I think we can all agree… We spend A LOT of time looking at screens in this day and age. Whether it’s for work or play, whether we’re young or old, whether we mean to or not, screens have just ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...

LEGO is launching a new smart bricks system that its describes as its “most significant” new product since 1978. The new “SMART Play” system is fully compatible with LEGO’s existing ecosystem.

Smart bricks and minifigs are coming to Lego, and the implications are exciting, but equally alarming. For months now, diehard fans have been arguing over leaks of the tech-fueled playsets and their ...

I think Lego might be really onto something with its tech-equipped Smart Play Smart Brick sets, but is it the future of Lego sets? Reading time 3 minutes Whenever Lego has added tech into its brick ...

For over 70 years, kids (and adults) around the world have spent countless hours building anything they could possibly imagine out of Lego. In that time, the toy company has evolved its products to ...

Lego's Chief Product and Marketing officer announces the Lego Smart Brick at CES 2026. (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) The Lego Group is set to host its very first press conference at CES 2026 later ...

As this interstellar object approached its closest point to Earth, a massive radio telescope attempted to sniff out a technosignature. Reading time 3 minutes From the moment astronomers discovered ...

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 ...

2026 has officially begun, with a spectacular release of eight new Star Wars LEGO sets. We’re headed into an exciting year for Star Wars, with The Mandalorian and Grogu leading the franchise back to ...