13-year-old Savva Osipov created the WowCube.
13-year-old Savva Osipov created the WowCube.
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Cubios’ WowCube is a handheld game console inspired by Rubik’s Cube

Cubios is introducing a unique handheld gaming console, dubbed WowCube, which was inspired by a Rubik’s Cube. It’s also unique because it was designed by a 13-year-old boy and his father.

Novato, California-based Cubios wanted to break the mold of traditional game consoles. It’s not going to challenge the dominance of the Nintendo DS family or smartphones, but the family-run startup says it has created the first gaming console ever that one can twist, shake, and turn in one’s hands.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.