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PICS: LEGO To Release Official Mars Rover Set After Fan's Campaign

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 17.06.2013 | UK Tech

Lego has announced it will make an official set celebrating the Mars Rover Curiosity after more than 10,000 fans backed the design. Since 2010 the ...

Lego MiniFigs 'Getting Angrier' Says Academic Study

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.06.2013 | UK Tech

Lego figures are getting angrier, a study has found. Research conducted at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand showed that the number of ha...

Do You Know This Bear? Help Us Reunite A Much-Loved, 100-Year-Old Toy With His Owners

SWNS | Sara C Nelson | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK

Airport staff are hunting the owner of a much-loved, 100-year-old teddy bear, found left behind in a departure lounge. The antique bear, which has...

PICS: Full-Scale Lego X-Wing Unveiled In Times Square

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Tech

What's the only thing better than Lego? Giant things made of Lego. And what's the only thing better than that? Giant things made out of giant piece...

PICS: Is It A Bird? A Plane? A Pile Of Bricks?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK Tech

Lego and Superman are natural partners - more so than any of the Danish brick maker's other DC or Marvel superhero franchises. That's because Super...

PICS: World's Largest Lego Railway Is 2.5 Miles Long

Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

It's more than 2.5 miles long, made of 100,000 bricks and rails and takes four hours to travel. It's made of Lego. It's the world's longest Lego...

Lego Unveils Model Of The Queen (With 48 Diamonds In Her Crown)

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech

A Lego model of the Queen - complete with a crown featuring 48 real diamonds - is set to be placed on display in Manchester. The brick Elizabeth II...

Why We Should Avoid Gender Segregation of Toys

Athene Donald | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Athene Donald

When I was growing up, Lego bricks came in primary colours and no one told me I couldn't build a garage, a rocket, a pirate ship or whatever took my fancy. Although the choice of bricks back then was severely limited, my imagination did not have to be. Now it seems to be the norm to split the building sets Lego market into those deemed appropriate for boys and those for girls.

Lego: 'Star Wars' Set NOT Retired Due To 'Racist' Complaints

Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK Tech

Lego has denied that it is withdrawing a Lego set after criticism from a Turkish community in Austria who claimed it resembled a famous mosque. The...

Toxic Toys

Diana Verde Nieto | Posted 11.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Diana Verde Nieto

So what exactly are these products made of and what are the risks? Fundamentally, I learned it boils down to two chemicals; Phthalates and Bisphenol, which worryingly can be found in a number of products that have been designed for babies and young children to put in their mouths.

REVIEW: Spider-Man Lego Reviewed Using 'Vine'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Tech

Every once in a while here at HuffPost Tech we like to remind ourselves of where our love for technology began. For some of us that was early video ga...

LOOK: Lovely, Sad Etch A Sketch Advert In Honour Of Its Inventor

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.02.2013 | UK Comedy

Following the news that the inventor of the Etch A Sketch, André Cassagnes, had passed away at the age of 86, the manufacturers of the much-loved chi...

PICS: Lego's New Star Wars Theme Park In Manchester Is Amazing

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Tech

Lego Star Wars has taken over a Manchester shopping centre - and we've got the exclusive pics to prove it. An absolutely massive - 250,000 brick - ...

Home-Made Lego Sorting Machine

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Tech

Possibly the most annoying thing about Lego other than stepping on it in bare feet, is sorting the different bits into piles. Yes, for some purists...

WATCH: Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No, It's A Remote-Controlled Superman!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK Comedy

Well, here's one to file under 'Brilliant Ideas We're Amazed No One Has Thought Of Before': a remote-controlled Superman. That flies. Just like Superm...

Have Yourself a Gender-Neutral Christmas

B.J. Epstein | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
B.J. Epstein

Christmas is traditionally quite a gendered holiday, especially when it comes to children. Here are some lovely dolls to buy for the girls in your life, and some toy dinosaurs for the boys. And don't forget about the miniature cooking utensils and vacuum cleaners - learning how to keep house is, of course, all girls really want and need.

Lego To Make Official Back To The Future Set After Fans' Vote

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Tech

Lego has announced it is to make an official Back To The Future set based on the famous DeLorean time machine. The user-designed toy gained the sup...

Toy Company Creates 'Gender Neutral' Oven (Because 'Boys Like To Cook Too'!)

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Toy company Hasbro has had its fair share of toddlers with 'tude throwing their sexist toys out of the pram this year. It feels like just yesterday...

Hasbro Unveils New Gender-Neutral Oven After Teenager's Petition Against 'Sexist' Packaging

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK

A 13-year-old girl has brought a toy giant to its knees in a battle encompassing play ovens, sexism and kiddies' Christmas lists. McKenna Pope too...

Is The Easy Bake Oven Sexist? Teenager Takes On Toy Manufacturer Hasbro

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK

Tis fast approaching the season for rampant consumerism and the purchase of more dollies and toy cars than one home can possibly have room for. It...

Solid Gold Lego Brick For Sale (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Tech

Lego, as everyone knows, is wonderful - even the video games. But it's also fairly pricey. Still, the hefty cost of a Lego Death Star is nothing co...

Working Transformer Robot Can Walk, Drive, Salute Its Human Masters

Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.01.2013 | UK Tech

Kenji Ishida and Brave Robotics have created a fully-working, Transformer robot. The incredible toy transforms from a car to a walking robot. It i...

'Bronies': The Male My Little Pony Fans And Their Art In Pictures

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.12.2012 | UK

'Bronies': Meet The Male My Little Pony Fans Coming To A BronyCon Near You Soon (PICTURES) ...

Firebox Micro Drone Is The Latest Tiny Robot Quadcopter Of Our Dreams

Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Tech

Whether you're the US military or a bored office worker with disposable income, there is no shortage of people in the market for new drones. Now yo...

Meet The Latest Tiny Robot Quadcopter Of Our Dreams

Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Tech

Whether you're a member of the US military, a freedom fighter from the future battling the evil alien menace, or a bored office worker with disposable...