"Lego's new Smart Play system, announced at CES earlier this week, is an embrace of digital technology the likes of which we haven't seen from the company before. And while the demonstration it gave on Monday was a good start towards showing just what Lego's Smart Brick is capable of, there's no substitute for seeing it in person. Fortunately, an extended demo answered a lot of my questions on how the system will work once"
"As I detailed yesterday, the Smart Play system contains three elements. The Smart Brick is packed with technology like proximity sensors, an accelerometer, color sensors and a speaker, all powered by a tiny chip. It's crucial to know that each Smart Brick is identical at this point; to really bring a set to life, you need to combine it with Smart Tags or Smart Minifigures. Both the Tags and Minifigures contain specific instructions that help the Brick understand the context that it is placed in."
"The demo started out simply, with three small Lego builds: a car, a helicopter and a duck. Each of those builds had a unique Smart Tag that the Smart Brick uses to understand how it should respond to real-world stimulus. The car started making the sound of a revving engine, and when playing with it to drive it faster and more aggressively, the engine made more noise."
Lego's Smart Play system uses three elements: a Smart Brick, Smart Tags, and Smart Minifigures. The Smart Brick houses proximity, accelerometer, color sensors, and a speaker powered by a tiny chip. Each Smart Brick is identical and relies on Tags or Minifigures to receive instructions that define context. In demonstrations, simple builds like a car, helicopter, and duck used unique Smart Tags so the Brick could produce appropriate sounds and reactions. The car responded with revving, screeching during tilting, and crash sounds when flipped. Smart Minifigures allow the Brick to detect specific characters and trigger tailored responses for themed sets.
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