A Reflective Dashboard for Your Morning Routine

摘要

Ditch your Post-it notes for reminders built right into a mirror. Software engineer Hannah Mittelstaedt programmed an old Android tablet to show time, weather, and other information in bright letters on a dark background. Place the device behind a two-way mirror, and only the text will shine through. "Something about brushing your teeth in front of it makes it feel more like the future," she says. Use her open-source program to make your own smart mirror, or modify it to do more-Mittelstaedt's can analyze her face to detect her mood.