the x-cube 4

[daniel0731ex]

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/xb27/4651976


it's a new 4x4 designed by a taiwanese cuber, who claims that they're his own original design.

he said he's going to patent it soon






lol at the "4 spring" part

 

[Escher]

looks like x-cube 4 = DIY V-cube 4 to me, given the shape of the pieces and general design.

 

[anythingtwisty]

It appears to be copied straight from the patents of Verdes.

 

[LNZ]

Looks like the mythical V-Cube 4 to me. And it looks good too. By having a chance of patenting the idea, it must be different enough to not infringe patent law.

 

[daniel0731ex]

i dont know, but isn't the4 chinese 9x9 also copied from verds'???

but you guys are having different attitudes toward these two puzzles:confused:

 

[4Chan]

Perhaps its because this 4x4 will revolutionize 4x4-ing much like the v cube 5 did for 5x5-ing.

I mean, its not like we didnt see this coming. The patents and general scheme of the puzzle has been known for years, even before the v cubes were produced on a commercial level.

People could have easily produced such goods.

 

[anythingtwisty]

Looks like the mythical V-Cube 4 to me. And it looks good too. By having a chance of patenting the idea, it must be different enough to not infringe patent law.

Ah, but in China, patent law is a VERY different story.

 

[Me Myself & Pi]

Kind of neat seeing what the V-Cube 4 will look like. But I wish this compan(y)(ies) would stop making knockoffs!

 

[panyan]

It appears to be copied straight from the patents of Verdes.

i agree, it is essentially a v4

 

[Yes We Can!]

Wow! It's really beautiful though!

 

[daniel0731ex]

Kind of neat seeing what the V-Cube 4 will look like. But I wish this compan(y)(ies) would stop making knockoffs!

actually, this is just a small taiwanese team of cubers


anyone here know how to use PTT?

 

[amostay2004]

Looks....delicious.

 

[Feanaro]

Man, this looks awesome. From the look of the inside, I don't think it will have a clicking mechanism. That's good news

 

[waffle=ijm]

me want (it's so awesome that I can't even form correct sentences)

 

[rahulkadukar]

Verdes is slow. So I would agree that this V4 might just wake him up after the V9

 

[rachmaninovian]

i want one lol...

 

[Ethan Rosen]

As anti knockoff and patent violation as I am, I can't deny that I'm very interested in seeing a video of this.

 

[Hadley4000]

Perhaps its because this 4x4 will revolutionize 4x4-ing much like the v cube 5 did for 5x5-ing.

I disagree. I doubt the V4 will be that amazing.

 

[qqwref]

Perhaps its because this 4x4 will revolutionize 4x4-ing much like the v cube 5 did for 5x5-ing.

I think the Meffert's 4x4 (and its subsequent clones) have done that already. Times have gone down a lot since it was released because now everyone can have access to a really good 4x4. As good as this mechanism looks (well, it looks like the V5 mechanism, so of course it looks good ) I honestly don't think it can possibly turn out significantly better than the Meffert's style ones are.

 

[daniel0731ex]

心得:

這是一顆很妙的方塊，其中一點是....光組到好就花了 6小時
this is a really neat cube. but one thing is that it took me 6 hours to assemble it O_o

希望以後會出組好的......汗
i hope we'll release the assembled verson in the future

再來...中心就長那樣，我剛測了幾次，卻從來沒有跑掉中心層過
BTW, after a few solves i found that the misalignment never happened even though the centers are like that

而且也不會有中心定位感，不用小心翼翼的轉中層
and there are no clicky-ness at all

因為是彈簧結構，而且塊體看起來有點像把V5的中層隱起來
due to the screw&spring mechanism

轉動時容錯率比其他4x4來的大許多，而且是彈簧拉回的手感
they cut corners way better than the other 4x4s with the springy feel

在解3x3的時候跟本就是在解3x3!
that the 3x3 step is pretty much solving the real 3x3

just some quick crappy translation