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BrickCol (zip): There is little uniformity to LEGO color names among the various shopping and fan sites, so it can be confusing what you are buying or have sometimes. BrickCol is a color Tool to help LEGO collectors and customizers understand what the different color names mean from site to site. It...; Tags: LEGO Co., Site, ACAPsoft, BrickCol, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-05-29
Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures demo (exe): Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures combines the fun and creative construction of Lego with the wits, daring, and non-stop action from the movies Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. With a tongue-in-cheek...; Tags: LEGO Co., LucasArts Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-05-16
Google celebrates 50 years of LEGO: Google celebrates 50 years of LEGOLeggos rock!I loved leggos as a kid. They were my absolute favorite. And it's funny that they play with them at Google. Good to know that they can still be kids at heart.; Tags: LEGO Co., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
(Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego): (Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego)I love the last picture with the dad playing with the set...I love the last picture with the dad playing with the set, cuz it's so true. :DHow many parents out there bought their kids LEGO just so they could play with it? :)RE: (Photos:...; Tags: LEGO Co., golden anniversary, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego: Fifty years ago Monday, Lego filed its first patent for the iconic plastic brick. by CNET News.com; Tags: LEGO Co., Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-28

Google celebrates 50 years of LEGO: The Google founders, and employees alike have a fetish for LEGO -- so why not celebrate the 50th year of it? The newest Google Doodle is a Google logo built with virtual LEGO pieces. I wonder how long it will be before they sell a "Google" LEGO kit?...; Tags: Google Inc., LEGO Co., Blogging, Search, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-01-28
Codes & Cheats: Winter 2008: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Includes codes for LEGO Star Wars II, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Pirates of the Caribbean II: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, Def Jam: Fight for New York--The Takeover, Need for Speed Carbon,...; Tags: LEGO Co., Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-11-22
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Detailed walkthroughs for every adventure in all six episodes! Locations for all LEGO canisters, Challenge canisters, and red power bricks! Exclusive maps! Extensive tips for Freeplay mode! New characters, vehicles, and game features revealed! All-new quick reference guide with detailed information for every level. Note: The Download Now link will...; Tags: Star Wars, LEGO Co., Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-10-31
Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot: LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is a lot of power under the hood in NXT-G. In this chapter download...; Tags: Chapter, LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, NXT-G, Chapter Coverage, Robots, Blogging, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing; Book chapters 2007-10-04
Lego Star Wars: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Exclusive maps that can only be found in the Prima guide. Detailed walk through of Episodes I, II, and III. Hidden item locations revealed. All characters strengths and weaknesses, as well as their unique weapons and abilities. Note: The Download Now link will download a small installer file to your...; Tags: Star Wars, LEGO Co.; Software downloads 2007-08-31
Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy: Prima Official eGuide (exe): Complete character and vehicle descriptions with full info on how to unlock all playable characters. Locations of all LEGO canisters and red power bricks to make sure you get 100% completion. Secret LEGO levels revealed. Thorough walkthrough for Story and Freeplay mode for every level. Note: The Download Now link...; Tags: LEGO Co., Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-07-19
Photos: At the Toy Fair, lots and lots of Legos: The heavily guarded Lego camp arranges its blocks into Spongebob and George Lucas, dinosaurs and sharks, and a Martian colony.; Tags: LEGO Co., colony, photograph; Image galleries 2007-02-12
LEGO Captures Original Design Intent: Defines Best-in-Practice Mold Design: LEGO Group wanted to improve product mold design process and rapidly develop free form surfaces. The challenge was to capture and maintain design intent. The company utilized free form surface mold design methodology and created surfaces from curves on the computer or from scanned data. It also implemented full-feature surfacing...; Tags: Siemens AG, LEGO Co., Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations; Case studies 2007-02-01
LEGO Chic Boutique (exe): Puzzle your way to success at the coolest fashion chain on the planet. Match puzzle pieces to create and sell fashion accessories in your very own boutiques around the world. Surpass your daily goals and you'll earn the ability to personalize and grow your stores with fantastic upgrades. Featuring innovative...; Tags: LEGO Co.; Software downloads 2007-01-29
LEGO blocks and SOA: is the singularity near?: I just saw a demonstration of a fairly intelligent, spider-like critter on CBSs David Letterman last night that was built from LEGO blocks. (One of LEGOs Mindstorm bots, to be exact.) The woman demonstrating the spider-bot for David said it was equipped with computer software components that controlled its movements....; Tags: LEGO Blocks, LEGO Co., General; Blog posts 2006-12-21
Does the SOA LEGO analogy have legs?: Does the LEGO analogy for SOA have legs, or is the theory for blockheads? Theres been a lot of interesting reactions to my recent post on the "LEGO-block" analogy used so often for SOA-based deployments.Coincidentally, ZapThinks Jason Bloomberg made a very good case for the LEGO analogy at the same...; Tags: SOA, LEGO Co., General; Blog posts 2006-12-15
Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?: Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?SOA is around usYou can find another analogy applicable as well: http://roman-rytov.typepad.com/miles/2006/12/soa_is_around_u.htmlLEGOJust try to build a nice fortress with LEGO blocks. Then after you finished it, you want to change one little Lego block somewhere in the middle of the wall. You...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, NOW HERE, lego, SOA, Lego-block, LEGO Co.; Discussion threads 2006-12-10
Why are we building 'enterprise' SOAs with 'LEGO blocks'?: Two expressions that get used thousands of times over within a single conference or even single seminar are enterprise and the famous LEGO block analogy for SOA. What exactly do we mean by those terms? Building enterprises, one LEGO block at a time For example, I...; Tags: SOA, analogy, LEGO Co., General; Blog posts 2006-12-10
Segway's Kamen sponors FIRST Lego League Championship: Legos might seem on the surface to be just bunch of tiny brightly-colored plastic blocks that get stuck in the vacuum cleaner, but kids in Colorado are putting them to good use by doing research in nanotechnology and robot-building, reports Your Hub.com Eighteen students at West Middle School are...; Tags: robot, West, K-12, Education Technology; Blog posts 2006-12-06
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy v1.02 patch (exe): This patch fixes an installation error, updates the game UI, and addresses controller-customization issues.; Tags: LEGO Co., Patches, Games, Security, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-11-30