Cellular Phone & Smartphone

123 entries in Cellular Phone & Smartphone
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tim Ellis Cellular Telepathy spectator names card and then phones person on a business card, person on other end names card
 		Oct. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
74
Gary Ruiz Lorad friend choses any word in a book, later assistant is met or phoned and reveals word, cell phone secretly on
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
87
Simon Lovell Waiting for God "God" calls on the performer's cell phone and names card and position
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
113
Wilson Reed Cell Block spectator chosen and some birthdays added, medium called on cell phone and it divines the spectator and the number
 		2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
182
David Acer Mitosis two spectators each write down sic digit numbers, add them together, calls that number on a phone, turns out to be magician's cellphone number
Also published here May 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)
63
Erik Allen Caller I-dea card chosen, wrong card found, selection suddenly appears in message on cell phone and card changes into right one
Related toAlso published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
79
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
Also published here 2003
Tricks
100
Karl Fulves Mental Fone with idea to use cell phone to code and send picture of spectator
Inspired by
  • Fitch Cheney trick in Math Miracles (Wallace Lee)
 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
305
Michel Huot Cellular Fun three cards chosen, name of first selection appears on cell phone screen, second spectator holds phone over a few cards and it rings over selection, third spectator phones a given number which answers with third selection
 		2003
Seven By Michel Huot
25
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
Also published here Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
74
David Acer Mitosis two spectators each write down sic digit numbers, add them together, calls that number on a phone, turns out to be magician's cellphone number
Also published here 2004
Random Acts of Magic
290
Gary Ruiz Crime Seen crime story, six glasses with items, spectators call medium via cell phone who in the end describes the items
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
399
John Bodine Call Me. No Wait, I'll Call You phone rings during location attempt, selection is seen on phone display, card comes out of phone
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
44
Neal Thomas A Creature Was Stirring computer mouse on palm, suddenly the cursor jumps around, confederate with cell phone disturbs connection
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
13
David Acer Cellular Production
  • Confessions of a Road Warrior
cell phone produced from envelope that starts folded up in small packet
Also published here Nov. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 11)
24
Luke Dancy Cheetah's Cellphones ideas with cellphones
  • Voice recorders
    • Let the selection free, Luke!
    • The sensitive phone
    • Further ideas
  • Camera phones
 		2006
Another Bite of the Cherry
51
Karl Fulves KF Note three spectators write their cell phone number on a card, cut in two, dealing and spelling procedure, the matching halves come out together again
Inspired byRelated to 2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
185
Brett Bishop Ring-Ding card lost, performer takes his phone and makes a call, spectator's phone rings and selection is found underneath, performer names selection
 		2007
Freebie 8
22
Gary Ruiz Much In Common word predicted on phone screen, confederate
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
250
Christopher Williams Predictext re-deal force with four cards, they have been sent to spectator's phone as a text message prediction
Inspired by 2008
Mind Blasters
31
Jon Allen Signal Strength three spectators put their cell phones in padded envelope, a fourth dummy envelope with a toy phone is added, performer assigns envelopes to correct spectators who phone their phones and they ring, fourth envelope is smashed with hammer
 		2009
Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen
130
Harold Cataquet Infrared Light & Digital Cameras looking at infrared light sources through a camera or making a phone picture
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
216
Harold Cataquet I-Nigma QR codes as predictions
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
216
Jeff Prace Scribbles of Destiny scribbles on a phone scribble act change into name of selection
 		Jan. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 1)
23
Jamie Daws Decrypt Keeper divining a cell phones lock code
 		Feb. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2)
87
Paul Spring Add-A-Number iPhone calculator app with result hidden under post-it note is used to generate a number, performer divines it
 		Aug. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 8)
24
David Acer Cellular Production cell phone produced from envelope that starts folded up in small packet
VariationsAlso published here 2011
More Power to You
3
Joey Vazquez, John Tudor Cellular Production Follow Up phone vanishes again in envelope which is then torn up
Inspired by 2011
More Power to You
7
David Acer Mitosis two spectators each write down sic digit numbers, add them together, calls that number on a phone, turns out to be magician's cellphone number
Also published here 2011
More Power to You
149
