Oh my gizmo! I actually found a Lego USB hub and it’s all over metacafe’s and youtube’s do-it-yourself videos and in online gadget shops. This little databrick as I would like to call it is not a product of the Lego Group though but it sure is a cute little thing.
This fun USB hub comes in different colors which includes yellow, blue, red and classic black. If you are already salivating for this one, you can go ahead and purchase your own Lego USB hub at Gadget4all for only $14.
Lego flash drives are also available –that is how the Lego USB biz started in the first place.
There is another Lego USB products provider though. Remember your Lego Duplo, the kid friendly building blocks? These were retrofitted with a 2.0 USB hub that gives room for four ports and just like your Duplo it is available in a range of candy colors such as red, yellow, orange, green, white and black. It costs $49.95 though.
The USB 4port Hub is available in blue, orange, yellow, red, green, white and black.
You can also order this USB hub from www.etsy.com where you could get a hold of your own 4 port 2.0 USB made in original Lego Duplo 2×4 blocks with an approximate transfer speed of 480 Mbps. It has a built in protection and no installers or drivers are needed to get it to work whether your computer operates with a Windows 2000, or a Windows ME, XP or Vista or Mac. What is more amazing about it is it can be expanded up to 127 USB ports and are also USB 1.1 compatible. Colors available are blue, white, black, green, red, orange and yellow It’s developer is a German guy whom the Lego Group does not support, endorse, sponsor or authorize.
It was good news for Johannes van Galen’s parents that their son has moved out because he is loco over Lego. Van Galen is a Lego enthusiast leaning to the far extreme but this does not mean this is a bad thing because he has created a Lego model city. This uber geeky dude started playing with the world famous building blocks when he was 6 years old.
Van Galen hails from original Lego land –Denmark. This Danish Lego fan later on went to the US to study and brought his Lego collection with him. So much for leaving your heart in Denmark –Van Galen brought it all with him; he is a big man now though but he still loves his Lego the way he adored them when he was six.
As we may all know, you can make anything from these colored bricks. You can make houses, jetplanes, fire trucks, skyscrapers, bridges, anything you can think of and Van Galen did all this. The whole project took him months to build. He started building the little homes and the little buildings in his home and then transported them in boxes to be assembled at the Family Church in the Bay Area.
Van Galen also built shopping malls, train stations, high rise apartments, fire stations, the works. He has built a complete model city. A few other builders contributed their own little houses all in Lego.
If you want to go and see the display for yourself you can visit in the Bay Area from 10 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon and on August 23, 2009 from 1 in the afternoon to 5. Just go to the Bay Area Family Church located at 2305 Washington Ave., San Leandro. It is free for children under 6 years old.
Warning Lego fans this is not your usual Lego. The bionicle, a transformer-like Lego vehicle uses different unique parts that are not included in other Lego lines. And there are no minifigs, call that shocking. The bionicle much better described as robot-looking Lego are the main characters of the said line.
Some claim that the bionicle is just too simple unlike the other collections since it only has very few parts per figure. In defense of the robot ala transformer, the bionicle has a very complex history. You can take a look at its colorful history in video games, comic books and even novels. In fact, the bionicle is so complex that there is a need for its own encyclopedia to know what it is all about. You may take a look at this encyclopedia at www.bionicle.wikia.com.
The Bionicle or Biological Chronicle is a story about bio-mechanical beings. The story lasting for thousands of years in the planet Aqua Magna –a planet divided into different civilizations and climate. The story mainly revolved around the Toa and the Matoran. Most creatures in the world of bionicle wore masks they called Kanohi that give them super powers. These powers were used both for destructive and constructive purposes. The bionicle vehicles we now know of today just come from one species. In fact there are many other types of bionicles i.e. the Toa, Warrior, Mistika, Glatorian, Matoran, Heroes, Villains, Legends, Rahi, machines, Barraki, and Hydruka.
Bionicle Tidbits
Mata Nui is the great creator of most of the beings in the Matoran universe.
The great cataclysm in the Matoran universe happened when Mata Nui was put to eternal sleep by Teridax.
Rahi are the animals in Aqua Magna, they are similar to animals here on earth.
The bionicle appeals to a lot of people because it’s something very different compared to the usual Lego collections.
TrailerAddict has posted the official Lego trailer for the Lego movie Ninja Assassin. The trailer is more like the original film only in Lego. This ultra-magnificent idea has tickled the fancy of many Lego fans and most of my nephews. And now my nephews are asking me when we could go to the cinema and watch the whole movie. They are referring to the Lego one of course.
Ninja Assassin –the real movie will be released by November 25th 2009. The movie is about the deadliest assassins in the entire world –Raizo being the best among them. Picked up from the streets as a young boy, Raizo was turned into a deadly human weapon, a trained killer for the Ozunu Clan. Haunted by his good friend’s execution, he leaves the underground society and breaks free, silently waiting for a chance at revenge. Meanwhile in Berlin, a Europol agent stumbles on a money trail that links several murders to an untraceable secret network. Intrigued, she tries to trace these murders putting her life in danger along the way. The clan sends a group of assassins to silence the Europol agent. Learning this, Raizo saves her but he knows the enemies will not stop until the both of them are dead.
The movie is a serious action film but was transformed by Keshen8, an avid fan of the world famous building blocks and a Youtuber. He said in his Youtube account that he made the Lego animation because he is anticipating ht release of Ninja Assassin.
Sorry Lego fans, there is no Ninja Assassin Lego movie but we could clamor for one right in front of the Lego office. Now isn’t that an idea? Lego fans like me have been waiting for a Lego movie for a very long time and maybe creations such as what Keshen8 did should be a signal for the very first Lego film.
Color me shocked for Lego’s first movie ever. After so many years of waiting in vain for the very first Lego movie –it is finally coming to theaters near you very soon.
Legomaniacs have gone loco over the up and coming Lego movie. Talk about the movie has been what’s buzzing the Lego world and of course, Lego fans. The conceptualization of the Lego movie has been going on for years but the Lego Group did not approve of any of the first ideas from filmmakers; the reason being, Lego wants to protect its reputation and the reputation of the famous building blocks. That is of course understandable because Lego is known for its wholesomeness and kid friendliness.
The good news is there is a Lego movie coming soon and I say that again and again to not only convince the reader but to convince myself as well because this report from Variety magazine has truly stimulated my imagination.
As Variety magazine reports, the Lego Group has finally approved of an action-adventure film set in the ultra-cool Lego world. The film according to the buzz online will be a mix of animation and live action. Now that is what I would call fun, Lego, animated fun.
Lego fans all around the world are excited about this new development, not only because it is the very first Lego movie but it will be yet another genre like its videogames. It is for sure something to watch out for. For non-Lego fans which are most probably just a tiny portion of the world’s population, this Lego movie might change your mind.
This news will of course excite those who have made their own Lego movies and posted them on Youtube because finally there is a real Lego movie that they can watch in the cinema.
