nerdist

3 New LEGO STAR WARS Sets Are the First LEGO SMART Play Builds

LEGO SMART Play is HERE. And that means that your LEGO sets are evolving into even more awesome versions of themselves. LEGO SMART Play will soon allow your builds to interact with you as you play ...
The Independent

Lego launches ‘biggest innovation in decades’ with electronic smart bricks

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
CNN

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

We’re on the ground at CES in Las Vegas all week to sift through the hype and find the products that should actually be worth your money this year. Check out our guide to CES 2026 for our latest hands ...
Newsweek

LEGO Makes Biggest Change To Bricks In 50 Years

LEGO has announced a huge update to its bricks, which the company is calling "one of the most significant evolutions" it's made in 50 years of LEGO history. According to its official press release, on ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Lego unveils ‘smart bricks’, its biggest innovation in 50 years

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The Danish toymaker that built a global empire on interlocking plastic bricks has unveiled what executives are calling the most ...
New Atlas

Lego's next-gen bricks make your creations interactive

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 ...
TechCrunch

Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens

Lego announced its new Smart Play system at CES 2026 on Monday, adding interactive, responsive Legos to the famously analog franchise. The Smart Play system includes a 2×4 brick, Smart Tag tiles, and ...
The Verge

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

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group will ...
Observer

LEGO’s ‘Smart Brick’ Gives Its Plastic Bricks the Power to See, Hear and Feel

A presentation during the LEGO SMART Play launch event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Jan. 05, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker/Getty Images for The LEGO Group LEGO just made its most ...
Gizmodo

Lego’s New ‘Star Wars’ Smart Brick Sets Look Like a Big Risk

Lego is using the galaxy far, far away to launch one of its biggest innovations in years... and it's already raising eyebrows. Reading time 4 minutes Lego took to the stage at CES 2026 for the first ...
MLive

LEGO’s newest ‘Stranger Things’ set has a terrifying secret hiding inside the Creel House

Fans of the “Stranger Things” franchise will have the chance to enter the Upside Down with a new, eerie LEGO set. This mini house building kit for adults features haunting details from the Gothic ...