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Lego Minifig kitchen scales on sale

Did you just squeal with delight? You're evidently a Lego enthusiast. The Danish company has put together a set of kitchen scales featuring the head of one its iconic "minifigs".

Measuring 17cm (7 inches) tall, with a 15cm (6 inches) wide tray, you'll be able...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Lego Kinkaku-ji

Imagine the Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto made out of Lego. Imagine the time and patience it would take.

Now imagine the Kinkaku-ji as a folding book. Made out of Lego.

My head throbs just thinking about it.

Awesome brickwork.

If...

VIDEO: LEGO Education Centre opens in the UK

It may sound like the plot-line for an episode of The Simpsons, but a multi-national, mega corporation has opened an "Education Centre" within a school here in the UK.

"Childhood favourite is used to shape scientists of the future" is the angle taken on the LEGO...

PHOTOS: Iggy Pop turns up in Lego Rock Band

Iggy Pop is to make an appearance as a Lego Minifig in the forthcoming Lego Rock Band, abs and all.

Gamers will be able to play the music legend and "rock out" to everything from current radio hits to past favourites the whole family will enjoy.

LEGO t-shirt launches

You can now build your own t-shirt design with the Brick Construction Shirt from ThinkGeek.

The awesome garment offers a removable black baseplate across the chest to create flat or decidedly 3D designs on.

It's compatible with LEGO, PixelBlocks,...

PHOTOS: Star Wars: A New Hope LEGO chess

Star Wars, LEGO, and er, chess. What's not to like? Flickr user icgetaway has lovingly detailed the Star Wars: A New Hope LEGO chess set with a plethora of pics that are a must-view for fans. Taking two months to create it was originally debuted at Star Wars Days at Legoland...

VIDEO: LEGO Mindstorms machine solves sudoku

Ever struggled with the solution to a Sudoku puzzle? If yes, then this specially programmed LEGO Mindstorms bot will make you feel like a right dunce.

The team behind it says: "This little robot solves a Sudoku puzzle all by itself. It scans the Sudoku puzzle...

Beyond Megapixels, 10 innovative compact cameras

The compact camera market is a dog fight for tech companies. Hundreds of the things are launched every year and, now that the megapixel war has moved on to mobiles and everyone's teamed up with a quality lens maker, it's getting tougher and tougher to find a new edge.

VIDEO: Google Chrome logo re-created in LEGO

Google has been running a video competition asking people to recreate its Chrome browser's logo in inventive ways. Some of those videos have now been highlighted by the web giant as worthy of mention - including this LEGO-themed, stop-motion effort from Renaud in Annecy,...

LEGO lighting launches

Still your beating hearts, LEGO fans, here's details of LEGO's new LED lighting range that is sure to appeal to collectors and kids alike. The new products are available in mini-fig sizes right up to a 22.5cm "lantern".

As far as the mini-figs go, there's posable...

VIDEO: Lego Arcade

Michael Hickox is a YouTube user who's rather adept at stop-motion animation using Lego. His latest video pulls in all manner of retro gaming fun, from Asteroids to Space Invaders.

He's also got a tonne of other videos on his YouTube channel which we highly...

VIDEO: LEGO Harry Potter game trailer

It has been announced that Harry Potter is the latest character to get the LEGO treatment in the forthcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 video game, announced from Warner Bros, TT Games and LEGO.

Based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies that tell...

New LEGO Architecture launches

LEGO and a company called Brickstructures have unveiled an interesting new twist on a LEGO range - LEGO Architecture, the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.

A collaboration between LEGO and "architectural artist" Adam Reed Tucker of Brickstructures, the new sets...

LEGO Rock Band announced

A gaming mashup of mega proportions, it's been announced that the development of LEGO Rock Band is underway.

Warner Bros and TT Games are joining forces with LEGO, Harmonix and MTV Games to merge the two popular video game franchises.

Described...

IWOOT offers "block" speaker dock

If you love all things Danish and building block-y, then you might like this new offering from IWOOT.

The "block speaker docks" are available in black and white for £39.99, can dock an iPod and rock other players via the mini headphone jack cable included.

New LEGO TECHNIC models available

LEGO TECHNIC has announced the launch of a new range of models that it claims will be "the most challenging and satisfying vehicle build experience you'll get your hands on this year".

Led by the Quad Bike model, there's also a Monster Truck, Go-Kart, Hauler...

VIDEO: LEGO Mindstorm NXT 2.0

LEGO's Mindstorm robo-kits have gone all 2.0 with three new kits due out later this year.

Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles take a closer look at the recent Toy Fair, hit play now to find out more...

Lego Battles announced as in production

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have announced they are teaming up with The Lego Group to develop a new video based on classic Lego play scenarios.

Lego Battles will pull three Lego themes together, namely Castle, Pirates and Space, to create...

Lego builds new Power Miners range

Lego has revealed it will be launching a new range of Lego toys at this year's Toy Fair in London.

Going by the moniker of Power Miner the theme will be focused around a group of deep earth miners fighting off evil rock monsters.

As usual there...

LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 launches

Lego has announced it's updating its Lego Mindstorms set this year, 3 years after the last version graced robot clubs around the world.

Perhaps shunning the estimated 400,000 Mindstorm enthusiasts around the globe, the new kit, labelled Mindstorms NXT 2.0,...

LEGO to launch range of gadgets

A new range of consumer electronics is due to hit the shelves that will be of interest to kids - and big kids - alike.

Thanks to a just-announced licensing agreement, Digital Blue, a US company will be making LEGO-branded CE goodies.

The new line...

Block lamp launches

This desk light slash storage unit is a LEGO-esque lighting addition for your office.

The set consists out of the light block at the bottom and the storage block on top, measuring 10 x 15 x 6cm, on sale for 45 euros.

Firebox launches LEGO Star Wars tees

Firebox are offering tees to celebrate the wonder that is LEGO Star Wars. There are three designs - Boba Fett ("You're worth a lot to me"), Luke Skywalker ("I am a Jedi, like my father before me") and Han Solo ("Don't get cocky"). At £11.95 each, we say get 'em all.

LEGO TECHNIC off-roader launches

Claiming to offer "the ultimate build experience for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages", LEGO TECHNIC has launched a range of authentic models with advanced tech to bring the world of realistic construction and functionality to some iconic vehicles.

Designed to...

Aluminium LEGO keyring launches

The coolest thing about this exact replica LEGO piece, made of aluminium, is that as well as using it as a keyring, it will fit other LEGO bricks, so you could build it into your next creation. Available now from $11.99, there are engraving options for personalisation too....