LEGO SMART Play: My Opinion So Far

LEGO history is littered with attempts to combine traditional play sets with technology, some of which achieve mild success, while others are ended sooner than planned or utterly crash and burn. SMART Play is the latest such effort and maybe the most ambitious, considering the extended development time of over nine years. I have now had some experience with the system, so this article covers my thoughts so far, based on playing with the bricks for a few hours and discussion with the system's...