Electronic Mentalism History 2

Electronic Mentalism
History
Electronic Mentalism | Illuminati Magic
Contents
Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Dice Competitors ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Dice History ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Competitor vs. Unifi Dice...................................................................................................................................... 4
PenSense Competitors ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Color Match History............................................................................................................................................... 5
Competitor vs. Unifi PenSense ............................................................................................................................ 6
Magneto Competitors ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Magnetic Field Detectors History ....................................................................................................................... 7
Competitor vs. Unifi Magneto ............................................................................................................................. 8
Thumper Competitors ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Thumper History ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Competitor vs. Unifi Thumper ...........................................................................................................................10
pg. 1
Overview
Across the eco-system of electronic mentalism, there are a myriad of vendors, with many of these
vendors claiming that they are the “inventor” of a particular effect. This is particularly prevalent in the
field of electronic mentalism.
Electronic mentalism has substantial barriers to entry due to the high costs of product development
(relative to the market size), and as a result, the vendors are particularly protective of their product lines.
Anverdi was the original creator of the vast majority of the effects and popularized electronics mentalism
in the 1970s. Anverdi released the original “Color Match,” “Mental Die,” “Spirit Bell,” “Four D Dominoes”
and “Chip Divination” et al between 1972 and 1980 and all serve as the foundation of the electronic
mentalism industry.
In August 2017, Allure Capital Pty Ltd (Allure Capital), invested $AUD1.00m ($USD680k) into Illuminati
Magic to develop the next generation of electronic mentalism products. The resulting product lines
represent a generational change in mentalism – with hundreds of unique features not available from the
current suppliers. The objective in developing Unifi was to advance the field of mentalism, a goal that
will be achieved this year.
Before commencing the development, Allure Capital’s Intellectual Property attorneys conducted an
extensive patent search and negotiated an agreement to license US Patent #20180317809A1, which
governs the use of a magnetometer and an accelerometer to determine the position of the three-
dimensional object in space.
Anverdi’s Mental Dice was the first product that presented in the form factor of a dice that incorporated
a radio transmitter. Since this time, there has been many innovators in the Industry: Cassini, Wiseman,
Mason, Labco (Soren Harbo), Tim Wisseman, Jolyon Jenkins, Jam Magic, Leyser, MagikData (Fabrice
Delaure) Promystic (Craig Filicetti), Dody Magic (Marc Antoine), Cesaral Magic (Cesar Alonso), Hekate,
Taylor Imagineering (Chris Taylor), Eclipse Electronics, Master Miracles (Juergen Kretschmer), Steve
Skindell, Sean Taylor and Hugo Shelley who all made considerable contributions to the world of
electronic mentalism.
ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

Dice Competitors
Anverdi is generally credited with the design and development of the first dice that contained a radio
transmitter and released this in 1977. Since this time, there have been dozens of companies and
organizations that have released dice/cube-based effects.
The first completely sealed dice incorporating a radio transmitter was developed in 1999 by Yn-Ching
Peng.
Anverdi’s Mental Die is pictured below:
Dice History
Product Company Date
Mental Die Anverdi 1977
Radio Wave Dice Yn-Ching Peng 1999
Mental Dice Labco Magic 2003
Cube Rotation Uncredited Aug 2006
Remote Vision Color Cube Tim Wiseman Jul 2007
Remote Vision Die Tim Wiseman Jul 2007
Remote Cubed 3000 Tim Wiseman Jul 2007
Impossible Die Prediction Jam Magic 2007
Electronic die 2 Chuck Caputo 2007
Electric Psychic Die Indomagic 2008
Multi-Dimensional ProMystic 2008
Die Lema JB Magic 2009
Duel 1 Tim Wisseman 2009
Mini Cube JB Magic 2010
Magic Dice Prediction King Magic Oct 2011
rvPhotocube Steve Skindell Feb 2013
Dice Prediction Hatiro Nishiguchi Aug 2014
Master Die Master-Miracles 2014
Real Die ProMystic 2014
Real Die Rechargeable ProMystic 2014
Mysticube eStooge Oct 2014
Cube Hugo Shelley March 2015
Unifi Dice Illuminati Magic 2017
1
Duel was not a Dice effect, but a wooden medallion using the same principle.
pg. 3
Competitor vs. Unifi Dice

In 2017, Illuminati Magic launched our Unifi Dice, which provided an assortment of advanced features.
The significant points of similarities and differentiation are listed below:
Feature Competitor Illuminati Magic

Dice Unifi Dice
Vibrate Signal to indicate Dice Roll (1..6 Vibrates)  
Repeat Vibrate Signal to ensure performer identifies correct result  
User Configurable Vibrate Strength  
User Configurable Vibrate Length  
User Configurable Vibrate Duration  
Visual Display to indicate Dice Roll (Important for multiple dice)  
Available in multiple colors (Performer can divine color and result)  
Identification of both Dice Color and Dice Roll Result  
Wirelessly Chargeable  
Magnetic Field Sensor (Which hand effect)  
Motion / Movement Sensor  
iPhone Support  
Apple Watch Support  
Audio Announcements to an earpiece (Text to Speech)  
Ability to “Pair” with Thumper to avoid false notifications  
Out of Range Indication  
Battery Level Indication  
Range (Close up vs. stage performance) < 30 Feet < 100 Feet
Wirelessly Firmware Upgrade  
Adjustable Motion Sensitivity  
Adjustable Magnetic Field Strength Sensitivity  
Adjustable Sleep Timer  
“Heart Beat” Signal to ensure device functionality  
Dice Rolls to generate printed predictions (e.g. Lotto Ticket)  
Dice Rolls to remotely set the time on a wall clock  
Video Rendering of prediction based upon spectator selection  
Push the Dice result to a spectator’s cellphone  
Remote identification of Dice Roll (Different City/Country)  
Dice Color / Dice Roll History  
Adjustable stability time (Close up vs. stage performance)  

