Optix

Optix was without a doubt the #1 trick of magic live. Created by Tobias Dostal, it drew attention from some of the biggest names in magic, including Daniel Garcia, Doug McKenzie, Dan White, Kenner, Patrick Kun, Garrett Thomas, John Stessel. It's said that David Copperfield himself specifically came to the Orleans casino to see one effect—Optix.

Optix can be used for a multitude of vanishes and transpositions, however there is one stand-out routine that seems impossible. Borrow a spectators phone, then hand them your phone to film the magic. In an instant, their phone vanishes into thin air. No sleeves. No pulls. When they ask where their phone is, you point to their own hands. The phone they've been holding the entire time is their phone. That means they filmed their phone vanishing, on their own phone. It's only confusing because the laws of science shouldn't allow it to be possible.

The gimmick Toby was using to fool everyone was built at his studio. He pieced it together out of spare parts and filled his office with the unforgivable smoke that only soldered metal could give off. Ellusionist has taken it to the next level to create a sleek, robust, universal gimmick.

Phones come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but that won't stop Optix. Perform Optix with gold phones, black phones, white phones, androids, iPhones, phones with cases, phones with popsockets—it genuinely doesn't matter. Optix isn't restricted by the ability to use only one kind of phone, it's universal. Toby will teach you exactly what you need to do to overcome every kind of phone your audience could hand you. In this 90 minute training video, Toby covers EVERYTHING you need to know about Optix, so you can get the most out of it.

Charged by a magnetic-locking USB cable in under an hour, the battery gives off over 2 and a half hours of illumination. If the average requirement for the light during performance is 30 seconds, that's around 300 performances per charge!

Note: This new version of Optix was designed with a new, upgraded button to make it easier for all levels of dexterity to use the gimmick.