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therandomstuff: [i50.tinypic.com] The picture above is me when I was about 9, built with lego. Lego did a special promotion like 10 years ago where you can upload a... more »
The Lab: I just cannot believe that they would miss an opportunity to create a list of blocks needed to make the portrait and provide ordering of said blocks t... more »
harryhoody: This is so awesome. I feel like we are approaching singularity. Lego+iPhone+NYE+Blue Moon+Phish(well for me anyway) more »
Schalliol: Great idea for bricks needed to build the pic! Line that up with a mass customized supply chain and have instant personalized gifts! ...Trek this we... more »
jolson21001: "It's a trap!" more »
Alfisted: Montreal Expos edition Polaroid? more »
Segador: We need more toy/non-functional camera hybrids! more »
GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Damn, is it sad I swear I could remember there actually being a Lego themed/branded camera? Shows how fallible human memory is/can be. more »
I'm@work,shhhhh.: I loved Legos as a kid and think they are one of the best toys of all time. That being said, hipsters are raping another child hood memory. Basicall... more »
franco1975: I don't get this post. [??] more »
Michai: I can hear the imperial theme now... more »
Killjoy: You know... TIE Fighter. Yeah. We need to bring that back. more »
neocody: and how much does this baby cost? more »
Thomathan: I'e always wondered about the design of the Nebulon B class frigate. It just seems so impractical. Side note: TIE Fighter kicked X-Wing's ass. more »
dfp3050: No, I will not The Fuck Shut Up. TFSU, get it? more »
OCEntertainment: Pffsh. He took a shower and the water wasn't made of clear bricks? Doesn't count. more »
David Beckett: Heres a short video showing the house being made more »
Mikestan: How come K'nex never gets any Gizmodo love more »
Kaiser-Machead: Purists be damned. I would've drawn the line at the bed. Real mattress or gtfo. more »
thechansen: They probably should have covered the floors in the 2x2 flat tiles, but that would have taken an insane amount of time. more »

#iphoneapps

Official iPhone Lego App Converts Reality Into a Brick Mosaic
When I saw "Official iPhone Lego App" in my mailbox today, I got instantly wet. Then I checked it out in the iTunes App Store, and my dreams were destroyed. But when I tried it, I loved it anyway. More »
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Lego Polaroid Camera Can't Possibly Be More Cute and Lovely
If this Lego Polaroid 1000 instant camera actually worked, I would buy 24. And then I would destroy them to make a giant camera that takes 24 frames per minute. That would have saved instant photography. [Brickshelf via Obsolete]
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Gigantic Lego Star Wars Rebel Frigate Is 4 Feet 6 Inches of Brickgasm
I remember spending countless hours playing Lucasarts' X-Wing in college, painfully defending these Rebel frigates against TIE Fighters. Then I got TIE Fighter, and enjoyed destroying them. I wouldn't have the heart to reduce to bricks the enormous Nebulon-B. More »
#imagecache

Your Very Own Pirate Lego Helper
Adorable, swashbuckling, and totally ghetto. [There, I Fixed It]
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This Is Not the Baby Jesus You Were Looking For
Much better than Lucas'* prequel explanation. [Flickr] More »
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James May's Lego House Finally Shown Being Lived In
Remember the all-Lego house that James May had built (and then destroyed)? Well, here's a preview for the show it was for, with the poor bastard trying to fall asleep on a Lego pillow.
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Beautiful Lego in Hoth Photos Have Me in Total Awe
These are not the biggerest of Lego spaceships nor an impossible balancing act. It's just Lego Star Wars perfectly photographed using a very clever, and deceitfully simple technique. This is how the expert Finnish photographer Avanaut did it: More »
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8 Factoids About Lego You Can't Miss
Here are eight impressive factoids about the most popular construction toy in the planet. If you want to know more, check out our extensive guide about everything you always wanted to know about Lego and the Lego timeline. More »
#surface

