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 ...

We’ve been getting a lot of emails on the Hackaday tip line about the Makey Makey. This business-card sized circuit board turns everything – bananas, Play-Doh, water, and people – into a touch ...

This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...

[Hasbi Sevinç] is using perishable goods in his electronics project. The orange, tomato, and two apples seen above act as keys for the virtual piano. The concept is the same as the Makey Makey which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. Jun 20, 2012, 05:09am EDT This article is more than 10 years old.

We’re just going to throw some words at you, see what happens. Piano stairs! Pencil joystick! Play Doh gamepad! OK now we’ve got your attention, head over to the MaKey MaKey Kickstarter page and throw ...

From a banana piano to an alphabet soup keyboard, the MIT Media Lab graduate students behind <a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~ericr/makeymakey/">MaKey MaKey</a ...

Ever wanted to wake up in a Disney cartoon where everything around you is animated and interactive? Now you can…Turn a bunch of bananas into a piano. Turn your friends into a synthesizer. Turn a ...

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 ...

Two MIT graduate students have created the ultimate invention kit for the 21st century: MaKey MaKey. The device, a jumble of alligator clips, a USB connector and a circuit board, can turn virtually ...

As I discovered when reviewing the Minty Geek Electronics Lab a while back, experimenting with circuit building can be a great deal of fun. There was one particular project in this kit that made use ...

Mainstream computer interfaces are tough to get right, because they have to be everything to everyone–which is impossible. Even something as “no duh” as a touch screen is going to make someone, ...