Etch-a-sketch

Gaming

Control An Etch-A-Sketch With a NES Controller!

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11:00AM December 2, 2011 | Mark Serrels

As a clumsy three year old, my hands lovingly coated in a smear of saliva and nutella, there was nothing I couldn’t break or destroy. The humble Etch-A-Sketch was a serial victim of mine. Standing on it, pawing at it with sticky, disgusting toddler fingers. Imagine someone had given me this awesome mod back then? Maybe my beloved Etch-A-Sketch would still be with us to this day… [sniff] More »


Gaming

DJ Hero Turned Into A Giant Etch-A-Sketch

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11:00AM October 31, 2011 | Alex Kidman

What do you do with game accessories for a franchise that didn’t exactly set the world on fire? Before sending them off for recycling, you could always opt to do something different — like turning them into a huge etch-a-sketch and MAME controller. More »


Gadgets

Why Etch-A-Sketch Alone? Collaborate With Connect-A-Sketch

4:40PM April 29, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The Etch-A-Sketch has endured for years as a beloved drawing toy for children and adults alike. It’s even been taken into the third dimension. But it’s always been such a solitary activity…until now. More »


Software

Shake Those iPads Clean With The $4 Etch A Sketch HD App

8:00PM October 20, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Considering the iPad is the perfect size for creating artwork your mummy would’ve stuck on the fridge 20 years ago, it’s surprising it’s taken this long for an official Etch A Sketch app. More »


Official Etch-A-Sketch iPad Case Makes ‘Shake To Undo’ More Obvious

8:00AM September 21, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Remember when the iPad first came out there were all those Etch-A-Sketch jokes? Now you can own the punchline for only $US40. Sadly, the knobs do nothing. Even more sadly, the official Etch-A-Sketch app has iffy reviews. [GetAHeadCase.com]


Software

DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch Is Almost Worth Destroying A Hard Drive

12:40PM November 24, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin’ awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. More »


Etch-A-Sketch Freestyle Seems Like Cheating

6:30AM November 16, 2009 | Jack Loftus

The Etch-A-Sketch Freestyle aims to eliminate those wobbly, pixel-edged circles that occur on the original. It’s cheating. More »


Etch-a-Sketch iPhone Case Is Almost Too Adorable

2:40AM September 9, 2009 | Adam Frucci

I don’t know why, but I’m such a sucker for handcrafted iPhone cases that look like other gadgets. First the Playstation case and now an Etch-a-Sketch. It’s just so cute! [Etsy via Nerd Approved]


Gadgets

What In The Hell Is This Thing? A Skateboard Etch-A-Sketch?

1:30PM August 14, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

MAKE calls this a huge XY table. Crunchgear thinks it’s kind of a mouse-controlled Etch-A-Sketch. All I know is, it uses a mouse, three skateboards and an Arduino microcontroller. But for what purpose? More »


How To Draw A Circle With Etch-A-Sketch

7:00AM August 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz