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's ...

Underlying much of Tolkien’s writings, especially in his The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a deeply embedded theme of technology versus nature. In Tolkien’s eye, the oily, smoking march of technology, ...

Fans of The Lord of the Rings are finally getting the one LEGO set to rule them all. The company just revealed a new set that recreates the idyllic Elven sanctuary of Rivendell from Peter Jackson's ...

With their Middle-earth Rivendell set, LEGO is delivering a massive, tentpole offering that brings Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in line with their Star Wars, Marvel, and Harry Potter collections.