REVIEW – E-Blox are great for anyone who loves Lego but wants to try something different, perhaps a little more advanced, with cool light-up blocks. What is it? Building-block toys with LEDs, some sets come with related stories, some are kits with free-play options, others involve constructing circuits. What’s in the box? We tested two …
NEWS – LEGO builders will want to take note of the impressive features of the BuWizz. BuWizz is a deceivingly small remote control and battery for LEGO built into one brick. Believe it or not, this little addon for your LEGO Technic creations has enough power to pull a 7-ton (15,000 lbs) train carriage from …
NEWS – LEGO is entering the world of augmented reality with their new Hidden Side play theme. Aimed at builders age seven and older, the set allows for a traditional LEGO block building experience. It then adds augmented reality (AR) to that experience, where the builder can turn a haunted world back to normal, one …
Some time ago, we told you about the LEGO Research Institute set, which featured women working as a chemist, an astronomer, and a paleontologist. This time, LEGO is featuring the Women of NASA. The set features four women in three settings; LEGO introduces the four as: Nancy Grace Roman’s build features a posable Hubble Space …
LEGO continues to celebrate women in the STEM fields with Women of NASA Read More
Building things with LEGO bricks is fun, but if you want to shed new light on the fun, you should check out Light Stax. Light Stax are LEGO and Mega Blox compatible bricks that light up without wires.
A few weeks ago I told you about a 4D anatomy model of a LEGO figure and today I have a 12 inch tall wooden LEGO figure for your LEGO fanatical fun.
It’s time to take your LEGO creations from the floor and table and put them up on a wall for all to see. Brik Wall Tiles are LEGO compatible peel and stick 10 x 10 inch baseplates.
No LEGO collection can be considered complete without a Brick Man anatomy model from 4D Master. If you don’t think that this is a must have gift for your favorite geek, then well, you’re on the wrong gadget website my friend 🙂
Oh LEGO, you know the way to a geek’s heart is through their love of rockets and space. Just take a nice long look at this ultra cool model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V rocketship. Designed by Felix Stiessen and Valérie Roche of the LEGO Ideas team, this model is a 1:110 scale replica …
This one time at space camp… I built a Saturn V rocket out of LEGO Read More
New from No Starch Press: The LEGO Animation Book A guide to making LEGO movies by David Pagano and David Pickett. This book will turn you into a stop-motion animation movie master. This 216-page book full-color hardback book is a comprehensive guide that will show you the ropes for filming your own animated LEGO movies. …
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Check out the Brik Books Build-On Macbook Cover. This LEGOtastic cover from ThinkGeek is a grey baseplate that snaps onto your Macbook without using adhesive and is compatible with LEGO, Mega Bloks, and KRE-O building bricks. You have to supply the bricks and the Macbook. Compatible and non-compatible versions listed below: 11″ Macbook Air (A1465) …
I’ve always been a fan of the LEGO Mindstorms robotics system that teaches children and adults how to build and program robots. Usually, you would use your Mac or PC to program the robot’s brain, but now you can use your iPad or Android tablet, too. The LEGO Group just announced the availability of its …
LEGO releases the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Programmer App for tablets Read More
As a LEGO fan and an Apple Watch owner, I had heard about people building their own Apple Watch charging stands with LEGO blocks. When SwitchEasy came out with its Blocks Apple Watch charging stand, I jumped at the chance to take a look at it.
Get yourself some bookends you can build on! The Build On Brick Bookends not only keep your books tidy on your shelves, they serve as a base for building base compatible with most bricks (LEGO, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks, KRE-O, or K’NEX Bricks). Like many bookends, these have metal plates that slide under your books, DVDs, CDs, …
You can’t actually build with this giant LEGO, because the bottom lacks the indentations to join up the blocks, but you can use it as a very cool lunchbox. The LEGO Lunchbox is shaped like a traditional 2X4 LEGO brick, but its top lifts off so you can store your lunch inside. It measures 3.9″ X …