One year later, it looks like the current pre-order price for the starter pack is $399. That's a lot more than the $250 crowdfunding price I stated in the video, but I think my conclusion still stands. It totally makes sense when you look at how much custom hardware is squeezed into it, but that unfortunately makes the target audience rather small.
and it'll either end with the CEO getting into a scandal, a worse CEO replacing the old one and running the company into the ground, or a new competitor gaining more popularity
No Li-Ion battery works 40 years later. It's the reason today's devices will never work as retro tech. We can still play on MSX, Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum (released exactly 40 years earlier), but we won't be able to find battery replacement for this in 40 years! We might not be able to find battery replacement for Nintendo Switch in 40 years, even though it's a very well established console today. (Ok, let me bookmark this comment and I'll come back to check it in 2062 if I'm still alive).
@@topouzidd unless they're made illegal I'm sure they will exist and perhaps be made on a small scale and expensive for these kinds of purposes. Its just gonna be hard to get.
@@SoundblasterYT I mean specific rechargeable batteries for a device that stopped circulating 20-30 years ago, not Li-Ion batteries in general. I mean, we can still find and buy PSP battery but it was discontinued only 8 years ago and I don’t think we will be able to find a battery for PSP or a battery for this cube in 20 years.
12:43 to make the charger fit u have to put the part with the connectors perpendicular to the foam in the box. theres a cut between the two holes for the adaptor
The Cut the Rope game and 2048 look quite addicting (I'm a fan of 2048 games) and this cube looks like something from a sci-fi movie haha looks awesome!
Look at the design of the carrying case and TELL ME they aren't planning on releasing a 3x3 version in the future!! I'm honestly hyped to get my hands on one of these, and to see what kind of crazy puzzle apps/games people come up with for it!
They actually managed to combine a Smartphone with a cube, my life is...actually not complete, not until I can get my hands on this cube...if you can even call it a normal cube
This truly looks incredible and appears to be a full-blown entertainment system which can be a toy or a very fun educational tool. With endless possibilities, I think the price will be justified. 🔥
Guys, we're just entering the market. And the price is very dependent on the volume of sales. If you manage to try large volumes, the price will fall. In addition, several companies are interested in licensing our development. For example, probably in Brazil the wowcube will be produced by another company. Our goal is to create a new market
Before I opened this video, I thought it was just a display function added to a rubik, and the gameplay of the "Classic Cube" app also made me feel that there was no meaning. But when I saw the pipe game and candy delivery game that used the three-dimensional world features, I found that this is an unparalleled new idea! It is so amazing!
Before seeing this I was very skeptical to the idea. A cube with screens? Ridiculous! But now I know why it's called a WOWCube ;) This is exactly what it is. The games for it are awesome. I'm amazed by ingenuity of their authors. A kid playing with such toys in early age will surely have a great spatial thinking.
I wouldn't really call it a toy. All 2×2 are puzzles and some are toys and some are not (and this goes for all puzzles). For example, a dollar store cube is a toy, but the GAN 251 is not a toy. Now this cube has gone beyond that designation. This is a piece of modern technology.
@@Sqift because the GAN 251 M is $21.99. sure, we have toys that cost that much, but because it's a puzzle, I would say that's the starting price for conventional professional cubes (you can get cheaper ones, but this is the start). And this goes for all Rubik's based puzzles.
yess finally!! I have been supporting this project and coding for it for a while!, P.S little fun fact, the reason I got into this project is actually b/c it was made by a kid! which I am also a kid inventor!
Really liking this, though I'd like to see a 3x3 eventually, and I'd also like the devkit to support Linux out of the box too, but the IDE they are pushing might work anyway. The hardware is seriously impressive. I think this is the first "smart" rubiks cube that isn't a convoluted mess or completely unnecessary. This actually improves on the "point" of the original rubiks cube by allowing for unique and new experiences with the puzzle. I love that they encourage taking apart the cube and even include the tools and accessories needed. I'll be keeping a close eye on the future of this tech.
My son's favourite game really is 2048 but not on the wowcube. How to play: 1. Only go up and right. 2. Make sure the right column is full to go down. 3. It should go like this: 4. Once you get to 2048, you win! 5. Once the board is full and you can’t go anywhere, it’s game over. What's your favourite game on the cube?
