Using the Tinkerkit input and output points

Hello!
I bought one of these Esplora devices yesterday. Now I'm looking at making use of its form factor to communicate with the logic examples I am frequently designing and testing. Can the Tinkerkit connectors be used for such as that, outside of their intended use of talking to the Tinkerkit assortment of sensors and such like?

Please note I have run some of the examples.

Yes, I have a blog post on using the inputs and another for the outputs.