Zanadu – It's all about life and living!

OK, so it may not have a Phoenix feather in it, but this little gadget is still pretty cool.. I’m not a massive fan of Master Potter (ok, I do quite like the films) but if this is the sign of gadgets to come then maybe I can roll with it for now!

The Kymera Wand, from The Wand Company Ltd is a new remote control which works using 13 preset actions ranging from tapping it with your finger to full Wii style swinging and swiping.  It can be programmed to work with any standard remote control operated gizmo.

So if you really want to impress the ladies, lads, simply whip out your wand and, with a little bit of wrist action,you’ll have things turned on and pandering to your every movement in no time!

Available now from firebox.com

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.