Computer Keyboard from Bananas [video]

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46 points·garbagegigo··9 comments

A better link would be to Makey Makey's own website: http://makeymakey.com/

The project started about a year ago on Kickstarter and raised $568K http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-i...

It's a lot of fun to play with and a great educational experience. They usually have a fun booth at Maker Faire.

I don't know Vidinterest is, but here's the Youtube link referenced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQqh7iCcOU

The site referred to is: http://makeymakey.com

@speeder Wacky musical instruments? Mireia installed a pencil-piano and played the tetris song, for example :) http://blog.mmontanyola.com/?p=73

Makey Makey is awesome..

I'm thinking if this could be easy to replicate by re-purposing an old keyboard.

I own one of these, does anybody have any questions?

Whoa! It is VERY interesting! Maybe it can make even easier to make your DIY arcade cabinet?

Also, obviously you can make your own DDR dance pad (not with water though... I would use metal plates, make more sense).

Or create some wacky musical instruments...

Too bad it only interfaces with keyboard it seems, thus lacking some serious analog input... Although I don't know if it CAN track analog input anyway.

According to the end of the video, it looks like you can have it interface as a mouse too. So you might be able to make so more fancy analog input.

And I think it also said it can interface as/with an arduino, so I imagine a lot more is possible if you are creative!

wow, this is amazing !!

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