[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 ...

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 ...

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 ... across the screen like a CRT.