The Gear Cube, Meffert's collaboration with Oskar van Deventer to mass produce Oskar's Caution Cube, is now available for everyone!
http://www.mefferts.com/products/index.php?category_new=13&lang_new=en
It's $36, available in either black, white or black and white twins.

I bought mine the minute I saw it.

I want one..

Who is this Matt German?

I'm definitely getting one of these!

I was going to order one (I mean come on, it's OSKAR'S CAUTION CUBE!) but I'm really trying to save money and this is easier than a regular 3x3x3.

I still have to order my heli cube, but this one isn't for me.

Exactly my feelings too! I am also on my way to the hardware store
to get the extra safety equipment!




Pantazis

It must have been SOOO hard to keep this secret! What an awesome puzzle to choose for mass production!
Not to mention, this is the first of (hopefully) many collaborations between Mefferts and Oskar....

starting dreaming about more...

I might get this for my birthday in exactly 1 month, because right now I saved up to buy an RC plane (for those who like aeromodelism, it's a FOX glider ) and for my B-day, i'll buy a gigaminx... I hope i can get gigaminx + 3x3x7 + gear cube!!!!

Greg

I'm going to be getting this shortly, along with a black helicopter cube and skewb. I have know idea how you would solve it, if anything it would seem to be more complicated then a normal Rubik's Cube... then again that's quite an easy puzzle.

The helicopter I could wait for, but now, seeing this, I am soooooo tempted to cut into my casting money. The thing is, if I have to put off getting casting stuff and my Jade Pyraminx arrives, I'll have to pay my parents for that and then I'll have to wait longer. Why do you have to make this so hard Mr.Meffert?!?!?!?!?

Alex

Saw this thread, and fifteen minutes later, placed my order. Amazed I held off that long actually.

Just reserved it! Casting stuff will have to wait.

Alex

Yes, that would be great indeed.
After I saw this puzzle was going to come out through the e-mail, I went and checked out a couple of videos from Oskar's youtube channel, judging which ones could be fit for mass-production. I don't believe too many of them are...
I really hope the 'Outer Space' type puzzles, (Meteor Madness, Astroid Attack, etc.) will be. After the Helicopter Cube I got so intruiged with jumbling, no doctrinary twistypuzzle will suffice!

And the Gear Cube is no doctrinary twistypuzzle either, for obvious reasons

Does one need to ware gloves to play it? Oskar put the word caution in the name to alert people, why drop it?

Oskar put goggles too, of course that doesn't need

Just out of curiosity, why doesn't Meffert's produce such puzzles as this with the regular old BOY color scheme? I think I'd much rather prefer a caution cube with a normal color scheme.

Edit:

Did they mean "Puzzle of the Month?"

maybe it's that awesome they now it will be the best puzzle this year.... yeah, a strange thing to say really. Ordered mine about 5s after I got the early email

they could've atleast taken a picture of the white one! on the website it just looks like a dodgy photoshop job, ahwell. welldone Oskar!

shouldn't this be called the caution cube?
The gear cube is another Oskar puzzle that uses gears to turn the opposite side in the other direction.

i'll probably buy one anyway..

The caution cube is basically a gear cube with the gears exposed. If you'll notice, it has the same restriction about the opposite side turning. I was a bit confused by the name at first but I'm glad it's called the gear cube, it fits it better.

Thats not entirely true, With the caution cube (i.e. Mefferts gear cube) the edges will turn too, this is not happening with the Geary Cube. The edges can actually turn by 90 degrees: the edges will pop out a bit (don’t worry: the puzzle won’t come apart).
I had the pleasure of playing with it at DCD, it’s a really confusing puzzle! Looking forward to receiving mine

Turn 90 degrees? Like the mix-up cube?

No, like this picture from Oskar's Shapeway shop. In this state you can still turn the faces.

I don't call that the edge piece rotating 90 degrees. I don't even call that the edge piece. That's the gear on/in the edge piece. I guess some terminology needs to be defined when talking about this puzzle.

Ah, get your point. I called them edges because of the colors, but you're right: mechanically they aren't. We indeed need new terminology here (not the first time with an Oskar puzzle!). English is not my mother tongue: anybody with an idea?

Wait, i saw Oskar used to wear gloves while turnign this cube.. i hope Meffert's would also include pair of Gloves inside the Box....







Cube and Human love each other! why? cause they both got 3 Dimension...

Mefferts drastically rounded the gear bits down so they'd be less sharp, ask Rox about it.

I played with the 3D printed version, you don't need gloves. But if you have long hair.........

What a coincidence! I just showed the Caution Cube to my girlfriend last week and she thought it was nuts! Imagine her surprise when it shows up on our doorstep in a few weeks

Here's to hoping we can get mass produced Redi and Fadi in a few months.

Really, cause i just get concern on what just oskar did.. i will definitely get one! Thanks

Oh no! I did not think of that!!! Tomorrow I am going to get a serious trim!
(I had experienced a - similar to be - horrible incident when I was four years old,
when my curly hair were caught by the wheels of a battery operated train toy...!)




Pantazis

This would be great!

Can't wait for the Gear Cube to arrive.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!! That puzzles are my favorites!!!

I can't wait for the Crazy Comet to be produced too!!!! PLEASE DO Uwe!!

YES. I bought mine just a minute ago.
This puzzle is so exquisite and different than any twisty puzzles I have. So inventive and interesting. I had to buy it.

Do I what?

Honestly i wouldn't want the crazy comet to be produced... On the other hand, i'm good for the 1x2x13 and the Redi+Fadi cubes!!!

Does anyone know the edge length? Is it the standard Rubik's height?

Does everyone not know that Meffert's first name is not pronounced "you"? It's pronounced "OO-vah".

Not every language is phonetic.

oskar will get rich...

Fixed.

I'm confused. I thought the Gear Cube was only available to the Jade Club. I haven't been able to follow up on everything recently since I've been on road trip.

Jade Club members could reserve it, so they're certain to get one. I think they may have also Jaded up the Jade one.

Sounds interesting... are you just guessing or have you heard some whispers? Guess we'll find out when they arrive

Jade Club members were given first notice that this was coming, were giving first opportunity to reserve and then purchase one. It was never said that these were for Jade Club members only unless they sold out through the Jade Club reservations/sales before having a chance to hit the regular web site. Also, there has been no indication at all that there is anything special about the ones for Jade Club members.

Nothing special, first notice, first option. That's all. Don't spread rumours I heard too many of them today at work.

Oh okay, thanks for the clearing that up guys

I had received my Gear Cube a couple of days ago, and I must say,
I am extremely impressed by its smooth movement. Some say it is easy,
but the challenge is different than that of a normal 3x3x3 because of the
edge-rotation. The group behind it is certainly much smaller, but that
is not a bad thing. In some cases I enjoy just moving it and watching the
pieces align perfectly back to place. It is definitely coming with me for
my big overseas trip!

Now I only need to place some sharp razors on the gear-extensions,
lube it, and pass it to a speedsolver!




Pantazis

mine finally arrived today! And it's awesome! Took 20 days to show up

I got my set of Gear Cube twins last night. Impressive, really cool puzzles. As a Jade club member I can vouch for that mine are no different than ones any other person will be getting. I just got to reserve first.

Got mine yesterday, too. I'm afraid to scramble it!

I thought that I'd ordered it, but I checked my paypal and realised that I'd reserved it but then not ordered it! It's ordered now, hopefully it'll arrive just after I go back to school after the holidays.

Alex