A 3-D printer in every household was never going to happen, for so many reasons. But a machine that lets kids design and create their own toys with a few taps on a screen? Now we’re talking. That 3-D ...

After successfully reimagining the classic View-Master into the new View-Master Virtual Reality viewer, Mattel has its sights set on bringing affordable home 3D printing to families by reimagining the ...

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In 1964, Mattel introduced the first ever ThingMaker, which was more popularly known as "Creepy Crawlers". The ability to cook up, literally, toys of your own, albeit limited to said crawlers, might ...

Mattel has announced that it's bringing back ThingMaker, its toy making kits which launched in the 1960s. But this time around ThingMaker will get a modern make-over and consist of a fully functioning ...

MANILA, Philippines – Toy maker Mattel is staking out its claim in the tech side of the toy industry by reaching out to the enterprising side of kids’ creativity. At the 2016 New York Toy Fair last ...

The ThingMaker from the 1960s is making a comeback, as toymaker Mattel wants to revamp the classic device into a contemporary 3D printer. During the Toy Fair trade show, Mattel told the media that the ...