Lego appeals to ‘Iron Man’ fans with Hulkbuster buildable set

Fans of Iron Man are in for a treat. Lego just unveiled at the New York Toy Fair a buildable set based on the Hulkbuster suit we’ve seen in 2015 movie Avengers: Age of Ultron. The Lego Marvel Super Heroes The Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition comes with 1,363 pieces, a punching jackhammer arm, a special Iron Man Mark 43 minifigure, a Lego light brick for its chest, and a platform for the figure to be placed on. Some of the special features for the Hulkbuster include a flip-up head, rotating torso, 12 glow-in-the-dark elements, and posable joints. It measures just over 9 inches high, 3 inches long, and 8 inches wide. This Lego set is going on sale in the US on March 3^rd and will cost US$120 (around CA$150).

Source: CNET

Essential Phone set to come in new, limited edition colours

If you’ve been holding off on getting the Essential Phone because of its looks, you might reconsider with the new limited edition colour schemes the company is planning to launch this week. Essential kicked it off on February 15^th with the launch of the Ocean Depths colour, which features a striking teal back with gold edging surrounding the phone and its fingerprint sensor. Coming up on February 20^th and going on sale at 12:00 PST over at Essential.com is the Stellar Gray colour. It features a matte gray back that gives the phone a smooth feel but possibly better grip, the sides are adorned with a lighter shade of gray.

Coming on the 22^nd is the new Copper Black variant of the Essential Phone. It might look like the traditional “black on black” colour scheme but Essential switches this up by adding a shiny copper line along the edges. A fourth variant was unveiled the day after Ocean Depths model was announced. The Halo Gray version is unlike its brothers as it’s the only one to come with Amazon’s Alexa out of the box. Essential made the announcement on Twitter saying the phone is available for pre-order from Amazon for US$449.99. The other three limited edition colours will be available for $599 and Essential emphasizes these are limited edition so if you’re interested in owning one, you might want to hop on Essential’s site as soon as possible.

Source: Android Authority 

Hasbro takes a stab at crowdfunding, starts off with massive vintage Star Wars toy

Hasbro is taking on crowdfunding and is taking an unusual approach to it. But if you’re a diehard fan of the company’s toys, Haslab, as Hasbro calls it, might be an exciting concept for you. The crowdsourcing program kicks off with something massive—quite literally. It’s a 4-foot long, 14lbs recreation of Jabba’s Sail Barge from Return of the Jedi. Launching Haslab allows the company to develop more premium toys that would seem a bit too much for the mainstream toy market. It’s for enthusiasts who are willing to shell some precious moolah for limited edition toys.

What’s unusual about this crowdsourcing platform is that Hasbro will announce a possible project and if the product meets its preorder goals, the company will make the toy. If it doesn’t the toy won’t get made and its backers won’t be charged for the preorders. In the case of the Sail Barge, its target is 5,000 preorders at a very premium price of US$500 apiece and the company hopes to reach this goal before April 13. The Barge is part of Hasbro’s newly revived 3.75” “Vintage Collection” of Star Wars action figures. It features a fully detailed interior with removable panels, fabric sails a special figure of Jabba himself, as well as a production booklet how the vehicle was translated from the movie to the figure.

Source: io9

LastPass finally brings support for Android Oreo’s Autofill API out of beta

One of the more convenient new features that have made its way to Android Oreo is the new Autofill API, which made it easier to enter everything from usernames to passwords. It’s a boon for password managers. LastPass brought it onboard last August when Android 8.0 launched. However, it was limited to the LastPass Beta app. And now many, many months later, LastPass has finally decided the feature is ready for primetime. The latest version of the app (v4.4.1749) brings the feature to all LastPass users.

You’ll know if you get the feature as a pop-up shows up to let you know Autofill is available for you to use. You can access it from Settings under the Autofill option. You can choose to use the feature or stick with using Android’s Accessibility Services.