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Do you remember the Etch-a-Sketch? The popular ’60s toy that allowed you to draw simple pictures on some sort of blank canvas with two side controls? Now you can have it on your iPad, with EtchPad.

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or showing your artistic prowess on an Etch A Sketch. Fifty years ago, cars were built to comfortably accommodate large families. You could easily put a family of six in the average sedan and ...