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25 Awesome Geek cakes

Posted in Lists by Conner Flynn on November 2nd, 2008

Optimus PrimeThere’s always room for dessert and nothing beats a fresh and cleverly made geek cake. In recent years “Geek cakes” have become an art form, hopefully not your pet name used by your significant other. One thing is certain, if geeks love a thing, chances are it will become a cake. So, we wanted to take a look at some of our favorite geek desserts and celebrate the clever bakers and icing artists that make geek birthdays and weddings just a bit more fun. Click through for cake and prepare to get hungry.

Rubiks Cube alarm clock is retro cool

Posted in Clocks by Conner Flynn on April 10th, 2008

Rubiks Cube alarm clock is retro cool
This clock looks awesome and it reminds you of the 80′s immediately and the fact that you couldn’t solve this thing to save your life. Have no fear, this one will be easy to solve since only the top row twists to switch between time, temperature, alarm and date modes.

It’s also very affordable at $24.98. Just think, now when you wake up, if you are out of it enough you might think it’s the 80′s again, just for a second or two. Just thank your lucky stars that it doesn’t require you to fully solve it in order to shut it off. If that were the case, it would have to hit the wall very hard one morning.

Official Rubik’s Cube speed cubing kit

Posted in Toys by Conner Flynn on March 27th, 2008

Rubik’s Cube speed cubing kit
The current world record stands at 9.18 seconds. Think you’re geek enough to beat that? That’s no easy task, Poindexter. But if you really want it and you are willing to train like a Nerd Rocky Balboa, this new kit can help.

The official Rubik’s Speed Cubing Kit has some completely legal tricks to help you out. (legal as defined by world record standards.) The kit includes a bottle of lubricant, not so much for if you get yourself all excited, but more to help reduce the friction on the moving parts. It also includes a few screwdrivers for loosening the joints. You even get a manual on how to become a professional cuber, but it’s in Japanese. It’s going to take the eye of the tiger, but you can do it. You can win Rock…

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The Next Rubik’s Cube

Posted in Games by Darrin Olson on February 9th, 2007

Rubik’s Revolution the next Rubiks CubeToday Techno Source has announced the debut of the next Rubik’s Cube, literally. The Rubik’s Revolution is to debut at the International Toy Fair in New York next week and is a new electronic version of the popular toy from the 80′s.

“Since Rubik’s Cube was introduced in 1980, it has sold nearly 300 million pieces, making it an obsession, not to mention a pop icon, recognized around the world,” says Eric Levin, Executive Vice President of Techno Source. “Rubik’s Revolution was designed to be the perfect complement to the original 3×3 cube. …

Rubik’s Cube Solving Machine Made From Legos

Posted in Games by Chetz on September 21st, 2006

Rubiks Cube Solver

Years ago when Rubik’s cubes were new and popular I worked on one for weeks and eventually developed a system for solving them in a relatively short amount of time.

I was able to do this because I figured out that the colors were adhesive stickers that I could remove and stick back on where I wanted.

Pictured here is a machine made out of legos that not only can manipulate the Rubik’s cube, but it can also identify the color and solve the puzzle. At around 30 seconds a move it takes a little …



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