I recently received an email from Søren Lund at the LEGO Group pointing to a pair of LEGO-produced “Candid Camera”-style video clips they put together showing a Mindstorms NXT robot startling some people in an innocuous retail setting. One clip shows an NXT shattering the glass of a mall display, while the other features a [...]

PC hardware enthusiast site Ars Technica recently took a look at the new Mindstorms NXT (back in August, actually) and posted a lengthy multi-page review by Nate Anderson.  The review includes quite a few photos and screengrabs — including one or two of Nate’s “Frumious Bandersnatch v1.2” robot (seen below) – as well as a few quicktime [...]

With the first retail NXT sets now making their way into the hands of consumers, some initial product reviews of the newest member of the Mindstorms family are beginning to appear. Gadget site Gizmodo was one of the first to post their initial review of the NXT, with some personal impressions and opinions by Joel [...]

Filip Verhaeghe’s excellent bNXT site has now added a listing of German NXT blogs for Mindstorms fans that prefer deutsch. The list isn’t very long at the moment, but this handy listing joins Filip’s other useful link resources for Spanish, Portugese and Dutch NXT news as well. Check them all out over at the bNXT [...]

Our friends over at the LEGO online shop have announced that they’ll start accepting pre-orders for the new MINDSTORMS NXT on April 1st for the retail price of $249.99. Additional online retailers are also participating in the pre-sell program, including ToysRUs, Fry’s, Amazon, Target, Wal-Mart and others. The official LEGO Mindstorms site will post updates on the [...]