CES 2026: LEGO brings bricks to life with Smart Play tech

The LEGO Group debuted its newest interactive innovation, LEGO SMART Play, at CES 2026, which allows physical builds to respond to play in real-time. The system is anchored by the LEGO SMART Brick, a standard brick packed with advanced sensors, accelerometers, and a miniature speaker powered by an onboard synthesizer. This "invisible" technology enables builds to "play back" by reacting to movement and touch with context-specific sounds and light effects—all without the need for a screen or smartphone app.

The platform also introduces SMART Tags and SMART Minifigures, which contain unique digital IDs that the SMART Brick recognizes via magnetic coupling. When a character like Luke Skywalker is placed near a SMART-enabled starship, the system can trigger iconic sound effects, such as lightsaber hums or engine roars.

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'LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga' gets delayed indefinitely

It's been 16 years since the first LEGO Star Wars game, but it looks like the wait is going to be much longer for its follow-up. Developer TT Games released a statement on Twitter saying, "we won't be able to make our intended Spring release date" for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. That was already a delayed target release since its original 2020 launch window. But it looks like the developer's "biggest and best-ever LEGO game" needs a bit more time. 

Source: The Verge

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game teaser with BB-8

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment just released the next video in a series of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens character vignettes spotlighting BB-8, the lovable astromech droid and loyal companion of Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. The video showcases BB-8’s LEGO character in full form through key gameplay moments, cinematic cutscenes and authentic audio, all with signature LEGO humor.

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