Here’s some footage from the LEGO Batman game that’s set to hit various platforms in September. You can play as the good guys or the bad guys. Speaking of bad guys, Killer Moth and Mad Hatter were recently revealed to be part of the game. Never heard of them, but I did have a killer moth destroy a pair of my corduroy pants a few years ago, so I’m guessing the Batman version is at least equally disruptive. → Read More
This product is not for me. Since the relatively widespread adoption of electronic calendars, I’ve sworn off old-school calendars for good. I was the guy with the calendar hanging on the wall that showed the same month for three years straight. Apparently, pulling a thumbtack out of the wall, flipping a page, and then reinserting the aforementioned thumbtack back into the wall was far too much work for me. So you can imagine how I’d handle a calendar made of LEGO-like blocks that would need to be entirely rebuilt each month. Oh, the hilarity! I’d set it up for the first month and yada, yada, yada, that…is…it. For those of you with more patience and diligence, $9.99 seems a small price to pay for such a wonderful doodad. You get “77 tiles with dates, days, blanks and icons to describe your month.” Puzzle Calendar [ThinkGeek.com] → Read More
Sure it’s got guy-wires keeping it from toppling and killing little Lego men, but this very tall tower is just neat. It’s nearly 100 feet tall, making it by far the tallest Lego tower ever made. It’s in England, and it has something to do with Vikings, and it’s all colorful, and it’s tall. Maybe this signals a new trend: Legos for World Records. I’m into it. Who’s going to build the tallest free-standing Lego tower? → Read More
And it’s Two Face. Check out gameplay footage from Warner’s upcoming LEGO Batman after the jump. → Read More
iPhone Lego appears to be ready to rock and from the soundtrack on this video, enjoys a spicy salsa beat. [Thanks, Orli] → Read More
Spore, the ultimate sandbox video game, and Lego, the ultimate sandbox brick-based toy, are now both coming to the iPhone. It’s only a matter of time before Lincoln Logs and Candyland are part of its expanding game empire as well. Man, the iPod Touch is going to start cutting into the DS’s market share. Did anyone see that coming? The site’s interface is pretty slow and annoying, which doesn’t give me good hopes for the app itself, but whatever. LEGO-touch [via Core77] → Read More
http://progressive.playstream.com/playstream/progressive/flashplayers/FLVPlayer.swf OK, this actually looks great. I’m not normally a fan of the Lego games — not because they’re not good, I just don’t get into them — but this makes me want to play. Hardcore. → Read More
I’m not that into Lego to really get charged up about these odd little Lego-alike accessories, but if you have $39.99 for this dock or $16.99 for a Lego iPod speaker and/or $46 for a mini Lego MP3 player, feel free to head over to homeloo.com and spread the wealth. Products → Read More
I know this video is old, but chances are a few of you haven’t seen it. And even if you have seen it, it’s still funny, so deal with it. Darth Vader ‘Death By Tray’ Lego Video [Geekadelphia] → Read More
One of the other cool things we saw at the Toy Fair. [photopress:IMGP5643.JPG,thumb,pp_image] → Read More
It’s a gun made out of Legos that shoots steel balls. Really not much more to it than that. Lego Machine Gun Part 1 [Brickpedia] → Read More
What can we learn about the plotline for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from the descriptions of LEGO playsets? Things. We can learn things. There will apparently be a scene involving giant ants, one or more sword fights, Soviets, an amphibious vehicle of some type, boats, a “jungle cutter” vehicle with spinning sawblades, a bazooka, and a long, lost temple. Also, Indiana Jones has a son named “Mutt” if you can believe it. Click through for more LEGO photos. Exclusive: New Indy Movie LEGO Sets Offer Exclusive Peek Into Crystal Skull [Gizmodo] → Read More
http://p.castfire.com/Xu7m0/video/5247/bbtv_2008-01-28-161850.flv Want to spend 3 minutes watching someone else build a Lego Millenium Falcon? Well, now you can. However, I’d suggest going and getting your own and building it, ensuring fun for the whole family and leading to less disturbance in the Force. via BBG → Read More
Show me a kid that doesn’t know about LEGO and I’ll show you a kid who hasn’t LIVED, dammit! Seeing this 405-piece LEGO bucket makes me want to go out and buy it for the low, low price of $25, although using the words “piece” and “bucket” together kind of makes me want to go out and get some KFC, too. Okay, I’ll get the LEGO bucket and then swing through KFC on my way home so it doesn’t get cold. Then I’ll eat, wash my hands, and play with my new LEGO kit. LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities [Gizmodo] → Read More
[photopress:lego.jpg,full,center] Mr. Joel Johnson, friend to the stars, reminds us today that the Star Wars Lego toys turn 10-years-old next year. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Lego is asking its fans (specifically, readers of the Leo blog The Brothers Brick) what they want for the 10th Anniversary edition toys. By the looks of it, Lego is going all out for the new Star Wars sets, which are due to be released in October 2009. With an expected price range of around $150, you can be sure that the set will exude quality. If I knew more about Star Wars (I’ve only seen Episode One… never did like sci-fi too much) I’d know what “plo koon” and an A-Wing is. What set would you want for the 10th anniversary of LEGO Star Wars? [The Brothers Brick via Boing Boing Gadgets] → Read More
Say you needed to sort gumballs by color. Say you were colorblind like Hickey or your sorting fingers were mangled in a thresher? What should you do? Well, the best solution is to build a Mindstorms NXT robot to sort your gumballs for you and, potentially, encourage you sort out your damn priorities, nerd. Sorry. Actually, I’m jealous of this guy simply because I always wanted to do cool stuff with Lego and the other kids on my block always took the big green board from me and then then pantsed me. So when I see people having fun with Lego, it hurts. It hurts bad. via Make → Read More
Some people have too much time on their hands. Don’t you think? Iron Man in LEGO [Neatorama] → Read More
Hey is that a life size LEGO replica of Hans Solo frozen in carbonite? Indeed it is! There are some other pretty cool photos, including MC Escher’s “Relativity,” a 14-foot long Stegosaurus, a gigantic Loch Ness Monster partially submerged in a lake, and an even more gigantic aircraft carrier. Enjoy! Awesome Lego creations [srsly cool] via Digg → Read More
Remember how Apple was originally founded by Steve Jobs and fat man extraordinaire Steve Wozniak? You can now relive the moments they shared in the ’70s through Legos! Podbrix will be offering 300 limited-edition playsets that feature both Woz and Jobs pondering in a computer lab. If you miss out on the limited run, don’t fret. These playsets don’t come cheap at $39.99 a pop, but each one is signed by Tomi and individually numbered. Depends on how big of a Lego/Apple fan you are I suppose. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak “Lego” playset [BoingBoing] → Read More
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