As an alternative to the yummy Nintendo DS Chocolate Case that we wrote about this summer, here’s a fun and geeky model for all the LEGO Star Wars fans out there.

Features:

• Protective carrying case for Nintendo DS Lite has two buildable LEGO surfaces for extra fun
• LEGO surfaces work with any LEGO blocks
• Play-Thru design: play games while the system is protected in the case
• Official Star Wars item licensed by Nintendo, LEGO and Lucasfilm Ltd.

The LEGO Star Wars Armor Case for Nintendo DS Lite ships November 2009 and can now be pre-ordered from the official Star Wars Shop for $14.99.

(Via OhGizmo)

123smile, the creator of the cool Duplo USB Webcam and the R2-D2 USB Flash Drive LEGO Figure, has now come up with a tiny 1GB USB stick made from a 1×2 LEGO brick.

This USB nano stick has a ultra small design it’s ideal for notebook user who don’t want to plug in and out the usb memory. Just keep the stick inserted in the usb port.

Included in delivery:

• 1 GB HighSpeed flash memory stick in an original 1×2 LEGO Plate
• All used memorystick parts are original LEGO® BRICKS
• Custom made with professional equipment
• Production in west germany in small amounts
• Great haptik (very emotional “feeling”)
• Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS 10.9x or above compatible
• With protection cap and keyringplate (original Lego bricks/plates)
• Transparent colours with activity led
• Mobil Stick Applications (no installation on the pc)

The 1GB Nano USB Stick in a 1×2 Lego Plate is available from 123smile’s Etsy shop with the price set to $49.95. You will have a wide range of colors to choose from.

(Digital Drops via OhGizmo via Prylfeber)

Dave Chatterson, a 28-year-old guitarist from Kitchener-Waterloo, has created this cool detailed replica of a Fender Princeton Reverb amp using the classic plastic LEGO building bricks. In other words, a creation that will look great together with the LEGO Guitar.

Chatterson’s Lego/Princeton handiwork simply must be seen to be believed. It’s unbelievably detailed—guts and everything. Lego cabinet, grille, handle, fittings, speaker, knobs, switches, jacks, tube chart, reverb tank, power cord and footswitch. It has a removable Lego chassis, for God’s sake, with Lego tubes, wires, transformer, capacitors and stuff. It even has a Lego Fender logo on the front, sort of.

Head over to the official Fender website for more photos of the LEGO Princeton Reverb Amp and an interview with Dave Chatterson.

Thank you for the link, Dave Chatterson!

Some of you might remember the iPod LEGO Dock that we covered here at GeekAlerts last year. This playful audio accessory is now available in two new colors: black and white.

The Block Speaker Docks are designed like those classic building blocks from your childhood and they’re like the iBlock Speakers bigger brother. You just slot your iPod into the top of the dock and the building block will pump out all of your favourite tunes.

If you don’t have an iPod then you shouldn’t worry – if you have another MP3 player or a CD walkman they won’t slot into the dock but you can easily connect them to the speaker using the headphone cable supplied. Stop growing up and pump out some banging tunes.

Features

• An iPod speaker dock that looks like a gigantic toy building block.
• Active Bass System for superior sound quality.
• Supports the following iPod family generations:
  Nano 1st, 2nd 7 3rd, iPod 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and Classic, Mini, iPod Touch 1st, Shuffle.
• Easily connect other MP3 players using the mini headphone jack cable (included).
• Can be charged using a 12V adapter (not included).
• Suitable for ages 12 years+.
• Requires 3 x AA Batteries (not included).
• Size: 24 x 9 x 4.7cm.

The Block Speaker Dock is available from the IWOOT website for £39.99 (about $56 USD).

This playful iPod dock, inspired by the plastic building bricks from the Danish LEGO company, works with any of the Apple audio players and “produces great sound”.

Active bass system for rich response from stereo speakers mounted in a colorful retro case. Included adaptors for use with all docking iPods.

The Building Block iPod Dock is available from UrbanOutfitters.com for $60.

(Via Chip Chick)

For those of you who enjoyed the LEGO Coasters and the LEGO Salt and Pepper Shakers, here’s a fun and colorful set of cutlery that should be right up your alley.

Stack up this complete place setting and take on the go! Perfect for lunch boxes, picnics, desk drawer or glove compartment. Fork, spoon and knife with silicone handles to lock securely in place. Dishwasher safe.

The Snack & Stack Utensil Set is available from Fredflare.com for $20.

Remember that playful LEGO-Style Mood Light that we covered back in April? A mini edition of this multi-color “do it yourself” brick LED lamp has now been released.

Restructing to form any shapes and Lighting up with a brightness LED. The top Photo Frame cover can be removed. Portable size which work with 2 pieces of AAA batteries. Collect it all to form your own light.

Features:

• Romantic Tiny Brick Mood Maker Light
• Top Photo Frame
• Made of Environmental Heat-resistant ABS materials
• Tiny Brick x 48 pieces
• Size: 10.5 x 6 x 6 cm
• AAA battery x 2 pieces

The Romantic Tiny Brick Mood Maker Light is available in white, aqua, green, purple, pink or orange for $12 a pop from the Gadget Brando website.

I’m not sure how many keychains have been covered here at GeekAlerts, but if could only choose one, it would be this beautiful piece of art.

Each of these unique bricks is precisely machined on a computer controlled mill. Each brick comes with a removable eyebolt fitted with a key ring. You can use the brick as a keychain or build it into your favorite creation. They fit with LEGO® brand bricks!

