Telepath – Mind-reading magic app for your iphone
Posted on 2010 under iPhone App Videos | 25 Comments24 Mar
Ever wanted to read someone’s mind? Use this astonishing magic trick to convince almost anyone that you’re a mind reader. Available in the iphone app store! THE TRICK Show your friend four pictures on the iphone screen. Ask them to select a picture and focus their mind on it, without revealing their choice to you. Shake the iphone, place it face down on the table and say you won’t touch it again until the trick is over. Now ask your friend to tell you which picture she’s chosen. When you ask your friend to flip the iphone over, they will find their chosen picture has magically appeared on the screen. Using Telepath, you can predict numbers, playing cards, cute animals – and even figure out where someone would like to go on a date. It’s the perfect way to entertain friends, break the ice in business meetings and improve your love life! Telepath also works on the ipod Touch. EASY TO DO Telepath includes links to secret training videos, tips on performance and everything else you’ll need to learn its secret in minutes. There’s no need for any special gadgets or sleight or hand. This is instant magic for everyone. REQUIREMENTS Compatible with iphone or ipod Touch Requires OS 3.0 or later Copyright Sarah Angliss and Richard Wiseman, 2009. All rights reserved. Thanks to Pete Firman, Peter Lamont and Mike Skutt for their advice on the trick and Jenny Mirani for her help with the video shoot.
by nedcooked3, on March 24 2010 @ 4:36 am
2:05 after he shakes it, she looks at it. FAKE
by Trickywastaken, on March 24 2010 @ 4:55 am
So what do you do if the person doesnt pick it up when you tell them to? Busted? lol
by Trickywastaken, on March 24 2010 @ 5:34 am
It’s timed. I love how in this video he makes sure you can’t hear the music (chimes) while he preforms. If he would have did that in front of me I would have picked up on it right away… Disappointing. -.-
by Trickywastaken, on March 24 2010 @ 6:28 am
I downloaded an app like this.
The first trick was that the iPhone can tell which direction you tilt it as you pick it up popping up whatever number programmed to do so. Then it also works on how fast or slow you turn it.
by ShowYourWorking, on March 24 2010 @ 7:01 am
How can someone be impressed by this toy? Get a life! Definitely not your usual standard, Prof Wiseman!
by FreekStyleSylabulls, on March 24 2010 @ 7:15 am
sorry. out of curiosity, i visited the website. apperently, no voice activation. My mistake.
by FreekStyleSylabulls, on March 24 2010 @ 8:00 am
I still think its voice activation. you program in multiple things and it recognizes them all. The real test would be on an an touch with no headphones in. good app tho, well done
by unstableshark, on March 24 2010 @ 8:54 am
It can’t be the shaking. He doesn’t know the number until after he’s shaken it and it’s already on the table.
I have no idea how this works. Great job Richard.
by deadlybug, on March 24 2010 @ 9:51 am
you can have a friend sitting nearby changing the display from his iphone or some shit like that.
by TheBatchGuy, on March 24 2010 @ 10:49 am
Easy… very easy… extremely easy…
by JuniorDExchangecore, on March 24 2010 @ 11:39 am
@agenttaco91 Voice activation sounds easier. It just waits for the word “Drink” to show up and there you go.
by emzywooable, on March 24 2010 @ 12:20 pm
Well, It picks up the voice like a voice command thing and displays that number.
by andymc24, on March 24 2010 @ 12:42 pm
surely if it’s the iphone it just recognises the first option that somebody says outloud after its shaken.
by SDLinx, on March 24 2010 @ 1:32 pm
I’m pretty sure it’s based on timing
by jelly17000, on March 24 2010 @ 2:19 pm
tapping
by jelly17000, on March 24 2010 @ 2:22 pm
why go that far, what if its just the shaking?
by pinoyrawr, on March 24 2010 @ 3:16 pm
how does it work wtf
by agenttaco91, on March 24 2010 @ 3:52 pm
Also, on the one that is four, they cut into the video of when the phone is already on the table, which makes it harder to identify the trick.
by agenttaco91, on March 24 2010 @ 4:01 pm
Heh, took me about 10 minutes, but I’ve got it… for sure.
Here’s the trick: The phone cycles through the numbers in intervals (my guess is about 10 seconds per number.) He wastes the correct amount of time until the phone is on the correct number, and times it right to pick it up. He knows when it’s chaning numbers by the sparkly sound that the phone makes. When it is two, he waits for the second sparkly sound. if she had chosen 3, he would have just had to waste more time.
by ElementalSkater001, on March 24 2010 @ 4:31 pm
Did anyone notice that when she guessed 2, she picked the iphone with 2 fingers? then she picked it up with 4 fingers when she though of 4…coincidence
by Xarieus, on March 24 2010 @ 5:24 pm
So easy… Iphone has a camera and a microphone. The camera on the back sees your fingers and the microphone hears you say the number.
by veers0r, on March 24 2010 @ 6:10 pm
My guess from the video would be it’s just timing. The pretty much controls the point in time at which she turns it over. But it could be even simpler of course, but it’s hard to tell from a video.
by cogito2, on March 24 2010 @ 6:48 pm
@eusmilus
Probably that’s it, but I note that the second time the hands are out of the picture so Richard could have pressed the volume control button to give information when he knew the choice if the default wasn’t it.
by MagnumXL4177, on March 24 2010 @ 6:54 pm
I’m a magician and just bought this after seeing the demo The secret is very elusive and undetectable!!! The app is a STEAL for $0.99! I will say this tho…its not voice activation because I have the ipod Touch, the girl in the demo is NOT a confederate (meaning she’s in on the trick),and last it has nothing to do with MOVEMENT. Trust me you will NEVER guess the secret…it its so slick and will take some practice! I tried it on my gf who is very skeptical and she can’t figure it out! A+ app!!
by eusmilus, on March 24 2010 @ 6:59 pm
I’m guessing: it’s timing. Shaking starts timer. 4 options. 4 second wait before picking up the phone -> 1st option, 8 second wait ->second option and so on. Picking up stops going to the next option. And then fill the appropriate time with some conversation.