iKnow

THE BLURB:
"With iKnow, you instantly divine a song the spectator has
randomly chosen from your iPod or MP3 player! An incredible,
impromptu trick that is ready to do-anytime!"

Effect

A spectator is invited to listen to as many songs as they'd
like from your favorite playlist (a folder that contains a
compilation of 60-70 songs) on your iPod or MP3 player. They
are all different. The spectator is asked to scroll through
and randomly stop at any song in the playlist, while the
iPod is out of site-behind their back or under the table.
They are now encouraged to remove the headphones and sing
the tune in their mind. You can be in another room as this
happens. Now for the mind-blowing climax: You bring your ear
close to theirs. You explain that you are listening for the
beat and melody of the tune that is still reverberating off
their eardrums, and vibrating in their head. To the absolute
disbelief of the spectator, bit by bit you start to hum the
tune they are thinking of, and then suddenly you name the
selected song!

Some cool points:

    * Easy to do.
    * Always ready to go.
    * Instantly repeatable.
    * Nothing is added or taken away during the
performance-it's completely self-contained within the iPod
itself!
    * Your iPod is not gimmicked, and can function as a
regular playing unit at all times.
    * Full instructional DVD guides you through every step
of the preparation, including full presentation and bonus
ideas.
    * Use your own music & playlists.
    * Works with iPods and most other MP3 players, that have
display screens.

From the creator of such amazing tricks as Third Degree Burn
and The Red Carpet, Jason Palter's iKnow allows you to do an
incredible, impromtu routine with your own iPod or MP3
player - anytime.

Includes a FREE unlimited access pass code to the exclusive
iKnow online forum, with downloads!

TESTIMONIALS:

"Jason has created a wonderful mystery involving our love of
music and our fascination with all things iPod...A devious
effect involving technology that feels totally organic."
- Andrew Mayne

"A fresh, hip mind reading miracle. If you own an MP3 player
then you have to own iKnow !"
- Richard Sanders

"I think this is great! You have to HEAR it to believe it!"
- Daniel Garcia

"iKnow is without a question the best thing you can do with
your iPod…It's as if iPods were made just for iKnow."
- Justin Miller

Running Time Approximately 55min

MY COMMENTS:
Experienced performers who are familiar with how iPods/MP3
players work will kick themselves, metaphorically speaking,
when they find out the method to this effect, which plays
exactly as stated in the blurb. It seems like it should be
kind of obvious to knowledgeable mentalists, but this is not
at all to say the method is transparent to laymen. It's
quite effective, actually. I don't have an iPod, or an MP3
player (at least not at the time of this writing), but I
confiscate many of them from my high school students who
prefer using them to doing classwork, and so I am familiar
enough with them to know that this can certainly work well.

It is important to note that you use this with a regular
iPod that you can use as an everyday listening device. You
do have to take the time to prepare it. However, this is one
of those one-time set-ups. Once you set it up, it'll be
ready to go anytime. Obviously, you must own an iPod, or
similar MP3 players, and cannot borrow someone's on the spot
to do this. And Jason Palter, on the DVD, walks you through
the steps to set everything up and he does cover the various
formats of MP3 players. There's also a registration number
so that you can join a discussion forum about iKnow. If you
use an iPod or MP3 player, I certainly recommend checking
out this very fairly priced DVD.