Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Lego Smart Brick is demonstrated during a news conference ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on Monday.

Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born.

Lego discontinued Mindstorms at the end of 2022. Here's what replaced it: a custom chip smaller than a pencil eraser inside a standard-sized 2-by-4 brick. The SMART Brick houses an LED array, ...

LEGO is launching a SMART Play system that introduces three new interactive pieces: Bricks, Tags, and Minifigures. The technology allows users to add sounds and flashing lights to their LEGO sets. The ...

With the Smart Brick, Lego is launching a building block that makes building more interactive with sound and lights. — Photos: Lego/dpa Danish toy maker Lego has unveiled what it says is one of the ...

The SMART Brick will officially launch on 1 March 2026, but industry insiders have already been given a sneak peek at how the new SMART Play system works. The first is the LEGO Star Wars line, with ...

Lego seems to have a good idea of how to sell parents and kids alike on their new Smart Bricks technology. The first Lego Smart Play sets are all Lego Star Wars related. At CES, Lego announced three ...

Lego's construction sets have been a fantastic choice for analog play for several decades now. These interlocking building blocks are set to get way more interesting with the inventive toy company's ...

Adding working lights is a fun way to take a Lego creation to the next level, and the company even includes light-up features on some of its sets, including a glowing Christmas tree. But this clever ...