A modder is enjoying casting spells by gesturing with a physical wireless wand peripheral in the new Hogwart’s Legacy game on PC. The ingenious project is described by its originator, Redditor / ...

As Harry Potter fans know, performing magic outside the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and in muggle territories is strictly prohibited. But, hey, sometimes rules are meant to ...

The basic idea is that each wand has a reflector in the tip, which coupled with strong IR illumination makes them glow on camera. This allows for easy gesture recognition using computer vision ...

Am I the only one who always thought that the magic spells in Harry Potter seemed a bit easy? Give a kid a wand, teach her how to wave it, make sure she can properly pronounce a few words of Latin, ...

The Loom Launcher toys on Kickstarter include a series of rubber-band guns, but the real gems are the magic wands. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.