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.

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Toys for grown-ups are among this year’s predicted big sellers amid an ongoing “kidult” phenomenon. Firms such as industry giant Lego have seen booming sales of products with one eye firmly on adults.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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