Tetris creator says the Rubik's cube is 'the symbol of modern civilisation' and we should send them into space

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Lego Smart Play hands-on: Using Smart Brick technology to get kids to play together

As I detailed yesterday, the Smart Play system contains three elements. The Smart Brick is packed with technology like ...

Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games

I put out a call on social media and through various PR contacts for QA professionals to share their most ridiculous game ...

Lego's brainy brick makes an X-Wing sound like an X-Wing, and no app is needed to fly it

The Smart Brick looks very similar to a normal 2x4 Lego brick, but it contains a custom Application Specific Integrated ...

Meet Project Patchouli, an open-source drawing tablet project to 'build your own tablet from scratch'

For something intended to mimic good old pencil and paper, drawing tablets and the tech behind them are surprisingly complicated. If you fancy a crash course in how they work and want to build your ...

'Dad, you want a cheesesteak?': Man enlisted former cellmate to beat his father to death with a baseball bat then texted his phone about lunch

"He was an amazing dad, an amazing grandfather, and that's how he should be remembered," the defendant said while professing ...

Lego debuts Smart Brick and Smart Play system that reacts as you play. Here's how it works.

Developed by the Lego Group’s Creative Play Lab, the Lego Smart Play system will make sounds and activate lights based on ...