My Vortex Dome arrived from the UK just a few days after ordering it from Amazon. The trippy wavy swirly patterns it makes are even better than I imagined from Tim's video. And it's not just a passive show. You have a hand in making them happen!
However, not so wild about the unadvertised fortune-telling function.
The feature makes some sense for a device that's basically part of a crystal ball with mica flakes and magnetic needles instead of tea leaves inside. Problem is, it has a Siri-like interface who insists on being addressed as Madam Xelda.
Her track record's not bad, but she has a mean streak. When I consulted her this morning, she couldn't stop laughing. When I asked her what was so funny, she said, "Oh man, wait till you see what happens to you next Friday!"
BTW, here's what it looks like when all the mica's settled. The short black lines are the magnetic needles.