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Posts tagged “LEGO”

Lego Synth Allows for Crazy Brick Sound Building

Want a steampunk-y, LEGO-inspired toy to play with this week? Check out Japanese artist/designer Yoshi Akai as he unleashes yet another zany 3-channel, 8 step synthesizer that uses different colored...

Create Your Own Bluetooth Lego Brick

It is no surprise that we love Legos at Unplggd. Whether they are used to create Apple's latest device, or to make nifty earbuds, we are fans. Similar to the USB drives made from Legos, is this DIY ...

The iPad LEGO: Where LEGO and Apple Maniacs Converge

If there are two demographics of passionate enthusiasts, Apple users and LEGO fans must be somewhere near the top. So when you join these two interests together, you find yourself with something lik...

Final Frame: The Lego Photo App

Lego has released the iPhone Lego Photo App, which converts an iPhone snapshot or image from your library into a Lego piece mosaic you can use as a guide for a real life portrait using your Lego colle...

DIY LEGO Router

We admit it - we've been LEGO fans since childhood when assembling complex villages and vehicles out of those colored blocks was the best way to spend a rainy afternoon. Nothing we ever built though ...

LEGO Watches by Jean Charles de Castelbajac

Jean Charles de Castelbajac loves his LEGOs so much he's mashed up the classic design of a cheap-o Casio digital wristwatch with the recognizable shapes of our favourite building block toys into a tim...

The LEGO Recharger: Manages Power and Keys

Docks and charging stations are necessary to keep your desk free of the usual clutter. The LEGO Recharger combines our love of LEGO bricks with the simple task of juicing up your gadgets in style. ...

The Incredible IKEA LEGO Kitchen Island

When we think about LEGOs, we think about spaceships and rockets, and all those great things that we made with those lovely building bricks. But what happens if you decide to use them somewhere else, ...

Elecom Lego Brick Earbuds EHP-CIN40

Depending upon the level of your affinity for Legos these earbuds from Elecom are either really cool or just plain weird. Though, when we imagine someone building upon the earbud design with additio...

The Awesome Star Wars LEGO Chess Set

We don't know what's cooler: the fact that this is a LEGO chess set or that it's actually a Star Wars LEGO chess set. Having a chess set around is always interesting. In an age where most of us spend ...

The Incredible DIY Rotating LEGO Iphone Dock

We love LEGO bricks. They remind us of when we were younger and had a lot of fun on our agendas, instead of chores and meetings. Well, don't discount the use of your old LEGO bricks just yet. It seems...

LEGO Clock Radio

OK, so this clock radio doesn't have a CD player or an iPod dock, but it does have a fun retro style! LEGO remains one of our favorite childhood toys, and we love the touch of nostalgia this clock ...

How To: Make a Lego NES Gift

Flickr user Arkov was kind enough to let us share his smile inducing instructions for making your own NES system out of Legos, making this a great surprise gift for the gamer in your life (and a grea...

Inspiration: Lego Desktop Wallpapers

Ah, Legos. They took over our parents' living rooms when we were young, and they're still at large even today. Grab some cute lookin' Lego wallpapers by Mick or Mike Stimpson and spruce up your deskto...

Stackable LEGO USB Hubs: Stack As Many As You Want!

We love LEGO bricks and we know that you love them too. That's why we always look for LEGO devices. Maybe it's because we loved LEGOs when we were kids. Maybe it reminds us of those hours spent assemb...

Lego iMac G4 Junior has a Real LCD Screen

click for more picsYeah, it's always cool to see Lego brick mock-ups of our favorite home office tech and supplies—like a stapler, desk, lamp, phone and computer—but this little guy from B...

LEGO Boombox and MP3 Players: Cheap and Ready For Your Kids

If you are looking for some great gadgets for your kids, look no further because LEGO has teamed up with Digital Blue to produce some LEGO themed devices. They aren't fancy, but they sure get the job ...

51,324 Legos Is Gonna Be Tough to Clean Up

Guess what's on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City throughout the month of April? If you guessed 51,324 Legos in the shape of the new camera-equipped Nintendo DSi, then you're exactly righ...

Extreme Lego: A Mini Cinema With a Working Projector!

Last weekend, I popped over to visit the neighbors with the family and came across the little boys work in progress. A lego cruise ship that was about 4 feet long complete with an integrated basketbal...

The Offices of Lego's Development Department

We know many of you tech lovers also happen to be Lego maniacs at heart. So we were pleased to see this recent feature over at Arch Daily showcasing the LEGO Group’s Development Department in Billun...

Your Favortie Parts of NYC Life, Through Legos

We love this! It combines two of our favorite things on Unplggd and the AT family: Geeky tech and pride in your city. Ok, so Legos aren't really tech. But it just seems like the iconic colorful plasti...

Final Frame: LEGO Inspired Living

From kitchen spoon holders to PC cases, or even full-on radiators and entire home offices, there seems to be a LEGO alternative for everything these days. One could only wonder how far the extent of t...

The Great LEGO USB Hub

This seems to be a week filled with LEGOs. Maybe it's the upcoming midterms, but I have got LEGOs on my brain. After the LEGO cell phone, the LEGO PC and the LEGO electronics, it's time for computer a...

The Ultimate LEGO PC: So Tacky It's Good?

As you might have guessed, we love LEGOs. LEGO phones, LEGO home offices, LEGO everything. If I could, I'd have all of my furniture made up of LEGOs. The best thing would be if I actually had the time...