Lego unveils the Smart Play platform, with a brick powered by a custom chip that connects to compatible minifigures and tags for interactive lights and sounds
Wired Jeremy White
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Discussion
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@mrfresh
Mr. Fresh™
on bluesky
As a long time AFOL, this should be interesting. Looking forward to reading the stories on how it will be used for non-traditional purposes, how folk are going to hack the Bricknet protocol, etc. I hope it gets incorporated into a lot of sets (especial Space and Technic) over t…
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@eryk
Eryk Salvaggio
on bluesky
Some people are mad about this. I think it's great. Let kids build stuff and understand sensors as a material that can be repurposed! It seems like a foundational bit of tech literacy that could spur creativity. I'd have used the hell out of this brick. As an artist I still …
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@seanhollister
Sean Hollister
on bluesky
Here's everything I know so far about the Lego Smart Brick, which the company claims is the biggest thing to happen to Lego since 1978: — www.theverge.com/tech/854556/ ...
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@tomwarren.co.uk
Tom Warren
on bluesky
LEGO is launching the most ambitious brick it's ever made: a tiny computer that fits entirely inside a classic 2x4 LEGO brick. It will make entire LEGO sets come to life — with humming lightsabers, roaring engines, light-up blasters, and more www.theverge.com/tech/854556/ ...
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@jeremywired
Jeremy White
on bluesky
BRAIN BRICK: Lego has found a way to make its decidedly analog toys smart with a special brain brick and connected minifigs and tiles. Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/lego-s...
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Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years