Smart mirrors feature a digital display behind the glass and connect to your phone via Bluetooth or WiFi. Through this display, you can typically get information such as the date and time, daily news, weather forecasts and traffic reports. Smart mirrors often have built-in LED lights, allowing you to adjust the color and warmth to provide optimal lighting for your needs. Some smart mirrors play music via Bluetooth and let you make phone calls or access the apps on your phone.
Smart mirror technology is increasingly used for specific applications, from beauty to fitness. The beauty-focused HiMirror can provide personalized information about your skincare and makeup, while the fitness device Mirror provides workout guidance right on the glass.A smart mirror, also known as a magic mirror, is like any other mirror but comes with an inbuilt display behind the glass. It is a two-way mirror that displays anything you want on a mirror surface in the form of widgets, including calendar, current time, weather forecast, news, emails, social media updates, music and video streaming, etc. These mirrors come in all sizes and shapes, from small table mirrors to huge bathroom mirrors.
How Does a Smart Mirror Work?
Smart mirrors feature three components: a two-way mirror, digital display and computer. Unlike standard mirrors, smart mirrors need light to pass through from behind the glass to view the display. That’s why you need a two-way mirror, like you’d find in a police station.
Behind the glass there’s a built-in digital display (a monitor screen or tablet) powered by an internal computer. The computer connects to your home’s wireless network or your phone via Bluetooth, allowing it to display real-time information from the Internet.
What Can A Smart Mirror Do for Us?
A smart mirror is called smart because of its ability to display anything you want on its surface. It can be easily customized to display all important information like social media feeds, news bulletins, etc. You can even add voice commands with Google’s Home Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa using which you can ask questions, set important reminders, or control other smart devices in the surroundings. You can do all this without moving a finger and that’s the main purpose of technology to make our lives easier and let us focus on what’s critical. All in all, there are various uses of smart mirrors: connecting to smart devices, seeing who is at your door, listening to music, or getting the ideal light for your makeup.
