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If you are a regular reader here, you might remember the exciting wireless technology for lighting up LEGO creations developed by i-Brix (see: Update on i-Brix Wireless Lighting for LEGO). After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the i-Brix team has been hard at work to wrap up the design and manufacture of the first i-Brix kits. One of the biggest hurdles for i-Brix was to meet FCC regulations, which they recently achieved. I know many of our readers are supporters of i-Brix either via the Kickstarter campaign or some other means, so below I have included the most recent updates I received from Dustin Culton, the creator of i-Brix.

We’ve been busting our butts behind the scenes to get the i-Brix system to comply with the FCC requirements for transmission frequency levels and allowed limits – and we are excited to say that after months of fine-tuning, we’ve been able to accomplish this goal. Thanks to the amazing work of our engineer, final FCC testing has been passed by i-Brix!

This is wonderful news for us and our backers and it gives us at i-Brix the gears we need to head towards production. The electronics circuitry for the system driver is now finished, receiver circuitry (a.k.a. i-Brix bricks) is tuned to final transmitter frequency, and we are presently sourcing materials and components for the systems.

We won’t be shipping kits in the next few weeks, but we’re closer than ever to getting things wrapped up. We have PCB (circuit boards) that need to be cut and assembled, and bricks that require micro electronics and other components that will require manufacturing. It sounds like a lot, but those steps were on hold due to the need to pass FCC limitations testing.

Please note that with us heading towards the finish line (so to speak), you’re likely to begin seeing i-Brix in the media and LEGO-related sites as the anticipation builds for i-Brix to hit the streets. We will always do our best to answer inquiries, respond to media requests and to keep you all in the loop with the latest i-Brix details. Thank you again to all of our backers that have stayed with us on our journey – we believe it will be worth the wait.

As you can see, that’s a lot of good news, and the i-Brix team can finally start wrapping up production of the first i-Brix kits, and have them shipped to backers of the Kickstarter campaign sometime this summer. If you want to get updates on the development of i-Brix, you can follow them on Kickstarter, Facebook, Twitter, or their website i-Brix.com.

And if you have not pre-ordered your i-Brix kit yet, but you are interested, you can still do so at the i-Brix.com Online Shop. Once the orders of Kickstarter backers and other pre-orders are fulfilled, i-Brix will continue producing additional units, but it may take some time to work out regular manufacturing and distribution procedures.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to i-Brix? Did you get your kit yet? How are you planning to use it? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Ninjago Season 9: Hunted trailer

Awesome news for LEGO Ninjago fans! Yesterday, LEGO released the trailer for LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season 9, with the subtitle,”Hunted”. Following the supposed demise of Wu and the original ninja, Lloyd and Nya resist Lord Garmadon’s tyrannical control of Ninjago City. In the First Realm, the original ninja must find a weapon capable of defeating Garmadon and ending his rule. It’s not yet clear when the new season will start airing, however, the fact that LEGO released the trailer indicates that we won’t have to wait long. You can watch the trailer below. 🙂

The events in LEGO Ninjago Season 9 begin to take place a week after the events in Season 8. While Lloyd and Nya resist Emperor Garmadon’s oppressive hold on Ninjago City, Young Wu and the rest of the Ninja are stranded in a barbaric realm where fierce dragons are being hunted down by Iron Baron and his gang of Dragon Hunters. Lloyd must endure in Ninjago City, the others need to find the fabled Dragon Armor if they ever hope to get back home to stop Emperor Garmadon once and for all.

While LEGO Ninjago Season 9 doesn’t have a focus character like the previous seasons, the mascot of the season is the mysterious Master of the Golden Dragon. Iron Baron, Lord Garmadon, and Harumi serve as the main antagonists and the Dragon Hunters and Sons of Garmadon are the season’s villainous factions.

The upcoming LEGO sets related to LEGO Ninjago Season 9 include the #70650 LEGO Ninjago Destiny’s Wing, the #70651 LEGO Ninjago Throne Room Showdown, the #70652 LEGO Ninjago Stormbringer (blue dragon!), the #70653 LEGO Ninjago Firstbourne Dragon (red dragon!), the rugged and tank-like #70654 LEGO Ninjago Dieselnaut, the #70655 LEGO Ninjago The Dragon Pit arena, and the awesome #70658 LEGO Ninjago Oni Titan. There are also six interesting new flyers with wings for Cole, Jay, Kai, Zane, Nya, and the Golden Dragon Master.

Pretty exciting isn’t it? It’s nice to see Ninjago still going strong, and based on the trailer, it seems that this is going to be another adventure-packed season with a great storyline. The sets also look excellent with everything Ninjago is known for; dragons, mechs, beautiful buildings, and awesome vehicles! While we are waiting for the new episodes and new sets to arrive, you can also check out the current selection of sets at the LEGO Ninjago section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to LEGO Ninjago Season 9? And what do you think of the trailer and upcoming sets? Did you notice any interesting details? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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