2026-02-19
The SMART Brick houses an LED array, accelerometer, light and sound sensors, a miniature speaker, an analog synthesizer, a battery with wireless charging, and copper coils made from 100-micron wire. Those coils track the position of other Smart Bricks in 3D space down to the millimeter. — AMAZING!
Wired
How Lego's Creative Play Lab built the Smart Brick, its custom chip, sensors, and proprietary communication system to seamlessly integrate with existing sets
Lego's next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets.
2024-01-26
Yes, but was this really a secret to anyone? https://gizmodo.com/...
Gizmodo
Mysk: iPhone apps including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and X are skirting Apple's privacy rules to collect user data through push notifications
Security researchers say apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, and countless other use notifications as a loophole to skirt privacy protections.