Today I toyed with the Lego Smart Brick, touted as the “most significant evolution” to the Lego system in 50 years, and I came away impressed. I have a whole hands-on preview story coming Wednesday, but here’s a whirlwind two-minute video tour of what it can actually do. (Also on YouTube.)
Hands-on

The Switch peripheral is a well-built piece of nostalgia, but its games are just too stuck in the past.

It won’t clean your whole house, but it’s the perfect companion to your robot vacuum

The DynaCap system lets you combine the best qualities of Topre and MX keyboards for a semi-reasonable price.





I worked exclusively on a pre-production Asus Zenbook A16 with a Snapdragon X2 processor throughout CES, and I came away impressed.




Aqara’s new U400 smart lock is the first to use Apple’s UWB-based hands-free unlocking, and it works every time, even with full hands.

It took six years, FDA clearance, and some rabbits, but this CES health wearable didn’t end up as vaporware.





Mui’s long-gestating calm-tech board finally ships — and it’s a thoughtful, if very expensive, alternative to screens.
What if you could charge double-As with the same cord as your phone? That’s a thing, and these 1.5V lithium-ion Zepath batteries are surprisingly good! Don’t throw away your Eneloops yet, as NiMH is likely safer and can last longer in low-current applications. But these last way longer in my modded GBA.
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The sample-focused DAW gets an MPC-like hands-on interface.

It’s kinda like a pair of chunky sunglasses that runs Android apps.
I don’t have a full review of this awesome drone today, but I can’t get over how easy it is to fly (once you power everything on)! I’ve updated my story with some pros, cons, a few key specs, pricing and price comparisons, and impressions from other reviewers now that the embargo has lifted.

BMW’s latest electric crossover SUV is about to put the rest of the segment to shame.
The viral sliding gamepad designed by a 19-year-old is nearly here — with big differences from last year! Satisfying snap, nice controls, pairs with lots of devices including Switch 2. But it’s $150, and thick. I also had slightly peeling magnets, but Ohsnap says that’s fixed for mass production.

Wooting has done a great job improving the sound and feel of its popular keyboard.

I tend to like my e-bikes simple and uncomplicated — the Also TM-B is anything but.
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