I played with the Lego Smart Brick

For example, the most attention-grabbing thing you can do with Lego’s flagship set is have a lightsaber battle. Two Smart ...
Hackaday

FPGA Dev Kit Unofficially Brings MSX Standard Back

In the 1980s there were an incredible number of personal computers of all shapes, sizes, and operating system types, and ...
PCMag on MSN

Cyber Fidget Is Part Fidget Toy, Part Educational Hacking Tool, and I Want One

What happens when you combine an Arduino-based microcontroller with a palm-sized aluminum box and clicky buttons? A fidget ...
PCMag on MSN

Lego's New Smart Brick Can Light Up Like a TIE Fighter and Whoosh Like a Lightsaber

Lego made its first appearance at CES 2026 to show off its Smart Brick, which can change colors, make sound effects, and ...

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

Now, Lego is bringing the culmination of this technology and play features to a galaxy far, far away with its new Smart Play system. With its unveiling at CES 2026, I had a chance to see exactly how ...
Hackaday

Hands On WIth The Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero

We are all familiar enough by now with the succession of boards that have come from Raspberry Pi in Cambridge over the years, ...