PenSense Competitors
The Color Match principle, the ability for the performer to discreetly identify which color pen had been
selected by a spectator, dates back to 1972 when Anverdi first released “Color Match”. Over the
following 47 years, there have been numerous incarnations of Anverdi’s Match.
Anverdi’s Color Match is pictured below:
Color Match History

Color Match Anverdi 1972
Olympic Dream Exclusive Magic 1977
Color Match ProMystic Aug 5, 2010
Cesaral Color Prediction Cesaral Magic Jan 28, 2011
Mental Sharpie Steve Bender Apr 20, 2012
Color Match M3ntal Magic Oct 24, 2013
Color Pen Prediction King Magic Jun 2, 2015
Color Match Pocket ProMystic Sep, 2016
Colorado Master Miracles 2017
Color Sense Illuminati Magic 2017
Color Pen Prediction Viking Magic 2018
Prophecy Color Prediction Tek Magic 2019
Voodoo Doll Outlaw Effects Unknown
pg. 5
Competitor vs. Unifi PenSense

In 2017, Illuminati Magic launched our Unifi PenSense, which provided an assortment of advanced
features.

PenSense
Vibrate Signal to indicate Pen Color (1..6 Vibrates)  
Repeat Vibrate Signal  
Visual Display to indicate Pen Color  
Magnetic Field Sensor  
Motion Sensor (Allows Pens to be free on the table)  
USB Chargeable  
Out of Range Indication  
Range < 30 Feet < 100 Feet
Firmware Upgrade  
Adjustable Motion Sensitivity  

Magneto Competitors
The “Which Hand” effect was popularized by Derren Brown in the early 2000’s. Darren has not revealed
his method behind his popular “Which Hand” effect, however, it is generally hypothesized that he used
electronics in his performance.
Magnetic Field Detectors History

Leyser 2020 Keelan Feb 2005
Midas Mentalism+ Aug 2005
Childs Play Ron Frank / Tom Kracker 2006
Sixth Sense Hugo Shelley May 2009
Mental Detector Tony Curtis 2010
Magnetic factotum Thumper Jon Thompson 2010
Minimax Edi May 2010
FMT Subversive Circuits Dec 2011
Magnetic Detector King Magic May 2012
Psycho Magneto Fabrice Delaure 2012
Scan 3D ProMystic Jul 2015
MagSense Wilson Magic 2017
Magneto Illuminati Magic 2017
Flux ProMystic 2018
pg. 7
Competitor vs. Unifi Magneto

In 2017, Illuminati Magic launched our Unifi Magneto, which provided an assortment of advanced
features.

Magneto
Vibrate Signal to indicate polarity (1..2 Vibrates)  
On-Board Vibrator  
Visual Display to indicate polarity  
USB Chargeable  
Low Battery Indication  
In Field Firmware Upgrade  
Push the polarity result to a spectator’s cellphone  
Remote identification of Polarity (Different City/Country)  
Magnetic Field Detection History  
Adjustable stability Magnetic Field Strength Sensitivity  
Multiple Device Support (for gaffing items with numerous sensors)  

Thumper Competitors
A Thumper is a device used in a variety of magic tricks, typically with mentalism acts. It consists of a
small vibrating device that is triggered by a remote radio transmitter by a confederate in the audience
or be trigger automatically through an event occurring from a magic prop. The very first Thumpers, were
commercially available pagers, that were originally invented in 1921 2.
Virtually all electronic mentalism products require some form of communication to the performer, with
the options being a vibrating receiver, a visual display or an audio announcement.
Thumper History
Mental Distance Divination MagikData 1996
Thumper Master Miracles 1998
Cesaral Invisible Key Cesaral Magic 2003
UFO Thumper Labco 2004
Impossible Die Prediction Jam Magic 2007
Pro Thumper Taylor Imagineering 2007
PMR ProMystic 2008
Unbranded Tim Wisseman 2009
Receiver EMM 2009
The Thumper Subversive Circuits 2011
AccessPoint eStooge 2014
Unbranded Magitronics Sep 2016
Unifi Thumper Illuminati Magic 2017
2
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-pagers-and-beepers-1992315
pg. 9
Competitor vs. Unifi Thumper

In 2017, Illuminati Magic launched our Unifi Thumper, which provided an assortment of advanced
features.

Thumper
Report events from Dice  
Report events from Dominoes  
Report events from Poker Chips  
Report events from Electronic Pens  
Report events from RFID  
On-Board Vibrator  
Bluetooth Support  
Ability to Pair Devices with Thumper to avoid false notifications  
Low Battery Indication  
In Field Firmware Upgrade  
Adjustable stability timer  
Forward received results to Thermal Printers for revelation  
Forward received results to Wall Clocks for revelation  
Forward received results to CGI Video Rendering revelation  
Mute/Unmute Audio Announcements  
Repeat audio Announcements  
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ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

Anverdi’s Mental Die is pictured below:

Competitor vs. Unifi Dice

The significant points of similarities and differentiation are listed below:

Feature Competitor Illuminati Magic

ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

Anverdi’s Color Match is pictured below:

Color Match History

Competitor vs. Unifi PenSense

The significant points of similarities and differentiation are listed below:

Feature Competitor Illuminati Magic

ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

Magnetic Field Detectors History

Competitor vs. Unifi Magneto

The significant points of similarities and differentiation are listed below:

Feature Competitor Illuminati Magic

ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

Competitor vs. Unifi Thumper

The significant points of similarities and differentiation are listed below:

Feature Competitor Illuminati Magic

ELECTRONIC MENTALISM | History

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