[HN Gopher] Cubeast - Cubing the Smart Way ___________________________________________________________________ Cubeast - Cubing the Smart Way Author : axiomdata316 Score : 13 points Date : 2022-03-05 07:54 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.cubeast.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.cubeast.com) | zwegner wrote: | Cubeast looks pretty awesome, but it only works in Chrome, which | is a non-starter for me. So a few months back I started my own | Python/Qt app, which is roughly similar to Cubeast, but less | features as of now: https://github.com/zwegner/CubingB | | I haven't had much time to work on it lately, and there's | limitations like only supporting Bluetooth on macOS and only one | type of cube (the MoYu AI), but it's open source and works pretty | well as a timer (both for smart cubes and regular cubes). | kuboble wrote: | That's cool! Moyu AI is a great cube but the electronics are | terrible. I have had 3 already and they all stop tracking moves | at some point. Cubeast is much more than simple timer. The | statistics, method steps tracking and case recognition are | killer features. At the same time basic drilling solves is as | seemless as on cstimer (and your app it seems) as opposed to | native apps from gan or moyu which are bloated and slow. | | Fwiw I submitted cubeast to HN some time ago but it didn't get | any votes. | drfuchs wrote: | OK, I'll bite: Has the name "Rubik" been canceled? It took me a | while to realize that they were talking about Rubik Cubes. | Taywee wrote: | It's been cancelled in the same way that the name "Frisbee" has | been cancelled, ie. it's a trademark that isn't used in any | competitions, organizations, or any of the communities around | them because of trademark stupidity. | detaro wrote: | > _Has the name "Rubik" been canceled?_ | | _Rubik_ is a trademark in the context of toys. Competing | rotating cube products are available, but can 't use the name | unless they want to be cancelled by trademark lawyers. Hence | the sport is just "Cubing". | psyc wrote: | No. I've been a cubist for decades and it's uncommon for people | to say "Rubik's". Partly because hardly anyone prefers the | original brand. Partly because insiders know what "cube" refers | to. | papandada wrote: | Ironically, Rubik's brand cubes are fairly terrible for | speedcubing. | egypturnash wrote: | There's Bluetooth cubes now?!? ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-03-06 23:00 UTC)