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Lego Lord of the Rings detailed: One brick to rule them all (pictures)
UPDATE: Seven sets for the Fellowship 31 January 2012 10:45 GMT TweetLego has revealed some more details on the Lord of the Rings Lego sets due in August at the London Toy Fair, and Pocket-lint was on hand to get the inside track.
Shown behind closed doors with a strict no photography policy, we sadly can't...
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Lego Marvel makes minifigs of The Avengers movie
TOY FAIR 2012: Don't make me angry 25 January 2012 14:43 GMT TweetLego has detailed its new range of Lego Marvel characters to Pocket-lint at this year's Toy Fair in London.
Shown behind closed doors with a strict no photography policy, we sadly can't bring you any pictures of the new sets, although we are...
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Character Building Wembley Stadium offers Lego-style footy fun
TOY FAIR 2012: Sweet FA 24 January 2012 14:44 GMT TweetCharacter Options, the toy company behind the excellent Doctor Who Character Building (Lego-style) figures and playsets launched last year, has signed a deal with the English Football Association in order to release figures and brick building sets...
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One brick to rule them all: Lego Lord of The Rings coming 2012
New game and toys confirmed 16 December 2011 16:59 GMT TweetHarry Potter has been on board for a while now, as has Star Wars which is also in-line for its own Miniland Experience at Legoland Windsor.
But the news that Lego-lovers with Tolkein tendencies have been waiting for has finally arrived. The...
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Star Wars Legoland Windsor: A galaxy not too far away
Attraction opening in March 2012 16 December 2011 12:06 GMT TweetA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...actually scrap that. Windsor isn't too far away from anywhere in the UK, easily accessible from both the M4 and the M25, and we're not talking about the past but a few months time.
That's right Lego...
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Lego building tips for the family
FEATURE GOOD CHRISTMAS: Get a leg(o) up 15 December 2011 16:30 GMT TweetLego is a Christmas staple. Anyone with kids aged between 5 and 15 will likely be purchasing some this year. There might even be a few mums and dads who treat themselves to a cheeky slice of Lego pie. However a standard box of Lego bricks can be an...
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LEGO Christmas tree decks the halls at St. Pancras Station
HANDS-ON Star, baubles and all 7 December 2011 11:20 GMT TweetThe 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,...
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Juno spacecraft takes Lego into a whole new world
Jupiter, to be precise 4 August 2011 14:07 GMT TweetThree Lego figurines are about to boldly go where no man has gone before - to Jupiter's polar orbit onboard the Juno spacecraft.
The 1.5-inch models representing Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno will take their places...
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Kre-o: Transformers Lego in disguise
HANDS-ON Hasbro bricking it 22 July 2011 12:29 GMT TweetA 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...
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Harry Potter gadget goodies for the kids
FEATURE Fun for the run-up to the final film 5 July 2011 15:41 GMT TweetIt seems hard to believe that Harry Potter has been battling arch-enemy Voldemort in cinemas for 10 years now, but 15 July 2011 will see the eighth and final film unleashed. With just days to go before the big finale, no doubt young Potter fans (and...
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Hamleys' top toys for Christmas 2011
HANDS-ON Hands-on with cool playtime gadgets 28 June 2011 18:57 GMT TweetLike 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...
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Lego Pirates of the Caribbean hands-on
HANDS-ON We talk to Traveller's Tales 26 April 2011 10:43 GMT TweetHaving 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...
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Lego Minifigure USB keyring could well be the coolest / geekiest ever
2GB of storage on board the little man 22 March 2011 12:25 GMT TweetYou may have noticed that we at Pocket-lint are Lego crazy. We just can't get enough of the little bricks and little men.
So, imagine our excitement when we spotted this Lego Minifigure 2GB Flash Drive.
Sure, at only 2GB and priced...
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Best geek cookie cutters
FEATURE "Aren't you a little short(bread) for a Stormtrooper?" 15 March 2011 16:30 GMT TweetWe've written about enough Angry Birds cakes lately to know that the combination of geeks and baking is a winning formula. We've trawled the internet in our nerdy quest to find the best cookie cutters to flaunt your geekery. Obviously these aren't...
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App Of The Day: Lego Minifigures (iPhone)
For the seriously hardcore fan 7 March 2011 18:00 GMT TweetThere are many pursuits that appear to be completely futile and void of any true value; watching day-time TV being just one of them.
And this is a criticism made all too frequently in the area of gaming, where hours, and quite possibly days...
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