How cool is this? While the iPad may not be arriving us until March (the soonest for us here in the UK). Someone by the username of jmenomeno on Flickr has already created their own version of the new Apple iPad using Lego. We’ve featured plenty of Lego gadgets in the past, but this is probably one of the most creative, just check out those icons!
This is certainly one for the record, yes James May’s Lego house couldn’t be saved but its Lego, we can always build something else! Here, designers Philippe Simon and Pillard Rosetti customized their
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If you’re looking for a more amusing t-shirt for when you go out at night or just something that will keep your kids entertained this Lego baseplate geeky t-shirt will no doubt impress. This latest geeky piece from ThinkGeek lets you start from scratch so that you can build what ever you like and show it off on your chest. One advantage is that you can have a different design everyday, but it wouldn’t necessarily be the most comfortable tee you’ll ever wear!
The “Brick Contruction Shirt” is compatible with LEGO™, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks, and K’NEX Bricks™ and is now available over at ThinkGeek for $17.99.
Mike Stimpson from Walsall, UK aka Balakov on Flickr is a photographer who especially enjoys taking shots of Lego. Check out the below photos in which he recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first manned landing on the moon.
Fancy a hands-free toilet flushing system at home? Take a look at the RoboFlush. It is yet another great use of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Kit, touch sensor and a ultrasonic sensor (for flush detection) to do the flushing work for you. Check out the video of how it works after the break.
The not too long ago Power Mac G4 Cube was an amazing computer of its time but what if it had legs (or wheels to be precise)? This cool geeky mod involves the combination of a G4 Cube and a Lego Mindstorm NXT kit making it the “Cube Bot”. Check out the clips after the jump, they are well entertaining!
Now here’s something you don’t see everyday, a gigantic 3,000 pound ball made entirely of Lego. Mythbusters Tory, Kari and Granthave taken on the challenge, of mythbusting whether the popular YouTube video featuring a guy in an Indiana Jones costume running away from a giant Lego ball is actually really real (first video below).
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