Thursday, April 28, 2011

LEGO Audio Comic and classic LEGO helmet

How cool is this? A full-size, wearable LEGO helmet!
And, it reads LEGO comics to the wearer, with speakers inside.

A life-size LEGO Space Helmet plays downloadable audio tracks for comics.
The concept designed by Jonathan Robson is based on a LEGO helmet with a gold space visor. The helmet acts as a headset for listening to the audio for LEGO comics as well as a role-playing toy. Once subscribed to Audio Comic, you’ll receive the LEGO comic through the post with your activation code to download the audio onto a USB brick. Simply slot the brick into the back of the helmet, put it on and enjoy the exciting LEGO Audio comic experience!
Two buttons on the side of the helmet allow to skip through pages in the audio tracks.
As a child, designer Jonathan Robson subscribed to the LEGO Club and received the LEGO magazine through his door containing puzzles, competitions and comics. He explains: ‘When I was young I played with LEGO a lot and all I used to read was the comics in LEGO magazines, I’d like to give something back to them as they helped me learn to read.’
 Link to the designer's web site: jonathanrobson.co.uk/design/audio-comic