SMU President’s Scholar Christian Genco uses food and technology to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the SMU Talent Show on September 28, 2012. A senior computer science major, he designed this homemade musical instrument using a prototype “invention kit,” assigning each piece of food and drink a particular note to play. When Christian touched each item, an open circuit was completed sending a signal to his computer to play each note.

Every Monday is Makey Makey™ Monday here at Adafruit! The MaKey MaKey – by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum, made by JoyLabz! Ever played Mario on Play-Doh or Piano on Bananas? Alligator clip the Internet to Your World. MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Find out more details at makeymakey.com or watch the video at makeymakey.com. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything inbetween! If you have a cool project you’ve made with your Makey Makey be sure to send it in to be featured here!