is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. “There are more sensors that will be ...

A sensor has been developed that can detect structural defects in real-time even in challenging environments such as high-temperature pipes in nuclear power plants, hazardous chemical storage tanks, ...

I’m deep inside Lego’s headquarters in Billund, Denmark, in a private office that’s part of the company’s Creative Play Lab. The secretive division of 237 staff based here and in London, Boston, and ...

The RPS-429AA-40P-IS2 ultrasonic sensor has been tested and certified to meet global standards for intrinsic safety in explosive atmospheres/hazardous locations (ATEX ...

Full vehicle autonomy has been about two years away for a decade or more, but at CES 2026—as happened at its past umpteen predecessors—we got a preview of promising new technologies that claim they’ll ...

A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless non-invasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track real-time changes in vascular diameter-without the need for a traditional ...

A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless non-invasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track real-time changes in vascular diameter—without the need for a traditional ...

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker face off in one of Lego's new Smart Play sets (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital ...

Lego has unveiled Smart Play, a new interactive game tool. It adds Smart Bricks, Tags, and Minifigures with sensors and speakers. The tool is launching officially with Star Wars set in March. Lego has ...

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group will ...

The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds interactive lights and sound to the Lego experience—including the minifigs.

At CES 2026, Lego has announced the upcoming launch of the Lego Smart Play system, an interactive technology the company is calling the biggest evolution to Lego bricks since the introduction of the ...