I have yet to come across the path of someone who loathes all things Lego. Who can resist these precise fitting plastic bricks that get the job done, unraveling the imagination of the masses? Well, on May 10th and May 11th, eighty Danish Lego devotees actually got together and assisted Henrik Ludvigsen in creating history, as Ludvigsen had in mind to construct the world’s longest plastic toy train track – using nothing but Lego bricks, of course.

Just how long is it? Well, we are talking about a whopping 4,000.25 m (13,124 ft) here (which would mean approximately four kilometers in total), and the entire feat was achieved using 93,307 pieces. Obviously, the record keepers over at Guinness approved at this world record attempt, where the Lego train engine actually took all four hours in order to complete its epic journey from one end to the other. Since Lego bricks are not the cheapest thing in the world to indulge in, Ludvigsen actually placed ads in newspapers and online to ask for more blue track, and obviously, the public was generous enough to help Ludvigsen achieve his dream. [Press Release]

Hmmm, the name Cooking Hacks might be one that you would want to keep a keen eye peeled open for, where this open hardware division of Libelium has just announced the immediate availability of a new 3D Printer Kit which comprises of all the hardware components required in order for you to mount a 3D printer device from scratch. Not only that, the Cooking Hacks 3D Printer Kit will also feature a step-by-step instruction guide as well as access to hands-on Build-It Workshops to get you off on the right footing.

It does not matter whether you are a maker, hobbyist or DIY enthusiast, the Cooking Hacks 3D Printer Kit should have something for everyone, where it also boasts of professional online customer support to help you out in assembly and calibration requirements. In fact, since May 17th, there has been a series of hands-on workshops offered at TechShop in its Menlo Park location in California, as well as at Cooking Hacks in Spain so that users can go about building their very own personal 3D printer. Hopefully this will not eventually end up in someone printing a 3D gun and smuggling it through borders with nefarious purposes! [Product Page]

So you think that you have what it takes to be the next legend on the track? Well, your surname might not be Schumacher, and neither do you have the slick skills of a Sebastian Vettel, but you figure out that the lack of natural talent, skill, and pure guts can be compensated by sheer passion alone. Unfortunately, you are wrong on those accounts, too, and would be better off by seeing whether you have the aptitude for racing through the participation of Go Kart races. If you so happen to be in France, you might want to check out Kartelec 2013, where battery-powered go-karts will blaze the track in Vierzon, France, later this month.

This is an international educational event which will pit over 40 e-karts that were all designed and built by students from high schools, universities and engineering schools. Hmmm, sounds like the human version of podracing, no? The competition will happen on a 300-meter track, as students take part in a range of challenges including a 50-meter drag race, the fastest lap times, as well as a couple of endurance runs which will run for two and four hours, respectively.

They say that walking can be one of the best forms of exercise, and do you happen to agree with that particular assessment? If you say so, then you might be interested in what this particular group of students who happen to hail from Rice University have managed to come up with – a new kind of shoe energy harvester which will use the amount of energy gathered to power medical devices.

It makes plenty of sense in this day and age, especially when you consider how medical devices at the moment (as well as in the future, no doubt about it) will start to be more power hungry courtesy to a rash of new capabilities that are being introduced. You can more or less say that lithium ion batteries have arrived at a plateau, so there must be a better way of doing things to power hungry devices as and when required. How about harnessing the body’s motion to produce useful electric power? Granted, the amount of energy harvested is not going to be much through walking, and neither is this idea new, but the invention known as PediPower was capable of producing approximately 400 milliwatts in laboratory tests, which should be adequate to charge a battery for some limited applications.

Samsung did confirm after Galaxy S4 launch that many of the software features of its new flagship will be available via update for the Galaxy S3 as well. There’s now an apparently leaked Android 4.2.2 build for Galaxy S3 in the wild, which not only brings Android 4.2 Jelly Bean upgrades, but a host of new features that are currently exclusive to Samsung’s latest Android flagship smartphone. Fair warning though, this leaked build isn’t official, so you must assume all the risks of flashing an unverified and unofficial ROM before proceeding.

This Android 4.2.2 Galaxy S3 build brings a new UI for Settings app, updated version of S Voice, Smart Watch widget, driving mode, Voice Control, Daydream and a host of software and visual tweaks. There’s a caveat though, this leaked build isn’t compatible with U.S. variants of the Galaxy S3. It is only compatible with i9300 model, also known as the international variant of Galaxy S3. If you happen to have that one lying around, it is all up to you if you’re willing to try out this leaked Android 4.2.2 build on your device.

