Idea generation.The idea for Roomba originated with a do-it-yourself Lego challenge when creator Joe Jones worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Lab. The challenge was to make something innovative from Legos. Idea screening.Jones showed initial concepts to companies...
13. Unstick LEGOs Sometimes LEGO bricks snap together so securely that it’s almost impossible to pull them apart again. But you can use a spritz of WD-40 to help make it easier! Just spray it into the crack between the pieces, let it soak in for a few seconds, then pull the brick...
In the winter of 1996, parents across America trampled each other on Black Friday and scoured stores in vain for the hottest Christmas toy of the year—and perhaps of all time. It was Tickle Me Elmo, a "Sesame Street" spinoff that launched a must-have craze not seen since the Cabbage ...
Space Legos To capitalize on the back of the success of George Lucas’ smash-hit "Star Wars," The Lego Group, which manufactures plastic toy bricks,released up to 200 separate sets of astronauts and spaceshipsin the ’80s including mini-figures with visor-less helmets and wheeled vehicles. It...
STORES OPEN REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS Best Buy: 9 am to 9 pm Academy: 8 am to 10 pm Kohl's: 9 am to 10 pm GameStop: 11 am to 9 pm Ross: 8 am to 11 pm or 12 am (depending on location) These stores you can probably save until last on your list since they'll be open late ...
Space Legos To capitalize on the back of the success of George Lucas’ smash-hit "Star Wars," The Lego Group, which manufactures plastic toy bricks,released up to 200 separate sets of astronauts and spaceshipsin the ’80s including mini-figures with visor-less helmets and wheeled vehicles. It...