Play LEGO without buying LEGO

Excuse me? How to play LEGO without buying LEGO?
Imagination in my brain?
Not really, we are really able to play or design LEGO with need to buy the LEGO first.

Introducing LEGO Digital Designer.

The downloaded setup file size is about 140MB and installation need about 200MB only.

Here is the interface (from Lego website, I don't need to explain it again here, haha):


It will calculate how many of each type blocks that you need to build a Lego project, which is very convenient when you going to buy the real physical Lego to build the real Lego project.
It also include the Lego with micro computer, Lego Power Function, which make it a is a very good planning tool to plan for a Lego project, either huge or big or small.

Talking about Lego, I posted a few video showing Lego projects that people built using Lego:
How to waste 8mins on Tuesday
Build film projector with LEGO
Predict eclipses with LEGO
ARM that solves Rubik's Cube

To download this software, go this this link, choose either Windows or Mac OSX. Supported Windows version are Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
http://ldd.lego.com/download/default.aspx

And yes, it is absolutely free!


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pix source: LEGO website
video source: http://ldd.lego.com/getstarted/default.aspx

How to waste 8mins on Tuesday

Another useless machine? This time build with LEGO that will waste 8 mins from your lovely Tuesday. Click read more to see the video. :)





Have a productive Tuesday :P

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Build film projector with LEGO

Opss...... It's LEGO time again. This time a film projector being build, Super8 film projector to be exact. Watch the video after the jump







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source: engadget.com

Predict eclipses with LEGO

LEGO is an amazing invention. I have posted a few video of machine made from LEGO.
[solving rubik's cube]
[useless machine 1] [useless machine 2] [useless machine 3] [useless machine 4]

Now here is another one,




ntikythera Mechanism is oldest known complex scientific calculator. More detail at wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

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ARM that solves Rubik's Cube

Which arm is better? Your own arm or ARM processors? See the video by ARM to show that ARM processors are really powerful to resolve Rubik's cube.

First video: Motorola Droid (using ARM processor and Android OS) solved 3x3 Rubik's cube in 25 seconds:


Second video: Nokia N95 (still using ARM processor, but not Android OS) solved 4x4 Rubik's cube in 15 minutes:


Third video: Android phone (Android OS with ARM processor) solved 7x7x7 Rubik's cube in less than 39 minutes:


Source: http://gizmodo.com/5592576/lego-android-robot-solves-7x7x7-rubik-cube

p/s: see other video
http://outdatedpenanguncle.blogspot.com/search/label/video