Magnus
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
TLDR: this is an absolutely horrible product, and made worse so by the exorbitant price. I received this as a gift and waited too long to try using it, so I cannot return it.The practice and programming pulses are very faint except for the big pulse indicating it has learned a command. I never could get it to work for the rotate gestures. At least I don't think so. It's easy to miss 1 very light pulse of practice feedback, so I tried programming the rotates anyway. It gave me the big pulse for successful learning on those, but they never worked. I could only get it working for the flick left, right, up, and down. And even those stopped working after awhile. The flick left eventually started giving pulses again, as if that gesture was back in practice mode. The manual does not say how to reset the wand, telling you to look on their website instead. But the more complete manual on the website does not tell you how either. I had to do a web search to find those instructions in one of their posted articles. And that article implies that you have to reset the wand to re-enter practice mode. Even for the gestures not programmed? Plus resetting the wand requires using a gesture that the manual says requires practice to get it right. I did manage to get it reset. My batteries read good but I replaced them anyway, just in case. I then retrained the 4 flick gestures successfully, but again they stopped working after awhile, producing pulse feedback instead.Some simple design changes, like an LED, would make this product much easier to use, much easier to program, and much easier to debug when things do not work as expected. Which in my experience will be often. And lest you think I'm just a simpleton, rest assured I am not. I'm a highly trained and successful electronics design engineer. I've successfully designed, used, and repaired a lot of more complicated equipment. Is it possible that I just received a faulty unit? Yes, but that says something about quality control. So if you go ahead with this purchase, make sure you try it out right away.The only good thing about this is that it looks good. I've got it on display next to the expensive wand I got at Universal Studios. And I thought that wand was expensive.
Mythwarlock
Reviewed in Mexico on October 6, 2021
Hay que tener un poco de paciencia al configurarla y algo de práctica al principio pero ya después de unos días los gestos se vuelven muy sencillos. Controla perfectamente los dispositivos que he configurado. Es muy divertido.Además la varita está muy bonita. No se ve burda, parece una varita de colección. Estoy muy contento con ella.
Patricia gjerde
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2018
The item arrived, box is in great condition. It’s a gift so I haven’t tried it out, but I know it will be loved.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on May 28, 2017
This was a gift but the receiver of this gift thought it was wonderful. She tried it and said it worked very well. It comes in a very nice box and the instructions are on paper that looks old, all very nice. My granddaughter loves it. She loves anything Harry Potter. She didn't seem to have a hard time understanding instructions.
Hal
Reviewed in Japan on January 31, 2014
面白そう!と思って購入しましたが、この杖一本で扇風機もCD再生機(?)もランプも、と色々操作できる&無くさない大きさ!で、意外と実用的に重宝しております。。。
M Blackwell
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2013
Brought this as a gift for my girlfriend who is a bit of a potter fan. Comes in a nice presentation box with parchment style instructions. The wand itself is plastic/resin. I can't help feeling that a nice touch would have been to make the jewel in the battery end light up but never mind.As for the magic:It is not plug and play straight from the box and does take a little learning to programme and use but overall this just adds to the enjoyment.Now if I can just get it to work on my girlfriend in the bedroom ^^ ..........................
Burksmc
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
This was the best purchase I have made on amazon. The wand worked like a charm! I thought it would have been more complicated to set up or use, but this wand works beyond my expectations and is really fun to use. The directions are simple to understand and the wand is easy to set up! I am ordering another one for my nephew today because this wand/remote just works, and since my nephew is a Harry Potter fan, he will love it!One side note when setting up or programming the remote, make sure you once press the button on the remote your learning from "once". I realized quickly that I had taught my wand to use the TV power button twice because I "held down the power button" when I was training the wand. You do not need to hold down the button on the remote you are training from, just point at wand and hit button once, and you should not have any problems.This wand is super fun to use and works beyond my expectations, it just works! Great for everyday use, and if u think it will be hard to set up or that it will get old after a while, you are wrong! This becomes an extension to your hand and makes watching TV super fun and easy. The device just knows what you want it to do, I even tried fooling it by mixing commands and I still couldn't confuse it! Great device and props to the developers of this device!
Ecstatic!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2011
Don't be mistaken, the 3 starts that I gave the wand for ease of operation is not a bad thing, it's a great thing! If you are a true Harry Potter fan than this is the perfect wand for you! It requires true talent and honing of your craft. The wand itself is very sensitive and responds to the perfect casting of spells. You can't just thrust the wand in the general movement and hope that it works, you have to actually learn the gesture and master it. I'm not saying it's impossible to do, it just requires a slight level of practice.I personally loved it, and so did my brother, whom I got this wand for. We are both huge Harry Potter fans and let me just say that the amount of will it took me to not open the gift before I actually gave it to him is to be admired (in my opinion :] ). So if you're looking for something that makes you feel like a true wizard and not just a wannabe, then THIS IS IT. Don't hesitate at the price, it's only a number, you can worry about the financial stuff later. This was the perfect gift and to see the excitement on my (22 year old!) brother's face was absolutely priceless.In addition to the wand itself, the box that it came was perfect as well. So if you're on the fence about this wand, GET IT. I promise, you won't regret it.