Heykube…Smart Update to Rubik's Cube
Technology
Washington - Gregg Ellman
The iconic Rubik's Cube drives people nuts the first time they use it. Fast forward a few decades and now we have Heykube, the new generation technology-driven version of the Rubik's Cube. But it's much more fun and much less frustrating. Heykube is different because it's smart. The programmable six-sided, 3-by-3 smart cube puzzle does not require an app, but there is the Heykube companion app available for sharing with others and watching tutorials. Unlike most gadgets you try out, this one forces you to read the directions. Players have different levels of difficulty to solve scrambles with hints and different levels of difficulty, which include quick solve, learn to solve, and 16 patterns instantly ready to be solved. Heykube allows users to create, share and solve their own algorithms via Python. With a Raspberry Pi (not included), users can access the HeyKube's Python library for controlling the lights and sounds in the cubed smart toy. Inside the Bluetooth-enabled Heykube is a microprocessor, a long-lasting internal battery and an included micro USB cable that connects to the proprietary charging adapter. The cube teaches you how to solve it, which gives you a nice modern technology advantage of the famous 1980s cubed toy. Using it is the same as the past: turn the pieces up, down and sideways to get the puzzle solved. The outside pieces rotate around the center one, which determines the color for that side. At first, it's not that easy, though the tutorials and the LED's lend a helping hand. There are tricks to know and learn, but solving it does happen and then the fun is trying to solve it over and over. Sometimes the solution is quick, but other times, it brings you the same frustration and determination as the older cube. The lights on the center-piece rotate, telling you the rotating direction. When the sound changes, it means the mode has changed. The hints can be turned on or off, making it programmable to a different level of difficulty. After a short time, the Heykube gets to be obsessive and time-consuming. Solving it once isn't good enough; neither is just a few times. You can buy it on the company's official website for $79.99. Tribune Media
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3221806/heykube%E2%80%A6smart-update-rubiks-cube
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