I looked at the price and I was very surprised that it was $300! Obviously that's a lot of money, but for a cube that's mixed with a smart phone, that's pretty cheap. I was expecting it to be at LEAST $600
Big gift for cube fans! This could even be used as an electric key (combination lock). I would suggest laying a foam mat for all your throwables so they don't break... the floor.
it is actually on 40% discount and costs around $350 for the cut-the-rope edition. I was seriously considering it before the inflated price tag of 350.
I really like this cube but I'm afraid I would damage it while playing with it. If they add a wrist strap on one of the piece, I might consider buying this cube.
This is a very interesting product and a new way of using tech. The input systems and handling are a unique way to interact with digital. I hope they make more ways to make this useful outside of those games. Very novel idea.
It's very cool but it also makes me sad to think of how much e-waste all this smart products introduce. One phone every three years and one laptop every six per person already lead to a near unmanageable amount of e-waste and a huge energetic cost, and there is no current way around it but to cut it down. Smart products (and products which didn't use to have electronics like headphones) appear but their energetic cost and possibilities of recycling doesn't improve. Cubing used to be a quite harmless hobby in this regard, but now just by buying a couple smart cubes more waste has been created than by a lifetime of traditional cubing. And given how resolution, battery life, cube mechanism speed, miniaturization, etc improve people will of course not buy only one of these to use for decades. Of course our personal decisions are near irrelevant next to some billionaire that takes a helicopter daily for a trip that can be done by tram, or to companies which really don't push hard enough to reduce their CO2 footprint and to make products that last a lifetime (as it's against their interest), but well, they have some impact. Sorry about the rambling. It's not your fault at all, of course.
@@patriotpearl264 I work in the electronics engineering field, fella. I'm opposed to e-waste. And many e-waste is precisely stuff deliberately done low tech and low quality so you have to replace it in a few years instead of a lifetime. Think OLED screens for example, most won't las 4 years without significant burning. There is the tech to avoid it but companies would rather invest in guaranteeing some years of use and that it looks terrible immediately afterwards than in increasing lifetime. Also, improving our recycling capabilities is a very tech intensive project. What is "go live on a tent" levels of outdated is filling landfields to the brim like we do and like we used to do a thousand years ago too.
@@1312_PV I probably owe you an apology. My comment was a bit harsh. I know big tech exploits us and honestly, if I could live off the grid I would. I'm so freaking dependent on technology that I don't really know how to live without it. I hate that I'm so dependent on technology, but I guess because I am, I responded harshly. You're not wrong. Thank you for the taking the time to write you're position... I respect that! 🕊️
I think this thing is bassically the electronic version of rubik cube, that kids would cry and beg their parents to buy one for them, and they're gonna play it for one week nonstop then they're gonna forget it, or they're gonna break it.
One year later, it looks like the current pre-order price for the starter pack is $399. That's a lot more than the $250 crowdfunding price I stated in the video, but I think my conclusion still stands. It totally makes sense when you look at how much custom hardware is squeezed into it, but that unfortunately makes the target audience rather small.
It’s a great concept! I hope it gets improved and made cheaper in the future, i’m very interested to see what’s gonna happen!
That sucks, it’s a great product, with a good concept and great execution, it got potential
@Ali Ba okay better 😅😅😅😅😅
@AliBa-yp4llyoooooo
@AliBa-yp4llyou rather ps5 or this cube?
this is gonna be super cool in 40 years when someone finds it and does a retro tech video on it and how they went out of business
and it'll either end with the CEO getting into a scandal, a worse CEO replacing the old one and running the company into the ground, or a new competitor gaining more popularity
No Li-Ion battery works 40 years later. It's the reason today's devices will never work as retro tech. We can still play on MSX, Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum (released exactly 40 years earlier), but we won't be able to find battery replacement for this in 40 years! We might not be able to find battery replacement for Nintendo Switch in 40 years, even though it's a very well established console today. (Ok, let me bookmark this comment and I'll come back to check it in 2062 if I'm still alive).
Hahaha as soon as I saw the title picture I thought to myself, well shit, this will be cool in 30 years..
@@topouzidd unless they're made illegal I'm sure they will exist and perhaps be made on a small scale and expensive for these kinds of purposes. Its just gonna be hard to get.
@@SoundblasterYT I mean specific rechargeable batteries for a device that stopped circulating 20-30 years ago, not Li-Ion batteries in general. I mean, we can still find and buy PSP battery but it was discontinued only 8 years ago and I don’t think we will be able to find a battery for PSP or a battery for this cube in 20 years.
