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« on: January 06, 2013, 11:58:10 pm »


CES hasn't even begun, but new companies are already having press conferences to announce new products.  The one company I truly didn't expect to have a presence at CES, however,  was Lego.

In a surprising turn off events, Lego took the opportunity of CES to announce the new Mindstorms set,  named Mindstorms EV3.

Mindstorms EV3 apparently runs on a custom Linux OS, and is designed to be easily controlled and programmed via Android or iOS. The new intelligence brick also features an SD card slot and the ability to do basic programming from the brick itself. Lego also seemsto be pushing the infrared port as a impressive new feature.

I'm in Vegas right now, having a good time while I wait for the showroom floor to open on Tuesday. Once I'm there I'll decently be checking this out further and reporting back to you guys, and talking lots of pictures/video, so stay tuned!
(I bet Lego doesn't expect a lot of AFOLs on the showroom floor =P )

The original press release can be found at the link below:
www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/lego-mindstorms-ev3-arrives-tailored-for-mobile-apps/

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I apologize profusely for the video taken in portrait mode. If you want the video file rotated 90°, just contact me and I'll send that your way.

>placeholder for flickr set, once pictures are uploaded<
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2013, 09:08:41 am »
Hmm, that actually sounds very interesting. I wonder if it still keeps the same programming style? It does sound cool, though; and the custom Linux OS sounds like it could be fun to mess around with. =D
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2013, 03:10:18 pm »
I am SO buying this... Maybe Mak will even get to use it.....
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« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2013, 11:39:40 pm »
If possible, could you try and get some info on the programming for me? From the lo-res shots it looks completely different from the NXT-G, but I couldn't make out any details. Also any shots of the EV3 screen would be awesome. Alright, I'll stop with the requests. You enjoy yourself down there and thanks for volunteering to take some pics!
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If possible, could you try and get some info on the programming for me? From the lo-res shots it looks completely different from the NXT-G, but I couldn't make out any details. Also any shots of the EV3 screen would be awesome. Alright, I'll stop with the requests. You enjoy yourself down there and thanks for volunteering to take some pics!

Thanks for adding this, Red. Silly me....
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« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 08:37:15 pm »
Took a couple videos and lots of pics. Will post them to Flickr/YouTube when we get back to the hotel room.
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Took a couple videos and lots of pics. Will post them to Flickr/YouTube when we get back to the hotel room.

Awesome! See a lot of other cool stuff there?
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Tons. And we only saw about 1/3 of the convention center!
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 09:55:32 pm »
Awesome!!!

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uploading the first video as we speak!

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Way too cool. Bummer though that you cannot directly program from iPad... I was looking forward to a feature like that. Nonetheless, I will seriously consider getting one.
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My birthday is in Sept.. just sayin'.
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