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Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone

Item: Makey Makey - An Invention Kit...
Author: Quiddi

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45% of users say that: Product is great, worked, work, works great. Makey makey is awesome, is a great first step into the world of computer interaction, is a great option, is a great activities. Kit was purchased for my son, is very fun, is so much fun, is an ok product. Toy is way more fun, has been pretty popular at an afterschool programming. 2% of users noticed that: Price is a little steep, was too high. Alligator clip are breaking, were hard to work, were broken, was touching pennies. Limited keys is disappointing. Instructions and mm site were no help.

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positive 301

love • loved • loves • great • fun • awesome • good • enjoyed • easy to use • is great • highly recommend • worked • work • works great • works • gift • does what it says • is amazing • never seen anything like • receiving it • does more • for hours • was a huge hit • is pretty cool • great gift • easy • cheap • are useful for outreach • intrigued • impressed • learn a lot • contained everything • works very effectively • 12yo grandson loves • is a great way • is more important to have than a ipad • really like • had a blast • was a hit with my grandson • all himself with a little help from youtube • gave him a more immediate gratification • is a winner • has amazing potential • fun experimenting • old grandson • is great for the future engineer • works just like the youtube videos • are awesome • real fast • under the tree waiting for christmas • out for a little while before writing a review • shipped fast • outstanding • top pick • is steam project • liked • looks like something she will be happy to experiment • is way over priced • may be better for younger kids • at school and requested it • created with • all depends on imagination • works with my son's little figures • is pic18f25k50 and labeled v1.2 • uses a pic18f25k50 processor • supports arrow keys • kind of expensive • shines is the polish • return • was great

negative 59

out • down • never saw the light of day • ’s not the company’s fault • with potatoes • is one of those novelty • never heard • is a tiny box • isn't practical to setup buckets of water • worked but after that we could not get it to work at all • really isn't that fun to play with • was difficult to keep it • intermittently doesn't respond • is no longer an arduino board • wasd • useless • couldn't get • haven't gone back to it • more • may not work • lost • does not work as advertised • is not a toy kids • even came with 3 ideas • does not work • trivial to buy your own clamps • is not a clock • doesn't step up her current abilities • hard to know • arrived to me with a bent chip • turns out that the cheese sticks • is only limited by your imagination • with a handicapped student • don't understand much about electricity • not at all a good value • doesn't always work as well or easily • is not a great value in retrospect • is way too expensive • remains to be seen • was not 100% consistently working • took care of ground • was set on having conductivity because of humidity • non-stop • has a bug in it • not sure • was recommed to me to end up downloading a virus • continue scrolling down • doesn't seem to be much to • trying different things • is difficult to get a circuit going with the alligator clips • not intuitively easy • took me about five minutes to open • was very fickle • cumbersome to use • work to no avail • so fragile • very disappointed • actually not cheap.sigh

makey makey

21 6

love • is awesome • enjoy • makes learning fun • very happy • is a great first step into the world of computer interaction • is a great option • really read into what it • is a great activities • is a great • is amazing • enjoyed • will work with your computer • experimenting • is now using the device • is great • came home with the biggest smile • does it amazingly • allows for all ages

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kit

14 1

very cool • so many possibilities • super cool • was purchased for my son • possibilities • is very fun • is so much fun • fun and creative • simple science • is an ok product • is far more impressive • amazing • works great • is awesome

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gift

great • very cool • fun • neat • unique • best

toy

9 1

great • good • nice • awesome • is way more fun • fun • has been pretty popular at an afterschool programming • coolest

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device

7 1

great • did not disappoint • neat • easy to use • was a big hit • was elated

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makey

6 2

created a game pad • provides an interactive medium • is so easy to use • creative • fun • received a makey

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possibilities

are endless • are near limitless • endless • limitless

computer

fun way • needed • close • allows much much more functionality and capability • without infecting

video

great • lovers • science demonstration • from the makers website • will get you in the spirit to invent

quality

3 1

good • better • amazing

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gadget

3 1

pretty cool • brilliant • cool

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this thing

3 1

is great • is hours of fun • loves

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instructions

were simple enough • are clear and concise • gave simple directions • had great starter ideas

item

fun • great • is really easy to use • funny

tool

great • excellent

idea

great • innovative • working through workable

delivery

quick • works well • worked great

arduino

ready for • is cheaper for the basic set • tool

everything

works fine • runned perfect • works as expected

concept

neat • is very nice • very robust

aspect

is amazingly awesome • super cool

controller

made up • graphite

setup between the makey makey

is quick • straightforward

this product

cool things • recommend

thing

are amazing • are endless

box

lots of creative fun • have good dexterity

set-up

easy to • easy to use

game controls

can turn anything

creating

truly dig • takes some exploration

wiring

works • is of course very delicate

makey makey set

is great for student learning • bought one for him to use at home

price

3 4

is a little steep • only drawback • was too high • complaint

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alligator clip

are breaking • were hard to work • were broken • was touching pennies • are covered with a plastic/rubber substance • don't stay in the playdoh

students

2 2

can work alone or in groups • were in 4th and 5th grade

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substance

1 1

is so slippery

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presentation

1 1

uploades

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wires

1 1

few extra

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banana

would turn on my chromecast • scream ow

keyboard input

takes

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Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone

Below you'll find product features often mentioned in user reviews. Features are split up by positive and negative sentiments.