Via Gizmodo I found these lovely Illuminated Rubik’s Cube Speaker System.

Just plug this 110 mm-tall (4 inch) decorative puzzle into your iPod and watch the 27 light patterns sparkle to the beat. Or, if silence is your preferred modality, you can simply watch it glow.

The speakers will be released only in Japan end of October. No specs are available yet and will cost 5000 yen (US$ 45). Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Rubik’s Cube | Speakers | iPod | Illuminate

Category: All Puzzles, Rubik's Cube

Qobix is simple but addictive flash puzzle game which you can play online for free.

You have to your little Q dude around a pyramid of lighted blocks. When you step on a block, it changes color. Change all the block tops to the right color and you will move on to the next level.

Don’t forget to use the flying saucer pads. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Puzzle Game

Category: All Puzzles

At speedcubing.com I read about a new version of a robot called RuBot II which solves Rubik’s Cube. Solving Rubik’s Cube is one thing, but building a real looking robot solving Rubik’s Cube is really something else.

RuBot II has been built by Pete Redmond from Dublin in Ireland. It has to be the coolest looking robot solver ever with sound and music. There are cameras in the eyes of the head that scan the cube before the pneumatic arms solve it. It usually solves the Cube in a max of about 50 seconds (not including [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Lego Robots / Puzzles, Rubik's Cube

This week Capcom Puzzle World for PSP will be released, as the title will remain a European exclusive for a full month before it sees U.S. release.

Capcom Puzzle World is a whole new compilation of puzzle games for the PSP, including Puzzle Fighter and games from the Buster Bros series for all puzzle fans.

No Japanese release date has yet been announced. Via Gamasutra. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: PSP | Puzzle Game | Capcom

Category: All Puzzles

Last Saturday there was an article in an English newspaper called The Guardian.

It is about a new Japanese puzzle called Futoshiki which can be linked to Sudoku Puzzles. I looked at their website but could not find any puzzle called Futoshiki, so probably it will only be in the paper version of The Gardian.

Feel free to e-mail a Futoshiki puzzle or related information to Passion for Puzzles, at this moment I cannot find information about futoshiki puzzles via search engines, flickr etc..

For those how are interested please read the complete article.

If you were [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Sudoku Puzzles

Via JayIsGames I found a variant of COLOR box called Liquid Colors by DDams.

The difference is that with COLOR Box you can position the colors next to each other, with Liquid Color, you have to build and remove walls to mix liquid colors. Which makes it slightly different.

Although Liquid Color is more difficult, the mix of the liquid colors is not natural. You won’t get the colors like in real life. Beside this, Liquid Color will keep you puzzling for a while. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Puzzle Game

Category: All Puzzles

While looking for a PHP script I found a very nice Math Puzzle written with script language PHP.

For the non-programmers just forget PHP and focus on the Math Puzzle. The puzzle is made up of 4 boards (A through D), each board is split into four groups of four numbers. Each groups of numbers within a board have one solution – so each group of numbers have the same solution per board.

Each board has only one solution. To find the solution, use the operators given under each group. These operators are both used, one is used [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Math Puzzles