Earlier today we reported that T-Mobile CEO might consider offering the 32GB Lumia 925 smartphone without carrier branding. That observation was actually made in a reply to a customer’s email, so obviously there’s no official confirmation that a 32GB Lumia 925 is indeed coming to T-Mobile. Announced last week, Nokia Lumia 925 is currently only available with 16GB internal storage. It is now being reported that a variant with increased storage space might be a possibility after all, as Vodafone will reportedly sell 32GB Lumia 925 in Europe and T-Mobile Germany will sell the same in Deutschland.

There’s no confirmation as yet from Nokia or these carriers regarding the 32GB model. T-Mobile USA is currently allowing users to pre-register for the 16GB Lumia 925. From a buyer’s point of view, having the option of a model which offers greater internal storage seems useful, not everyone will be content with 16GB of internal storage. As long as we’re on the subject of Lumia 925 rumors, perhaps the alleged yellow Lumia 925 will debut with increased storage? I’m just speculating here, hopefully we’ll get official confirmation soon regarding the status of this particular variant.

How many of you grew up on a steady diet of comics, and came upon instances where there was this huge are that is engulfed in flames, only to have a superhero like Superman fly by and blowing his lungs out, or to have the Incredible Hulk do the same (although chances are he might just clap his hands). I am quite sure that Clark Kent would brush his teeth daily, but gamma-radiated Hulk? He might not be so pleasant to smell breath-wise. Well, either Hulk or Superman, they both have mean lungs that possess plenty of power, and sometimes, you wish you had that, too.

Portland-based inventor Ryan Frayne is right now experimenting with air, by working on a special kind of valve into his device known as the Windcatcher. The Windcatcher design claims to amplify your exhalation, where using some physics calculations, it touts to multiply the air volume that passes through it by a factor of 10 or 15. Seems to carry the potential of an easy, pump-less manner to inflate things, no? Right now, Frayne has enlisted the help of Kickstarter to launch the Windcatcher, where there are 23 more days left to hit the campaign target of $50,000 in order to make it a reality. Do you think something like this is possible?

Yesterday we picked up a rumor that T-Mobile LTE Galaxy S3 model is on the way, and that they are expected to be released in the very near future. Apparently 16GB white LTE Galaxy S3 models are being delivered to T-Mobile’s retail stores across the country. According to allegedly leaked internal screenshots obtained by TmoNews, T-Mobile will launch the LTE variant of S3 on 5th June, this device will likely replace its current HSPA Galaxy S3, which costs $69.99 up front on 24 month installment plans.

Apart from the LTE compatible Galaxy S3, it is also being reported that T-Mobile will launch Galaxy Exhibit, first rumored back in February. This smartphone apparently have a WVGA display, a 1GHz processor and a 5 megapixel camera. The Galaxy Exhibit will reportedly be launched on 29th May. The screenshot does not reveal any details related to the pricing of both of these devices. If the intended release date of LTE Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Exhibit is actually this close, then we can expect the carrier to make an official announcement in the next couple of days. [Image via TmoNews]

There might have been plenty of buzz surrounding Google Glass for quite some time already, but it will not hit the market for quite some time down the road, and here we are with something which could very well take off in a big way, too – the CastAR glasses that were developed by team which comprises of former Valve employees, where the CastAR glasses will have the sole objective of carrying the future of augmented reality gaming.

The CastAR glasses are the brainchild of Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson, who so happen to work under the name Technical Illusions at this point in time. Basically, the CastAR will enable users to experience augmented reality just about anywhere they are, and also on virtually any surface. The glasses will come with mini projectors which will beam images from a connected PC, and subsequently, those images will then be bounced back onto the wearer’s eyes, where active shutters that are located on the glasses will enable the wearer to view such images in 3D glory. Right now, the prototype is obviously crude in nature, but a recent demonstration of it at the Maker Faire proved to be fairly impressive. Here’s hoping to them succeeding in the long run.

Google showed off an impressive list of 41 new features for Google+ at the I/O conference. Today the company announced that it is releasing a brand new app for Android which comes with improvements in location and photos features. The Google+ Stream has also been improved in this update. Throughout the day, version 4.0 of Google+ for Android will be rolling out to users all around the world. Apart from these features, the app also brings Notification tweaks and the ability to edit additional profile fields on the move. One tap access to the new Hangouts app is also baked in.

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