Kymera Magic Wand Remote Control
This beautifully crafted gizmo looks like the kind of thing you might find in Diagon Alley. The difference is you use it to control your telly, Sky, digibox, stereo or any other infra-red device via various abracadabra-ish gestures. Simply swish, whirl and flick to change channels, adjust volume and much more.
Totally button-free, the Wand can ‘learn’ up to 13 infrared codes from your existing remote(s) and transmit them when you perform one of 13 predefined gestures. You can assign various functions to various moves: flicks to turn on and off; spins to control volume; big swishes to mute and so on.
To add to its supernatural nature, the Wand also features a ‘heartbeat’ in the form of various pulses that confirm gesture recognition and tell you when the batteries are low. It even goes into sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity and ‘wakes’ when you pick it up. Gorgeously packaged in a smart presentation box, the Wand is set to become the remote control of choice for any gadgeteer with Potter-esque aspirations. So don’t be a Muggle, get ordering. It’s totally wizard!
Battery Requirements:
* Requires 2x AAA batteries (not included)
Dimensions:
* Wand measures 35.5cm(L) x 2cm(D)
Features/functionality:
* 1 – Rotate anticlockwise (typically used for “volume down” function)
* 2 – Rotate clockwise (typically used for “volume up” function)
* 3 – Flick upwards
* 4 – Flick downwards
* 5 – Flick left
* 6 – Flick right
* 7 – Tap on top
* 8 – Tap on side
* 9 – Big swish
* 10 – Push forward
* 11 – Pull back
* 12 – Double tap top
* 13 – Double tap side
Modes:
* Practice mode – allows the user to practise making the gestures and verify that they have been recognised correctly before learning associated IR data.
* Sleep mode – the wand will enter a low-power sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity.
* Learning mode – you can teach it one or more new codes for any of the possible gestures.
- Simply swish, whirl and flick to change channels, adjust volume and much more. Incredible!
- Totally button-free, the Wand can ‘learn’ up to 13 infrared codes from your existing remote(s)
- You can assign various functions to various moves: flicks to turn on and off; spins to control volume; big swishes to mute and so on.
- Also features a ‘heartbeat’ in the form of various pulses that confirm gesture recognition and tell you when the batteries are low.
- It even goes into sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity and ‘wakes’ when you pick it up.
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absolutely brilliant gadget,
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I am one of those people who usually isn’t that bothered about new tech for the most part but occasionally I see some new gadget that makes me thing “I MUST have that” and this is one of those gadgets.
I am a fan of harry potter but not so much that I’ll dress up as dumbledore and hang around outside book shops. I think everyone would love the ability to just flick a wand and get a result and this wonderful bit of kit allows you to do just that. As soon as you get your head around the way it works and memorise the different commands (which doesn’t take long), you will feel giddy with that childish excitement the first time a command works.
Right, on to the technical stuff. The wand works by copying the infra red code from other remote controls, therefore you can use the wand to control pretty much anything that already uses a remote control (and assuming you have the original remote). The wand “learns” these codes in a very magical way, keeping with the theme. You have to point the wand at the remote and press the button you want to assign that function to a certain gesture of the wand. Just doing this is rather cool in itself.
In general the commands are fairly easy to get to grips with although you do have to get used to the right amount of pressure to use on the tapping motions.
Now, if I could give this product a 4.5 stars I would. There are only a few niggles and they are fairly minor:
1. It is expensive, especially since the inventors were rumbled on dragon’s den saying that it only costs £10 to make
2. There aren’t enough pre set gestures. There are 13 and it may just be my setup at home but I used all of these for just my TV and my sky box. It would have been nice to be able to control the DVD player too and have everything in one device but as it stands I have managed to assign all of the regularly used functions from 2 remotes into the wand so no need for lots of different remotes
3. The range of gestures is fairly limited (see the product description). The inventors did not make use of twirling actions and a variety of swishes, this would have added to the number of commands you could assign to the wand
4. The wand can be a bit twitchy if you’re not careful i.e. you may just be putting the wand down and if you’re not careful or if you jerk it too much, you may inadvertantly execute a command but this just takes getting used to to avoid
That’s about it really! The appeal of this product is definitely in the fun area and it has most certainly delivered in this promise.
One word of warning though, if you have kids, impress upon them that this isn’t a toy. It looks like one but it doesn’t feel like one. Just picking it up you can tell it is a serious piece of tech and I wouldn’t be confident that it would survive being thrown around the room too much!
Use this wand and you can make the simple act of turning on your tv make you feel like a kid again, grinning in wonder. Go on, buy it, you know you want to.
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|twist and flick, twist and flick…,
Best gadget ever… Really good fun, the only drawback is that it needs two different actions on my TV to change channel because of the way the infrared commands work. But nothing beats the enjoyment of turning Strictly Come Dancing off with an imperious flick of the wrist as you leave the room.
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|frustrating magic,
i have now got my wand to work after 2 hours of practicing, i still wouldn’t have been able to use it, if i hadn’t watched the kymera how to videos after which i was an expert in moments, so please watch the videos to save frustration and possibly snapping the wand in two. As everyone has previously said, using it certainly brings a grin to your face. the only thing is, you want to point it at everything and operate it, but because of only having 13 movements and electrical item requires several movements to operate the movements are soon used up, so choose to impress. saying that it is very easy to reprogram to another item.
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