NEW YORK — 3D printing was still decades away when Mattel debuted ThingMaker in the 1960s. As a primitive "at-home maker device," it let kids produce bug-like Creepy Crawlers, mini-dragons, flowers ...

Don’t like any of the toys in your closet? Just make your own. In a move that could motivate either incredible creativity or some serious playground envy (hey, maybe both), Mattel has introduced a ...

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Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...