WOWCube

WOWCube is an electronic puzzle that has 24 screens on the surface, which rotate like a Rubik's Cube. It was patented and released in 2017 and is an example of a tangible user interface.
History
The first prototype based on Arduino was developed in 2017 (The concept of the puzzle was proposed by Savva Osipov in 2016). The Russian patent was obtained by Ilya and Savva Osipov in 2017. An early prototype was presented on June 8, 2017 at a scientific conference CALL in UC Berkeley, and in May 2018, the puzzle was presented to the general public at the Maker Faire exhibition in Santa Clara, California.
Description
WOWCube is a electronic device cube which consists of eight self-contained modules, with 24 subdisplays and rotate like elements of Rubik’s Cube. Magnetic connectors used for data exchange between the self-contained modules to make user feel like it is homogeneous device. The console combines the properties of physical gadgets, such dynamic twiddling toys (e.g., Fidget spinner), and digital gaming consoles in one unit.
Technical description
The unit consists of eight identical sections which exchange data via groups of magnetic contacts. The contacts, along with acting as communicating devices, allows the player to observe the gaming process on common faces comprised by displays of four adjacent sections.
Each section contains:
* three 1.4″ 240×240 IPS TFT displays equipped with Gorilla Glass;
* an MT2523D Energy efficient SoC microcontroller 208 MHz clock speed;
*8Mb RAM
* an 64 MB flash memory;
* a 6-axis gyroscope and an accelerometer;
* a 540 mA/h battery, and
* a Bluetooth 4.2 + Bluetooth LE module for connection with a smartphone or a tablet PC.
The size of the unit is 2.75″ × 2.75″ × 2.75″ (70×70×70mm), weight is 12.3 oz (350 g). The frame is made of an ABS polymer.
Awards
* "Editor's Choice" at Maker Fair Exhibition, May 2018, Santa Clara, California.
* "Audience award" at Startup Competition SVOD’18 held in Computer History Museum.
* "Finalists" at World Technology Award in the IT Hardware, 2018

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