News about lego:
LEGO Boombox – no blocked up sound from this!
Everyone would surely have come across the perfectly shaped Danish bricks known as LEGO in their lifetime, with most of the involvement coming in when they’re a kid and with their kids many years down the road. Well, it seems that the brand isn’t going to die out anytime soon (far from it, since it is a toy that is limited by your imagination), as there is a new LEGO Boombox released to provide aural entertainment in a cubed form factor.
LEGO City Torches lights up your world with larger-than-life minifigs
When is a minifig not a minifig any more where LEGO is concerned? When it is larger than what it is supposed to be? We leave the philosophers to argue about that, but for the moment, we’re pleased as punch to bring you the LEGO City Torches which are available for pre-order at £14.99 a pop, bringing an alternative touch to your home decoration without breaking the bank.
Anakin Star Wars LEGO Minifigure Alarm Clock
Are you a huge fan of Star Wars? Chances are pretty good that that is the case, since a huge number of the populace grew up on George Lucas’ space opera, and the current generation also had their brush with the prequels (which didn’t really live up in terms of storytelling although they did fare a whole lot better where special effects are concerned). Well, this has certainly led to the commercial juggernaut where Star Wars merchandise is concerned, and among the latest offerings would be the Anakin Star Wars LEGO Minifigure Alarm Clock. This £24.99 purchase will feature a relatively large LEGO minifig of the young Anakin before he started down on the path to the Dark Side, complete with the almighty snooze function (great to skipping Master Yoda’s classes) and backlight function which can be activated by pushing down on his head. Of course, his still human hands and legs can be moved (according to the limited degree of freedom for all LEGO figures). Read the rest of this entry »
LEGO Angry Birds
Well well, what else can we say about the Angry Birds phenomenon that seemed to have swept across the whole world, starting off with the iOS platform before it hit the other markets? Here we have the Angry Birds franchise appear in all its blocky glory, making you wonder whether that is what the game would look like if it were to be translated into an 8-bit program. We’re talking about using good old LEGO bricks to construct these Angry Birds, where the entire collection looks deadly enough if you happen to hurl them at anyone. Of course, the three little blue birds that are split from a solitary one looks far too small to be of any worth, but you know what they say – a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. The giant red bird and Mighty Eagle are missing though, but Tsang Yiu Keung, the brains (and hands) behind this, is working on both.
Meco Press creates giant Lego blocks made of mud
What you are seeing here is not a Lego block, but a building brick made of mud.
A CEO named Thierry Perrocheau has come up with a method that will allow people in third world countries to build homes and other buildings out of a material that they have a lot of: Mud.
LEGO Nintendo Wii Controller
We know that the Nintendo Wii tends to target kids more than adults, what with the bunch of shovelware out there that concentrates a whole lot more on easy and fun experiences without much depth. Well, to make life more colorful, how about getting your little ones the LEGO Nintendo Wii Controller then? At £34.99 a pop, it might be rather pricey, but at least it offers a LEGO twist to a fully operational Wiimote. This is a fully licensed LEGO product that has the collective nod of agreement from the suits over at Nintendo as well, sporting a speaker, accelerometers, rumble effects, control buttons and a wrist strap. After all, having this fly and hit your TV or someone squarely in the face is going to hurt even more. Nice to know you need not work on constructing all the innards, otherwise a rocket science degree might be required. Read the rest of this entry »
LEGO City Airport
Do you love hanging out at airports? The departure hall tends to be of a more sombre mood compared to the arrival area, and for obvious reasons. Well, if you want to let your imagination run wild, why not check out the £74.99 LEGO City Airport? It will certainly make you wonder just how much work and thought went into building an airport – and from scratch, at that. This award-winning playset will allow you to build your very own terminal from bottom up, and you will also be able to enjoy placing all those LEGO minifig passengers, putting them through revolving doors, endless queues at the ticket desk, picking random folks out at the X-ray machine, and seating them down at the café, lounge and control tower. Seems like the perfect toy to have placed under the Christmas tree, eh? We’re pretty sure if your little one doesn’t like it since there are no state-of-the-art graphics, you won’t mind having a go at it yourself.
See Legos come to life with OASIS
Okay, this is about the neatest thing that you will see on Black Friday. Intel has been working on a system called OASIS (Object Aware Situated Interaction System) that combines projections with Lego.
LEGO Minifig Alarm Clock
LEGO can be one of the better investments for your little one whenever he/she yearns for a new toy, since a whole bag of colorful bricks can always be used over and over again to create a new “toy”, depending on the kind of imagination you have. Enter the LEGO Minifig Alarm Clock that is pretty self-explanatory actually, where it comes in the form of a LEGO minifig complete with a digital clock that has been embedded into the minifig’s stomach. You will have to be on the Dark Side this time around since you can only choose from Stormtrooper or Darth Vader designs at $29.99 a pop. You can be sure that Darth Vader will use the power of the Force to help you get out of bed during those cold mornings when you prefer to snuggle under the blanket. As for the Stormtrooper, imagine that he is zapping your ears with some sort of aural laser to keep those sleepy eyelids open! Measuring 8″ tall, this would make for the perfect nightstand companion. Read the rest of this entry »
Creationary: Like Pictionary, but with Lego
I’m sure that most of you have played Pictionary at least once in your life, the game where you must draw something while your team struggles to guess what it is. In case you have ever longed to play this game with Lego bricks, Creationary is your chance.
