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Geek Trivia: A case of whimsy

Are those Mega Bloks people?If I remember my kids toys, the ladies on top of Google's storage array housing look like Mega Bloks folks. At the very least, they're Duplo people, which are made by Lego, so I guess that's good enough. The more I look...

Tags: googol, Legos, lego??, DMambo, career, LEGO Co., Duplo, Mega Bloks

Discussion threads 2006-04-05

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Insane Lego antics

Everybody is Lego-crazy these days. Most of the best you can find on BrickShelf, an online community where Lego fanatics displays pics of their insane and inspired creations. The rest of the Web is also getting in on the Lego mojo. For example:A functional Lego flamethrower video.A functional Lego rubber-band...

Tags: LEGO Co., Corporate Communications, Robots, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2006-10-23

Got Legos

Lego Robot Warriors Unite!Demand Lego Battle Bots!We need a TV series!http://news.com.com/Lego+robot+builders+unite/2100-1041_3-6046888.html?tag=nefd.ledeOn TVI think it was a simpsons episode. They built a lego land on a nuclear dump site from Burns plant, and the lego's came alive started tromping around on people! :(A different kind of Lego WarriorOn the...

Tags: LEGO Co.

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

LEGO Builder Bots 1 (Windows)

Are you ready for some fast paced fun. In LEGO Builder Bots you create and command sculpture building robots by catching falling LEGO bricks. Keep up with the fun, frenzied arcade pace and build classic LEGO towers, characters, and animals. Each level contains a new sculpture.

Tags: LEGO Co., Microsoft Windows, Snap2Play, Robots, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2006-10-20

Lego Digital Designer 2.3.19 (Mac)

Welcome to LEGO Digital Designer, also known as LDD. With the free Digital Designer software you can build absolutely anything with virtual LEGO bricks right on your computer. Then you can buy the real bricks to build your creation and you can share it with thousand of other LEGO fans.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, LEGO Co., Productivity, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-01

Video: Building the world's largest LEGO set

We're coming up on the 50th anniversary of the original LEGO patent click here for a LEGO photo retrospective , so what better way to celebrate than by assembling the largest complete LEGO model kit ever released--a 5,000-piece scale replica of the Millennium Falcon. Boing Boing Gadgets editor Joel Johnson...

Tags: LEGO Co., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-01-29

Lego Digital Designer 2 (Windows)

Welcome to Lego Digital Designer, also known as LDD. With the free Digital Designer software you can build absolutely anything with virtual LEGO bricks right on your computer. Then you can buy the real bricks to build your creation online in Lego Factory, or you can print out an inventory...

Tags: LEGO Co., Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2008-02-27

Robotics: Using Lego Mindstorms and Java

In the past, robotics and related research was pretty much limited to serious hobbyists or to those working at big corporations, research institutions, and universities. The introduction of affordable Robotics Invention System by LEGO Mindstorms has helped make the art and science of robotics available to every one. The LEGO...

Tags: Robotics, Java, LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, LEGO Robotics Invention Kit, Robots, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2005-02-21

The LEGO sets Man was not meant to know!

Basic economics tells us that LEGO must come up with far more set designs than it ever releases to the public. So, what happens to all those ingenious mini-brick blueprints that are deemed unfit for human consumption? They end up in this book: Forbidden LEGO - The Models Your Parents...

Tags: LEGO Co., Economics, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-08-31

(Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego)

50 YearsHmmm, 50th anniversary of the Lego on January 28th - 50th anniversary of America's first satellite two days later. Coincidence? I think not...;^)Fun article - boy, I'm getting old!RE: (Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego)Legos were such a fun part of my childhood, It's inspiring to see...

Tags: LEGO Co., photograph

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Photos: Going for the Lego gold

Lego fanatics gather in Southern California to test their brick-building skills.

Tags: LEGO Co., photograph, Southern California

Image galleries 2006-05-23

Photos: Lego lands in Redmond

At Microsoft, Lego shows off the latest iteration of its programmable robot technology.

Tags: iteration, LEGO Co., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Redmond, robot

Image galleries 2006-07-25

Photos: Lego lands in Redmond

At Microsoft, Lego shows off the latest iteration of its programmable robot technology.

Tags: iteration, LEGO Co., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Redmond, robot

Image galleries 2006-07-25

Lego Digital Designer 2 (Mac)

Welcome to Lego Digital Designer, also known as LDD. With the free Digital Designer software you can build absolutely anything with virtual Lego bricks right on your computer. Then you can buy the real bricks to build your creation online in Lego Factory, or you can print out an inventory...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, LEGO Co., Productivity, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2008-02-26

Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego

Fifty years ago Monday, Lego filed its first patent for the iconic plastic brick. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, lego, TechRepublic Inc., LEGO Co., Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-29

Video: Ultimate LEGO rubber band gun

As long as we're on the subject of dangerously violent LEGO designs, let's take a gander at a motorized rubber band Gatling gun built from LEGOs. Who says modern youth have no creative drive or technical skill? If averting the apocalypse ever comes down to conjuring up a bizarre and...

Tags: LEGO Co., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-09-07

Must-have: Ultimate LEGO Star Wars sets

If you're a combination LEGO-obsessive and Star Wars nut, and you've got about $1,500 to spare, you can be the envy of all your fellow LEGO+Star Wars superfreaks by hoarding the complete Star Wars Ultimate LEGO Collectors Series. They are pricey -- but also gigantic. For example, the Death Star II...

Tags: Star Wars, LEGO Co., Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2007-07-10

Bricksmith 2.0 (Mac)

Bricksmith allows you to make virtual Lego models and admire them in all three dimensions. It's an especially useful tool for creating instructions for one's Lego creations. Bricksmith offers thousands of parts and dozens of colors. You'll have the ability to create steps and submodels for intricate creations. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, LEGO Co., Allen Smith, Bricksmith

Software downloads 2008-07-24

Ultimate Geek Gift: 8-foot Lego Star Wars Republic Battlecruiser

Latest example of fanboyism taken to the absurd extreme (whether its Lego fanboyism or Star Wars fanboyism, I'm not sure): Reddit showed me this eBay auction for an 8-ft scale Lego replica of a Republic Battlecruiser from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Scroll down to see...

Tags: Star Wars, LEGO Co., Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2005-12-16

Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy: Prima Official eGuide 1 (Windows)

Complete character and vehicle descriptions with full info on how to unlock all playable characters. Locations of all LEGO canisters and red power bricks to make sure you get 100% completion. Secret LEGO levels revealed. Thorough walkthrough for Story and Freeplay mode for every level. Note: The Download Now link...

Tags: LEGO Co., Prima Games, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-07-19