Father's Day Gift Guide 2013
Welcome to this year’s Father’s Day Gift Guide. Geeky dads can be a lot of fun to shop for, so lets get the ball rolling on our picks this year.
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Tag: LEGO
Big, Big News for Lego Star Wars Fans
Get to Times Square this weekend to see the largest Lego model ever made, the Lego Star Wars X-wing Starfighter celebrating the premiere of The Yoda Chronicles on Cartoon Network.
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World’s Largest Lego Model in Times Square
If you’re in or near New York City and a fan of Lego or Star Wars–or both–put this one on your calendar for May 23rd!
Continue ReadingTake a Look at the Lego Steampunk Kit
In July, Lego will launch the Level 4 Master Builder Academy “Invention Designer” set. The steampunk-themed line features three kits with 13 builds.
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Breaking Bad, Lego Style
What if there was a Breaking Bad Lego video game? It might look like this.
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Lego Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle
Just in time for the release of Iron Man 3, Lego offers up the Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle.
Continue ReadingIn Love with Lego Friendship Bracelets
A fun craft using flat Lego bricks and string, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Continue ReadingNew Lego EV3 Mindstorms Hands On
Get hands-on with the new Lego EV3.
Continue ReadingA Life Size Lego Hobbit Environment!
In another celebration of the Hobbit movie, Lego has built a life size Bag End environment, out of Lego bricks, of course. GeekMom has an exclusive sneak peak.
Continue ReadingMy Precious: Adventures with the Lego Lord of the Rings Video Game
Unlike some games that ease you into the play, this game starts with a boss fight – reliving the battle of Sauron from the movie introduction. Talk about epic!
Continue ReadingA One-Stop List for Geek-Friendly Cyber Monday Deals
Here’s a roundup of some of the best deals for geek shoppers on Cyber Monday.
Continue ReadingThe Lego Version of Felix’s Massive Jump
f you’re like many of the GeekMom writers you spent part of your Sunday watching Felix Baumgarten do a freefall from space. Some of us watched it live. Some of us decided to make sure all went well before we tuned in. Some watched live, but peeked through their fingers the whole time. It was a pretty amazing feat that was worth tuning in for.
Continue ReadingLego Batman 2 — Bring It On
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is the latest addition to the Lego DC Universe. I loved the first Lego Batman game so I was super excited to see that Lego was once again on good terms with the Bat and his friends.
Continue ReadingThe Hobbit “Roll to Win Giveaway” Announced
To celebrate the arrival of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, in theaters December 14th, Lego is releasing the first installment of The Hobbit to a board game aisle near you. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey hit store shelves on October 1st and to help celebrate its arrival, Lego is hosting The Hobbit “Roll to Win Giveaway” on Lego Games Facebook page.
Continue Reading501st Legion Kid Bash
Last weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to take part in Star Wars Celebration VI. Attending the convention was just one part of my experience. The other part, was volunteering as the 501st Legion Kid Bash Coordinator. Running alongside the Imperial Bash, the Kid Bash was a party just for the kids of 501st Legion members. The event was a huge success and thanks to some very special sponsors, each child went home with a swag bag all their own.
Continue ReadingPlaying With Lego Mindstorms at FIRST Place Robotics Camp
FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and is part of Dean Kamen’s mission to promote his own love of science and technology. One of his most well-known efforts is FIRST Lego League, which reaches kids as young as six years old.
Continue ReadingThis Week With the GeekMoms
This week the GeekMoms are having fun both at play and on vacation–and a little of both.
Continue ReadingHack Build With Chrome for Pink Legos!
Josh Rowe, the creative director for Build with Chrome, let me in on a little Easter Egg. Legos come in all sorts of colors, but not so for Build. It turns out there were some issues with “WebGL shaders work and the complexity of the 3D scenes.” In other words, they could make it fast, or they could offer 150 colors. They went with fast. I’d say that’s a good call. Here’s how you get pink back.
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms Podcast #25 First Lego League Global Innovation Award Winners Interview
This week I’m joined by two members of the First Lego League team Moderately Confused which recently won the Global Innovation Award. Arjun Kumar and Jacob Hoylman talk about how they got involved in First Lego League and the process that led to their team winning the $250,000 award to bring the team’s product to market.
Continue ReadingLego Build With Chrome Wins the Internet
If you’ve got kids or just really like Lego – that pretty much includes everyone, right? Use your Chrome browser to navigate to Build with Chrome and start grabbing a piece of virtual Australia or New Zealand. The rest of the globe will still have to wait.
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