{"id":3255,"date":"2009-12-08T10:38:40","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T10:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/kymera-magic-wand.html"},"modified":"2009-12-08T10:38:40","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T10:38:40","slug":"kymera-magic-wand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/kymera-magic-wand.html","title":{"rendered":"Control Your TV with a Kymera Magic Wand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" height=\"194\" alt=\"kymera-magic-wand.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/kymera-magic-wand.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/span>Muggles all over the world can now get a taste of the wizard life by bringing home a <a href=\"http:\/\/thewandcompany.com\/\">Kymera Magic Wand<\/a> and &#8220;perform magic for real&#8221; without breaking any wizarding laws. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-1230165\/A-magic-remote-control-changes-channel-flick-wrist.html\">Mail Online<\/a> reports that two Brits, Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley, have invented a special remote inspired by the wands in Harry Potter. The wand remote is designed to control &#8220;televisions, hi-fis, DVD players, laptops and even remote-controlled light switches and curtains&#8221; through 13 designated hand gestures waved at a certain distance. To give the 14-inch wand an element of Hogwarts fantasy,&nbsp;it&#8217;s delivered in a silk brocade-lined box covered with faux dragonhide and&nbsp;the instruction manual is printed to look like a large piece of parchment paper. <\/p>\n<p>Just in time for the holiday season, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/thewandcompany.com\/Buying.html\" target=\"_blank\">purchase the Kymera Wand <\/a>(AAA batteries included) for $49.95 British pounds, or roughly $82.17 USD (not including overseas taxes and shipping\/handling) and start practicing charms and spells on your TV. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muggles all over the world can now get a taste of the wizard life by bringing home a Kymera Magic Wand and &#8220;perform magic for real&#8221; without breaking any wizarding laws. Mail Online reports that two Brits, Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley, have invented a special remote inspired by the wands in Harry Potter. 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