When Jay Silver thinks of people with radical ideas, he thinks of his late father starting a food co-op in South Florida in the 1970s. People thought his father, Joel, was crazy for gathering a group ...

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 ...

Why bother with trackpads and keyboards when you could control your PC with fruit and Play-Doh instead? That’s the central question behind Makey Makey Go, a $19 Kickstarter project that turns everyday ...

Jay Silver had a smash hit when he co-created Makey Makey, a do-it-yourself invention kit for everybody. And now he is unveiling GameBender, an educational game console startup that has funding from ...

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 ...

[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 ...

When it launched in 2012, the Makey Makey was the golden child of the maker movement. It was a simple, easy to use board with holes for alligator clips and a USB socket that would present capacitive ...

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 ...

• Fairy Garden Workshop —Create a fairy garden with guidance from Berthoud resident and fairy garden enthusiast Laura Schultz. Most materials will be provided, including your very own fairy, 10:30 a.m ...

Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine, hosts the Music Makers presentation at Asheville Community Theatre. Photo by Tariq Zeidan Sometimes the synthesis of music and technology means ...

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, ...