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Rubik’s Cube is still selling millions after 50 years. Here’s how the old-school toy is keeping up with Gen Z’s digital shift

If you’ve ever dabbled with a Rubik’s Cube, you know it isn’t the easiest puzzle to crack. Despite the challenging nature of the game, it’s endured longer than most other toys of its generation—think ...
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Rubik’s Cube inventor turns 80, looks back on its 50-year history — and reveals how long he takes to solve popular puzzle toy

Ernő Rubik, who turns 80 on July 13, finished the prototype of his "Magic Cube" 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, ...
Comics Gaming Magazine on MSN

The Rubik’s WOWCube: More than just a digital puzzle

The Game Awards week was filled with more than just video games this year. While I was in LA to attend the awards, I was ...
Ars Technica

Rubik’s Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps

The Rubik’s Cube has been reinvented with more games and many more screens for much more money. What has long been cherished as a simple toy yet complex puzzle requiring nothing but a healthy amount ...
The New York Times

The Rubik’s Cube Turns 50

Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation. “My method was understanding,” Erno Rubik said of the iconic twisty ...
New York Post

World’s smallest Rubik’s Cube unveiled — and it comes with a hefty price tag

The world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube might have the world’s highest price tag, too. The fully functional six-sided puzzle cube by Japanese toymaker MegaHouse is so tiny it could fit under a finger nail, ...
Forbes

A Greener Rubik’s Cube Is Part Of Spin Master’s Eco-Initiative

Rubik’s Cube, and other classic toys sold by toy maker Spin Master, have been redesigned to reduce their environmental impact, as part of an effort by Spin Master to make their playthings more ...
New York Post

I have a record number of Rubik’s Cubes — and I can solve one in 40 seconds

This guy’s thinking outside the box. Florian Kastenmeier, of Germany, now holds the Guinness World Record for assembling the largest collection of rotating puzzles in the world — a whopping 1,519. The ...
WBUR

The Rise, Fall And Rise Of The Rubik's Cube

When the Rubik’s Cube hit shelves worldwide in 1980, it immediately became popular. And when I say "popular," I mean, like, Pokemon popular. Harry Potter popular. By 1981, sales were in the hundreds ...
NewsBytes

For better hand-eye coordination, try either footbag or speed cubing

Footbag and speed cubing are two activities that may seem worlds apart, but both do wonders for improving your hand-eye ...
Newsweek

Rubik’s Cube Solved in ‘Fraction of a Second’ by Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Algorithm

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm which can solve a Rubik's Cube in a fraction of a second, according to a study published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence. The system, known as ...
Forbes

Rubik’s Cube And Spin Master: A $50 Million Deal With Endless Possibilities

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. In his recently released book, Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All, ...