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Insert Coin finalist: Make a Play Arduino-powered puppet show hands-on (video)

Puppet shows and tech rarely ever mix so succinctly: Insert Coin finalist Gal Sasson has taken the ages-old art form and put it on a motorized stage powered by Arduino, making it more entertaining and interactive in the process. The product, dubbed Make a Play, consists of a stage and control board Full story

Insert Coin Semifinalist: Make a Play is a high-tech puppet stage

The students at ITP are constantly churning out creative projects that are unafraid to walk the fine line between art and tech. So its no wonder that Gal Sasson's Make a Play wound up as one of the semi-finalists in our Insert Coin: New Challengers competition. It doesn't hurt that the concept also Full story

‘Panic 2012’: Fear and sock puppets on the campaign trail

   Buzzfeed’s Michael Hastings joins Martin Bashir to discuss his new e-Book, “Panic 2012” – the inside story of everything from Obama staffers’ fright after the first debate to Mitt Romney’s atrocious singing to the president’s interview with a sock puppet.

How to entertain kids during holiday travel

   Are traveling with your kids this season and already dreading the words, “Are we there yet?” Meredith Sinclair of TimeToPlaymag.com shares the must-have travel essentials that will make everyone happy while trying to get from here to there with kids in tow.

See your Internet meltdowns acted out — by sock puppets

A pair of otters peacefully floating on the water, holding hands, rafting — with more than 18 million views, it’s one of the most peaceful, popular videos on YouTube, and completely without drama. Until you read the comments, of course.  Full story

Titanic-sized puppets invade Liverpool

   Massive puppets performed in a street theater event for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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