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Bionicle Action on Your Wrist with LEGO Bionicle Kid’s Watch

If you or your kid’s a big fan of LEGO’s Bionicle and Hero Factory line of toys, then you will surely enjoy the new LEGO Bionicle’s Kid Watch. If you’re in the quest of collecting Bionicle action figures and other related merchandise, you’ll surely love the Bionicle mini action figure equipped with a mean looking whip included with the watch. Whether you’re rooting for the Matorans with their valiant Toa guardians or the sinister Brotherhood of Makuta, this Bionicle Wrist Watch is a must have item and accessory. Moreover, this kid’s watch is fully customizable and offers plenty of design options like adding color, bezels, and even straps so that you can make them as unique as possible.

The LEGO Bionicle Kid’s Watch is water resistant up to 50 meters so that your kids can wear them in the pool or in the shower. It uses Japanese Quartz movement and comes with scratch-resistant mineral crystal lens for durability. The wrist watch is also made with environment friendly Nickel-free and PVC-free materials for your child’s safety.

Included in the package are 22 differently colored wear-resistant Lego links, 2 Lego stud links, 2 interchangeable bezels, and a multi-language instruction manual. This LEGO BIONICLE time piece would make a perfect Lego gadget gift for children (or adult fan boys) ages 5 years and above. Purchase it here!

LEGO MP3 Player

Playing LEGO when we were kids sure was fun and until now kids of all generations enjoy the differently colored bricks we love. While it is a fact that we age (even though we still play like kids with a light saber that sounds like real thing when waved) it is still fun to still use what we had when we were kids. Though we won’t play with the bricks anymore and love the beats of music, we can still enjoy both our childhood and being adult with the LEGO MP3 player.lego

This MP3 player also plays WMA files when you happen to have unconverted ones. It has an LCD screen that shows the current status such as battery, playing time, artist, song, etc. You can also enjoy music for up to 8 hours with the built-in battery that is recharged through a USB connection either direct to the wall or through a computer. Copying files is a breeze since no special software is needed for music transfer, you just drag and drop to the player’s internal 2GB flash memory which could approximately hold up to 1,000 songs.

You might not exactly ditch your iPod for this one, but for kids, this could be a good start to develop their listening abilities. You can load it up with Mozart, Bach, and other classical music to possibly enhance their mental capacity and with the brightly colored familiar design, your kids will surely enjoy having this on their side.

Get one for your kid (or even for yourself) here.

Tilted Twister – The Rubik Cube solving robot

Another fascinating gizmo from LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot kit.

The Tilted Twister, is capable of solving the Rubik’s Cube at an average of 6 mins for 60 face turns.
It main uses the LEGO Mindstorms NXT retail kit. The creator utilized only the materials that are provided within the kit which could prove to be very challenging.

The robot scans using the light detector, but based on the creator’s experience some colors of the cube provides the same result, therefore the immediate solution was to change some of the colors on the rubik’s cube. After which, the sensor gives recognizable results.

To read the full deyails about this robot or even instructions on how to make one visit their website at www.tiltedtwister.com

The robot in action :

Lego Mindstorms: A New Trend in Robotic Technology

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Famous for its flagship product, the brick, Lego has made another revolutionary trend in the world of toy making. If we are quite sure that the only thing that Lego can make are those bulky, colorful bricks, well, think again. With their new toy model, the Lego Mindstorms, the company is bound to produce another hit with kids and adults alike.

Lego Mindstorms is a new line of the company, offering toy models incorporated with the innovative designs of motors and electric sensors which are all programmable. This fun and hi-tech gadget will surely amaze anyone who would like to assemble the pieces into one complete toy. The first version of this product line came out in 1998, and it was released again as Lego Mindstorms NXT sometime in 2006.

What exactly are the features which make this toy worth your money? If you want to exhibit your talents in assembling a small robot, then the Lego Mindstorms can help you out. The base kit is made up of different parts of the robot, which you can assemble yourself. Lego Mindstorms has four types of robots to choose from, all of which have very interesting features. The robot can walk and talk, and they can grasp with their hands with just one touch of the remote.

If you are still looking for a toy which is worth your time and money, have one of the Lego Mindstorms models. Being busy assembling this smart toy will certainly make your mind work.

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Do it yourself – Intelligent Humanoid

Do it yourself - Intelligent Humanoid robot

Building my own robot was one of my dreams since I was a kid. Now, LEGO has narrowed the gap between that dream and reality. With the LEGO Mindstorms NXT, you can build your own robot in different forms like scorpion,humanoid or even an alien life form(use your imagination :) ).

The brain of the ‘toy’ is LEGO’s NXT, a 32-bit command center that can be programmed using a computer via USB or Bluetooth. The brain is nothing without its arms and legs. With a total of 519 specially selected LEGO TECHNIC elements and equipped model-specific building instructions, you can choose to build on different models ( Roverbot, Scorpio; Robotic Arm; Humanoid; Clock; )

Sure there are some neat robots that are available to the consumers out there but nothing compares to the fulfillment of a dream.

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