David Acer iAces photo of Aces shown on smartphone, one of those Aces turns over and its suit matches selection between spectator's hands, card on photo turns over again and is now selection and spectator has Ace between hands
Inspired by
  • "Snapped" (Cameron Francis)
 2011
More Power to You
167
Daniel Garcia Pensamiento elegido (una idea para Iphone) list with names of objects on phone, one is selected and divined, list force
 		2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16)
481
David Gabbay iProduction Box iPhone packaging case used to produce a phone
 		Sep. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 9)
42
John Guastaferro iContact magician and spectator think of same person in borrowed iPhone contact list, including varition "Name That Tune"
 		2013
Discoveries & Deceptions
47
Rajneesh Madhok The 21st Century Wizard profile photo in iPhone contact list reveals card
 		2013
Discoveries & Deceptions
50
Denis Behr, Friedrich Roitzsch Lie Detector red/black lie detected by phone app
Inspired by 2013
Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2
12
Steve Fearson The WhatsMyCard.com Website reveal of a selection on a website the spectator goes to, insurance policy presentation
(website bonus from Aug. 2013)
 		Aug. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 17)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Sum One's Phone Number numbers generated from various bills and receipts are summed up and the total is the spectator's phone number
Related to Dec. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 21)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Sum One's Phone Number Revised numbers generated from various bills and receipts are summed up and the total is the spectator's phone number
(PDF bonus sheet)
Related to Dec. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 21)
1
G Candy Crush (糖果甜心) Increase the number of lives you have on your Candy Crush app (mobile game)
 		2014
Inspiration
8
G iCASH (乐悠游) Magician uses a picture of his travel / subway card on his phone to tap and open the train gantry
 		2014
Inspiration
30
Michael Murray Daylight Robbery cracking the code of spectator's phone
Inspired by
  • Myke Phillips & Salah Aazedine's "iUnlock Your Mind"
 2014
A Piece Of My Mind
62
Michael Murray Cal-Ender divination of a number typed in on an iPhone calculator
Inspired by
  • Kenton Knepper's "Kenton's Calculation" in Peter Turner's "Isabella Star 2"
 2014
A Piece Of My Mind
158
John Guastaferro iContact forcing a name from the contact list on an iPhone
 		Oct. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 10)
45
Paul Vigil Photographic Memory taking secret photo of face-up tabled spread to be used for a memory demonstration
 		2014
Applesauce
52
Michael Weber Parallelephone numbers written on the back of a stack of business cards, two piles made, the numbers in both piles match throughout the stacks, spectator's phone number shows up
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
 		Apr. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 25)
3
Mark Fitzgerald Turnabout Magician uses directions from a cellphone directly to the spectator to locate a selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
36
Alex Ng Call the Number Deck has numbers written on the back, five random cards chosen, the sum of the numbers matches a prediction. When the numbers are placed together, it becomes a phone number, which when called causes the magician's phone to ring
Inspired by 2015
In the Mind of Dr. Alex
24
Hanson Chien Power Off (关G) Magician uses shadow to swipe phone, switches it off
 		2015
Believe
3
Karl Fulves Cell Shock spectator writes his cell phone number on ten pieces of paper and mixes the digits up, performer dials number and first gets a funny acquaintance, then the spectator's phone itself rings
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
4
Number Force with calculator or cell phone
 		2016
21
147
Ka Wai Ng 洪金宝 Spectator remembers celebrity's name in a numbered list, magician divines name, needs smartphone notes app
 		2016
The Ace Assembly All-Star Lecture Notes
50
Mike Pisciotta Mike's Two-Cents dime and penny on table, spectator holds dime up and phone picture is taken, coin changes into penny in real life and on photograph
Inspired by 2016
From the Depths
4
G iCON (照骗) Magician borrows phone, pulls camera icon out of phone, takes a picture (flash of light appears) with the icon, then places it back in phone. Photo can be found in camera roll
 		2016
Emotion
41
G, Hanson Chien Gene (G因) Magician is able to unlock phone using pin number and fingerprint scanner
 		2016
Emotion
56
G Posted 2.0 (神预言) Prediction posted on social media
 		2016
Emotion
105
G Little Heart (小小心意) Pull a heart off Facebook message, becomes a heart shaped chocolate
 		2016
Emotion
116
Jeff Prace Unplugged v2
  • Left-Handed
borrowed earbuds play music without being connected to the phone
 		May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
36
Simon Pierro Magic Wipe! "An App by Simon Pierro", wiping away the image on the phone screen with the finger to reveal another image, different applications
 		July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
11
Simon Pierro Instant Digital Magic removing an object on the screen of a smartphone as a real object
 		July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
89
Marc Kerstein The One Thousand and Ten Commandments for Tech Magic
Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
13
Paul Vigil Sympathy (for the Devil) Cards "or Cartas con Simpatia Diabolica"
two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
  • Part 1: My Condolences
  • Part 2: Can You Hear Me Now?
