Turn your iPhone or iPad into a scanner for less than $40

We may not always have access to a bulky scanner, but our smartphone or tablet is likely close at hand. iScanner App ...

Want a Microsoft Lens alternative? 5 scanning apps you can try today

With Microsoft Lens retiring, you can still scan and save documents on your phone using one of these alternative apps.

Lego Smart Brick: watch an immersive 15-minute demo like you’re right there with us at CES

The Lego Smart Brick won our Best in Show award at CES 2026, and it was no wonder after watching Lego designer Maarten Simons ...
PCMag

Still Using Microsoft Lens? You Only Have a Few Weeks to Find an Alternative

Microsoft originally planned to shut down its mobile scanner by Dec. 15, but it's now pushed that to March 9, giving you ...

“Everything we have done still is part of the system” — Lego's chief product officer on how smart bricks are expanding, not replacing physical play

The new Smart Play system, and most notably the Smart Brick, is designed to work seamlessly within Lego’s existing play ...

LEGO Introduces Smart Play, Starting With Interactive ‘Star Wars’ Sets

LEGO unveiled Smart Play at CES 2026, embedding interactive tech into bricks. The first Star Wars sets launch March 1, with ...

Lego unveils Smart Bricks, a computer that fits inside a standard 2 x 4 brick

The Smart Brick, shown publicly for the first time at CES 2026, is built around a custom ASIC smaller than a single Lego stud. It includes ...

Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years

These “Smart Bricks” and “Smart Play” initiatives, just announced at CES 2026, aren’t like the huge Lego Mario toys that ...
Entrepreneur

This $28 App Does What Your Office Scanner Never Could

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BGR

How To Use LiDAR On Your iPhone (And Why You Should)

To make the iPhone as capable as it is, Apple equipped it with several sensors. One of these is the LiDAR scanner. LiDAR — short for Light Detection and Ranging — is a sensor that essentially measures ...