Since the best speed cube hit the market all those years back, many toys and gadgets have come and gone. Yet this gadget that has provided hours of entertainment for many is still going strong.

It is probably rare to not know at least one person personally who has owned or perhaps still does own a Rubik's Cube. Such a simple device to look at, but underestimating the mind boggling hours of confusion, frustration and delight it has provided many an owner.

And since then, there has been spawned a number of successor gadgets under the best speed cube brand. The latest invention - sure to be not only a novelty gift but also a novelty Christmas stocking filler is the Rubik's 360.

As the 360 in the name suggests, the puzzle's physical shape is a sphere. Specifically, the Rubik's 360 is a large clear plastic sphere with six colored domes positioned around the surface. Inside this outer sphere is another transparent sphere, and inside that center sphere is a third sphere.

So how does it work? The innermost sphere contains 6 small colored balls. This sphere also has a hole in it to allow the balls to pass through into the center sphere.

Similarly there is a hole in the center sphere to enable the ball to pass through to the outer sphere. The aim is to use skillful tilting, twisting and turning of the sphere in order to help each of the colored balls find their way home to the matching colored dome on the outer sphere and then lock them securely in place using one of two spherical dials on the sphere.

To frustrate your efforts to help each ball find its way out of the inner spheres and into the correctly matching home dome is the fact that each of the inner spheres are weighted. Just when you thought you'd get the ball out of one sphere, the laws of gravity get in your way and stop you from doing so. This is what creates the fun and the frustration with the 360, ensuring that you'll be spending longer than you may think trying to get each ball into its home dome.

So if you're looking for a novelty gift that will provides hours of entertainment to the recipient and their friends, the Rubik's 360 is a great gift to give and an ideal Christmas Stocking filler for children over the age of 8 and adults alike.