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Kymera Magic Wand Remote Control

Posted by Notcot on Feb 25, 2011 in Gadgets

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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Kymera Wand – Magic Wand as seen on Dragons Den

Posted by Notcot on Aug 26, 2010 in Electronics, Gadgets, Home Cinema & Video, Peripherals & Accessories

Kymera Wand - 'Magic Wand' as seen on Dragons Den

It’s just the thing that Harry Potter could use while watching TV at Hogwarts – a wand that changes channels or turns down the volume at the flick of a wrist.

And this buttonless remote control certainly seems to have magic properties because it has just attracted the largest investment in the history of Dragons’ Den, BBC2’s entrepreneurial reality series.

Entrepreneurs Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley accepted a £200,000 offer from tough-talking Duncan Bannatyne for their Kymera Wand on the hit show. – Dail Mail

If you or your precious offspring are obsessed with a certain bespectacled boy wizard, you’ll no-doubt already have wands lying about the house. This one, however, is totally different to anything you will have waggled before – it can control the telly. In fact, it can control most things that require a remote control, making its wielder appear to be able to perform some pretty incredible leisure-orientated magic tricks, and you won’t even need to spout gibberish spells to do it.

After you’ve learnt the basics (it takes a few practice sweeps to get the hang of it), you’ll be able to programme your wand to control the volume, channel, brightness or whatever your remote can do. A turning motion (it’s all in the wrist) will control the volume, a sweep up or down will move the channel forward or back a step, and even double-tapping on the side will perform whatever you assign it. In all there are 13 different swooshes, sweeps and swoops to learn, and each one can be given a separate task to complete. All you have to do is put your wand into ‘learning mode’ by giving it a quick tap on the shaft, perform the move you want, and then press the corresponding key on your remote – the wand remembers it and performs it next time you do the same move.

It’s difficult to emphasise how much fun this is, and how cool the effect is when you’re merrily commanding all and sundry around you. The Hi-Fi, the TV, the computer, the lights (if you’re fancy enough to have remote control lights), anything that needs flicking on or off in the room can be controlled by a wave of your wand. Indeed, if you’re even slightly interested in anything vaguely wizard-related then you owe it to yourself to get one of these – great fun, ingenious technology and an impressive effect. Top it off with a beautiful faux-dragonskin box with Chinese silk inlay and you’ve got a superb little package, perfect for the wannabe wizard in your life.

Features:

  • The Wand Remote Control allows you to control remote devices with a swish.
  • Most devices that use a remote control can be manipulated with the wand – TVs, Hi-Fis etc.
  • Can control multiple devices, not limited to one.
  • 13 commands in total can be learned by the Wand.
  • Programme the wand by putting it in learning mode, performing an action and pressing the corresponding key on the remote control.
  • Learns via infrared codes from remote control.
  • Comes packaged in its own beautifully decorated case.
  • Please note: instructions for the wand are only available in English.

Full range of actions:

  • Rotate clockwise.
  • Rotate anticlockwise.
  • Flick upwards.
  • Flick downwards.
  • Flick left.
  • Flick right.
  • Tap on top.
  • Tap on side.
  • Double tap on top.
  • Double tap on side.
  • Push forward.
  • Pull back.
  • Big swish.
  • Suitable for ages 8 years +, or anyone old enough to enrol at Hogwarts.

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