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twist and shake: the etch-a-sketch laptop carrier

You could carry your laptop around in a boring old bag, or you could be really cool and tote it in awesomely retro style with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop carrier.

Crafter Betz White made this one for her brother Roger’s birthday, so she called it a Rog-A-Sketch. The cool carrier is made from wool felt with Velcro…

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August 18th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro

clock-a-doodle-doo: time telling magna doodle hack

Clock-a-Doodle-Doo

This unique electromechanical clock is like a cross between a Magna Doodle and an Etch-a-Sketch.

Using a modified Magna Doodle as the basis for their display, the Clock-a-Doodle-Doo is the brainchild of a recent UCLA mechanical engineering class.
The clock uses a XY plotter-like mechanism to “draw” the current time by neatly arranging the magnetic…

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August 9th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: technology

mario gets the etch-a-sketch treatment

Etch a Sketch Mario by the Etch-a-Sketchist

You’ve gotta hand it to the Etch-A-Sketchist. The stuff he’s able to pull off with his little red sketch toy always blows my mind. One of his latest creations is everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario.

Other recent drawings from the master of metallic filings include such pop icons as Hall and Oates, Master Chief, and…

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November 27th, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

look mr. bubbles, we’ve been etch-a-sketched

Bioshock on Etch-a-Sketch

Given the fact that for my entire life, I’ve been completely incapable of drawing anything but some straight lines and the occasional stair step on an Etch-A-Sketch, this image simply blew my head off.

I was already duly impressed with the detail that artist the Etch-A-Sketchist has been able to squeak out of the little…

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September 18th, 2007 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun video games