Lego Unveils Smart Play: Bricks That Respond To Kids Playing With Them

At CES this week, Lego announced Smart Play, a new interactive way to play with Lego builds. Here's how it works and when you ...
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Lego Introduces a 'Smart Brick' That Reacts to Play in Real Time

The brick is equipped with a rechargeable battery, LED lights, and multiple sensors—but don't worry, there's no camera ...

CES 2026: Live updates and gadget reveals during the biggest tech event of the year

We’re about one week into 2026, and it’s already turning out to be a busy year. In the tech industry, things have started ...

Lego Smart Play hands-on: Using Smart Brick technology to get kids to play together

As I detailed yesterday, the Smart Play system contains three elements. The Smart Brick is packed with technology like ...

Here are the biggest announcements coming out of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, from robots to chips

Here are the highlights from the world's largest technology trade show happening in Las Vegas, including a new Nvidia chip ...

Gmail users urged to switch off these two main features over privacy concerns

“IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail,” engineering YouTuber Davey Jones wrote in a viral X PSA on this alleged digital ...

CES 2026: all the upcoming releases and announcements a PC gamer should know about

CES 2026 is nearly in full swing. Through this week, Las Vegas will be stuffed with the nerdiest people you know talking about, well, mostly AI. Though we do expect some promising new developments for ...

I tried Lego’s new Smart Brick Star Wars sets, and they’ve impressed a lifelong fan

Now, Lego is bringing the culmination of this technology and play features to a galaxy far, far away with its new Smart Play system. With its unveiling at CES 2026, I had a chance to see exactly how ...
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Lego's Smart Brick Can Light Up Like a Lightsaber—With Whoosh Sounds to Match

New sensor-packed Smart Bricks introduced at CES add color, sound, and interactivity to classic Lego builds, debuting with ...

Lego's smart new 2x4 Smart Brick packs a custom ASIC, speaker, and synthesiser created by 'an expert team from the worlds of video gaming, computing... and more'

The Smart Play system as a whole is going to make its debut in the Lego Star Wars theme, with—obviously—an X-Wing set and a ...

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