Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it

Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by SomeCallMeTim on Monday May 05, 2014 @02:21AM (#7697144)

Very cool, though I'm disappointed that it's not interactive. I agree that touch isn't the right choice for a mirror, but that's not the only option.

Adding a camera and a bit of OpenCV code could give you a "light" version of a Kinect interface -- broad gestures or hand signs shouldn't be hard to use to change modes.

Or a microphone and some voice recognition. Not sure what the open-source state of the art is like, but if you were to burn Android on it, Google has some pretty awesome voice recognition APIs you can use.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by unfunco on Monday May 05, 2014 @04:22AM (#7697478)

The Leap Motion device might be another option.

https://www.leapmotion.com

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by vanderZwan on Monday May 05, 2014 @10:22AM (#7698693)

It's not, because just like the Kinect it uses infrared, which is blocked by the mirror.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by jfthiigsegbje on Monday May 05, 2014 @11:56AM (#7699273)

Fine if it's in the bezel.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by danudey on Monday May 05, 2014 @07:36PM (#7701982)

Or mounted above the mirror.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by vanderZwan on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @12:55PM (#7705632)

fair enough

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by cam_l on Monday May 05, 2014 @04:28AM (#7697491)

Touch can work with the right setup. Know a guy who sells bathroom mirror and splash back setups, along with custom android & Apple interface.. Works pretty well, looks amazing.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by augdx on Monday May 05, 2014 @01:37PM (#7699900)

Yeah, fun stuff! I wrote the software for this project a couple of years ago: http://www.sester.net/tell-me-the-truth/

It used a camera and the faceAPI from Seeing Machines to overlay a digital Andy Warhol on the viewer's face, tracking their motions and saying Andy Warhol-like things periodically :-)

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by pdenya on Monday May 05, 2014 @03:50AM (#7697408)

Voice recognition is a good thought and totally doable. A camera probably isn't a great choice for a bathroom mirror though.

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by SomeCallMeTim on Tuesday May 06, 2014 @10:34PM (#7708327)

Good point. :)

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Re:Magic mirror: One way mirror with a monitor behind it by TazeTSchnitzel on Monday May 05, 2014 @06:35AM (#7697767)

Chrome has the Web Speech API, but I am not sure about Chromium.

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