Lumino Project: Next-Generation Lego Crossed With Microsoft Surface
Lumino may look like generic building blocks, but it actually marks a new phase in the life of Microsoft Surface: The recognition of the third dimension. The UI implications are pretty staggering. More »
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SWAT Team Called In Over a Lego Gun
A normal night at the office got interesting when neighbors spotted a man with what appeared to be a pistol. The SWAT team was called in, only to find out it was a pistol built from Lego bricks. More »
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Lego Chandelier Is Perfect for Brick-Sucking Draculas
This huge Lego chandelier would have been perfect for the James May's Lego house. If James May's Lego house were actually a castle in Transylvania and he were a vampire, that is. Still, it's amazing that it is 100% Lego. More »
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25-Minute Lego Halo Fan Movie: Watch the Trailer!
I got a kick out of watching the Matrix's bullet-dodging scene recreated using Lego over the weekend, but this? Wow. Alex Kobbs has spent six years shooting Lego frame-by-frame to create this 25-minute short based on Halo's Zanzibar map. More »
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I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
When I first heard the phrase "Lego sorter," I expected some crazy production line robot with moving arms and a glowing red eye. Thankfully, the Box4Blox sorter works as simply as the Lego bricks it stores. More »
#giftguide

Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
I go through the world marveling at the objects around us—from lamp posts to toothbrushes to buildings to sailboats—looking for details, craftsmanship, function, beauty, and purpose. If you know someone nutters like that, here are some gift ideas: More »
#giftguide

Gifts For Space Explorers Who Swing Among the Stars
Hey you, Ground Controls and Major Toms orbiting out there! If you're a space aficionado or know someone who'd like to blast into the cosmos, it's time to take your protein pills. Here's the definitive go/no-go holiday gift list. More »
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Lego Papercraft Crossover Possible with Clever Muji Hole Puncher
The Muji hole punch, with its strategically placed punchers, takes Lego blocks, combines them with paper, and makes a whole mess of adorableness. Import from Japan for literally minutes of fun. [Muji via Highs Nobiety via MAKE via Boing Boing]
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Knocking Down 117 Toys Balanced on Single Lego Brick
How could you make 117 toys stand balanced over one single 4 x 2 Lego brick? I don't know how, but artist Walter Wick has the answer, and has make this really cute video about it. [Boing Boing]
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Do Lego Constructions Have a Soul?
"When you take apart a Lego house and mix the pieces into the bin, where does the house go?" Thank you for another sleepless night. [XKCD]
#roundups

This Week's Gaming Stories You Cannot Miss
Look, it's the box art from Star Trek Online (along with new screens and impressions)! Also read on for the latest infotainment regarding Diablo III, a Diablo clone, the Avatar game and, of course, Modern Warfare 2. More »
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Carl Sagan Deep Space Ship to Go to the Living Room and Beyond
When I was 12, Cosmos was one of my favorite TV shows. The other was Benny Hill. Clearly, planetary exploration and semi-neekeed girls go together like William Shatner and Elton John songs, whiskey and glass, or Lego and awesome spaceships. More »
#siggraph

Magic Volumes Have Three Different Magic Shadows
The uncanny Photosketch tool was not the only magic software tool debuting at Siggraph Asia 2009. These amorphous volumes can magically throw three different object shadows, all thanks to a program called Shadow Art. See it in action here: More »
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Here Be Lego Dragons
Dragons existed? Well, no, not unless their bones were made of Lego. More »
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The Perfect Lego NES Only Plays Bricked Tetris
This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original, complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge. More »
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The Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built
If you have $3700 handy, you can buy this 6-foot tall, 110-pound, 40,000-brick Lego Mario, the biggest ever built. It took one week to plan, and 175 hours over 16 days to build. More »
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Assault the Lego Wedding Castle, Save the Princess, Save the World
Showing again that Lego dorks can be loved to the point of marriage, reader Clint Cox has sent his cool Lego wedding cake, in which a heroic Lego minifig assaults the castle to rescue the princess from the eeeveel dragon: More »
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Lego Pop-Up Building Makes My Head Pop Up Too
Andrew—from The Brothers Brick—says that this Lego Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple leaves him speechless. I have to admit that I just couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the whole building popping up from a closed box. Magic. More »
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The Lego House Is Dead. Long Live the Lego Kitchen!
I was sad that the Lego house was destroyed, but happy to know that its spirit lives in this Lego kitchen, a Scandinavian clusterfuck made with a Swedish IKEA kitchen island and more than 20,000 pieces of Danish Lego. More »
#headphones

