Whether you’re a child or an adult Lego is almost everyone’s favorite toy. After all, it allows you create almost anything your imagination can think of. A company has combined an iPod touch with Lego and the idea is not as crazy as it sounds.
It’s called Tinkerbrick and it gives iPod users the ability to mod their iPod touvh cases on the go. Because the case, which is a perfect fit for the touch (unlike your Lego-based homebrew â€" has Lego nubbins on it you can turn iPod touch into a truck, give it handles, or even a make it a stand.
Tinkerbrick isn’t just for building upon though, building your iPod touch into existing Lego models means you can use apps to turn your Lego into more interactive toys. For example, Tinkerbricks website shows a free app, called Android FX, being used with an iPod on top of a Lego Star Wars X-Wing. The result is you can give your Lego X-Wing sounds effects. It can also be used to create truck and car noises so kids can generate realistic engine noises whilst pushing around their Lego truck.
There’s also an app that uses the tilting function of your iPod touch to direct a ball around. To make playing games like this easier, Tinkerbrick has uploaded a design to build your own game controller, giving your touch handles which could improve your contorls.
The cases are currently available on Amazon for $32.95 and come in yellow, black, red or white. At the moment there’s only cases for the iPod Touch 4G on sale but you can vote on Tinkerbrick’s homepage for what device you’d like to have Lego bricked next. It’s an awesome idea that provides endless customization for your iOS device (maybe Android one day) and it sounds like great fun for kids and adults alike.
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