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The Mad Wrapper created a machine that draws a person’s name on an Etch-A Sketch.  A key is attached to a gift.  Insert the key and the machine automatically draws 

The Mad Wrapper decided that it was too risky to ship an Etch-A-Sketch machine across country to friends and relatives so an Impossible puzzle was shipped out across America. Each

A Rubik’s Cube solver robot that solves a person’s initials on the face of a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube.  Type in you code name to a webpage and click “Solve”.  The

Attached to each gift under the tree is a tag baring a cryptic message etched into a 3d-printed tag. Align the mask and the message is revealed. Each tag is

A roaring fire makes for a great excuse to toast a marshmallow on Christmas Day. I built a tiny fireplace complete with fire that is controlled by a Raspberry Pi

Using the magic of Arduino and clash of historical culture I added Bluetooth to an antique Bell model 202 telephone to light up convention conference “Hello my name is” name

Use an iPhone Augmented Reality App to scan a QR code to find your gift. 2017 was an epic Mad Wrapper year of the magic of new technology. Before Christmas

Guests encounter a 3-foot Christmas tree decorated in colored lights. Green letters are scrawled one at a time to form a message. The words arrive slowly: Ho Ho Ho The

A scratch hologram is one of those “hidden in plain sight” tricks.  To see the message just angle the glass toward the sun and presto!  This is an excellent way

Put on the special goggles and your name pops out of the paper.  Go ahead and open the gift! Presents under the tree include one with special goggles plus a