arniejolt
02-26-2009, 05:49 PM
I suppose the Rubik's version of the RROD is you throwing the thing across the room out of frustration...
One of the most popular toys from the 1980s is undergoing a revolution.
The makers of the popular puzzle Rubik's Cube have designed a new toy they call the Rubik's 360. It debuted earlier this month at a German toy fair.
The 360 still fits in the palm of your hand, still has six primary colors, but instead of shifting rows of squares, the Rubik's 360 requires you to rotate six tiny colored balls around a transparent sphere, tipping them into matching receptacles.
The trick is you have to coax all the balls into place without moving the ones you've already secured.
From ABC7:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/consumer&id=6678684
CNN also has a video showing how to play it, with some difficulty:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/25/finighan.uk.rubik.360.cnn
One of the most popular toys from the 1980s is undergoing a revolution.
The makers of the popular puzzle Rubik's Cube have designed a new toy they call the Rubik's 360. It debuted earlier this month at a German toy fair.
The 360 still fits in the palm of your hand, still has six primary colors, but instead of shifting rows of squares, the Rubik's 360 requires you to rotate six tiny colored balls around a transparent sphere, tipping them into matching receptacles.
The trick is you have to coax all the balls into place without moving the ones you've already secured.
From ABC7:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/consumer&id=6678684
CNN also has a video showing how to play it, with some difficulty:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/25/finighan.uk.rubik.360.cnn
