Since its launch four years ago, the Makey Makey invention kit has been used to turn bananas into piano keyboards, make potted plants talk when handled and transform the outstretched hands of audience ...

Learn coding and circuitry basics as you incorporate sound effects into a story book. Design a soundscape for your story, record your sounds, and use copper tape, Makey Makey and Scratch to help your ...

There are plenty of interactive Arduino projects for beginners, but for the last decade, Makey Makey has been a favorite among kids, parents, and educators alike. Created by MIT alums Jay Silver and ...

Can you make your own video game controller? Can you use play-doh to type on a computer? How can you make your own digital musical instrument using household materials? Invention Literacy with Makey ...

Jay Silver and his co-founder's concept was simple: Hook up everyday objects to small circuits and turn them into touchpads. See how their MaKey MaKey invention kit is changing the way we interact ...

Turning bananas into piano keys might not be the most logical use of the fruit, but Makey Makey lets it happen. That, and so much more. Developed by two MIT Media Lab alums, Jay Silver and Eric ...

Fans of MaKey MaKey may find this project similar, but there’s a lot more to the Mini Automat than making music from fruit. The idea for the Mini Automat (which is an off-shoot of the original Automat ...

Play-Doh control pad for playing Super Mario. [Credit: Jay Silver] MaKey MaKey is a new Arduino interface board that let’s you convert everyday objects into touch-based input contraptions. Instead of ...