We've been waiting years for 3D printing to finally be simple enough for mainstream consumers -- and now, it looks like Mattel might be the first company to make that happen. At NYC's Toy Fair this ...

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 ...

ThingMaker(TM) 3D Printer and ThingMaker Design(TM) App Eco-System (PRNewsFoto/Mattel, Inc.) Mattel is having a big year at the New York Toy Show, first announcing their updated View-Master headset ...

NEW YORK — 3D printing was still decades away when Mattel debuted ThingMaker in the 1960s. As a primitive “at-home maker device,” it let kids produce bug-like Creepy Crawlers, mini-dragons, flowers ...

Mattel is getting super creative this year by giving more freedom to the toy experts of the world: kids. At this year's New York Toy Fair trade show, the company announced its new ThingMaker, a $300 ...

As well as announcing the launch later this year of the second generation Mattel VR View-Master 2.0 smartphone virtual reality viewing headset. Mattel has also announced and unveiled a new 3D printer ...

Remember ThingMaker? Mattel’s $300 3D printer that would let kids print out their own toys? Its ship date – which was supposed to be this month – just got pushed back another year, according to a ...

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 ...

If you promised your teen a Mattel ThingMaker this Christmas, you may want to find something else that's just as cool ASAP. A spokesperson told Engadget that the company won't be releasing its toy ...

Mattel is hoping to make at-home 3D printing more popular than ever with its new ThingMaker, 3D printing technology designed for kids. Unveiled at the New York Toy Fair, the system can be used to ...