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		<title>Siftables are Impressive Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re viewing this in an rss reader these videos may not work. So click here. This is a demonstration of Siftables (cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands) by MIT grad student David Merrill. These impressive toys can do simple math, create music, and communicate with each other. Now this [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>If you&#8217;re viewing this in an rss reader these videos may not work.  <a href="http://www.thefutureisawesome.com/2009/02/13/siftables-are-impressive-toys/">So click here</a></strong>.</p>
<p>This is a demonstration of Siftables (cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands) by MIT grad student David Merrill.  These impressive toys can do simple math, create music, and communicate with each other.  Now this is what I call &#8220;<a href="http://instantrimshot.com/">hands on learning</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://labcast.media.mit.edu/?p=25">MIT Labcast</a> | <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/457">Ted</a>] </p>
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		<title>Hong Kong noodles with a Pleo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan</dc:creator>
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