Tag: LEGO

Last week, we had a chance to stop by Agora Gallery in Manhattan to check out the solo debut of Nathan Sawaya and his LEGO sculpture. (Incidentally, we covered Sawaya and his giant LEGO Blackberry earlier this month.) Sawaya and his work have been around since he quit his job as a corporate lawyer back in 2001 to play with bricks. This, however, is the first-ever solo exhibition to be exclusively ...

The LEGO phenomenon encroaches on all aspects of daily life. As is the case with the unofficial 'Simpsons Already Did It' law, when considering possible LEGO designs, you'll inevitably find that someone has already built it. Plastic bricklayers have engineered robots, gadgets, fashion accessories, vehicles, and even full-scale homes out of the classic toy pieces. An entire line of LEGO-based ...

LEGO has inspired the young-at-heart to construct inspiring, goofy, and complex creations for over 60 years, so new and unique designs may seem impossible at this point. While both LEGO TVs and LEGO phones have become quite commonplace, building block artist Nathan Sawaya has actually integrated the two into one incredibly impressive LEGO BlackBerry. The plastic crackberry, which is based on the ...

We've seen LEGO creations pour beer and solve Rubik's Cubes, so the fact that an enthusiast tried to build a fully articulating robotic arm is not particularly surprising. What is shocking, though, is the level of success that Polish brick-builder Paul (who goes by the handle Sariel) attained, let alone that he threw it together in only two days. Sariel's LEGO arm is capable of rotating 360 ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. We've spent more time than we'd like to admit browsing archives of LEGO creations on the Web in an attempt to relive some of our block-filled youth. Said with ...

There's been some buzz surrounding Toy Fair 2010 (quite literally with this underwhelming Millenium Falcon 'copter), and the New York City event ends today. With an expected 95-percent of the show composed of Madame Alexander dolls and plush playthings for the preschool set, we embarked on a quest to find a handful of unique toys that both kids and parents will love. From robot bugs, to classic ...

We've frequently written about robots that either intrigue us or make us want to cower under our desks for fear of a droid revolution. From Ropid (the proto-fascist baby bot) to Watson (the Jeopardy-smashing IBM supercomputer), we've been somewhat wary of where robot technology is heading. But our friends at Engadget have stumbled upon a gizmo that we can wholly get behind. Mike Dobson of ...

Have you ever wondered what you'd look like if someone created a mosaic of your face entirely out of LEGO blocks? No? Neither have we. Which does leave us a little confused as to why LEGO decided to make its first foray into the iPhone App Store a photography program. Now don't get us wrong, 'LEGO Photo' is pretty cool -- you snap photos, or edit ones already on your phone, and with the push ...

Just when you thought it was impossible for David Bowie to appear more androgynous, the Thin White Duke will appear in living LEGO as part of the upcoming 'LEGO Rock Band' video game. He's not the only legendary musician willing to lend his likeness, either. A bare-chested version of proto-punk rocker Iggy Pop will also appear in the video game, which will be released by Harmonix and ...

James May's idea to build a two-story, functional LEGO house might seem ambitious, but taking the plastic blocks to another level has been a practice since their invention. Building with the blocks requires patience, a technical mind, and a love for the toy. Here is a look at some of the most tech-savvy LEGO-made projects around, from iPhones to the Darth Vader. ...

File it under 'News of the Obvious,' but, once again, the Man is putting down Rock'n'Roll. Seminal butt-rock band Spinal Tap (See? The Man won't even let us put an umlaut over the "n.") has been banished to a creative hell hole by the corporate overlords at LEGO Systems. According to the New York Times, a fan-created video portraying the Tap as LEGO figurines has been struck from a DVD of the ...

The host of the British Emmy Award-winning television show 'Top Gear' is no stranger to building with strange materials. Besides tackling one of the longest-running car shows on the telly ('Top Gear' started in 1977.), James May also has his own program called 'Toy Stories,' which challenges kids and their families to experiment with classic toys. On that show, the energetic May sets out to build ...

Proving once and for all that two totally unrelated franchises can be rolled into one gooey ball of profitable deliciousness, 'LEGO Rock Band' is a go. Set to launch this Holiday season on any console with a pulse -- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS -- the game is a joint effort by TT Games, LEGO, MTV and Harmonix, the original creator of 'Rock Band.' Unsurprisingly, the games will ...

It looks like those LEGO-branded Digital Blue devices we've been on the lookout for are starting to see the light of day. This prototype video camera was snapped at the toy fair in Nuremberg -- not too many details at this point, but we're sort of bummed that this one doesn't have the handmade look of the walkie talkie and digital camera we peeped earlier. At least it doesn't look like there are ...

Every year, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) gives out the TOADY award for worst toy. The lucky winner is plucked from thousands considered to be Toys Oppressive And Destructive to Young Children. It's kind of like the Razzies for toys, only CCFC isn't laughing when it hands out its awards. The top nominees for this years TOADY award are all pretty bad, but one in particular ...