Why does a mirror need a computer exactly?
Magic mirrors are so cool, I’ve been wanting to build one for ever since first seeing people make them on hackaday like 7 years ago.
It’s on my ‘one day I’ll do this’ project list’.
Theres a few really cool potential uses for these, but the tech isnt quite there yet.
Imagine seeing a jacket and like “Yeah it looks good on the professional model under ideal lighting conditions, but what about on me and what size would I need?” So you jump on your smart scales that also know your height, stand in front of the mirror and it extrapolates your measurements and shows you exactly what you would look like wearing a large.
Also some cool stuff going on with digital personal trainers that monitor your form in real time.
The downside to all this “Cool” is that its hideously expensive and almost guaranteed to be subscription but… still cool in theory.
While also selling you technology you don’t need that will spy on you in your home and scan your network for every device, open file share, and anything that has data it can harvest and share back to its corporate overlords, so they can sell it to Facebook and Google, along with any nudes it captures (because you know people will set them up in private spaces).
Edit: This particular one is apparently a workout product, which I’m unfamiliar with. I guess that’s … fine? (I don’t get how it’s functionally different than a laptop on a a table if you’ve already got mirrors, but I mean… whatever.) I was under the impression this was a smart mirror used to virtually try on clothes. My comments about data exfiltration and spying (just maybe not nudes) still stand.
Just because its vapid stupid consumer privacy invading bullshit doesnt mean the tech isnt cool or interesting.
Full body shots while trying out outfits. Saves quite a bit of hassle when doing wardrobes or getting a large stitch fix. Workout form in this case. Highly useful. Expensive though.
Well I doubt you have weight lifted seriously or any sport/exercise, and I don’t mean that against you. Most aren’t. Having to get teammates and partners to take video of your form is common and a pain in the ass at times.
It’s one thing to keep in shape and not care about the more competitive end. But in that realm people spend thousands of dollars at smaller gyms and groups getting that kind of feedback.