The Aluminum 2×4 Brick Keychain is created by Bram Lambrecht and available from the BLDesign Web Store for $11.99.

(Via Geekdad)

123smile, a member of the Etsy online marketplace, has used a 2×2 plastic Duplo building brick to create this playful USB 2.0 compliant webcam.

The web camera features a 640×480 pixels resolution at 30 frames per second and is equipped with a 50 centimeter long gooseneck USB cable.

The Webcam LEGO 2×2 Duplo Brick with Gooseneck Cable and Software is available from 123smile’s Etsy shop for $79 (only 1 in stock).

(7Gadgets via Coolest Gadgets)

This playful little LEGO-style MP3 player is offered in five different colors and supports microSD flash memory cards up to 2GB in size.

To transfer files (supported file formats: MP3 and WMA) and to charge the player, simply connect the brick to your computer’s USB port using the provided cable. A full charge gives you 6-10 hours of playback.

The Brick MP3 Player ($48.99) measures 29 x 17 x 58 mm and is available in yellow, white, blue, red or green from the GizFever.com website.

Last week we saw the fun LEGO-Style Correction Tape, and now these playful plastic bricks also serves as a colorful Do-It-Yourself mood light kit.

Features:

• The Light Brightness can be adjusted
• 8×2 Brick x 26 pcs
• 2×1 Brick x 56 pcs
• Light bulb: E14 AC220V 50Hz <25W
• Size: 23.5 x 12 x 12 cm

The DIY Brick Tower Mood Light ($35) is available in four colors options (assorted, blue, yellow & red) over at the Gadget Brando website.

Here’s the latest example of how to use the design of the plastic building bricks from the Danish LEGO company for something completely different.

The bricks are sold in sets of four (red, yellow, green and blue) and measure 6.5 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm. Inside each of them you will find the tape that can be used to correct mistakes during typing or handwriting.

The Brick Correction Tape is available from the Gadget Brando website for $7.

Check out this cool guitar made out of black plastic LEGO building bricks.

The creation includes all of the functioning parts, such as pick-ups and bridge. The only thing missing is a set of strings, and you’ll be ready to start jamming.

Visit geekasaurus.com for a larger photo of the LEGO Guitar.

(Via Gearfuse)

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.

Check out this awesome Gameboy Lego 3D mosaic. This piece of unique art has been created by Scott Short, a university graduate of Fine Art.

The Work
Retro fun, Nintendo’s Gameboy created in 3D out of ‘Lego blocks’. From afar this image appears to be normal pixel art, closer inspection reveals the blocks which construct the image.

The Print
No.1 of 40 limited edition prints – never to be reproduced. Printed on high quality, fade resistant, 240 g/m2 glossy photographic paper. This print measures 125mm x 175mm.

Authenticy
Authenticity document supplied stating your unique edition number. Artwork and authenticity document signed by the artist, Scott Short.

The Gameboy Lego 3D Mosaic is available for $8 in Scott’s Etsy shop.

No matter what you do decide to create with those colorful plastic LEGO building bricks, it always looks cool – even if they melt.

This awesome lampshade, picked as one of Craftster’s best of of 2007 projects, was created by baking the LEGO bricks in a round cake pan in the oven.

(Via Crafty Crafty)

I can’t help it, make anything that looks like the classic plastic LEGO building bricks and I’m hooked – like with this ceramic coin bank.

Have your eye on a certain LEGO set? Start saving your change now in this fantastic LEGO brick shaped, ceramic coin bank, and before you know it, you’ll have enough saved to get it.

The LEGO Coin Bank ($7) measures 8(L) x 16.5(H) x and 6(D) cm.

(Via likecool)

The creativity for coming up with fun new products inspired by the classic plastic building bricks from the Danish LEGO company never ends.

The latest example is this set of flexible 3-D textured coasters.

About:

• Set of 4 coasters includes two red and two light blue.
• Dishwasher safe up to 150 degrees F (65 °C).
• Each coaster measures 3.5″ (9cm) square.

The LEGO Coaster Set ($4.98) is available from the official LEGO Shop.

(Via Mike Ballan)

Some of you might remember the cool looking LEGO brick inspired salt and pepper shakers. Here’s a fun example with minifigure heads instead.

Bring some LEGO® fun to your next meal! This adorable set features two shakers, both designed to resemble LEGO minifigure heads. Just fill them with salt and pepper and shake away!

The LEGO Salt and Pepper Shaker Set ($5) is available from the LEGO Store.

Also make sure to check out the Happy Birthday, LEGO! post.

(The Green Head via SlashGear)

If you think the Star Wars Millennium Falcon and AT-AT LEGO sets are too spaced out, here’s something that is more down to earth.

100% pure power – it’s the ultimate LEGO® TECHNIC creation! With its immense size and remote-controlled Power Functions, this giant yellow machine is the king of the construction site. Set it in motion at the push of a button and send it to do your bidding. Working pistons, turning treads, and other details that move and function just like the real thing!

Features:

• Raise and lower the front blade and the ripper on the back using the remote control
• Use the remote control to drive and steer the Bulldozer
• Bulldozer measures 18″ (46 cm) long and 7″ (18 cm) high
• Includes remote control, 2 receivers, 2 motors, 2 XL motors and a battery box
• Requires 6 AA (1.5V) and 3 AAA (1.5V) batteries, not included.

The Motorized Bulldozer is available for $150 at the official LEGO Shop.

(Via Gizmos for Geeks)