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2017
The Doors of Deception
227
Jordan Gold Siri's Finale siri calls out selection
 		Feb. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2)
64
James Conti Moment of Silence
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
borrowed iPhone that plays music silences on command
 		July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
56
Michael Pilkey SIRIously Mental
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
iPhone reveals a chosen song
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9)
30
Josh Janousky LexIcon app icons on smartphone spell name of chosen card, stop force with phone placed onto tabled pile during dealing process
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, Jan. 2015
 2017
Just Joshin'
15
Josh Janousky IG latest instagram post of performer predicts playing card as well as name and clothing of spectator
 		2017
Just Joshin'
32
Asi Wind Double Exposure deck shuffled face-up/face-down, smartphone picture taken of fanned deck, later only one card is reversed on that picture
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2018
Repertoire
63
Daniel Garcia Pressure V.2 phone in balloon, finessed handling
Also published here 2018
Something More
28
Marc Kerstein Intro on tricks with the iPhone
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
1
Marc Kerstein Website Tricks chapter intro
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
5
Marc Kerstein Impromptu Book Test With Any Website spectator goes to any website on performer's iPhone and remembers a word which is divined
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
6
Marc Kerstein Bonus Tricks & Making Your Own
2018
Tricks With Your Phone
11
Marc Kerstein Siri intro to tricks using Apple's Siri
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
12
Marc Kerstein Siri Knows Your Card card freely chosen, performer's iPhone's Siri sends a text message to spectator with name of card
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
12
Marc Kerstein Siri Knows Your Coin Tosses spectator tosses coin three times and performer's iPhone's Siri announces the result
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
18
Marc Kerstein The Shortcuts Widget chapter intro, explains some iPhone functionality
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
22
Marc Kerstein Initialed Card Prediction card freely chosen, predicted as photo with spectator's initials on performer's iPhone
 		2018
Tricks With Your Phone
23
Martin Eisele Vision: A New Era For Card Magic on an OCR app that scans a spread of playing cards
 		Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
84
Michael Powers Rising Mistake wrong card rises up, a moment later it's changed into the selection, using Rising Card app for iPhone which mirrors effect
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
267
Patrick Kun Modern Biddle
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
biddle trick version, spectator holds the five cards and a photo is taken of him with the fan, then card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck, card also vanishes on photograph
Related to Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
58
Kyle Purnell Timestamped freely chosen word is predicted in iPhone, timestamped three hours earlier
 		Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
66
Louie Foxx Mixtape bands are written on a card, selfie picture taken, card torn up and one band chosen, it is the only one not in mirror image on photo
 		Sep. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 9)
68
Leo Reed Keypad to Baldpate with paper pieces with different number codes to unlock phone
 		Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
79
Nathan Kranzo Phone Sox phone held to ear, it unrolls and changes to a sock, phone is now in shoe
 		Dec. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 12)
85
Steve Beam X-Ray-Ted x-ray photo of hand and selection, with smart phone
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
195
Curtis Kam, Jonathan Friedman Zooming In photo taken of coin, performer zooms in on photo and real coin becomes jumbo coin
 		Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
60
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Additional Ideas divination via text messages, coding other information like age or birth date with The Q system
 		2021
The Q
14
Jason "Jafo" Fields Phone to Pocket spectator's phone is pocketed on the left side and immediately removed from right pants pocket, secret transfer behind back
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
108
Jason "Jafo" Fields Phone Bending Illusion optical illusion
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
110
Eric Stevens Backspin homescreen of smartphone looks like a swirl after the phone was spun
 		Feb. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 2)
66
Michael Pilkey SIRIously Mental iPhone reveals a chosen song
Also published here Mar. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 3)
124
Scott Baird A Tune Ahead three-prediction routine with a musical theme, Siri reveals the last prediction
Inspired by Aug. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8)
380
Daniel Garcia Pressure v.2 phone in balloon, finessed handling
Also published here 2022
Something More
42
Erik Allen Caller I-dea card chosen, wrong card found, selection suddenly appears in message on cell phone and card changes into right one
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
