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MINDSTORMS NXT Named Best Product of the Year
BusinessWeek magazine just released it’s Best and Worst of 2006, and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is cited as one of the Best Products of 2006. The editors say: “LEGO has legs. This kit has LEGO Technic rods and beams that work with light, touch, and sound sensors that allow you to build full-fledged, programmable robots. Software allows you to write programs on a Mac or PC, and connects with the bot via a USB cable (included). It's recommended for kids as young as eight, but older ones — not to mention gadget-minded adults — will likely be the most interested users.” To see the entire list, visit BusinessWeek Online
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PC Magazine Announces LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT as a Winner of Technical Excellence Award
Recognizing the best technology achievements of the year, PC Magazine just announced its 23rd annual Technical Excellence Awards, where LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT is cited for robotics. Read more here.
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Dynamic Block Update Now Available
The Dynamic Block Update allows the MINDSTORMS NXT Software to import new blocks. Get the update here along with a Legacy Block Library adding support for the RCX and a Mini Block Library.
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NXT receives prestigious Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics magazine
Recognized for its impact on the world of technology and experimentation today and for the future, MINDSTORMS NXT was honored by Popular Mechanics magazine with a "Breakthrough Award" recognizing innovation. Read more here and see full coverage of the ceremony here.
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MINDSTORMS NXT Among the "Fabulous 15"
As the U.S. holiday shopping season commences, toy giant Toys "R" Us has released its list of toys destined to be big winners with kids across the country this year. Culminating months of review to identify its annual "Hot Toy" list of 36 toys that will top wish lists from coast to coast, MINDSTORMS NXT made the "Fabulous 15", representing the very best new toys of the holiday season.
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PC Mag Rates NXT "Very Good"
PC Magazine
reviews editor, Lance Ulanoff, recently took LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT for a test drive, resulting in a "very good" rating. Check out Ulanoff’s review here
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Here Come the NXT-compatible Accessory Sensors
LEGO Group today announced a deal with HiTechnic allowing for certified accessory sensor development with seamless integration to the NXT building system and programming environment. Read more here.
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Every Kid's Dream
Check out what the experts at Ars Technica
have to say about MINDSTORMS NXT in this latest review.
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Forbes Magazine Announces Annual E-Gang
This month, Forbes magazine announced its annual E-Gang (a group of tech-innovators-to-watch), this year’s focusing on the rising trend of robotics. The team behind MINDSTORMS NXT is among the elite group, led by LEGO Group’s own Søren Lund, who graces the cover of the September issue. Read all about robotics here, Quentin Hardy’s profile of NXT development and Stephen Manes’ review of NXT!
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Brainier Robots, Brainier Kids?
Check out the latest issue of BusinessWeek to read Stephen Wildstrom’s review of MINDSTORMS NXT. He says ,"Today’s leading high-tech toys are video games, which mostly give children vicarious training in handling automatic weapons. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT could be a helpful antidote."
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National Instruments to Release Toolkit for Advanced MINDSTORMS NXT Users
Today, National Instruments, the developers of MINDSTORMS NXT software, announced its LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. The new toolkit allows LabVIEW users to create and download Visual Interfaces to operate and control the MINDSTORMS NXT robotics platform. Third-party software and hardware developers also can use the toolkit to create native blocks for MINDSTORMS NXT software. Click here to read the press release.
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NXT Software Patch Update
Having trouble with your NXT firmware? Is your NXT brick clicking on some occasions?
A new software patch to update the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT driver is available for download at http://www.MINDSTORMS.com/support/updates. The software patch addresses an issue that prevents the NXT firmware from being downloaded to the NXT on some occasions.
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National Instruments launches LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT website
 Learn how National Instruments (NI) and LEGO jointly developed the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software, and Test Drive the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software at NI.com with an excluisive online demo.