Elecom's Lego Style Earphones Sound Like a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
Available in a range of colors, these knock off Lego-inspired earbuds are perfect for those too lazy to pull out a glue-gun. The PlayBrick EHP-CIN40s include four different earbud sizes, and cost $44 imported from: [GeekStuff4U via Akihabara News] More »
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Lego R2-D2 Minifig Mod Adds Sound and Light
Sorry Jason. You trumped my LED Lego stormtrooper minifig with your cylon and Iron Man, but this modded R2-D2 Lego minifig kills them all with lighting and actual Star Wars astromech sounds. [Brickmodder via FBTB via Brothers Brick]
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Knitted Lego Minifig Will Replace My Teddy Bear
Oh Lego Minifig, you were perfect in your plastic symmetry and Mona Lisa smile before. But now that you've been knitted, I just want to hug you. Unfortunately, you can't buy this right away. You'll have to do it yourself: More »
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Lego Star Wars Flash Memory Keyrings
The Force is so strong in these Star Wars Lego Minifig flash memory keyrings that it can actually give Lego Yoda a three-stud stiffy. That's a D17 in real world penis sizes. A lot, all these I like: More »
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Cycling PSA Gets the Point Across With a Little Lego Ultraviolence
As a cyclist, I can appreciate the message being put forth in this Biking Rules PSA. As a Lego lover, I can't help but smile at the cuteness inherent in the violent auto accident portrayed at the end. More »
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Lego House Gets Destroyed—You Can Cry Now
Total sadness. It finally happened and James May's beautiful Lego House met its destiny. It has been destroyed. See the results in the following gallery and cry. More »
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Lego House May Face Very Real Wrecking Ball In 24 Hours
No doubt you were impressed by the two story Lego house built by Top Gear's James May and 1000 volunteers. Unfortunately, the pictures may be all that's left unless they can find a buyer in the next 24 hours. More »
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Lego Baseplate Shirt May Be the Dorkiest Shirt Ever Made
Now, I can admit a fondness for Lego. They're probably the greatest toy ever made. But wearing a Lego construction on your chest? That might be a bit much. More »
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DIY Swivelling Lego iPhone Dock Fulfills Our Weekend Lego Quota
This is a pretty simple construction that actually doesn't look as ridiculous as it sounds. The dock rotates, taking advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch's accelerometer and making use of allowing movie-viewing landscape mode. Not bad! [BricksInMyPocket via DVICE]
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Lego Boba Fett Costume Owns All Star Wars Costumes to Date
If there's anything better than a home made Boba Fett costume, it has to be this Lego Boba Fett costume. This little kid will be one of the most popular and happiest kids next Halloween, as his face shows: More »
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The Lego House Looks Beautiful From the Outside Too
James May's Lego house is looking great. You saw the interior already, but from the outside—sitting on the lustful landscape of the Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey—it just looks absolutely bricktastic. More »
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Nanontron 3000: The iPod Nano Hacking Lego Robot
Lego Mindstorms put to nefarious deeds! While iPodLinux works with older iPods, newer models have encrypted firmware updates. That's why the Linux4nano team has designed the button-pressing Nanotron 3000 to help with a repetitive brute-force attack. More »
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Lego Roboto Solves Sudoku
Swedish hacker Hans Andersson doesn't need a robot to solve sudokus puzzles. That's because he's a genius capable of making a robot that can solve sudoku puzzles. He used Lego Mindstorms to do it, and even the writing is beautiful: More »

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