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Wayne's Magic & Illusion Blog December 2007 Archive

By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com Guide to Magic & Illusion since 2005

Review: ZED+ Wallet

Monday December 31, 2007
The ZED+ Wallet is a "z"-fold wallet that allows you switch one side of the wallet for the other to execute exchanges, vanishes, appearances and more. Using the wallet you ... Read More

The New Year's Magic Resolutions

Saturday December 29, 2007
This New Year's eve, as you vow to spend more time with family and friends, lose weight, exercise, make serious financial decisions or take on new ventures, don't forget to ... Read More

Resources for Cups & Balls

Friday December 28, 2007
If you want to perform tricks with cups and balls, here are resources at Magic.About.com. Please click here to learn more. More Reading: Coin Magic Resources Tricks with a PK Ring Guide to Packet ... Read More

DVD Review: Accidental Discovery by Tank

Wednesday December 26, 2007
Card to Anywhere is No Accident Taking the "card to impossible location" effect to a new level, a chosen card can now be produced from any place that a spectator wishes. ... Read More

The Gifts of the Magi?

Monday December 24, 2007
I didn’t have anything to write about for Christmas until I came across an article about the three kings who traveled to Bethlehem to see the infant Jesus ("We three ... Read More

Card To Wallet (World's Greatest Magic)

Monday December 24, 2007
Card to wallet is one of many standard routines where a spectator's selected card somehow ends up in an impossible place, in this case, the magician's wallet. On this DVD, ... Read More

Review: Elite CardGuard

Sunday December 23, 2007
You know you're a magician when you want to protect and maintain your playing cards. For this, Elite CardGuard is a card case that's made from lightweight and sturdy aluminum ... Read More

Coin Magic Resources

Friday December 21, 2007
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced magician, if you want to improve your coin magic, here are resources that you can tap. Please click here to visit our section ... Read More

Best Magic of 2007 - Two Last Minute Additions

Wednesday December 19, 2007
This just in... I thought that I had concluded the best magic products for 2007, but along come two outstanding new products: Daryl's "Hyper-Bent-Elation" and Martin Lewis' "Business Card Cardio-graphic by ... Read More

Sleight Of Hand With Coins by Jay Sankey

Tuesday December 18, 2007
A Valuable Coin Resource For beginning and intermediate magicians, Jay Sankey offers his "Sleight of Hand With Coins" DVD that explains lots of vanishes, productions and coin switches, along with splits, ... Read More

Trick Review: Bunko! by Jim Steinmeyer

Sunday December 16, 2007
Count On This One Here's a great routine with a theme that's not performed very often. It’s all about "shortchanging," that con man skill of making change and stealing money in ... Read More

Q&A with John George

Friday December 14, 2007
John George often performs at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA and is entertaining at Disneyland during the holiday season along with Johnny Ace Palmer and Brian Ochab. In our ... Read More

Tricks with a PK Ring

Wednesday December 12, 2007
Objects vanish or change without you even touching them. If you own a PK ring, here are reviews of products that teach you tricks that you can do using the ... Read More

Trick Review: Ascension by Nick Langham

Tuesday December 11, 2007
Rising Above? Here's yet another take on the rising card effect. While most rising cards are much the same - a spectator selects a card, returns it to the deck and ... Read More

The Best Magic of 2007

Monday December 10, 2007
It was a tough choice, but we present the top 12 magic products of 2007. Here you'll find a mix of tricks and instructional DVDs and books that we evaluated ... Read More

Houdini Book Test

Saturday December 8, 2007
A Book Test That's Worthy of the Houdini Name This gimmicked book is a powerful tool that lets you perform a disarming and convincing book test with your choice of books. ... Read More

Daniel Garcia Project #2

Thursday December 6, 2007
Garcia Rocks Daniel Garcia continues to publish first rate effects in his Project #2. The effects are varied and intriguing and include Garcia's take on shadow coins and haunted pack, and ... Read More

DVD Review: Repeal by Randi Rain

Tuesday December 4, 2007
Here's an effect that plays better than the text on the packaging and ads would indicate. It's a cap in bottle routine, but instead of the usual plastic water bottle ... Read More

Review: Nintendo's "Master of Illusion"

Monday December 3, 2007
Our Take on Magic for the Nintendo DS We're not talking about some kind of trading card for kids or the newest role play game. By combining electronic interaction with magic, ... Read More

Tap It by Rodger Lovins

Saturday December 1, 2007
A Dime and Penny Change Places This is a new take on a classic that most magicians will probably have owned and performed, particularly when they were kids. Roger Lovins has ... Read More

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