The Vergecast

How Lego’s Smart Brick works


Listen Later


January brings two things in Vergecast-land: CES, and New Years' Resolutions. We start this episode with a dive into the story of this year's biggest tech show, the Lego Smart Brick, which is either a clever way of thinking about creativity or the end of creativity as we know it. Sean Hollister explains how the Smart Brick works, and how Lego can make sure it ends the right way. Then, Platformer's Casey Newton discusses his productivity system, his adventures in Claude Code, and how you too can make yourself a little more productive this year — with or without AI.


Further reading:

  • Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
    • Lego’s Smart Bricks aren’t just an experiment
      • I played with the Lego Smart Brick
        • From PlatformerThe project that turned me into a Claude Code believer
          • From PlatformerWhat I learned about productivity this year
          • Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to [email protected] or call us at 866-VERGE11.

            Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

            ...more
            View all episodesView all episodes
            Download on the App Store

            The VergecastBy The Verge

            • 4.3
            • 4.3
            • 4.3
            • 4.3
            • 4.3

            4.3

            3,685 ratings


            More shows like The Vergecast

            View all
            Explain It to Me by Vox

            Explain It to Me

            7,866 Listeners

            The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

            The Gray Area with Sean Illing

            10,709 Listeners

            Switched on Pop by Vulture

            Switched on Pop

            2,686 Listeners

            Pivot by New York Magazine

            Pivot

            9,654 Listeners

            Gastropod by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

            Gastropod

            3,645 Listeners

            This Week in Tech (Audio) by TWiT

            This Week in Tech (Audio)

            3,061 Listeners

            MacBreak Weekly (Audio) by TWiT

            MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

            2,015 Listeners

            The Talk Show With John Gruber by Daring Fireball / John Gruber

            The Talk Show With John Gruber

            3,144 Listeners

            Decoder with Nilay Patel by The Verge

            Decoder with Nilay Patel

            3,141 Listeners

            Channels with Peter Kafka by Vox Media Podcast Network

            Channels with Peter Kafka

            553 Listeners

            Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

            Accidental Tech Podcast

            2,142 Listeners

            Daily Tech News Show by Tom Merritt

            Daily Tech News Show

            1,391 Listeners

            Uncanny Valley | WIRED by WIRED

            Uncanny Valley | WIRED

            500 Listeners

            9to5Mac Happy Hour by 9to5Mac

            9to5Mac Happy Hour

            731 Listeners

            Upgrade by Relay

            Upgrade

            1,219 Listeners

            Good One by Vulture

            Good One

            1,487 Listeners

            9to5Mac Daily by 9to5Mac

            9to5Mac Daily

            530 Listeners

            Tech Brew Ride Home by Morning Brew

            Tech Brew Ride Home

            970 Listeners

            Land of the Giants by Vulture

            Land of the Giants

            2,163 Listeners

            Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast by MKBHD

            Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

            5,992 Listeners

            Unlocking Us with Brené Brown by Vox Media Podcast Network

            Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

            23,601 Listeners

            A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe by Vox Media Podcast Network

            A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe

            735 Listeners

            Hard Fork by The New York Times

            Hard Fork

            5,559 Listeners

            Good Noticings by Vox Media Podcast Network

            Good Noticings

            6,491 Listeners

            Unexplainable by Vox

            Unexplainable

            2,310 Listeners

            Cover Story by New York Magazine

            Cover Story

            1,218 Listeners

            Not Just Football with Cam Heyward by Cam Heyward

            Not Just Football with Cam Heyward

            152 Listeners

            Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF by Vivian Tu

            Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF

            1,759 Listeners

            Prof G Markets by Vox Media Podcast Network

            Prof G Markets

            1,444 Listeners

            Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird by Sue Bird

            Bird's Eye View with Sue Bird

            431 Listeners

            Solutions with Henry Blodget by Vox Media Podcast Network

            Solutions with Henry Blodget

            28 Listeners

            Version History by The Verge

            Version History

            51 Listeners