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    A new toy called Hackaball teaches kids super basic principles of coding.
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    The silicone ball is filled with sensors and lights and a speaker. Through a companion app, kids can program actions and reactions in Hackaball.
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    For example, if the game is about never letting Hackaball drop, the ball might flash red when it hits the ground.
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    It's all about if-then logic.
  • Hackaball even arrives disassembled so that kids have to figure out how to piece it together—and therefore understand a...
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    Hackaball even arrives disassembled, so that kids have to figure out how to piece it together—and therefore understand a bit how electronics work—before playing.
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