[Mitxela] wanted to build a different kind of mouse, one that worked like an Etch-a-Sketch toy with one X knob and one Y knob. Armed with some rotary encoders and a microcontroller, that shouldn ...

Introduced in 1960 for the princely sum of $2.99 ($25.00 today), Etch A Sketch was to become a standard issue item for the Baby Boomers’ toy box. As enchanting as the toy seems, it’s hard to ...

Photoshop CC 2019 tutorial showing how to create the retro look of lineographic, mechanical drawings on the classic 1960s toy ...

See how many of these 18 toys you remember asking Santa Claus to bring you Young children watch a demonstration of a Scalextric set. Photo via Getty What makes a great toy? It’s a question ...

Since then, Dorfman has made, and sold, hundreds of millions of miniature, working versions of Etch-A-Sketch, Rubik’s Cube, Monopoly, and other classic toys, including even mini, working ...

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Do you remember the Etch-a-Sketch? The popular ’60s toy that allowed you to draw simple pictures on some sort of blank canvas with two side controls? Now you can have it on your iPad, with EtchPad.

Etch-a-Sketch was so popular that employees worked Christmas eve to fulfill demand. 1970s: Stretch Armstrong, Pong, Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, of course, Star Wars toys. Mattel also added the ...