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Great Scott! This Christmas get yourself this nifty Etch A Sketch Case for your iPad or iPad2.
The Etch A Sketch iPad Case ($39) looks just like your favorite childhood drawing toy, but it's actually made from impact-resistant plastic that will protect your iPad while making you look sharp and totally retro-chic.
Check it out: Link (Also available: Etch A Sketch iPhone 4 Cover)
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If you ever wanted finer control over your Etch-A-Sketch lines, then you may want to consider splicing in a NES controller! Here’s the process as described by Alpinedelta32, the creator of this brilliant mod:
I connected the etch-a-sketch knobs to stepper motors, which are then controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. The Arduino program I wrote takes signals from the NES controller and sends them as stepper motor control instructions.
Low tech toys meets high tech mod, this is what geeks do with their toys when they grow up!
–via Endgadget
HAC:Manchester, a hackerspace community in Manchester, UK, made a huge Etch A Sketch. The image is projected onto the screen from the rear. An arduino controller permits the knobs to be used in the traditional manner of the classic toy. Shaking the screen, as the user above is doing, gradually erases the screen — again, just like with an actual Etch A Sketch.
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Etch A Sketch iPhone 3G/3GS, iPhone 4 ($24.95) and iPad Cases ($39.95)
What do you get when you combine the world’s favorite drawing toy with the world’s hottest gadgets?
The Etch A Sketch iPhone and iPad cases from the NeatoShop will bring new smiles and fond memories to everyone who remembers this favorite childhood toy. But don’t mistake these retro chic cases as being merely stylish – the cases are made from impact resistant ABS plastic, so they provide some serious protection, too.
They make for the perfect Christmas presents for your favorite geek! Link | More Gifts For Geeks (many under $20)
Note: Turns out the creator of these Etch A Sketch cases, Daniel Deutsch, was featured a while ago on Neatorama: he made the drivable Star Wars Landspeeder a couple of years back.
Is your iPad a toy? You betcha! Make it even more fun with a clever case that makes it look like the Etch A Sketch you used as a child. Oh, yeah, it also protects your iPad from scratches and dings. Link -Thanks, Dan!
Photographer Adam Voorhes has a series of sharp pictures showing the internal components of an Etch-a-Sketch, a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol, a frog, and a telephone.
Here at Neatorama, we’ve previously featured his alphabet-shaped furniture.
If you love MJ and kid’s toys, then you’re certain to love this great Etch-A-Sketch artwork of him created by artist George Vlosich III. It took over 150 hours to complete. Now that’s some dedicated etching. He also has some great ones of the president and other celebrities on his site.
Link Via BoingBoing
Vlosich said: 'I've been drawing since I was two years old, but the real magic on the Etch A Sketch started in 1989 on our family trip to Washington D.C.
'Before we left, we stopped over my grandparents' house to say goodbye. My mom pulled out her old 1960's Etch A Sketch so my brother and I would have something to play with in the car. I etched a picture of the U.S. Capitol. 'When I was finished, my mom and dad were amazed! My dad saw it and immediately stopped at a gas station to take a picture of my creation before I erased it.
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I was never any good at the real Etch-a-Sketch, and I’m certainly not any better at the virtual version. This picture to the left was done on a real Etch-a-Sketch (you can see more on the Ohio Art site), but maybe you’ll do just as well online. Let us know how you fare!
