Lego commemorates The Beatles with Yellow Submarine set

Lego is paying tribute to the Fab Four with a new Yellow Submarine set. It’s based on the 1968 animated film and comes with over 550 pieces as well as mini figures of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. There is even a figure for Jeremy from the movie. Promoting the set is a short movie on Lego’s YouTube channel. This special edition set is part of the Lego Ideas crowdsourcing platform—where proposed fan ideas are shared to be used for future Lego sets (examples include Star Wars bobbleheads and Voltron). The set retails for US$60 (around CA$80).

Source: CNET

The Beatles get some love from iTunes with animated "Cover"ad, free book

It's been a year since the entire Beatles catalog made it to iTunes. Apple's created a striking animated ad to remind us. They are also offering a free animated Yellow Submarine book on iBook Store featuring animated illustrations and text from the 2004 book, 14 full-colour video clips from the original 1968 film, audio clips of classic Beatles hits and Sir George Martin's original score, original dialogue from the film, "read aloud" functionality