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Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years (www.theverge.com)

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On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group will begin selling the most ambitious brick it’s ever made: a tiny computer that fits entirely inside a classic 2x4 Lego brick. When it detects NFC-equipped smart tags nearby, embedded inside new Lego tiles and new Lego minifigures, or when it sees other Smart Bricks, the company claims it will make entire Lego sets come to life — starting with the humming lightsabers, roaring engines, light-up blasters, and the music of Lego Star Wars.

These “Smart Bricks” and “Smart Play” initiatives, just announced at CES 2026, aren’t like the huge Lego Mario toys that required two AAA batteries and mostly only activated when their bottom-mounted cameras detected color or barcodes. They’re wirelessly charged, with a pad that can charge multiple bricks at a time and a battery that “will still perform after years of inactivity.”

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lego is anything but single use.

Not true since the 80s. LEGO blocks used to be about building anything, over and over, but now all they sell is one time construction kits.

This is why modern children are stupid.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

To be fair, it's not like you throw them out after assembly though? So it doesn't count as single-use plastic. Though I do understand what you're trying to say here.

I'm pretty sure you can still just straight up buy sets of bricks. Definitely was still a thing when I was a kid, so late 90's and early 00's.

Quick look on the Lego website says they sell 'em under the name Lego Classic. Some of those still come with plans you can build, but most pieces are generic and can be used to build anything.

Lego as a brand is super overpriced, but if I'm getting my kid Legos for their birthday, it'll be a big-ass box of bricks, at least for the earlier birthdays. Still a year or 2 off from that though.