Photos: A golden anniversary for Lego
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Fifty years ago Monday, Lego filed its first patent for the iconic plastic brick.
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On Adobe's anniversary, execs consider accomplishments, choices, and opportunities.
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THIS weekend I am wrestling with the perfect gift for the next IMF summit of central bankers. It is an exuberant, gothic, mahogany-encased, 19th century American âgingerbreadâ mantelpiece clock.
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The designer Tucker Viemeister is still very attached to a well-worn set of wooden blocks he has had since childhood.
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By Margarita Bauza, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 11--Gene Brady remembers a holiday gift he received from a business associate years ago. It was a ho-hum tie that had a company logo stitched in the center.
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It's the 30th anniversary of A New Hope. So why aren't there more Star Wars toys at this massive convention?
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As it hits a milestone, a look back at some of creative places modders have found for the tiny motherboard. Think accordians and waffle irons.
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The National Toy Hall of Fame members include the yo-yo, G.I. Joe, and the cardboard box -- all at Toy Fair this week. What's missing? Rubber Ducky, Rubik's Cube, the skateboard, the basketball.
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CARLSBAD ---- Legoland California, the North County amusement park based on children&#39;s building blocks, and its three sister theme parks in Europe could be sold or transferred out of the Lego company, according to a statement from Legoland officials.
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Merci beaucoup, Frederic. The Statue of Liberty hosted a party Sunday honoring its creator, sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, for the 100th anniversary of his death.
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THE great-grandfather of modern computers was today being commemorated with a special set of stamps. Bletchley Park Post Office is issuing a first day cover featuring the 1943 Colossus.  (c) 2007 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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Toys based on the upcoming  movies "Speed Racer," "The Dark Knight," "Indiana Jones and the  Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Hulk" are expected to be the  biggest hits at Toy Fair, which kicks off Sunday in Manhattan.
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Lego Group reported 5 percent revenue growth in the first half of the year due to higher sales of classic products like its City, Technic and Star Wars lines. The toy maker also raised its full-year earnings forecast.
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Over the years, George Lucas shares his grand vision for the space opera. Plus: photo galleries, game reviews and other great stuff from the archives.
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Pack includes 'invisible' Master Chief We all thought LEGO's Star Wars figures were the acme of geek-friendly toys, but with Halo 3 about to roll - officially at least - something even better's just arrived in the UK: LEGO-style Master Chief models.â¦
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Is the traditional puzzle cube any better with lights and games built in? Plus: Romantic geeks can now exchange binary wedding bands. In Gadget Lab.
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The famed toymaker cranks out about 15 billion bricks and other components a year. It just won't be doing much of that at its home base any more.