Also read about how the software that powers MINDSTORMS NXT robots is an optimized version of the professional NI LabVIEW graphical programming software. A software used by scientists and engineers worldwide to design, control, and test consumer products and systems such as MP3 and DVD players, cell phones, and vehicle air bag safety systems!
http://www.ni.com/mindstorms
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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Now Available in the U.S. and Canada
LEGO Group today announced the national U.S. and Canadian availability of its much anticipated LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT, a robotics toolset that provides endless opportunities for children ages 10 and older to build and program robots that do what they want. To celebrate its retail availability and the growing consumer interest in robotics, LEGO Group unveiled a Hall of Robotics at Toys “R” Us Times Square, featuring custom robots from companies like AOL, GAP, Energizer, Microsoft, Reebok, Southwest Airlines and others. More information on the Hall of Robotics will soon be available at www.MINDSTORMS.com.
Click here to read the press release.
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Open Source Firmware Developer Kits for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Released!
 Hackers get Ready!
Software, Hardware, and Bluetooth Developer Kits are now available for download in the NXT’reme section of MINDSTORMS.com.
The Software Developer Kit includes the NXT driver interface specification and necessary tools for creating third-party programming environments. The Hardware Developer Kit provides schematics and details for the NXT 6-wire digital connector system, enabling users to design and develop third-party sensors that can interact with and control the NXT motors and intelligent brick. The Bluetooth Developer Kit details the Bluetooth protocol embedded in the NXT microprocessor, allowing users to create applications for any Bluetooth device to communicate with MINDSTORMS robots.
Read the full press release here
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LEGO Robot Redux
Hackers, Longtime Fans Help Revamp Kits To Build Better Gizmos
During a recent trip to the Nation’s Capitol, the MINDSTORMS team visited Washington Post tech reporter, Mike Musgrove, to demonstrate NXT and share the story behind its communal development. Read Mike’s story here.
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Build a better robot with latest Lego kit
New Mindstorm NXT is great for learning mechanics — or just goofing off
Associated Press tech reporter, Peter Svennson, reviews MINDSTORMS NXT, calling it "probably the smartest, coolest toy of the year." Check out Peter's review here.
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Building with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT?
 Need inspiration on building with MINDSTORMS NXT? Exclusive online Building Instructions for a NXT SoundBot and a Classic Clock (equipped with a Cockoo Bird) are just a click away. Download Simple and Advanced NXT Programs (that include new sounds) to power these cool creations.
Also, see new videos and pictures of MINDSTORMS NXT robots created by members of the MDP (MINDSTORMS Developer Program). Check out a SnackBot for dogs, a creeping slug, a domino laying robot, a NXT version of Johhny5 from the film Short Circuit, and a household helper nicknamed “Rosie” to name a few.
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Build a Robot of Your Own, Lickety-Split
New York Times tech reporter, J.D. Biersdorfer, says "you don't need an engineering degree to build your own robot these days" thanks to MINDSTORMS NXT. The story also ran in the International Herald Tribune. Read more here.
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National Instruments Rings in Anniversary, Celebrates MINDSTORMS NXT
On May 31, our friends and partners at National Instruments will open the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in honor of their 30th anniversary, as well as to note the 20th anniversary of LabVIEW, the software engine driving the MINDSTORMS NXT programming software. To catch it live and see the video that will run on the big screen in Times Square, click here to visit the NASDAQ website.
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Hackers, Get Ready! LEGO Group Announces Open Source Firmware, Developer Kits for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT
For the first time The LEGO Group will release as open source the firmware of the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® microprocessor – the new NXT brick – the core component of its next generation robotics toolset. Firmware code for Software, Hardware and Bluetooth Developer Kits will be available in August 2006. Click here to read the full press release.
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Sneak Preview of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT at MAKER Faire in San Mateo, CA
 Calling all D.I.Y. fans! Join us at the MAKER Faire Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23 at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds in San Mateo, California for an exclusive sneak preview of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT! A live demonstration of four NXT models will show you the power and versatility of the new set. LEGO and LEGO DUPLO play tables will keep the little ones busy with hands-on, minds-on creative fun, area adult fans will be showcasing their train displays and a pop-up LEGO store will offer some of the hottest new sets to Faire attendees. Don’t miss the fun! Check out the Faire line-up at http://www.makezine.com/faire/
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Pre order LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT today
Place your NXT orders today! Advanced orders for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be placed now for delivery in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets are also available for pre-order through participating retailers at the suggested retail price of $249.99 (USD) while supplies last.
