Find a Retailer SHOP PRODUCT MENU BLOG find products, tutorials, etc... HOME / P R O D U C T C A T E G O R I E S LEARN 0 SUPPORT LOG IN Need Help? REGISTER EDUCATION FORUM / KITS / MAKEY MAKEY CLASSIC BY JOYLABZ Makey Makey Classic by JoyLabz KIT-14478 DESCRIPTION INCLUDES DOCUMENTS You may be the greatest living banana pianist, but how will you ever know if you don't make yourself a banana piano? Good news! That project and countless others are easier than you think with Makey Makey. Using the Makey Makey you can make anything into a key just by connecting a few alligator clips. The Makey Makey Classic by JoyLabz is an invention kit that tricks your computer into thinking that almost anything is a keyboard. This allows you to hook up all kinds of fun things as an input. For example, play Mario with a Play-Doh keyboard or piano with fruit! The Makey Makey Classic uses high-resistance switching to detect when you've made a connection even through materials that aren't very conductive (like leaves, pasta or people). This technique attracts noise on the input, so a moving window averager is used to lowpass the noise. The Makey Makey can also act like a keyboard or mouse. There are six inputs on the front of the board, which can be attached to via alligator clipping, soldering to the pads, or any other method you can think of. There are another 12 inputs on the back, six for keyboard keys and six for mouse motion, which you can access with jumpers via the female headers. GET STARTED WITH THE MAKEY MAKEY CLASSIC GUIDE images are CC BY 2.0 SHARE Tags Previous Versions ALLIGATOR GAME JOYLABZ Makey Makey Classic by JoyLabz Product Help and Resources SKILLS NEEDED TUTORIALS Makey Makey Classic Hookup Guide JANUARY 11, 2018 Be stoked! The world is your construction kit. How to turn everyday objects into computer inputs with the Makey Makey Classic from JoyLabz. COMMENTS 0 REVIEWS 0 MAKEY MAKEY NOVELTY TOY Customer Comments Log in or register to post comments. START SOMETHING. SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER In 2003, CU student Nate Seidle blew a power supply in his dorm room and, in lieu of a way to order easy replacements, decided to start his own company. Since then, SparkFun has been committed to sustainably helping our world achieve electronics literacy from our headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. No matter your vision, SparkFun's products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible. In addition to over 2,000 open source components and widgets, SparkFun offers curriculum, training and online tutorials designed to help demystify the wonderful world of embedded electronics. We're here to help you start something. About Us About SparkFun SparkFun Education Feeds Jobs Contact Help Customer Service Shipping Return Policy FAQ Chat With Us Programs Become a Community Partner Community Stories Custom Kit Requests Tell Us About Your Project Sell Your Widget on SparkFun Become a SparkFun Distributor Large Volume Sales Community Forum SparkFun IRC Channel Take the SparkFun Quiz SparkFun Kickstarter Projects Distributors What's on your mind? For which department? General Please include your email address if you'd like us to respond to a specific question. email address SUBMIT SparkFun Electronics (R) / Niwot, Colorado / Customer Service / Site Map / Terms of Service / Privacy Policy Questions? Feedback? powered by Olark live chat software