Obviously having a new cool gadget was my big motivation, but for the useful things : knowing the exterior temperature, the time obviously (I removed my clock), I can play a game if I'm waiting for something for a few minutes, etc. But basically you are right, if I have my phone, it just takes almost as much time for me to do this things.

I think there is something to do around the concept of a smart mirror, because we have been introduced to many prototypes in last 5 years. It's like people want to have it, people want to build it, but no one is sure what it is about. Maybe it should be conceptualized more like a decoration/fashion item...

That's what I thought. You can look at yourself while you browse cinema times?

I'd replace the TV with a `smart mirror`.

The `mirror` would make the living room seem larger and the `smart` would improve the quality of the information provided.