Everybody knows a Rising Card effect, but do you know one that is visual and easy to do? Dr. Schwartz to the rescue! In RISE, a spectator selects a card from a deck with holes in one end. The card is lost in the deck and a pencil inserted through the holes, suspending the deck. Yet,...

Here's an iPhone effect you'll actually use! From Martin Schwartz comes Flash Beam, a novel use for that iPhone flashlight. Imagine having a spectator select a card. You pass the cards under a borrowed iPhone, and the flashlight turns on to identify the selected card, and turns off...