Editor’s note: This article was first published in December 2012; it reports product news from that month. The claim that this is the world’s first digital mirror, and the references to PDAs and electronic organisers, reflect that time, and smart mirrors are now a common product category.
A smart mirror that talks to you, tells you about relevant news, reminds you where you need to be and even looks after your health. Obviously we’re not talking about the witch’s famous mirror from Snow White, but something far more high-tech. Meet the Cybertecture Mirror, the world’s first digital mirror.
The mirror connects to the internet over wireless technology and has a reflective digital interface for interactive information that can be customised for all sorts of specific functions. It has its own memory and can connect to any kind of device, including the remote control that comes with it.
It can monitor your health through its peripheral sensor platform (included in the package), and it communicates with your computer, mobile phone and personal digital assistant to make everyday life easier. As the video shows, the mirror is linked to the bathroom scales so you can keep track of when you gain or lose weight.
If you use a PDA or any kind of electronic organiser, every morning when you switch it on it will read out the day’s appointments, along with the temperature, traffic, and flight and train times.
Naturally, since it’s a digital mirror, you can also listen to music, watch films and connect with your friends on social media. Very handy, so some people never miss the chance to tell their followers: “Brushing my teeth before work” 🙂
And with all that said, remember it also works as a plain mirror. Otherwise, it’s like hanging a computer on the bathroom wall. The following video shows what the mirror can do:
Watch: The Cybertecture Mirror’s features (video)
Via: Vagabundía
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Featured image: Maurizio Pesce from Milan, Italia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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