Magic Wand Will Control Your Television

[Tom Goldman]

Magic Wand Will Control Your Television

This gadget will make you feel like a wizard as you tune in to the latest episode of Gossip Girl.

Those that believe a television is a magical machine now have the perfect remote control to back up their strange belief. The Kymera Magic Wand [http://thewandcompany.com/A_Dream_Come_True.html target=] looks like magical tool right out of Harry Potter, but is really a functional television remote control.

While the Magic Wand may sound juvenile in nature, it is anything but a simple piece of technology. The Magic Wand is completely buttonless and can learn up to 13 infrared code functions from multiple remote controls at once. These functions are then enacted with various wand gestures: flicking up, down, left, and right, pushing forward and back, tapping, and a big swish. Using the wand seems like it could be even more complicated than using Sixaxis controls to play Lair, but the wand thankfully comes with a practice mode that will give pulsing feedback to let you know if you've performed a gesture properly.

The Magic Wand comes in a lovely little box upholstered with Chinese silk brocade and covered with "faux dragonhide." It is priced at £49.95 (about $82) with free shipping in the UK, but the first shipment will be pre-order only. Pre-orders will be taken up to October 1. I've never had a desire to live the life of Harry Potter (that Lord Voldemort makes it rough), but this is definitely a fun piece of technology I would be purchasing if I had an extra $82 burning a hole in my wallet.

Via: Geekologie [http://www.geekologie.com/2009/09/tv_wand_changes_the_channel_wi.php]





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[Casual Shinji]

Maybe you could use the wand to play tiddlywinks with Blair, she's cute. Yeah, I watched the show once or twice. Wanna fight about it?

 

[LeonLethality]

the remotes simple this is complicated, I will stick with my remote but happy to see people are trying

 

[traceur_]

That's pretty cool, if anything, I can use it to stab my brother until he gives me back the other remote. I don't like people touching the remote, it is mine and only mine.

 

[Valiance]

It would be hilarious to see people unable to change the channel on my TV, but it probably wouldn't help my lack of friendships. ;P

 

[master m99]

That's pretty cool, if anything, I can use it to stab my brother until he gives me back the other remote. I don't like people touching the remote, it is mine and only mine.

*pokes remote* >=D

meh ill stick to normal remotes personally looks kinda cool but still looks like to much work =P

 

[traceur_]

That's pretty cool, if anything, I can use it to stab my brother until he gives me back the other remote. I don't like people touching the remote, it is mine and only mine.

*pokes remote* >=D

meh ill stick to normal remotes personally looks kinda cool but still looks like to much work =P

That's it, wait here while I get my bat. Oh damn that means I have to get up, I'll just give you a stern look instead.

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Let that be a lesson to you.

 

[Angron]

i love new things and it would be fun to show ur friaends and let them call you wierd...

but not soemthing i have any reason to want...and definatly not that that price...id fell bad swinging it around

 

[skeanthu]

This is the kind of thing I need! If I only know the magical way of changing the channel, then my plan to control the world would be one step closer.

 

[Kiutu]

Maybe you could use the wand to play tiddlywinks with Blair, she's cute. Yeah, I watched the show once or twice. Wanna fight about it?

Yes.

 

[microwaviblerabbit]

I'm surprised they can call it the magic wand. Since there is another magic wand on the market....a very popular one. (It vibrates).

 

[VanityGirl]

Is it lame that I kind of want one?

 

[XJ-0461]

They've kinda already made that. It's called the TV remote.

 

[LTK_70]

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'remote dancing'. I want one!