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Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for over five years. Jens Nygaard Knudsen, the designer who put a face — and body — to the world of LEGOs as fans know it, has died.
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LEGO crams an ASIC in a brick to keep kids interested
Neat idea, but with no mention of a dev kit it's another sign of Lego's descent into designing nothing but fun on rails Not even Legos are safe from the inexorable march of smart technology, as the Danish construction toy stalwart introduced a new tech-in-a-brick Smart Play system at CES this week.
The Smart Play system as a whole is going to make its debut in the Lego Star Wars theme, with—obviously—an X-Wing set and a TIE Figher set, as well as a Throne Room Duel set featuring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader battling in front of a cackling Palpatine. Those twin lightsaber duel tags sure are going to be a whole lot of fun to play with.
Jens Nygaard Knudsen, who created the iconic LEGO Minifigure, has died at the age of 78, his former colleague told AFP. In speaking to the news agency, veteran LEGO designer Niels Milan Pedersen confirmed that Knudsen passed away on February 19 after ...
Their numbers have reached 7.8 billion if not more, roughly the population of the Earth. Their ranks include police officers and firefighters, pirates and knights, astronauts and elephant keepers. Their physical dexterity is limited, their facial features ...
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On May 1, LEGO will release a series of Muppet Minifigures depicting Jim Henson's most iconic creations: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Gonzo the Great, Animal, Janice, Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Statler, and Waldorf.
What do you call cocktail trivia that’s aimed at 10-year-olds? Regardless, Lego’s humanoid minifigures are one of the most iconic toys worldwide, but they have a strange design feature: a hole on the top of their heads. Why this hole exists is a ...
Jens Nygaard Knudsen, the designer best known for creating the iconic Lego minifigure, has died last week at the age of 78 after suffering from the nerve cell disease ALS. Knudsen worked for Lego in Denmark from 1968 to 2000. “He was a true visionary ...
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