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 ...

I tried out Lego’s Smart Bricks, and you can pre-order the first sets now

For now, the only Smart Play sets available are the Lego Star Wars sets, and you can’t buy a Smart Brick on its own – you’ll ...

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 should be simple, not smart

Does it undermine what was so great about Lego: that sense of potential in a simple studded brick snapping so satisfyingly ...
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Use LEGO Bricks to Teach Basic Math Concepts

There are tons of different ways to teach your kids basic math concepts, but if you’re looking for something a bit more fun, the folks over at Scholastic have a guide for using LEGO bricks to teach ...

Lego’s ‘smart brick’ is a stupid idea

This Christmas, all my youngest wanted under the tree was The Temple Bounty. For the uninitiated, this is a massive Lego ...