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    Lego Spider-Man: Daily Bugle Showdown pictures and hands-on

    By 11 February 2013

    The Daily Bugle is published using an iMac. That what Lego believes is the case with the Apple desktop computer featuring in a new diorama set featuring Spider-man, Dr Doom, and the Daily Bugle's offices. The computer, along with what could be easily...

  • Gadgets

    Scalextric Quick Build Demolition Derby set plays nice with Lego

    By 24 January 2013

    Scalextric Quick Build Demolition Derby Set: that's the Scalextric set your kids are going to most want later in the year, so make a note of it now so you are prepared. Launched at the London Toy Fair this week, the Scalextric Quick Build set will, says...

  • Gadgets

    Lego Mindstorms EV3 pictures and hands-on

    By 10 January 2013

    Did you know that Lego Mindstorms is now 15 years old? When it was introduced, we were almost able to claim to be children and the whole of kids' toys looked completely different. Imagine a world where your 10-year-old wasn’t always seen from behind...

  • Phones

    Smallworks iPhone Brickcase lets you turn your iPhone into a helicopter

    By 9 January 2013

    Lego fans listen up. A company called Smallworks has created a Lego brick compatible iPhone case which allows you to build and customise your Apple phone case using Lego bricks. It's been available for some time in an array of colours for $24.99, and...

  • Online

    Lego Jabba's Palace (9516) pictures and hands-on

    By 12 October 2012

    Yep the Star Wars Lego team-up continues, this time with Jabba's Palace from The Return of the Jedi, and Pocket-lint couldn't resist spending some time building it to show you up close what it is all about - tough life, isn't it? It retails for £120...

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    Lego-built London 2012 Olympic Park pictures and eyes-on

    By 1 August 2012

    There aren't many people in the world who can say their official job title is "freelance Lego artist". But that's exactly how Warren Elsmore introduced himself to Pocket-lint when we went to look at his all-Lego model of the London 2012 Olympic Park....

  • Online

    Lego Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine pictures

    By 16 July 2012

    This is an almost exact model of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine - the same engine that powers the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The only difference is that this one is made entirely of Lego. On display at the Farnborough Airshow 2012, this working, spinning,...

  • Online

    Lego Team GB minifigs pictures and hands-on

    By 26 June 2012

    The Olympics are almost upon us and to celebrate Lego has created an exclusive range of Lego minifigs for you to collect to get into the spirit.   Pocket-lint convinced Lego to send us some ahead of the July release so we could have a play.  Like the...

  • Online

    LEGO Christmas tree decks the halls at St. Pancras Station

    By 7 December 2011

    The world's largest ever LEGO Christmas tree is now standing on the concourse at St. Pancras Station, London for the public to enjoy. Consisting of approximately 400,000 individual bricks and requiring a steel frame to support its three-tonne-weight,...

  • Online

    Kre-o: Transformers Lego in disguise

    By 22 July 2011

    A spokesperson for Hamleys recently told us that Lego has had an "incredible year so far" and we can understand why, it has released sets with some killer licensed brands in 2011, including Pirates of the Caribbean and its own Ninjago, and they've really...

  • Online

    Hamleys' top toys for Christmas 2011

    By 28 June 2011

    Like nervous turkeys, the tech, toy and entertainment industries have always got one eye on Christmas, and naturally so; it is, after all, the biggest time of year for sales. To be the must-have gadget, game or gizmo nestling in Santa's bulging sack at...

  • Gaming

    Lego Pirates of the Caribbean hands-on

    By 26 April 2011

    Having Lego-fied the worlds of Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, the team at Traveller’s Tales is primed to do the same for a new blockbuster franchise. Pirates of the Caribbean. At an event thoughtfully staged in a rum-soaked North London...

  • Gaming 4 out of 5

    Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - PS3 review

    By 28 June 2010

    If you've enjoyed the Lego Star Wars/Indiana Jones/Batman games and you're a fan of Harry Potter, there's really no need to read the rest of this review: we can state with confidence that you'll love Lego Harry Potter too. The mix of simple, entertaining...

  • Gaming 3.5 out of 5

    LEGO Battles - Nintendo DS review

    By 3 July 2009

    The basic premise here is pretty close to Command and Conquer. You take control of your LEGO characters to command them in various tasks around the game map. The map is fogged, and a few clear aims are given so you know what you are doing: fairly typical...

  • Online 4.5 out of 5

    Lego Technic 8275 Motorized Bulldozer review

    By 20 September 2007

    We all have a soft spot for Lego don't we? Well what about the chance to build a motorised bulldozer that you can run with a remote control? We get building to find out whether you should bother. Coming in one of those massive Lego boxes that makes you...

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