The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the minifigs.

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 ...

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker face off in one of Lego's new Smart Play sets (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital ...

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Lego announced a new iteration of its classic building toy: Lego Smart Play. The new tech brings interactive sounds and lights to Lego builds, ...

Parents were left scrambling on Christmas day after the hot toy of the season appeared to crash and burn, in a perfect cautionary tale about the era of connected gadgets that can easily brick if their ...

Even your Legos are going through a technological revolution. The toy company unveiled its “most significant evolution” in 50 years — the Lego Smart Brick, a standard 2×4 Lego brick with a tiny ...

At the beginning of 2026, the LEGO Group rang in the new year with a thrilling announcement that sent waves of excitement through the ranks of the mighty brick’s many fans. In a bold, innovative move, ...

The LEGO Group has unveiled LEGO® SMART Play, a new interactive platform set to transform LEGO play experiences for kids and families. With this exciting innovation, builders can bring their LEGO ...

For example, the most attention-grabbing thing you can do with Lego’s flagship set is have a lightsaber battle. Two Smart ...

LEGO is pushing beyond its traditional building blocks with a new screen-free technology designed to make children’s creations react, move and respond during play. The company introduced the ...

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