Rubik’s Cube mates with a Simon console

The Rubik’s cube’s comeback continues, as the result of its drunken tryst with a Simon console has made landfall with the Rubik’s Revolution. I agree with the sentiments on Engadget that this is a rather pointless makeover, and wonder what else will be employed to spice up ol’ Rubi’s image.
   1. It could be attached to a cup with string, in honor of a timeless children’s toy and a stupid Family Guy joke.
   2. It could attach to the ankle and be spun around in a circle while skipped.
   3. It could come with a DVD where some doofus in a cheap Halloween costume stands in front of thunderstorm stock footage and tells them how to solve it.
   4. Skulls and thunderbolts could be painted on alternate sides to appeal to all the young hipsters with their extreme sports and tubed yogurt.
   5. Same as No. 4, but with American flags and eagles to scare kids into thinking they’re terrorists if they don’t own one.
   And those are just a few ideas. Either way, we need to make the Rubik’s cube louder and more annoying if we want kids to buy it. Let’s hope it doesn’t reach the point where a Pokemon jumps out of it when all the sides are the same color.

—Posted by David Kiefaber

February 16, 2007 in Kiefaber | Permalink