Brick by brick: Lego pieces together electronics business

You can't take the Bionicle Lego camera apart--but it would be fun if you could.
(Credit: Lego/Digital Blue)In a brilliant marketing move, Lego and Digital Blue have partnered to bring out Lego-branded kid's tech products. The line, which is due to launch this summer, will include digital cameras, MP3 players, video cameras, and walkie talkies. There's also talk of Lego boom boxes and clock radios.
Yes, it would be fun if kids could build their products themselves with a kit, but the bricks in these gadgets aren't designed to be pulled apart and rebuilt. That's probably a good thing, but a little customization would be cool.
No word on the exact pricing for the various devices--or what products will be available at launch--but the press release says they'll range in price from $20 to $60. Geared to preteens (7- to 11-year-olds), the Bionicle digital camera (pictured) will be stocked at Toys R Us this fall. Personally, I think they should gear it more to the 4- to 6-year-old crowd. All the preteens I know want real digital cameras.
(Via Engadget via KidsTechReview.com)
Hunkered down in New York City, Executive Editor David Carnoy covers the gamut of gadgets and writes his Fully Equipped column, which carries the tag line "The electronics you lust for." He's also the author of "Knife Music," a novel. E-mail David. Follow David on Twitter.






Thus the genius of Lego!!!
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by Pizzookie
January 18, 2009 12:20 PM PST
- If lego were smart they would make it like their mindstorms robotics invention system. The kit included the motors, sensors, cables and the computer ingeniously designed be built upon with legos to create robots. Lego should sell camera, mp3, etc. modules and allow you to build your own case tor them with legos. And possibly be able to position the control buttons anywhere and connect them with wires with lego block connectors the same way the robotics invention system allowed you to place and connect sensors and motors.
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