Respect to whoever made this, I haven't seen such a creativity in a long long time.
honestly
Thank you. It took a lot of words
Of course you haven't You're a child and your life exists on the internet. You don't go outside.
@@OGUA-camEnjoyer 😂 that's cute. How old are you big boi?
@@OGUA-camEnjoyer Do you even lift bro?
This honestly looks amazing. I hope they keep making new and better iterations of it with better turning, battery life and all that.
That's for the phone app.
@@sharah2023 ?
It's 400 bucks though.
@@TimothyTimPSP thats the starter the one he has is 699.00
12:43 to make the charger fit u have to put the part with the connectors perpendicular to the foam in the box. theres a cut between the two holes for the adaptor
Ah, you're right!
TOLO
12:00:0 tooo maaaaakeeeee thhhhhhheeeeee chhhhhhhaaaaarrrgggggeeeerrr... ...
12:34:21
12:43:34:56:74:32
The Cut the Rope game and 2048 look quite addicting (I'm a fan of 2048 games) and this cube looks like something from a sci-fi movie haha looks awesome!
I am also addicted to 2048
What the wowser is a 2048
Look at the design of the carrying case and TELL ME they aren't planning on releasing a 3x3 version in the future!! I'm honestly hyped to get my hands on one of these, and to see what kind of crazy puzzle apps/games people come up with for it!
They actually managed to combine a Smartphone with a cube, my life is...actually not complete, not until I can get my hands on this cube...if you can even call it a normal cube
Nah call it a smart cube
@@PrinceInfinty nah a wow cube
@@milesisbadatyt no no no no it's a wee cube
@@PrinceInfinty nah its ohio cube.
This truly looks incredible and appears to be a full-blown entertainment system which can be a toy or a very fun educational tool. With endless possibilities, I think the price will be justified. 🔥
Guys, we're just entering the market. And the price is very dependent on the volume of sales. If you manage to try large volumes, the price will fall. In addition, several companies are interested in licensing our development. For example, probably in Brazil the wowcube will be produced by another company. Our goal is to create a new market
It's solver5k
Wowcube is so innovative! Imagine in the next 2023 we got a 21x21 SMART Cube LOL
ok
@@tejisan bruh
@@tejisan /s
@@tejisan you're a non-cuber
I want one but i cant afford
Before I opened this video, I thought it was just a display function added to a rubik, and the gameplay of the "Classic Cube" app also made me feel that there was no meaning. But when I saw the pipe game and candy delivery game that used the three-dimensional world features, I found that this is an unparalleled new idea! It is so amazing!
Before seeing this I was very skeptical to the idea. A cube with screens? Ridiculous! But now I know why it's called a WOWCube ;) This is exactly what it is. The games for it are awesome. I'm amazed by ingenuity of their authors. A kid playing with such toys in early age will surely have a great spatial thinking.
Wowcube: gets released
Every other smartcube: wow...
That is an amazing toy! I can see a lot of people spending a lot of time with that. Looks like a ton of fun!
I wouldn't really call it a toy. All 2×2 are puzzles and some are toys and some are not (and this goes for all puzzles). For example, a dollar store cube is a toy, but the GAN 251 is not a toy. Now this cube has gone beyond that designation. This is a piece of modern technology.
@@Machodave2020 I can agree with your explanation. It is an extraordinary puzzle!!!
@@Machodave2020 Why's the Gan 251 not a toy?
@@Sqift because the GAN 251 M is $21.99. sure, we have toys that cost that much, but because it's a puzzle, I would say that's the starting price for conventional professional cubes (you can get cheaper ones, but this is the start). And this goes for all Rubik's based puzzles.
yess finally!! I have been supporting this project and coding for it for a while!, P.S little fun fact, the reason I got into this project is actually b/c it was made by a kid! which I am also a kid inventor!
Wow 😮😮😮
Does it run any conventional operating system? It would be interesting to see what homebrew games could be made
These Smart Cubes are getting crazier each year. We will see 4x4 Smart Cube in 2023 i swear.
Or smart Pyra or Megaminx
@@thatsleepybirb that would be also cool.
Or a smart skewb
@@Dswitch1122 or a Mirror which chances colors and/or shape
19x19 in 2039.
