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Etcher Case Turns iPads into a Working Etch A Sketch

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There have been Etch A Sketch cases out there before, but this is the first that I’ve seen that’s actually functional. The Etcher case will transform your iPad into a working Etch A Sketch, albeit in a digital version.…

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May 10th, 2012 by: Range

Kinect-a-Sketch Updates an Old Classic

What if you could play with your Etch-a-Sketch by simply moving your hands in the air? That would be pretty awesome. What once might have seemed like magic is now a reality. The Kinect-a-Sketch merges Etch-a-Sketch technology with gesture recognition.…

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March 21st, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Etch-a-Sketch and Viewmaster Papercraft Toys Give Paper Personality

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If you had to think of two toys that really stand out from the past and have left their mark on the world, these two would be the ones. The Viewmaster and the Etch-a-Sketch are true classics. Everyone knows them the instant they see them.…

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January 18th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

NES-S-Sketch Combines Two of Our Favorite Geek Toys

Some might consider it cheating to attach an NES controller to an Etch-A-Sketch, but not this guy. Those little vertical and horizontal knobs just weren’t cutting it so he got to work and created the NES-S-Sketch, which is like having the worst NES paint program ever that only uses the…

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November 29th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Connect A Sketch Lets Two Users Work on a Drawing Without a Fistfight

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My parents were crazy when I was a kid. They would get a single toy and expect me to share it with my brother. I’m not sure why they thought we were capable of sharing considering all the fights we got into over who had something before the other. I…

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April 29th, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

Etch a Sketch iPhone Case Still Won’T Help You Draw Curves

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After releasing the gorgeous Etch A Sketch iPad case, Headcase has done the inevitable and released an iPhone version. Actually they made two versions, one that fits the 3G & 3GS and one for the iPhone 4. You may notice that they look a bit more generic though:

Just like…

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November 25th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

IPad Gets Official Etch a Sketch HD App

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Remember that awesome Etch A Sketch Case that we talked about a few weeks ago that made your iPad look like the toy? I thought at the time what the thing needed was an app made for the iPad that would complete the illusion that the iPad is nothing more…

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October 20th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Etch a Sketch iPad Case Gets Official, Can Draw More Than Straight Lines

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While it’s not as cozy looking as the soft Etch A Sketch laptop sleeve, this case for the iPad is much more faithful to the original design.

That’s because Headcase managed to license the Etch A Sketch design from Ohio Art before they built out their iPad case. They really…

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September 20th, 2010 by: Technabob

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

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August 18th, 2008 by: Karen M.

Clock-a-Doodle-Doo: Time Telling Magna Doodle Hack

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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…

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August 9th, 2008 by: Technabob

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