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  1. AVCampos
    Yes, I think it's 4.0 LE. But only relatively recent and/or high-end devices support it; look at the compatibility issues with SBrick, BuWizz and Boost. I assume most kids either have low-end or older hand-me-down phones (or have to constantly nag their parents to borrow their phones to play), which makes Wi-Fi more compatible. Still, given that TLG already uses Bluetooth with WeDo 2.0 and Boost (and they also use PF 2.0), I don't believe the upcoming systems use Wi-Fi.
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    Wi-Fi is doable in a "toy" scenario: many toy quadcopters use it for control and image streaming. What happens is that the toy creates its own network, disconnected from the Internet, and the phone connects to it. If the "toy" is set up to accept a single device connected to it, I don't think there is reason to worry about security. Then again, Bluetooth might be cheaper and/or less battery-intensive. Still, IMO Wi-Fi is more future-proof due to its greater (potential) range and bandwidth, not to mention greater compatibility (802.11b has been around for many years, BT 4.0 LE is quite new).
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    Speaking of dog bone, has anyone found any new parts (excluding recolours) for 1H2018, apart from the Mack dog?
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    That's also what the Boost hub basically is, but with auxiliary outputs. That's why I think the new receiver will be a "Boost lite".
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    I find it funny that people are discussing this Batmobile both here and at the Superheroes section, yet here all the attention goes to the electronics while there the attention is on the minifigs.
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    Indeed, I always hoped for generic 2.4 GHz radio, with its own controller and receiver. The technology is nowadays so cheap that one pay €15 for a toy quadcopter and for that money get a 2.4 GHz transmitter and receiver (with around 20 metres range), a flight controller with 6-axis gyroscope, four motors, a lithium-polymer battery, and all the other materials to keep everything together. Even those shameless copycats that rip-off LEGO sets don't use IR for their "Power Functions" clone: they use 2.4 GHz radio. While it's true that nowadays kids get access to powerful phones earlier and earlier and using Bluetooth avoids the need to have a transmitter increase a set's cost, WeDo/Boost/SBrick/BuWizz users know very well how finicky Bluetooth is and how picky it is regarding device specs.
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    I wouldn't be surprised at all if it were a simplified Boost hub, with the same technology (since, unlike MINDSTORMS, the "robotic" behaviours are implemented by the phone/tablet, and the brick simply follows commands) but less functions, like lack of auxiliary I/O ports.
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    I don't know anything more than @degenerate already told here about it.
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    Considering my preference for Technic and my general indifference for LEGO Superheroes, I'm quite looking forward to what's coming up for Batman.
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    Actually, @Philo's excellent motor comparison page shows it has quite low torque. It's the price of miniaturisation, you can't expect much performance from something not much bigger than a 2x2 brick.
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    I think that was the error my Alcatel Pop C7 gave when it was running 4.2.2 and I tried to install the SBrick-related apps. After I upgraded it to 4.4.2 it installed them fine. I haven't tried the newest version of BrickController yet.
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    I made another expansion to the diorama for Paredes de Coura Fan Weekend 2017. I expanded the whole area, rebuilt the entire M Corporation base, and created a few more M:Tron and Blacktron 2 vehicles to add to the commotion. Here are photos of it, full versions at its MOCpages page:
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    I don't know why anyone would want to have anyone else's left nut to be willing to bet against you, but indeed logic dictates that it's the same bucket as on the 42030. It's a huge, complex element, which means the mould to make it must have been accordingly expensive, so TLG would want to make the most of it and avoid manufacturing yet another expensive mould.
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    The large one I bought can also used in Windows, both via Bluetooth and USB. I never tried the small one in Windows.
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    I use this one without problems. It's the cheapest I could find with dual symmetrical analogue sticks, and there's an optional phone holder for it.I use this one without problems. It's the cheapest I could find with dual symmetrical analogue sticks, and there's an optional phone holder for it. http://m.everbuying.net/product957825.html If you don't need so many buttons, this one should also work: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wireless-Bluetooth-Gamepad-Self-Timer-Game-Controller-Joystick-Selfie-Remote-Shutter-Mouse-For-iOS-Android-Smartphone/32717032525.html
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    The 8458 is mostly metallic silver, so it's possible. But that colour scheme would indeed drive the final product's price up quite a bit.
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    Indeed, The Volvo's large size and absence of out-of-the-box PF suggests an optional upgrade.
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    You're mistaking the EV3 with the RCX. The EV3's IR sensor and remote do use the PF protocol, but the RCX uses a different IR protocol.
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    It's a rather common element, the first time I saw it was on an Indiana Jones set.
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    Yes, the protocol is different, and so is the one for the RC trains, Manas, and older IR Racers. It's not just for autonomous robots, as the RCX's IR protocol allows direct output control.
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    OK, then. I still stand by my previous statement: "Almost."
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    Almost.
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    Awesome! Especially since the old phone I bought to use with my LEGO projects happens to have infrared, the updated app should be extra useful.
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    OK, got it. I'll reserve my judgement for when I see some images, then.
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    I haven't seen the pictures, but from your description it doesn't sound that bad to me: green/lime goes well with yellow/white, and the other colours are only on details. I've seen worse colour vomit in LEGO, for example on the 31008.
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