Lego Storage Heads for some fun storage moments
We looked at the Lego Storage Bricks last week, and today let us have a gander at the Lego Storage Heads. Obviously, you can tell by the name itself that this will play on the Lego theme, where you will be able to store a gamut of stuff within (with most people probably using it to hold loose Lego bricks, we think). Just goes to show that Lego minifigs aren’t empty “up there”, eh? Makes you wonder whether they will suddenly come to life at night ala Toy Story or Night at the Museum whenever you aren’t around. You will be able to choose from small and large head sizes, which will retail for £14.99 and £19.99, respectively. Bear in mind that these aren’t a rip off of sorts at all, but is instead officially licensed from the Danish company. Interestingly enough, they’re like regular Lego pieces that can be clicked together and stacked – now how about that? Read the rest of this entry »
Lego Storage Bricks
Now here’s a new take on Lego, where it will come in the form of Storage Bricks. Yes, you read that right – isn’t it rather ironic that a giant sized Lego brick can be used to store stuff, although we’re pretty sure that many of you out there who purchase this won’t mind using it to hold your collection of loose Lego bricks as well. This is an officially licensed product, so you can be sure that quality if not just a byword but incorporated within. You can choose from small, medium or large Lego Heads which will retail for £8.99, £14.99 and £24.99, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
T-Shirt shop has life-sized Lego Car
I have made a lot of Lego cars in my day, but this is the first Lego car that one could drive.
Some guy decided that he wanted to drive one of his Lego cars, so he went and built one using gigantic Lego bricks.
LEGO TECHNIC Motorized Excavator
Love building stuff of your own? The LEGO TECHNIC Motorized Excavator should not only be able to satisfy you, but your child as well. Of course, for something as complex as this, we would not expect him or her to be that young, but rather, at least 12 years old and above. After all, making a $199.99 purchase decision is never going to be easy for anyone especially in this day and age. When completed, what you get would be a fully remote controlled excavator that features double remote controls tracks which are able to run back and forth, alongside an arm which can be raised and lowered, carrying a shovel to dig. The cabin also works like the real deal, spinning a cool 360 degrees. The entire set comes with 1,123 LEGO pieces, so make sure you have a decent sized container to store everything. For more bang for your buck, it can also be rebuilt into a Tracked Loader. Read the rest of this entry »
Transformable Wall-E gets recreated with some love, Lego and DIY skills (video)
Sure, you’ll have seen Lego-based Wall-E imitators before, but few recreate both the cuteness and the basic functionality of the drone quite like this one here. Programmed using Lego Mindstorms, this adorable little creation can transform itself into a box (like the real Wall-E!), pick up and carry objects, look up and down, and even produce and respond to sounds. It can be controlled remotely or left to do things by itself. Follow the break to see it on video. Read the rest of this entry »
Hey, Lego my Droid, you remote-controlled fiend! (video)
That original Motorola Droid looking long in tooth? Not sure what to do with it once you upgrade to Incredible, X, or even the progenitor’s most direct descendant? Take a cue from Mike Partain, who threw in a Lego NXT Robot kit and some ingenuity to create a rather clever proof of concept. The building blocks serve as the bulk of the structure and motor skills, the phone serves as camera, GPS, and compass. The missing links between these two elements and Partain’s remote controlling are three little pieces of complex software… so maybe it’s not in your immediate future, but having a few dreams and vicariously living through the videos after the break should get you through the weekend, right? And if you really want to fiddle with one yourself, the source code has been provided. Read the rest of this entry »
Hacker creates Lego Mindstorms NXT-606 drum kit, just because he can (video)
If you’ve taken your Lego Mindstorms NXT kit to the Nerd Cup, created a 3D scanner to digitize your Precious Moments collection, and trained it to solve a Rubik’s Cube, you might think you’ve run out of things to do. Perhaps this was the problem that Peter Cocteau faced — or maybe he just wanted to make the most bombastic NXT project yet. He created an 8-bit sample drum machine with 24 sounds controlled entirely by two Lego rotation sensors. He did have to make a few augmentations to get the audio output working (and to add in that bitching DJ-style light to make it more club friendly). He’s kindly provided all the source that you’ll need to get your little blocks bumpin’, but if you want yours to be just like his you’ll need to do your own soldering. Read the rest of this entry »
DIY Lego foosball table advances to Nerd Cup semi-finals (video)
