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iFoolish iPhone Case: For Magna Doodle Lovers

Range — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:30 +0000

There are plenty of iPhone cases, but this has got to be one of the most distinctive that I’ve ever seen. The iFoolish iPhone case is inspired by the Magna Doodle drawing board that almost everyone has used as a kid. They’re kind of like the analog precursors to modern-day tablets.

The iFoolish iPhone case allows you to play Magna Doodle on a more compact scale. Due to copyright issues, it couldn’t be named the Magna Doodle case, but it works like one anyhow. It has a mini stylus to let you draw on the board, as well as a slider to clear the slate when you’re done.

You can order yours directly from iFoolish for £19.99 (~$32 USD). You’re probably going to be the only one of your friends that has this kind of a case. That’s good and you can use it to practice your Draw Something skills too.

[via Ubergizmo]

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

Technabob — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:00:54 +0000

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 particles with a mechanical pen. When it’s ready to change time, another mechanism pulls the “eraser” mechanism to release the particles and clear the magnetophoretic display. Each minute, it does the whole thing all over again. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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Ever wonder how a Magna Doodle really works? HowStuffWorks has deconstructed the gory innards of the mysterious magnetic device for your personal enrichment.