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The Magic Wand Reader device. Produced by Texas Instruments, the Magic Wand Reader (introduced in 1982 as the Magic Wand Speaking Reader [1]) was an educational device that used a handheld wand that one would slide over "Talking Tracks" in order to read along with educational books. Bill Cosby was initially a spokesman for this device.
The CueCat was named CUE [1] for the unique bar code which the device scanned and CAT [2] as a wordplay on "Keystroke Automation Technology". [3] It enabled a user to open a link to an Internet URL by scanning a barcode — called a "cue" by Digital Convergence — appearing in an article or catalog or on some other printed matter.
The company's first product was the "Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote Control" that is in the style of a wizard's wand and in the first year the product sold 10,300 units. [ 1 ] In 2010 the company went onto the television show Dragons' Den on BBC Two to ask for financial backing, Duncan Bannatyne agreed to invest £200,000 for 10%. [ 1 ]
In The Odyssey, Homer wrote that Athena used her magic wand to make Odysseus old, and then young again, and that Circe used her magic wand to turn Odysseus's men into pigs. Sarcophagus relief: Daniel in the Lions Den and the Raising of Lazarus. By the 1st century AD, the wand was a common symbol of magic in Roman cults, especially Mithraism.
Some practitioners distinguish high magic and low magic. The former includes ceremonial magic and theurgy, and may be more commonly practiced in Alexandrian covens. The latter is more typical of the hedgewitch, who would be more likely to use everyday tools and utensils, rather than fabricating specially made magical tools. [23] [page needed]
"New Magic Wand" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator from his sixth studio album Igor (2019). It incorporates elements of "Vsichni Praznj" by Siluetes 61 and features background vocals from American singer Santigold .
Chinese Wand (Jiangan) Exercise or Chinese Health Wand [1] is an obscure ancient exercise system, related to the martial art Kung Fu. The "wand" in Chinese Wand Exercise is a 48-50" long dowel, 1" in diameter, (wood or bamboo , for example), used as a fulcrum for balance, form and posture.
Wikiwand, formerly stylized as WikiWand, [2] is a commercial proprietary interface developed for viewing Wikipedia articles. [3] Its interface includes a sidebar menu displaying the table of contents, a navigation bar, personalized links to other languages, new typography, access to previews of linked articles, display advertisements, and sponsored articles. [4]