I remember when I was young one of the fairy tales I read was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. And I distinctly remember the magical mirror belonging to the evil queen where she would ask the mirror, “Mirror mirror on the wall. Who is the most beautiful of all?” I thought to myself how amazing it would be to have one so that I could ask more relevant questions to it.
Fast forward more than two decades later, the New York Times R&D Lab makes the magical mirror a reality. They developed a smart mirror they named REVEAL: a Personal Data Mirror. It is personalized to show a person’s health and it is even possible if the person would like to see the headlines while they brushed their teeth. They can even see the weather outside so that they could decide on what they should wear that is suitable. It’s awesome and now I am wondering how long will it be until it is made available commercially?
Reveal Project – Personal Data Mirror from NYT R&D on Vimeo.
Other Sources: http://tvvj.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/new-york-times-reveal-project-personal-data-mirror/
