CNN

I tried Lego’s new Smart Brick Star Wars sets, and they’ve impressed a lifelong fan

We’re on the ground at CES in Las Vegas all week to sift through the hype and find the products that should actually be worth your money this year. Check out our guide to CES 2026 for our latest hands ...
Newsweek

LEGO Makes Biggest Change To Bricks In 50 Years

LEGO has announced a huge update to its bricks, which the company is calling "one of the most significant evolutions" it's made in 50 years of LEGO history. According to its official press release, on ...
TechCrunch

Lego Smart Bricks introduce a new way to build — and they don’t require screens

Lego announced its new Smart Play system at CES 2026 on Monday, adding interactive, responsive Legos to the famously analog franchise. The Smart Play system includes a 2×4 brick, Smart Tag tiles, and ...
The Verge

Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years

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 ...
Observer

LEGO’s ‘Smart Brick’ Gives Its Plastic Bricks the Power to See, Hear and Feel

A presentation during the LEGO SMART Play launch event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Jan. 05, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David Becker/Getty Images for The LEGO Group LEGO just made its most ...
Wired

Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain

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.
Gizmodo

There Is So Much New Lego You Can Buy in January

A new year brings with it plenty of traditions, but one of the most threatening to our wallets each passing year is that, after months of relative peace and quiet, Lego just decides to put out tons of ...
WTOL

'Bomb cyclone' to hit Great Lakes this weekend with high winds and heavy precipitation

TOLEDO, Ohio — The term "bomb cyclone" has become a staple of winter weather headlines, but for meteorologists, it describes a specific and powerful atmospheric process rather than just a heavy ...
Reuters

Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow, investigators say

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monday, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been ...
CBS News

Rare look inside the secret LEGO Museum reveals the system behind a toy giant's remarkable longevity

Billund, Denmark - Millions of people around the world instantly recognize the look, the feel — especially under foot — and even the sound of LEGO. The plastic blocks have shaped childhood memories ...
NBC Los Angeles

Bomb squad responds to suspicious item investigation in Glendale

Law enforcement officers and a bomb squad responded to a Glendale neighborhood Tuesday afternoon to investigate a suspicious item found in a vehicle. The investigation was at Flower Street and Justin ...