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 ...

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 ...

Turn Makey Makey into MIDI Controller. Mod the Makey Makey firmware so that it sends MIDI Note signals instead of keyboard keys signals. Use JSFX Effects to map this signal inside a DAW or VST Host ...

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 ...

This week we've been using Makey Makey to create game controllers. We set up the activity with materials that are both insulating and conductive: foamies, cardboard, popsicle sticks, tin foil, copper ...

It’s really a wonder that we missed this one, what with all the extra time in front of a computer we’ve had over the last year or so. But better late than never, we always say, so behold, (a little at ...

The good folks at Joy Labz were kind enough to send me a MaKey Makey for review, and let me tell you, I've been having a pretty great time playing around with it. For those unfamiliar, the MaKey Makey ...

Standard Kit Ships with: 1 x MaKey MaKey HID Board, 1 x Alligator Clip Pack, 1 x Mini-USB Cable Deluxe Kit Ships with: 1 x MaKey MaKey HID Board, 2 x Alligator Clip Pack, 1 x Jumper Wires Pack, 1 x ...

You want to increase student buy-in on a project by designing a challenge with a connection to the “real world.” You want your students to see their work as authentic and not just an academic exercise ...