Saturday, August 13, 2011

Tiny cubes with LCD screens are the smartest building blocks yet (Yahoo! News)

The way we play is getting more and more innovative ? and both kids and adults stand to be entertained by this re-thinking of building blocks. Like?Project Blox, Sifteo Cubes are highly-programmable modular, motion-sensing blocks that can communicate with each other, like tiny cubed robots.

The cubes connect wirelessly, and feature bright, full-color LCD screens where the creative action plays out. A pack of Sifteo Cubes comes with software that lets you create new games and new challenges, which could pack plenty of fun for kids and parents alike.

Sifteo's focus is on developing young skill sets ? namely spatial reasoning, strategy and planning, and cooperation ? by offering unique block-based challenges and games disguised as learning, naturally. Shipping next month, the starter pack of 3 cubes is priced at $149 with additional cubes on sale for $45. That's potentially small price to pay, considering the little guys are endlessly re-programmable.

You can pre-order your own hyper-intelligent cube army now on?Sifteo's website.

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