Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

Lego has partnered with yet another popular franchise, recreating its IP with little plastic bricks. This time, it’s Transformers, the 1980s toy line of robots that change into vehicles and vice versa ...

It is in the name after all. But we still can’t help but feel impressed by the engineering behind this LEGO Transformers set. With just a few easy shifts and no re-building required, LEGO Optimus ...

It’s widely known that Lego is a wonderful product but sometimes it really impresses with its innovation. Case in point its latest kit, a 13.5-inch tall Optimus Prime which actually transforms into a ...

Building a Lego model of a Super Nintendo console, with sliding buttons and a spring-loaded eject button, is pretty impressive. Building a Lego SNES, two corded controllers, and a game cartridge, each ...