Homedics Drift Sandscape, Perpetual Motion Machine, Zen Garden, Meditation Accessories, Decorative Sandscape, Bluetooth, iOS, Android, by Homedics (21 Inch (Large), Black)

The media could not be loaded. This was an impulse buy for sure, it was the first thing that came up when I searched for “Perpetual Motion Device.” Best impulse buy ever! The simplest way to describe this product is a zen garden that does all the work for you. The marble moves on its own, almost like magic, drawing patterns all throughout the sand. It functions perfectly, moving almost effortlessly as it rolls along.There are hundreds of patterns to choose from! Depending on which pattern you choose, it could take anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours for the marble to draw it at max speed. More complex patterns take longer to draw. There is no work to be done, the marble does everything for you. All you have to do is set it up, and it does the rest! You don’t even have to worry about cleaning the canvas before starting a new pattern, it does that too!Initial setup is easy. You open the bag(s) of sand and pour them right in the center of the felt. You then use the included rake to spread the sand around the canvas. Once you do that, you place the marble in the center and then download the HoMedics drift companion app. The app will walk you through setting up the product, and will perform an initial “cleaning” session, in which the marble moves in a spiral pattern, spreading the sand out evenly and “clearing” the canvas to prepare it for your first pattern.The app will start in “Demo” mode, running the preset Demo playlist. You can stop this playlist and choose your own patterns, or just let it run. You can also create your own playlists containing your favorite patterns! You can change the color of the ambient lighting in the app, and it is fully customizable. You can even set it to color cycle or breathing if you’d like. When a drawing is in progress, there is an indicator that shows how complete the pattern is, indicated by a percentage. Pretty nifty feature.I could and have watched this thing run for hours. It is unbelievably entrancing and relaxing, and it’s a great way to take your mind off things and just zone out. There is a bit of a grinding sound from the marble rolling along, as shown in the provided video, but it’s not annoying at all. In fact, it actually enhances the experience. All in all, I would very highly recommend buying this product! If you’re on the fence, just get it now, you won’t be disappointed in the slightest!

I purchased the 21 inch drift kinetic sand table after deciding not to purchase the $3500 coffee table made by a different company. I wanted to see if it was something that helped me relax. Considering the price of this versus the super expensive coffee table Table version by a different company, it’s amazing. Watching the ball create the patterns and move around the table is so soothing and relaxing to my brain. I can put on some headphones put on some good music and watch this thing for hours. The app works flawlessly and the massive amount of design options is great. The only thing I wish I could do would be import my own designs. I really hope at some point they add that ability to the app. But there are so many preset designs I haven’t even gone through a third of them yet. If you’re considering purchasing an end table then I would recommend getting the stand and the table. Every single person that has come over to my house has wanted to watch it. It is a great conversation starter and a really cool thing to have in my home. I am very happy with the purchase and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I took it out of the box and had it making its first design in less than two minutes. All of the different lighting color options etc. and the app make it even better.

My wife is Executive Director for a chain of counseling offices and one of the newer offices has a very large version of this. A few months back she was raving about it - just how cool it is.Soooo ...I got her the home version and she absolutely loves it. Set up was extremely easy and the app works flawlessly. It really is relaxing and mesmerizing. We might have to get one for her own office.There was a time not long ago this would have been considered magic of some kind - a trick. Just another small wonder that causes me to shake my head and grin.I recommend the matching table. It's a perfect fit.

I was a little skeptical of this item, but my wife is always talking about mindfulness and being present. So to that end, I bought this for her as a present, but realized how enjoyable it was for me as well. I ordered the larger 21" inch size because I had a nice place to put it in the living room (It's really quite large so make sure you choose the right size). Set up is indeed very easy, there are a few steps, but it goes quickly (less than 25 minutes or so) and once you connect the app everything from there is a breeze. It's actually amazing how calming it is to watch and just relax as the little ball makes the pattern. There is also a changeable mood light setting to it as well so you can have a little bit of an 'art show' with the pattern making if you want. It definitely has a calming effect and the patterns are incredibly intricate. You can apparently download even more patterns, but I haven't tried that yet. The one thing I wish it had was just a small speaker to also play some audio through. Obviously you can do that in your home, but given that it's app controlled, would be great to be able to send a playlist to it and then relax to the visual and audio. That said, it does exactly what it's intended to do and is really nice and relaxing to watch. Just make sure you pick the right size because the big one is big. I'll try and add some photos later, but I think there are certainly enough online that show it.Just uploaded a photo of one of the latest designs. It really is amazing to watch!