The Rubik’s Cube gets a geeky makeover. Colors –> Keyboard keys.

The Rubik’s Cube gets a geeky makeover.  Colors –> Keyboard keys.

I’ll admit I’ve spent a fair amount of time in my short life so far trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube. I admit it — that damn cube beats me every time. My biggest problem is I lose my patience — fast. As little as 5-10 minutes into my mind game, I get so fed up that I literally want to hurl that stupid block of colors into the next continent. Maybe, just maybe if I had a Rubik’s Cube more to more liking I might do a better job,...

$30,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Feed your head with the ultimate delicacy in brain food: The 331′ long Superplexus mind puzzle.

$30,000 burning a hole in your pocket?  Feed your head with the ultimate delicacy in brain food: The 331′ long Superplexus mind puzzle.

Of all things to spend $30,000 (thirty thousand) on, a brain puzzle hardly makes it to the top of my list. But to each his own. Some prefer brain food to real food or gadgets. It’s hard to fathom really. But there are other things in life besides electronics I guess… So what does a $30,000 mind game look like? Just like the “Superplexus” globe-o-mass-confusion above you. If you’re even beginning to think you could solve this gargantuan...

Aneurysm for iPhone/iPod Touch

Aneurysm for iPhone/iPod Touch

No it’s not a stroke or play on a stroke. What it is, is a highly addicting game. The concept is simple: navigate your orb around and avoid the growing number of multi-color “hater” orbs coming at it. The developer ties the game in with a theory that the human mind can only track up to 8 things at once. Is it true? I spent some time on dear friend Google and saw varying numbers from 5-20 and so on. I think it’s highly subjective and varies form...