Having a lot of experience with different sensors, she decided to fuse all of this together to make a magic wand. The wand contains an inertial measurement unit (IMU) so it can detect gestures.

Wands are an essential part of the Harry Potter universe, but there are many details about these wands that really make very little sense.

Is it magic? No, it’s a neat hack that uses computer vision to track the wand and recognize when you make the magic gesture. The trick is based on the same technique that Universal Studios use ...

Once linked to the Universal Orlando Resort App via a smartphone, wand holders may set up their own player profiles with ...

Universal Orlando Resort is getting a little more magical for Harry Potter fans. The Florida resort debuted a new generation of wands in Feb. 2025, that look and feel closer to the real thing ...

One of the most interesting aspects of NTT’s waveguides is that “we can make any colour by choosing ... “I refer to it as a magic wand — you feel like a wizard because there’s so many ...

Universal Orlando is making fresh “Harry Potter”-related ... (Courtesy Universal Orlando) Universal has expanded the number of magic locations for the wands to five new areas within Wizarding ...