That cut the rope app was super clever and looked like lots of fun So uhh now to spend weeks trying to decide wheter or not to get it
The cut the rope looked so cool! It was very clever
Really liking this, though I'd like to see a 3x3 eventually, and I'd also like the devkit to support Linux out of the box too, but the IDE they are pushing might work anyway. The hardware is seriously impressive. I think this is the first "smart" rubiks cube that isn't a convoluted mess or completely unnecessary. This actually improves on the "point" of the original rubiks cube by allowing for unique and new experiences with the puzzle. I love that they encourage taking apart the cube and even include the tools and accessories needed. I'll be keeping a close eye on the future of this tech.
4:08
Him: 11 seconds, that was pretty slow
Me: After 5 years, I still have not solved my rubix's cube.
0:41 “So needl-“ YEET
That's crazy! Can't wait to see a 4x4 smart cube being released!
what abt 3x3 one?
4x4?
giker and gocube already made 2x2 smart cubes, if you are wondering
@@urmomL there are many 3x3 smart cubes already
this is amazing, I got excited when it turned on. also when you cut the rope
Z3cubing in 2050: “which 21x21 smart cube is the best?”
The 28x28 would of been made before
I'm not a Rubik's guy like so many people are, but even I find this device pretty amazing
Wonderful concept! Very decent implementation for 1st gen product. Only for hardcore enthusiasts and early adopters at 400usd but glad it exists :D
Brings a whole new meaning to the game cube
Imagine a 3x3x3 smartcube with live feed, that would be insane
I not understand
Preordered it as soon as you went to the unboxing. This is absolutely extreme
Paisa ho to kya nai ho sakta 🙂
That looks amazing
“Hey, whatcha doing?”
“Watching UA-cam.”
“…on your Rubik’s cube?”
“Yes.”
Ha ha
My son's favourite game really is 2048 but not on the wowcube.
How to play:
1. Only go up and right.
2. Make sure the right column is full to go down.
3. It should go like this:
4. Once you get to 2048, you win!
5. Once the board is full and you can’t go anywhere, it’s game over.
What's your favourite game on the cube?
I gotta admire whoever implemented this concept cube
It looks insane! Technology is advancing too fast, soon the robots will be against us 😳😅😅
This is a great idea, I know I will be sticking around the next 3 weeks this company is not bankrupt.
I looked at the price and I was very surprised that it was $300!
Obviously that's a lot of money, but for a cube that's mixed with a smart phone, that's pretty cheap. I was expecting it to be at LEAST $600
Where did you see it for $300? On the website, the cheapest option is the basic starter pack for $399.
Wow cube. Makes sense. Makes you go Wow
This indeed is a wowcube. This is the coolest cube I've seen. Wish I can add this to my cube collection.
Genuinely the best smart toy I’ve seen. Burying my credit card in concrete until I have control of this irresistible urge to buy.
bro this cube is so cool, I just pre-ordered it
Wow this is incredible
This is insane
The tech evolution just keeps going, at this rate, everything would be compacted into a single cube.
Keep up the good work
I think this can be a huuuuuuge success!!!!
Love the concept! Really wish I could get my hands on one, but they're just way too expensive even with the big discount 😕
ikr
Very cool.
Awesome! You always make my day with your videos
that has to be the coolest implementation of cut the rope I have ever seen
Imagine playing Minecraft with this
I like the narrative style of this guy. For some odd reason I always learn something a bit easier the faster the instructor speaks.
Who needs a phone when you have the wow cube.
“Hold on, I’ll text them when it is solved”
Big gift for cube fans! This could even be used as an electric key (combination lock).
I would suggest laying a foam mat for all your throwables so they don't break... the floor.
What if they sell 12 edge pieces separately and you can make a (giant and heavy) 3x3, that would be amazing!!! Would be another 250-300$ for sure…
i really want to watch you throwing this cube like the regular 2X2
If he is still making videos i bet in 50 years he will through the wow cube on the ground like he did the normal 2x2
This looks really impressive, very creative and love the ball app where you moved the ball around 😮
Just wait till they come out with a 3x3 variant. That'll be the smartcube to end all smartcubes.
that one kid: you got any games on your phone
you: no but i have games on my CUBE
I know what I am saving up for next!
it is actually on 40% discount and costs around $350 for the cut-the-rope edition. I was seriously considering it before the inflated price tag of 350.
