Lego introduces a surprising innovation to its building sets after 50 years: a smart Lego brick with intelligent functions. First sets have already been presented.
Lego introduces a completely unexpected innovation to its bricks after many years: a smart brick that is said to have various abilities and bring entirely new functions to Lego products.
According to the magazine TheVerge, the company Lego describes these new smart bricks as “the most significant development in the Lego System-in-Play since the introduction of the Lego minifigure in 1978.”
A new smart brick from Lego is meant to make sets “come alive”
What can the “Smart Brick” do? The “Smart Brick” contains an NFC chip that is supposed to detect other bricks and tags nearby. If this “Smart Brick” detects a Smart Tag nearby, it will, according to the company’s information, bring entire Lego sets to life: music will play, you will hear the hum of lightsabers, or other features will be activated. You can also find some initial information on the official German page of Lego.
Which sets are being launched first? Initially, there will be three Lego sets for Star Wars that are to be equipped with the corresponding smart bricks:
- A TIE Fighter with Darth Vader for 70 US dollars.
- Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing for 100 US dollars
- The throne room with Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and the Emperor, including an A-Wing. Price: 160 US dollars.
According to the German page, the first sets can be pre-ordered in about 2 days, as a countdown is running. However, there are still no German prices available, but at first glance, the sets do not seem much more expensive than the regular sets on the “Star Wars” theme. The regular sets have also not been particularly cheap and Star Wars has long been among the high-priced sets.
In the future, more sets are likely to follow, as otherwise the company would not simply call these bricks the most significant development in recent years.
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