Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital technology that we haven’t seen from the company before. While the demo Lego gave at its press conference ...

Probably my favorite thing about the Lego Smart Play system unveiled this week at CES is that it was designed for kids, first and foremost. In the past 10 years or so, Lego has increasingly courted an ...

Or perhaps you saw Mashable's own CES coverage of the unveiling, when Lego made its first appearance at the world's biggest technology convention to officially announce Smart Play and Smart Bricks.

In 2024 the United Nations declared June 11 as International Day of Play. The resolution’s stated goal was “to preserve, promote, and prioritize playing so that all people, especially children, can ...

We review the first Lego Smart Brick sets, including the $70 Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, the $90 Luke’s Red Five X-Wing, and the $160 Throne Room Duel.