I did some research into two way mirror vendors a while ago to hide my TV and stumbled upon this operation out of Ohio. I never ended up finishing the project and as such never ordered from them so I don't know much about the company. They do have a wide range of two-way mirror options.
Show HN: Make a programmable mirror
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#72Might want to electrical-tape over the phone's front-facing camera, and maybe even excavate out its microphone. Just In Case.
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#73Love this idea, but removing the device (if you have to) is what rubs me the wrong way.
Anyone have any idea on the implications of mounting the device, say, 3mm away from the mirror? I think that would be about the depth of a case... and if you mount it inside a case, you can remove it seemlessly.
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#75Looks perfect for daily affirmations. "Good morning, Dave. MY, you look handsome today!"
"You're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it, people like you!"
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#76I'm guessing this is based off [1] which uses a normal monitor and a Raspberry Pi. This one looks much quicker and simpler than [1], but what if you need to do anything to the tablet (updates, new app, etc)? Remove it and re-adhesive? Personally, I've been working on doing the same with an RPi and Hover so I can wave my hand in front of the mirror to swipe to new screens/info. [1] https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/mag…
> but what if you need to do anything to the tablet (updates, new app, etc)?
Usb mouse and keyboard.
Re: Show HN: Make a programmable mirror
#77I'm guessing this is based off [1] which uses a normal monitor and a Raspberry Pi. This one looks much quicker and simpler than [1], but what if you need to do anything to the tablet (updates, new app, etc)? Remove it and re-adhesive? Personally, I've been working on doing the same with an RPi and Hover so I can wave my hand in front of the mirror to swipe to new screens/info. [1] https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/mag…
These days ADB supports a networked transport in addition to USB. [1] seems to suggest that it's enough for full screensharing/control.
[1]: http://marian.schedenig.name/2014/07/03/remote-control-your-...
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#78What an absolutely awesome idea. I love things like this that just blend software and information into the physical environment seamlessly. I see stuff like this and just think, yeah, now we're living in the future :-D Kind of reminds you how cumbersome and inappropriate it can be to have to pull out a dedicated black slab of glass to access all your information. The future (at least the one I want) without a doubt i…
I believe the term for things like this is an 'information radiator'. The benefit of ambient displays is they're always on so you don't need to seek any information out. It's just there. They're quite popular in the agile community. Digital signage and wallboards everywhere. The downside is you can become conditioned to them and not notice things over time. This is quite old but sums is up: https://www.atlassian.com/…
You mean like a wall clock?
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#79looks awesome! is that an iron ring I see?
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#80I've been working on a voice-controlled one of these. I just got my Raspberry Pi, but am still working on the software side quite a bit. I'm not really having great success with CMU Sphinx's hotword detection.
You could try blather. It's by Jezra Lickter.