38
Joshua Jay, Marco Tempest On the iPhone Launch
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
732
Felipe Abreu Palm Prick card pulled out of iPhone screen
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
736
Gene Protas Ringtone Revelation two cards located with cell phone, it rings above card, gag on second card
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
738
Andrew Mayne Spirit Photo president on bill is photographed with phone, photo looks like a ghost
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
909
Brett Bishop For A Good Time Call prediction packet turns out to be spectator's phone number, spectator's phone also rings and selection is found underneath
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
976
Aljaz Son Coin on Call spectator holds penny up and phone picture is taken, coin changes into dime in real life and on photograph
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1051
Paul Vigil Sympathy (For the Devil) Cards two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1071
Jeff Prace iFlite finger ring appears linked onto headphone cable that is connected to phone
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1080
Joshua Logan Cell Band rubber band jumps from spectator's one hand to the other
  • Cell Phone Version (from one phone to another)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1158
Donny Orbit Tattle Too Google calculator found to divine a number
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1218
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Smart Gum gum wrappers are folded into rectangular tubes with number columns along each of the four sides, speed-addition demonstration with different phases, involving spectator adding numbers on his phone calculator
  • The Secret of the Wrappers
    • Single Flat Wrapper
    • Tubes
  • The Secret of Your Friend Becoming Smarter
  • Putting it All Together
  • History
  • Rights
 		2022
Smart Gum
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono TOXCCO Force spectator adds up numbers on calculator
Inspired by
  • TOXIC Force ("Calculation Sensation", Bob King, ca. 1989)
 2022
Smart Gum
7
Mark Tirone Time Traveler spectator selects a date on their phone calendar with some calculations done with it, performer then reveals date and week day
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
64
Josh Janousky Phish spectator makes a note on his iPhone and shows it around, performer divines it
Also published here
  • Steven Bridges's "My Next Trick" online magic course
 May 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 5)
62
Robert Ramirez Contact spectator scrolls through contact list on borrowed iPhone and stops anytime, name on top is divined
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
73
Jim Steinmeyer My First Thought
  • Conjuring
prediction opener with a word from a letter, anagrams, multiple out prediction on phone
 		Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
54
Justin Higham Impromptu Bullseye card chosen, indifferent card placed under smartphone, it changes into card from same value, other cards of same value are produced and selection is found under phone
Inspired by 2023
Combined Card Notes
36
Anson Chen The Uber Miracle changing time on phone to shorten time waiting for an Uber
Related to
  • Patrick Kun's & Marc Kerstein's app "Timeline"
 2023
Reality Is Magic
146
Michael Murray Perfect Memory divination of a word written and deleted in notes of any iPhone
  • Chinese Whispers Alternative
 		2023
Experimental
26
Mark Lemon Checksum spectator makes calculation with his birthday on phone, first the calculation comes out wrong and is tried a second time, presentation for TOXIC force
 		2023
My Lecture Notes
[1]
Mark Lemon 1369 Ouverture spectator makes calculation on phone, another spectator divines the total, 37-force
 		2023
My Lecture Notes
[7]
CJ O'Hara Copper Silver Camera spectator holds silver coin up and phone picture is taken, coin changes into copper in real life and on photograph
Related to Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1201
Scott Baird Coin Vanish from Photograph spectator holds coin up and phone picture is taken, coin vanishes in real life and also on photograph
 		Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1203
Scott Baird Lottery Simulation using Google Suite spreadsheet and an emailed prediction
 		Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1253
Scott Baird Kwame's Lucky Day using Google Suite spreadsheet and an emailed prediction
  • Mad Libs
 		Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1258
Tyler Wilson Ariel Bold paper strip with movie titles is cut anywhere, the movie there is misunderstood as the combination of two titles, gag poster as prediction, can also be accomplished with Inertia Pro app (Marc Kerstein, 2017)
Inspired by
  • Albert Spackman's "Clip Line" ("Newspaper Test", The Gen Vol. 20 No. 6, Oct. 1964)
 2024
Tex Offender
57
Roberto Giobbi An Opener for Table Magic opener idea in which bill changes to phone, no method
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Feb 15)
58
Joshua Jay Ten Card Poker Deal from Particle Stack
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four (with phone picture prediction and swindle switch)
 		2024
Particle System
245
Asi Wind Phoning it In two cards chosen with performer out of room and phoning the spectator, suit of one and value of other used to make up a card, that card is predicted in phone case
 		2024
Repertoire II
101