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 ...

[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 ...

MaKey MaKey is a developer board for the rest of us, letting you turn almost any object into an input device for your computer. MaKey MaKey is a developer board for the rest of us, letting you turn ...

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Do you fancy making your own joypad from bits of play-doh, turning your stairs into a piano keyboard or even substituting your space bar with a banana? All this capability and more can be yours, ...

There's a new toy in town. MaKey MaKey isn't fluffy or cute. It doesn't talk or dance when you press its belly. It inspires curiosity, experimentation, invention and pride. This $49.95 part-digital, ...

Frank is a social media journalist for the CDW family of technology magazine websites. Interest in computer science is booming, and new and inventive ways of getting kids to learn how to program are ...

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 ...