This is my review of the Kymera Wand remote. I’ve seen others on the internet, but I haven’t really found a review which tells you “everything”. This is my attempt to make a nice one.

You might remember I made a post about this wand a few weeks ago, but at that point in time I didn’t know whether I should buy it or not. As you can see now I have!

What is it?

The Kymera Wand is basically a universal remote – as a wand, made by The Wand Company. It can learn up to 13 IR (infrared) signals from almost everything, which of course uses a IR remote. Like TVs and music players. All 13 signals are assigned to “gestures” which are moves you do with the wand to send out the signal again. For example “Big Swish”, which is a gesture where you make a swish in the air. Here’s a list of all the gestures:

1. Rotate anticlockwise
2. Rotate clockwise
3. Flick upwards
4. Flick downwards
5. Flick left
6. Flick right
7. Tap on top
8. Tap on site
9. Big Swish
10. Push forward
11. Double tap on top
12. Double tap on site
13. Pull Back

When a gesture is performed, the wand pulses to confirm that the gesture was done correct.

The Packaging

Kymera_Wand_boxWhen I got the wand the first thing I was amazed about was the box. It comes in a big long white box and inside that is a smaller black box, which has “Kymera” in gold printed on. It really reminds me of Ollivanders in Harry Potter!

Inside the black sleek box I found a very nice big manual. It’s very beautiful because it looks like some sort of old parchment and it’s very easy to understand the instructions. In the middle of the box I found the wand and it was nicer and more beautiful than I thought it would be.

The pictures on the internet might show how the wand looks, but nothing can tell you how it truly is to hold and look at, before you hold it yourself! Honestly, I actually thought the plastic would a bit “cheap” but it’s a lot better than you think!

Kymera_Wand

After removing a small piece of plastic the wand was ready to be used (batteries are included with Kymera Wands!). It was in “practice mode”, which basicually means I could train the gestures without sending any IR signals out (it hadn’t learned any).
I quickly learned it a signal with the “Big Swish”-gesture and I made a big smile the first time when I turned our TV on. It didn’t just control the TV, it also gave me a feeling of… real magic, as if I was holding a real wand in my hand. I learned it some more signals, and soon I was controlling everything – volume, channels, on/off etc…

Since then, I have also tried it with a music player, and that also worked very well! Hovever, I think the wand is better for a TV, so I’ll probably use it for that instead.

Overall

So is it worth it? It’s a bit expensive, but I would say yes! The wand is a great remote, and it’s a lot more fun to use than an ordinary remote. It can be boring sometimes but then, suddenly, I can’t resist to hold and use it again. :)
If you love Harry Potter or just think the idea behind a real wand is great then buy it. Kymera is definitely the closest thing to a real wand you can get today. It’s also very fun to show to guests and friends. If you think about 100 dollars is expensive for just a “remote” then it’s not for you.

You can buy the wand at kymera-wand.com or at the official site thewandcompany.com. If you have any questions, just post a comment, and I’ll be happy to answer you.

Update: Check out my Kandela Wand Review