Lego developed a custom ASIC chip that allows its new Ssmart Bricks to pick up on signals from surrounding Smart Tags that dictate how it should make sounds or light up.

LOS ANGELES — The hooded man darted past shattered glass, his headlamp illuminating the rare collectibles housed in display cases that lined the walls of Bricks & Minifigs in Whittier. “Ninjago” Ultra Violet (Oni Mask of Hatred). Percival Graves ...

The playing and snacking options are endless. — -- File this under something you never knew you needed, but definitely do. YouTuber Grant Thompson has engineered an easy way to make completely edible and stackable Legos using Jell-O. The playing and ...

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WPRI) — Andrew Grover is at it again. This time, the Lego enthusiast and lifelong Rhode Islander is recreating a historic Burrillville schoolhouse. Grover said it’s unlike his other replicas, which include the Providence Public ...

Most kids play with Legos for fun, but some Tucson-area students used them Saturday to build robots that solve biomedical engineering problems. The 29 teams in the regional FIRST Lego League contest at Wakefield Middle School built robots that completed ...

Brick by brick, brother and sister Paul Wellington and Nealita Nelson built their bond through LEGOs. Now, in adulthood, they reconnected through these tiny plastic pieces. But this time, on TV. The siblings, who grew up on Milwaukee's north side, will be ...

Updated on Monday, Jan. 5 at 1:15 p.m. ET — Unfortunately, the Lego CES keynote press conference on Jan. 5 will not be livestreamed. However, Mashable reporter Matt Binder is in attendance, and you can follow the Mashable CES live blog for the latest updates in brick building technology.

Good morning. I'm Noel King. How many Legos does it take to build a miniature version of Beijing's Forbidden City? Li Zhining did it with 700,000. He spent a year building the model. There are more than 70 palaces, the moats and turrets of the ancient ...

Re: “Dallas County Gets Cold Case Assistance — Grants will support dedicated DA’s units for homicide and sexual assault investigations — and prosecutions,” Monday editorial. As a family member of one of the 3,000 unsolved cold case murders in ...

The hooded man darted past shattered glass, his headlamp illuminating the rare collectibles housed in display cases that lined the walls of Bricks & Minifigs in Whittier, California. Those sought-after Lego mini-figures — “Ninjago” Ultra Violet ...

Lego’s Smart Bricks differ from earlier tech-enabled Lego products by using wireless charging pads (avoiding disposable batteries) and boasting batteries that will still perform after years of inactivity.