I seem to be on a toy kick but these are just the coolest things. I would love to play. If you haven’t discovered Ted Talks you may be in for a treat.
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“MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
About David Merrill
David Merrill works on Siftables, tiny computer blocks that interact with each other to make networks (and music).”
http://www.ted.com/talk/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html
WOW!! The coolest tech idea I’ve seen in a long time. Very exciting to see were tech interfacing is headed! The education applications are vast.