Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

Lego has partnered with yet another popular franchise, recreating its IP with little plastic bricks. This time, it’s Transformers, the 1980s toy line of robots that change into vehicles and vice versa ...

LEGO has officially unveiled a Transformers Optimus Prime set and yes, it can transform without removing a single piece. Standing at more than 35cm tall in robot mode and 15cm high as a truck, the set ...

Lego builder Alex Jones, AKA Orion Pax, has constructed an amazing Lego replica of Optimus Prime. The detail and functionality are phenomenal. Jones has been working on his Lego G1 Transformers series ...

Like so many companies before it, Hasbro finally realized that while it’s easy enough to imitate the elements of LEGO, nobody does brick-built toys better. Back when the company tried its own Kre-O, ...

The Autobots and Decepticons lay dormant for 50 years after crashing to Earth, but you only have to wait three weeks to grab this set. It’s officially available starting on June 1 for $170 from Lego’s ...

LEGO Transformers Optimus Prime UnboxingI grew up a massive fan of Transformers and some of the biggest games on my channel ...

Lego Optimus Prime lives up to expectations, big time. It isn't as quick to transform as we'd hoped and the mid-section is overly fragile, but the kit is firing on all cylinders in every other regard.

LEGO and Hasbro announced a new set that dreams are made of a couple of weeks ago. That's right, LEGO is making Transformers sets, and the kick-off is the ultimate one. Optimus Prime, leader of the ...

Believe it or not, the LEGO figure undergoes its transformation in an incredibly unique manner—not through disassembling and reassembling its parts, but by twisting, turning, and tucking its ...