Online retailers participating in this pre-sell program include: LEGOshop.com, toysrus.com/amazon.com, target.com, walmart.com, compusa.com, etoys.com, bn.com, fao.com, discoverystore.com, frys.com and mindware.com.
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NXTbot.com Announces Guest Blogger Gareth Branwyn
Robotics enthusiasts and other devotees of www.nxtbot.com now can enjoy musings and commentary from guest blogger, Gareth Branwyn. Branwyn is “Cyborg-in-Chief” of the popular Street Tech personal technology review site, and author of The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots. A writer and columnist on tech culture for 12 years, he has contributed to several magazines and has written two books. Branwyn will lend his vast knowledge and terse wit to nxtbot.com in March and April.
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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT featured in CARGO magazine
Check out LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT in the TECH Special Report of the April issue of CARGO magazine (p. 70), featured among “the coolest new stuff that isn’t out yet.”
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Read about the MINDSTORMS Developer Program on c|net
Read about the MINDSTORMS Developer Program in an exclusive interview with c|net reporter, Daniel Terdiman. Click here to read the full interview.
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Pre orders for LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT begins April 1st
Place your orders! Beginning Saturday, April 1, you can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets will be available for pre-order through participating online toy, discount merchandise and consumer electronics retailers, while supplies last, at the suggested retail price of $249.99 (USD). Confirmed online retailers participating in the pre-sell program include: LEGOshop.com, toysrus.com/amazon.com, target.com, walmart.com, compusa.com, etoys.com, bn.com, fao.com, discoverystore.com, frys.com and mindware.com. Others may be confirmed by April 1 – check here for updates!
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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT at CeBIT in Hannover
Amazing news for everyone planning on visiting the worlds biggest Tech Fair! From March 9th until March 15th MINDSTORMS NXT is being presented in partnership with „Jahr der Informatik“ at CeBIT. You can find us in Hall 9, Stand A39 - and be one of the first to test and program the product all day long! Have we made you interested? By all means come by, program and play with the Toy Innovation Winner 2006.
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9,600 people worldwide answered LEGO MINDSTORMS call for the developer program
The final 100 MINDSTORMS Developer Program participants have been confirmed, but it wasn’t an easy task for the internal team to choose. 9,610 MINDSTORMS enthusiasts – ranging in age from 18 to 75 and from 79 different countries – applied to aid the community development of the NXT platform. Developers were selected to mirror the demographic and interests of the existing MINDSTORMS community, and are divided into three groups: Hardware/Software development, Inventions & Creations and Community. Together, they will discuss, experiment and create exciting activities and programs that the community can share using the NXT platform. For now, their work is confidential, but check back to mindstorms.com for updates!
Click Here to read the full press relase.
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Toy Innovation Award 2006 to LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT
At the opening press conference of the international Nürnberg toy fair in Münich the jury has Friday awarded LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT first prize in the category “Technical innovation”.
This is the very first time that the product is presented in Europe and from the 2nd-7th February the public and the trade will have a possibility to view the second generation of LEGO MINDSTORMS.
Visit Toyfair Nürnberg.
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Fascinated by all things robotic?
Read up on all things robotic, including the next gen of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™, on www.nxtbot.com, a robotics blog penned by Jeff James.
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Learn about NXT development…
The February issue of WIRED magazine has a cover feature about how LEGO® fans and MINDSTORMS™ enthusiasts have been recruited to help develop the next generation robotics toolset. Swing by the newsstand to check it out, or read it online at wired.com.
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NXT receives first award...
 LEGO® MINDSTORMS™
NXT received one of the prestigious Popular Mechanics
Editors Choice Awards at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show! Named one of the 15 best innovations from the CES show floor, Popular Mechanics’
editors cited how MINDSTORMS has been giving kids an easy entry into the world of robotics for years, and now, the advanced technologies and components take it even further.
LEGO MINDSTORMS Director, Søren Lund (center), receives the prestigious Popular Mechanics magazine Editor’s Choice Award from Bill Congdon
(left), publisher, and Jim Meigs, editor-in-chief.
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