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 ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...

There is a phrase that pops up in music and fashion all the time. "Retro is in." Turns out, it's true for video games as well. Although it took a while for gaming to have a strong retro following, ...

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 ...

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Makey Makey is an invention kit that turns everyday objects into touchpads and combines them with the internet! This simple invention kit is perfect for beginners and experts who are designing, making ...

To Jay Silver, a banana isn’t just a banana. It’s a piano key or selfie-stick button, or control pad for a video game. Really, in Silver’s world you can turn anything into almost anything, so long as ...

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 ...

Slight warning, this post contains talk of butt-slapping (just in case that wasn’t clear.) Earlier this year, we told you about a Kickstarter project for Makey Makey, an invention kit that allows you ...