From Toy Fair 2016 - make your computer think a banana is your mouse button.
February 19, 2016 
If you're familiar with Makey Makey Classic, you know that with that kit it's possible to make a piano out of bananas. Yes, bananas, the fruit. You can see a demo of that on their website. Their newest gadget is the MakeyMakeyGo. It does the same kind of thing, but on a smaller device that looks like a USB key. How Does it Work? Alligator Clip two objects to the MaKey MaKey board. For example, you and a banana. (You're the ground for the connection.) When you touch the banana, you make connection complete, and MaKey MaKey sends the computer a keyboard message. The computer just thinks MaKey MaKey is a regular keyboard (or mouse). Therefore it works with all programs and webpages, because all programs and webpages take keyboard and mouse input. And the name, MakeyMakey? This is how the company says it came about: Make + Key = MaKey MaKey! The new smaller kit includes 1 USB Invention MaKey MaKey Stick, a case with magnet, 1 white alligator clip (2.5 ft), a key ring, and instructions. It's $24.95 and for now it seems to be only available on the company website. You can still get the larger kit, now called MaKey MaKey Classic which is $49.99 to $59.99.
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