I also blogged about controlling Android using a USB keyboard and mouse via a USB OTG cable.

Hang on... the MakeyMakey is USB... Android can be controlled via USB... CAN I CONTROL MY ANDROID WITH FRUIT?!?!?!?

Why yes! Yes I can. Watch and learn, young grasshopper.

I couldn't find any games which said they could be controlled by a USB keyboard. Luckily, the mouse click on Android is interpreted as a tap on the screen - so any single tap games work well. I used the delightful Whale Trail, but other endless running games like the popular Canabalt also work well.

If you know of any Android games which can be controlled with just the arrow keys and spacebar - please let me know in the comments. I'd love to build a banana joystick!

So, I plugged it into my Raspberry Pi, loaded up the Scratch programming environment, and created a fruit and veg interface. See for yourself!

The scripts themselves are very simple. The MakeyMakey in its default state, acts like a USB keyboard - so it will send up, down, left, right, and the space key. So, it's really easy to use with Scratch's "Key ___ Pressed" sensor.

Download Scratch from MIT (available for Linux, Windows, Mac).

You can grab yourself a Raspberry Pi on Amazon

You can buy a MakeyMakey from Amazon for around £40

You can buy bananas and spring onions from any reputable green-grocer. Be sure to ask if they're electrically conductive.

Thanks to the OpenRightsGroup for sending me the MakeyMakey.