\nRubik’s TouchCube splashes modern day onto timeless classic<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The post describes a new variant on the Rubik’s Cube with no moving parts, which uses a microprocessor with embedded LEDs to display colors on the faces, and touch sensors to recognize gestures that allow you to “rotate” those colors. Here’s a picture Now, at a purely pragmatic level, this doesn’t make a lot of sense; why would you replace a perfectly good $5 toy with an electronic version that will cost ten times as much. [ed: Gizmodo<\/a> is reporting that it will cost $150.]<\/em> However, It did get me thinking again about intelligent devices<\/em>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n One way to look at it is that this device is just as a “middle ground” between a purely physical object (i.e. the original toy) and purely virtual expressions of that toy — something like Erno’s Cube<\/strong><\/a> for the iPhone: There’s more to it than that, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don’t know whether the TouchCube would be as satisfying to use to actually play<\/em> Rubik’s Cube as the original is, but assuming they got the responsiveness right, it’s probably close. The thing is though, once you’ve separated the physical gestures from the resulting visuals, you can then start looking at other uses for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nfrom the Engadget post<\/s>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mikew.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/9492863_sa.jpg\")
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