Lego’s MINDroid Android app remotely controls Mindstorms NXT robots
Hardcore hobbyists have been controlling their Mindstorms NXT creations with all sorts of paraphernalia for years, but now Lego itself is stepping in to lend a hand.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: app-market, application, Army, bluetooth, Lego, mindroid, mindstorms, minstorms nxt
Microsoft sends out Lego Windows Phone 7 mockup to executives
A helpful tipster hit us up with this little photo today: a Windows Phone 7 mockup styled of Lego bricks. The fake phone is apparently being sent out in real invites to real executives for Microsoft's upcoming sure-to-be-swanky Executive Event for Windows Phone 7 in November (not to be confused with the sure-to-be-pretty-great launch in October ). Our question: where's the Duplo version for Windows Mobile 6.5?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: engadget, executive-event, Lego, legobricks, microsoft, mockup, real-invites, result, sends-out-lego, technic, windows phone 7, windows-mobile, windows-phone, windowsphone7
AIR for Android app turns Nexus One into slot car controller (video)
AIR for Android , a Phidgets motor control, a slot car set, and a custom built LEGO housing for good measure -- if this project isn't meant for Engadget, we don't know what is! The premise is pretty straightforward: Grant Skinner uses his Nexus One to send accelerometer data to a desktop PC, which then sends it to a motor controller. In turn, the controller tells the cars how fast to go. Tilt forward a little bit, and the car accelerates a little bit
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: air for android, car-controller, controller, flashforandroid, from-the-host, grant-skinner, Lego, measure, nexus, tells-the-cars, tilt, toy car
Niko, the N900-powered Lego robot, looks poised to take over Twitter (video)
While we've seen no shortage of smartphone - powered robots in the past, the Nokia camp has been sadly under-represented.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: engadget, Lego, mindstorm, nokia, result, robot, smartphonerobot, take-over, twitter
HTC Hero-controlled Mindstorms bot hints at Android uprising
Using a cellphone to control a robot -- or a pretty sweet helicopter -- isn't exactly a new idea , but there's something about the combination of Android and Lego Mindstorms that promises to break the possibilities wide open. Swedish tech company Enea Link
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: bluetooth, engadget, entry, htc, Lego, mindstorms, serial-profile
Controller won’t fireup?
I purchased a new sixaxis controller for my fat ps3 about 6 months ago and was working fine till I put it on a shelf in my office cuz I bought a slim ps3. I'd like to use the old controller for my son who likes to play lego batman in 2 player mode. Here's my problem....I plugged the controller into the usb cable to give it a charge and reassign it as "Controller 2"....no problems there...we even played for about 30 min in 2 player mode while it was connected to the cable and charging. This morning, after letting it charge up overnight I went to unplug it and it went dead...no lights at all. I pressed the PS button and still nothing...but once I plugged it back in it works fine. Would this be a battery problem? Like I mentioned before the controller is only about 6 months old. I don't know much about battery technology but 6 months to completely kill the battery seems kinda weak. ps...old controller was on the shelf for about 3 months if that helps.
Categories: PS2 Tags: batman, battery-problem, completely-kill, controller, Lego, mode, old-controller, Player, ps3, result, the-controller, usb
How do you destroy a Gonk Droid in Lego Star Wars Complete Saga for the Wii?
I can’t beat “New Town” unless I destroy the tough armored Gonk Droids. I’ve tried lightsabers, blasters, AT-XT, disable guns, and even thermal bombs. What is the Gonk Droid’s weakness?