Electronic Design

LEGO Smart Play Platform Brings Imagination to Life

LEGO's new SMART Play System blends embedded electronics, sensors, and wireless tech into the familiar classic bricks, ...
IEEE

A Compact Dual-Channel WPT System With Power Boosting Function Based on Dual-Sided Decoupling Coils

Abstract: Traditional high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) systems have problems such as low semiconductor power rating, insufficient system compactness, and difficulty in system design due to ...
IEEE

Cost Functions Over Feasible Power Transfer Regions of Virtual Power Plants

Abstract: A virtual power plant (VPP) facilitates the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) for transmission-level operations. A challenge in operating a VPP is to characterize the cost ...
Entrepreneur

This Is What the New Lego Smart Brick Can Do — Its ‘Most Significant Evolution’ in 50 Years

Lego unveiled its most ambitious product in nearly 50 years at CES 2026. It’s called the Smart Brick — a 2×4 Lego brick with an entire computer inside. The brick contains light and sound capabilities, ...
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 ...
Shacknews

LEGO introduces 'Smart Brick' that will power new features in future sets

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is now in full swing, with tech companies around the world descending on the Las Vegas Convention Center to share their upcoming products and working ...