Flip the Q2 Cube for Internet radio

Coming to a UK store near you this Christmas is the Q2 Cube, an Internet radio player like no other. Instead of mashing buttons to change your settings, you physically flip the cube-shaped device onto a different side.

Here’s how it works. You set up your Q2 with four pre-selected Internet radio stations, and then to change from one to another, you turn the device onto one of four “live” faces. The fifth face manipulates the speaker — tilt the Q2 forward to turn up the volume, or tilt it backwards to turn it down.

The Q2 Cube was developed by Cambridge Consultants and Armour Group PLC, it’s been designed as a novelty radio that eliminates traditional radio knobs and buttons in favor of something more intuitive and fun.

Little else is known about the device. It’s said to be about the size of the palm of your hand, and one assumes that presetting those four Internet stations will require a USB connection to your PC, though this is all just guess work. Pricing is unknown, as is an exact release date.

Image: Cambridge Consultants.