LEGO Powered UP App Adding New Functions
Dec12

LEGO Powered UP App Adding New Functions

The LEGO® Powered UP will soon be upgraded to version 3.0 and with it will come some major changes. Firstly it will offer better control over multiple devices as well as also being able to interact with the Technic powered elements. Plus the upgrade will give the apps visuals a tweak. The update should arrive soon, so keep checking your app updates to get the latest version. What’s new? For those of you that have more than one hub,...

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LEGO Winter Holiday Train Powered UP
Dec08

LEGO Winter Holiday Train Powered UP

Like many LEGO® fans, I break out the various seasonal LEGO sets at Christmas to litter the house with brick-based festive cheer. This year is no different, but as I dressed the tree last night I light bulb went off. No I didn’t need to buy new lights for the tree, I had an idea – could I bring the Winter Holiday Train to life with Powered UP? I had recently purchased the Powered UP Passenger Train in the Black Friday...

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LEGO Disney Train & Station Designer Video
Sep11

LEGO Disney Train & Station Designer Video

the new LEGO Disney Train and Station set has been out for a few weeks now but the Designer Video has just been released. In it the sets designer Marcos Bessa and graphic designer Austin Carlson, discuss the sets creation and some of the fun features it contains. I find these sort of videos quite useful, as they are a great way to show of the set and get a better feel of its scale and detail. The set also includes Powered Up features...

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Bring The Disney Train To Life With LEGO
Aug30

Bring The Disney Train To Life With LEGO

A few weeks ago the LEGO® Disney Train and Station was officially revealed. This new set features Powered-Up elements which allow you to bring the set to life. This can be done with the LEGO Powered-Up app, which has finally been updated on Android as well as being available for iOS devices. The app not only allows you to control the trains movement, it can also add music and sound effects to the set. There are two season to enjoy,...

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LEGO Powered Up All You Need To Know
Aug07

LEGO Powered Up All You Need To Know

Over the past weeks, LEGO® Ambassadors have been collating questions about the new Powered Up system. With LEGO builders creating vast displays using Power Functions to power them, there has been a lot of interest surrounding the new platform. Over on the LAN blog, all the queries, questions and concerns have been answered directly by LEGO, you can check out the responses here. Being able to bring movement and more to LEGO sets have...

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Supe Up Your Super Heroes With App-controlled Batmobile
Aug06

Supe Up Your Super Heroes With App-controlled Batmobile

Get ready to Power Up your play with the new App-Controlled Batmobile. This is the first of the non-LEGO® City sets to make use of the new Powered Up control system. This latest DC Super Heroes set is an interesting take on the Batmobile, which has seen numerous LEGO versions over the years. The App-Controlled Batmobile connects to the Powered Up smart device app, which allows you to add a new level of interaction to your LEGO play....

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New Powered Up LEGO City Trains Arrive
Jul01

New Powered Up LEGO City Trains Arrive

Two brand new LEGO® trains arrive today and they introduce the LEGO Powered Up system. This is an updated version of Power Functions. Which offers better connection, increased power and the ability to connect to smart devices, for expanded play functions. The trains themselves continue to use the same tracks and wheels, so if you already have any of the LEGO City trains products, you can pop these new trains on without any problems....

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Add Power To Your LEGO Play With Powered Up
Jun16

Add Power To Your LEGO Play With Powered Up

Connected play is nothing new to the world of LEGO®, in recent years we’ve had Power Functions, App Bricks and LEGO Boost, but the ability to interact with LEGO in unique new ways is about to advance in a big way. This month two new LEGO DUPLO sets were released which included special ‘Action Bricks’. These NFC maker elements trigger certain actions within each set, such as sounding a horn, changing the trains...

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