Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps

Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps

The Rubik’s WOWCube is a 2×2 cube with modern twists.

This $299 Rubik’s Cube swaps colored squares for LCD screens

The Rubik’s WOWCube features 24 color screens that can twist and rotate to play mobile games and puzzles.

Rubik's Cube Gets a $299 Update, Complete With IPS Screens and Its Own Apps

The Rubik's Cube has been reimagined as a $299 tech gadget featuring 24 mini IPS screens, a gyroscope, accelerometer, speakers, and Bluetooth connectivity. Called the WOWCube, it runs its own "CubiOS" system, supports downloadable games and apps, and can transform into everything from a mini arcade to a virtual aquarium. Ars Technica reports: Rather than a solid-colored sticker, each of the toy's 24 squares is a 240x240 IPS display. The cube its…

Rubik’s WOWCube Offers a Digital Twist on the Cube That Started It All

In 1974, Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik sat down with a handful of wooden blocks and a problem concerning 3D movement. Now, 50 years later, the same puzzle has a different shape. The Rubik’s WOWCube takes the classic design and fills it with screens, transforming idle rotations into entire games. Cubios, the firm behind this, collaborated [...]