"If the SMART Tag comes in a set for building a helicopter, for example, then the Smart Brick will light up and make propeller sounds that would help bring a helicopter to life. Its built-in accelerometer would make these lights and sounds more consistent with how you're actually playing with the helicopter, since the Brick will be able to sense when the helicopter is zooming through the sky or turned upside down."
"The SMART Bricks are powered by a patented ASIC chip, which is smaller than the size of a single LEGO stud. The chip uses near-field magnetic positioning to recognize the Tags around it, as well as a miniature speaker, accelerometer, and LED array. LEGO also developed a Bluetooth-based protocol called BrickNet, which allows multiple SMART Bricks to recognize each other and operate in tandem."
"There's no setup required to pair the elements of the SMART Play system, making it easy for kids to get started - and parents will be pleased to note that there are no screens involved in the SMART system at all. However, LEGO's website says that there will be a SMART Tag for animating LEGO toilets, so... there's that. LEGO's first two SMART Play sets - which are both Star Wars-themed - will launch on March 1, though preorders open on Friday."
LEGO introduced SMART Play components including a 2×4 SMART Brick, 2×2 studless SMART Tag tiles, and SMART Minifigures that register nearby Tags with unique digital IDs. SMART Bricks contain a patented ASIC chip, miniature speaker, accelerometer, LED array, and use near-field magnetic positioning to detect Tags. BrickNet, a Bluetooth-based protocol, enables multiple SMART Bricks to recognize and coordinate with each other with enhanced encryption and privacy controls. No setup or pairing is required, the system operates without screens, and initial Star Wars-themed sets will launch on March 1 with preorders opening earlier.
Read at TechCrunch
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]