If there is one thing that i would beg my parents for, its this.
that is so fun!!
bro didnt blink the entire video 💀
Wai what?
wow.. that's really cool.
I really like this cube but I'm afraid I would damage it while playing with it. If they add a wrist strap on one of the piece, I might consider buying this cube.
The adhesive bumpers I show later in the video should be plenty to avoid damage.
This is a very interesting product and a new way of using tech. The input systems and handling are a unique way to interact with digital. I hope they make more ways to make this useful outside of those games. Very novel idea.
When I clicked the video, the first thing I said was this looks expensive 😂
I think I would say that too
this is sooo cool!! awesome that theres a bunch of games for this. i wanna play Cut the Rope. the games look so interesting and fun
It’s like the “The Rubik’s Phone”
I'd buy a Rubik's cube phone.
The i2x2
So satisfying, you’re incredible!
we are not just learning how this cube works we are also learning maths
That cut the rope was so cool
Bruh it looks better than a smartphone
the future for normal people : cool stuff and robots
the future for cubers : smart cube with screens
Imagine ,, if this is 3x3
OMG! I want one! Good video btw.
It's very cool but it also makes me sad to think of how much e-waste all this smart products introduce. One phone every three years and one laptop every six per person already lead to a near unmanageable amount of e-waste and a huge energetic cost, and there is no current way around it but to cut it down. Smart products (and products which didn't use to have electronics like headphones) appear but their energetic cost and possibilities of recycling doesn't improve.
Cubing used to be a quite harmless hobby in this regard, but now just by buying a couple smart cubes more waste has been created than by a lifetime of traditional cubing. And given how resolution, battery life, cube mechanism speed, miniaturization, etc improve people will of course not buy only one of these to use for decades.
Of course our personal decisions are near irrelevant next to some billionaire that takes a helicopter daily for a trip that can be done by tram, or to companies which really don't push hard enough to reduce their CO2 footprint and to make products that last a lifetime (as it's against their interest), but well, they have some impact.
Sorry about the rambling. It's not your fault at all, of course.
OMG... If you're that opposed to technology go pitch a tent in the woods somewhere and live off the grid. 🤦
@@patriotpearl264 I work in the electronics engineering field, fella. I'm opposed to e-waste. And many e-waste is precisely stuff deliberately done low tech and low quality so you have to replace it in a few years instead of a lifetime. Think OLED screens for example, most won't las 4 years without significant burning. There is the tech to avoid it but companies would rather invest in guaranteeing some years of use and that it looks terrible immediately afterwards than in increasing lifetime.
Also, improving our recycling capabilities is a very tech intensive project. What is "go live on a tent" levels of outdated is filling landfields to the brim like we do and like we used to do a thousand years ago too.
@@1312_PV I probably owe you an apology. My comment was a bit harsh. I know big tech exploits us and honestly, if I could live off the grid I would. I'm so freaking dependent on technology that I don't really know how to live without it. I hate that I'm so dependent on technology, but I guess because I am, I responded harshly. You're not wrong. Thank you for the taking the time to write you're position... I respect that! 🕊️
Awesome product. Truely amazing 👏
Coolest thing I've seen in a while 4:02
Awesome
Now that's innovation 👍😱🤗🤓😇
Wow this amazing😍
Woahhhhhhh thats cool
This technology is interesting. I like the interface of the cube. I am going to purchase one
I like that. I see you posted it around 8-9 months ago. And I think, that is so cool. Continue Improving yourself bro
Award 🥇 of the Year for interactive
I'm amazed by this👍
This dude is my imagination of the word "nerd"
Dude this is like futuristic!
That's still really cool, don't know if I will ever see this cube again though.
Every fiber channel: hey guys the cube I’m holding is a smart cube with screens on every piece.
Me seeing that smart cube: I WANT THAT!
Nice video! Can't wait to get my hands on that!
Just wow, I want one.
This is such an original device. Wow suoer intressting
this is actually super cool
Woah😍😍😍
This is must be the coolest cube in the world
I think this thing is bassically the electronic version of rubik cube, that kids would cry and beg their parents to buy one for them, and they're gonna play it for one week nonstop then they're gonna forget it, or they're gonna break it.
"Yo you ready to go?"
"Yeah just gimme a few minutes im charging my cube"
people before: oh i play roblox on iPad/PC
people after: oh i play roblox on a rubix cube