Lego’s Smart Brick is here, and it transforms these new Star Wars sets

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Lego's Smart Brick, featuring a computer, microphone, and NFC tech, is now available in eight Star Wars sets, with some including the brick and others requiring it separately for enhanced interactivity.

Lego's new Smart Brick is a pretty big deal. It packs a miniature computer, a microphone, and NFC tech into a classic 2×4 Lego brick, which can power all sorts of new experiences with select sets. It has so much promise that we awarded it "best in show" at CES 2026, and now, eight Star Wars-themed sets that support the Smart Brick (and include it, in some cases) are now available.

Three of them include at least one Smart Brick, along with a charging cradle and cable, while the rest are merely "Smart Play compatible," meaning they're BYOB (bring your own brick). The interactivity of the NFC tags and the smart minifigurs won't be possible unl …

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