Some of you might remember that we had a Happy Birthday, LEGO post at GeekAlerts back in November, when the Danish company turned 75.

Today it’s 50 years ago since the modern LEGO brick was patented. Over 400 billion of these interlocking bricks have been made since then.

Neatorama has compiled a great 10 Neatest LEGO Facts and Links post to “commemorate the half century mark of the popular toy” and featured below is a selection of cool LEGO stuff that’s been covered here at GeekAlerts:

Gameboy Lego 3D Mosaic – unique art by Scott Short.

Melted LEGO Lamp – baked in a round cake pan in the oven.

LEGO Coin Bank – playful ceramic coin bank.

LEGO Coasters – flexible 3-D textured coasters.

LEGO Salt and Pepper Shakers – spicy LEGO minifigure heads.

LEGO Star Wars Watches – Darth Vader, R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker.

Forbidden LEGO – learn the secret free-style LEGO building.

This retro looking radio is powered via the USB port on your computer and will give you information about the current time and weather conditions.

There are two round displays on the front. One where the top part shows you the current week, hour (12/24) and minute, and the bottom part displays the year, month and date. The other display gives you information about humidity and temperature (C/F).

The product is also available in a smaller version with a few features missing, but instead having a count down function and a birthday reminder:

• USB 7 inch Wooden Vintage Clock ($28)
• USB 9 inch Wooden Vintage Clock ($38)

The Danish toy firm LEGO turns 75 today. Happy birthday from GeekAlerts!
Featured below is a compilation of carefully selected LEGO bits of joy:

Nathan Sawaya – a master of amazing LEGO creations.

Millennium Falcon Ultimate Collector’s – biggest LEGO set ever made.

Zip Zip Memory Bricks – 1 gigabyte USB 2.0 memories.

Hello Kitty – with turnable and openable head with storage space.

LEGO Key Rack – made with real LEGO bricks. Two keychains included.

Brick Bright – LEGO inspired lamp by OutofStock Studio.

LEGO Bag – 25 x 25cm vinyl shoulder bag with adjustable strap.

HAL 9000 made of LEGO – created by Kelly McKiernan.

LEGO Lunchbox – plastic box measuring 12.5cm x 12.5cm x 7.5cm.

LEGO inspired jewelry – created by Jacqueline Sanchez.

LEGO Ice Bricks – cool in more than one way.

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