many pieces, which feels like a good metaphor for the modern condition
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The new Rubik’s WOWCube is also a puzzle that costs 40 times as much as an original Rubik’s Cube while providing fewer than half as many pieces, which feels like a good metaphor for the modern condition
@jalefkowit Next: AI-connected playing cards!
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The new Rubik’s WOWCube is also a puzzle that costs 40 times as much as an original Rubik’s Cube while providing fewer than half as many pieces, which feels like a good metaphor for the modern condition
@jalefkowit I’ve been playing with the Rubik’s Cube for more than 40 years now. I like it. I never once thought it would be better if it cold give a weather report. It’s really pretty great as is. I don’t need the internet shoved into every dang thing.
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The new Rubik’s WOWCube is also a puzzle that costs 40 times as much as an original Rubik’s Cube while providing fewer than half as many pieces, which feels like a good metaphor for the modern condition
@jalefkowit but...screens! batteries! must be better. i am very smart
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
@jalefkowit doesn't look very fun.
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Cramming a Rubik’s Cube full of screens and processors and batteries removes one of the main charms of the Rubik’s Cube, which was that YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PANIC IF YOU DROPPED IT
Rubik’s WOWCube adds complexity, possibility by reinventing the puzzle cube
Technology is a double-edged sword in the $399 Rubik's Cube-inspired toy.
Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
@jalefkowit What made the Rubik's cube great/fun/popular were many of the same properties as Play-Doh:
- fun to handle (an early fidget!)
- pretty colors
- intuitive premise
- (almost) impossible to unmix colors once they're fully mixed
- cheap
- buy it once, play until it breaks (no batteries or maintenance)
- keeps children occupied (3x3x3 puzzle is very hard, you can make pretty patterns without using it as a puzzle as long as you can undo your steps; you can practice getting faster once you know how to solve it)This is ... none of that.
