Knock your blocks off with Lego's new CD boombox

Justin Yu | Apr 25, 2009

Lego Boombox. (Credit: Digiblue/LEGO)

PlayStation 3s, iPods, and Wiis are the toys of today's tots, but I still hold a soft spot in my jaded heart for Legos. Brick by brick, they taught me the value of patience and creativity, and you know what? They didn't cost US$200. That's why I'll always support these toys, even when they release a boombox with a CD player and analog radio.

The boombox is 10 times the size of the classic eight-knob rectangle and features two 1-watt speakers on the front faceplate. The big knobs on top control the volume and tuning of the analog AM/FM radio and the CD player, and there's also an auxiliary-in jack to pipe in music from an external source. I'm about 75 percent sure right now that audio quality is going to be a few notches less than superb, but what do you expect out of a stereo that look like a giant Lego brick? Just don't try to eat it.

The Lego boom box hits stores some time in June to August for US$39.99.

Via Crave CNET | via Digital Blue

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