Gadgets Blog

This week in gadget blogs and news from around the Net:

• 14-Year-Old Breaks 80 Plastic Guitars to set Guitar Hero Record - Gizmodo
• Tree Camera MP3 Player - PMP Today
• Children’s interactive toilet is terrifying - Engadget
• Fight rain with a samurai sword handle umbrella - OhGizmo!
• Sims 3 to be released for multiplatforms - Ubergizmo
• Lego Starcraft II units - Technabob

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Dell Deal: Dell Studio 15 Coupon
• New iPhone Coming Out in June?
• HP Deal: Take $500 of a Notebook $1399
• Wood USB Has Post-It Notes
  

This week in gadget blogs and news from around the Net:

• New world record: 460,000 brick Lego tower is now the world’s tallest - Gizmodo
• Yeah baby! The humping bunny USB - Urban Outfitters
• Verizon gave John McCain special treatment with own cell phone tower - The Atlantic
• Pioneering exhibit features interactive art - CNN
• Sega Dreamcast Stormtrooper portable: the Dreamtrooper - Technabob
• FlashPoint Mini-Microwave Torch - OhGizmo!
• Mophie’s iPhone 3G juice pack can get you up to 350 more hours - Engadget

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Cool Electronics: Save Up to 15% at Circuit City
• Cool Devices: Rock Band Smoke and Lights Stage
• Compare MP3 Players: Great Deal on a 8 GB Microsoft Zune
• Researchers Create a Cool Robotic Plant that Emit Oxygen

This week in gadget blogs and news from around the Net:

• LEGO has already come up with their Beijing Olympic set - HKLug’s Blog
• Fishing for Marlins…From a Helicopter - Gizmodo
• The Journey mp3 player - Technabob
• Nothing like a DanBall Shiatsu Finger Massager - OhGizmo!
• Blackberry media now syncs with iTunes - Ubergizmo
• Back to the Future Hoverboard for Sale: Starting at 30K - Engadget

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Crutchfield Coupon: Save $20 off Purchases of $100
• Tivo Now Lets You Buy Things on Amazon.com
• Buy Digital Camera: Nikon D300 Camera for $1,283
• Sanyo’s Eneloop Rechargeable Packs for the Wiimote

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Man your stations! 100,000 Lego piece battleship! - Gizmodo
• Extend your battery length with this Duracell - Ubergizmo
• Check out this 3-D hangman set - OhGizmo!
• Shopping carts to have wireless advertisments streaming on the handle - Springwise
• This alarm clock can wake the dead - Shiny Shiny

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Another great coupon deal for Dell.com
• Bored construction workers invent new ride
• Get a $25 gift card from Crutchfield.com
• Cal marching band plays Tetris

So I guess this thing has been around since 2000, but since it’s new to me, it’s getting posted.

This 65 ft tall filing cabinet was erected in Napa Valley and unless you look closely at the picture, you just assume it’s another skyscraper.

I’m just curious as to how they got the thing to stand long enough without the wind blowing it over. I remember as a kid I couldn’t get my Legos stacked very high before they came crashing back down.

Source: DeputyDog

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Lego.

The interlocking toys were invented in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen from Billund, Denmark. They originally started out as wooden toys, but the design for the blocks didn’t get finalized till 1958 and it took another five years to find the right materials to make the blocks.

Looks like the long process of making this revolutionizing toy was worth it. Kids and babies all over the world will be choking on these blocks for many more years to come.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEGO!

Source: Gizmodo
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Lego is having a huge sale right now in their online store.

If you shop now, you can save up to 50% off an assortment of different toys for all ages.

For instance, this 168-piece Lego Duplo Knights’ Castle is now available for $39.98 from a previous price of $79.99. Perfect for ages 3-6 years old.

Or how about this 20-piece My First QUATRO Set for only $4.98, marked down from $12.99. A great starter set for children 1-3 years old.

And if you need something to cool the kids off during the summer heat, then take a look at this Barraki Pump Action Water Gun, now at $19.98 from a previous price of $24.99.

Click here to see what else is on sale at Lego.