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 ...

Lego Smart Play: Patent applications and FCC documents reveal the technology

Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick.

Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain

The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds ...

Lego Fit A Whole-Ass Computer Inside A Single Brick To Make Star Wars Sounds

In the Star Wars sets launching with Smart Play in March, the Emperor minifig will play the Imperial March when you sit him on this throne. Ships can blast at each other with laser noises, and ...
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Lego Debuts 'Smart Brick' at CES, Bringing Light, Sound and Silicon Into the Classic 2x4

Lego’s new Smart Brick launched at CES, adding light, sound, and sensors to classic sets—without screens—starting with Star ...

'Absolutely Insane' Lego Hack Turns an Orchid Into the Demogorgon

Joss Ivanwood, a Lego creator with over 175k followers on Instagram, utilized a pre-designed construction kit from the ...