LEGO-like calendar can be reshaped any which way

June 20th, 2008

This product is not for me. Since the relatively widespread adoption of electronic calendars, I’ve sworn off old-school calendars for good. I was the guy with the calendar hanging on the wall that showed the same month for three years straight. Apparently, pulling a thumbtack out of the wall, flipping a page, and then reinserting [...]

Lego Johnny 5 is totally awesome, totally detailed

June 6th, 2008

Johnny 5, you see, is alive. Or at least as far as robots made out of Legos go. This is one of the most precise Lego replicas i’ve ever, ever seen, and that’s saying a lot as I’m a total Lego nerd.
Every joint is fully movable. Add some lightning and a clumsy romantic sub-plot and [...]

Daily Crunch: Looking for Lost Gadgets Edition

June 5th, 2008

Joy Division Zune coming June 17
Lego robot driven by an iPhone
Vibering watch warns deaf of possible danger
LED shower light turns blue when cold, red when hot
Remote Control Finder helps you find your remote controls

Lego robot driven by an iPhone

June 4th, 2008

Is there anything the iPhone can’t do? Sure it can cure cancer, but did you know that it can also acts as a robot brain? By using a NXT Robot, a light sensor, and two iPhones, you can program a little robot that will react to the iPhone’s flashing screen and drive around the office. [...]

The sad saga of MrBabyMan

May 18th, 2008

Ex-TCer Marshall Kirkpatrick tells the tale of Digg power-user MrBabyMan, one of the most prolific and popular Diggers on the site. Digg is basically a popularity contest: you submit stories and you hope other people find them good. However, if you have enough juice at Digg you can get your stories on the front page [...]

CrunchGear Week in Review: Fun Time BBQ Edition

May 12th, 2008

Giant working NES controller coffee table
BBQ tools for Zorro, other swashbucklers is, well, something
100-year-old Adix calculator: elegant, beautiful, and practical
Rad: World’s tallest Lego tower
Happy Birthday, John Biggs!

Rad: World’s tallest Lego tower

May 10th, 2008

Sure it’s got guy-wires keeping it from toppling and killing little Lego men, but this very tall tower is just neat. It’s nearly 100 feet tall, making it by far the tallest Lego tower ever made.
It’s in England, and it has something to do with Vikings, and it’s all colorful, and it’s tall. Maybe this [...]

Daily Crunch: Synchronize Watches Edition

May 7th, 2008

Hello, Mr. G Raff: Text prank warms cockles, heart
Verb for Shoe: Smartshoes like in Back to the Future II
New LEGO Batman character revealed
Egg cellphone concept could be best one yet
Video: Rad propeller clock looks cool and dangerous, like me

New LEGO Batman character revealed

May 6th, 2008

And it’s Two Face. Check out gameplay footage from Warner’s upcoming LEGO Batman after the jump.

Robo scorpion: Ouch, quit it. Ouch, quit it

April 8th, 2008

National Instruments makes the code inside Lego Mindstorms. Lego Mindstorms hurts me. Kill National Instruments. Kill!

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