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Warren Seely Is A LEGO Genius [VIDEO]

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:12:16 +0000

Warren Seely is a boy that was raised on a farm throughout his life. He tore his first engine apart when he was 6 years old and started making farm equipment when he was 12. The LEGO equipment models that he makes is miniature farm equipment that operates just like the real thing. [Gizmodo]

This 40 Foot Christmas Tree Is Made From Legos

Amit Chowdhry — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:31:01 +0000

[Photo credit David Parry/PA Wire]

On the ground floor of the St. Pancras International station is a 40 foot Christmas tree. But this is no ordinary Christmas tree. It is made almost entirely out of Legos. There are a few steel branches to support the heavier Lego branches. There are 172 branches cover in over 1,000 Lego baubles. The whole tree took two months to make and it uses over 600,000 bricks. [Guardian]

SWAT Team Takes Down Man Who Built A Gun Out Of LEGO

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:54:48 +0000

There was a working man in Toronto that really enjoyed playing with LEGOs. Except that hobby ended up causing him to be accosted by the Toronto SWAT team. The man supposedly ordered a replica of a gun made out of LEGO from BrickGun.com. He shut the door to his office and assembled the LEGO gun in his office and someone happened to catch it. Thinking the LEGO gun was a real gun, someone called the police.

The LEGO gun owner ended up getting handcuffed against a wall and about 6 officers along with the SWAT team secured the LEGO gun from him. No one was hurt and no one is getting charged. Even though the whole incident ended up being a dud for the SWAT team, I think that it was good for them to take precaution.

LEGO Rock Band To Be Released On November 3 [Trailer Video]

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:32 +0000

Lego Rock Band is a music video game that is being put together through a partnership between Harmonix Music Systems, MTV Games, EA, and Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment. This game will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii on November 3.

What Would Make Your LEGO Collection More Exciting? LEGO Men With LEDs.

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:32:34 +0000

What is better than having a bunch of Lego men in your toy collection? Having a LEGO man hang from you keychain with buit-in LED lights. There is a bigger version of the LEGO man that is powered by cranking his arms and the smaller version made for key chains are powered by battery.

Play.com is selling the Dynamo Torch for £13.99 (about $23) and the Mini Torch for £5.49 (about $9). These will be available for September 18, but are available on pre-order right now.

[via Gizmodo]

Party Like A LEGO Star: LEGO Rock Band

Amit Chowdhry — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:50:53 +0000

LEGOs have been used to make an oversized Nintendo DSi and now it is being used in rock and roll video games. The new game is a collaboration between Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, Harmonix, and MTV Games.

Some of the songs included in the LEGO version of Rock Band will include Song 2 (Blur), Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Douglas), Boys and Girls (Good Charlotte), and So What (Pink).

“Players will be able to create their own Lego Rock Band style as they customize their minifigure avatars, band and entourage, including roadies, managers and crew,” stated the companies in a press release. The LEGO Rock Band game will work with music controllers and Rock Band instruments.

Sean Kenney Builds Human Sized Nintendo DSi Out Of Legos

Amit Chowdhry — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:19:39 +0000

On Sunday the Nintendo DSi officially arrived on U.S. soil and it hit the European markets on the Friday before that. How did it do in the U.K. on the opening weekend? It made a killing. It became the fourth fastest-selling console in U.K. history after the PS3, Wii, and PSP. This is not bad for being a follow-up console.

In celebration of the DSi launching in the U.S., Nintendo hired Sean Kenney to build a large Lego sculpture of the console complete with stylus slot and power connector. The Nintendo DSi Lego sculpture is taller than the size of an average human.

If you live or plan to visit New York City, you can see the DSi on display at the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center.

[via CNET]