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Lego has been making toys that inspire kids — and let's be honest, adults — to create and build since 1949. But while these colorful bricks can teach surprisingly practical engineering skills, the ...

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Unlike the majority of prior Lego sets, Lego Boost is programable. A Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a tablet or a smartphone, will allow you to animate your creations like never before. However, ...

LEGO Boost is our new favorite LEGO set—building robots and programming them with the tablet app is just too much fun. Build really cool Lego robots, and then control them with your tablet? Yes, ...

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Children will be able to bring their LEGO creations to life with the help of LEGO Boost, a new building and coding set that utilizes bricks with environment sensors, and a connected iOS application.

In January, Lego announced a new line of products called Boost aimed at teaching kids aged seven and up how to code. Now, Lego Boost is available for preorder at a price of $160. Units will begin ...