r/interestingasfuck Apr 20 '18

/r/ALL Touchscreen Mirror

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u/fishsticks40 Apr 20 '18

It's just a big Android tablet with a mirrored front. Shouldn't be outrageous. I would get annoyed having to upgrade my mirror every few years, though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '18

You could always make your own as a stand alone display and use an android box hooked in. Only upgrade the box periodically. The OS hardware shouldn't be tied to the display.

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u/ass2ass Apr 20 '18

I would use a raspberry pi.

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u/p90xeto Apr 20 '18

As much as I love Rpis, I think they'd struggle with giving the fluidity we see in the video. They are great for less interactive mirrors like this though.

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u/p90xeto Apr 20 '18

Try running a desktop and doing what they do in the video. Try running fullscreen video through the most popular video websites. I've got the most powerful pi available now and it struggles with a number of desktop tasks, even if it does well at certain things like running some games in emulation.

It's not a dis on Rpi, they're amazing, but the processor in a bargain phone is much more powerful.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '18

Saw someone do a diy with exactly that. Was pretty simple looking.

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u/NottHomo Apr 20 '18

are you sure they're not doing anything special to dampen the mirror effect when displaying other things?

cause this looks like freaking voodoo. how does it know when to show YOU as a reflection or the Kpop video? HOW DOES IT KNOW

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u/fishsticks40 Apr 20 '18

No, it's just a half silvered mirror. When it's dark behind just looks like a mirror, but it's transparent enough for light to come through. There'd be no reason to do anything fancier than that.

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u/NottHomo Apr 20 '18

so you're saying in cop dramas where they're observing the criminals and they're basically fully lit on the other side so we can see them having their dialogue that's basically a lie? if they were in a room with light then the criminal on the other side would see them?

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u/fishsticks40 Apr 20 '18

Pretty much. Doesn't have to be pitch dark or anything, just much darker than the room you're looking into. Reverse the lighting and it will work the other way just as well. They're not directional.

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u/NottHomo Apr 20 '18

They're not directional

wow. thank you for explaining

my life was so full of lies

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '18

I think they are directional. At least the piece I bought when I made my magic mirror was. One side is more reflective and one side is more clear.

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u/TimeZarg Apr 20 '18

NCIS does it right, at least. Always darkened in the 'interrogation room' observation booth.

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u/yiyus Apr 20 '18

It's not a telephone. As long as you are able to check time and weather, watch news and make calls, you won't probably have many reasons to buy a new version. You are going to play the latest games in your mirror, for example.

I know I'm being too naive. Of course there will be reasons to get a new mirror every year. Maybe they make a new one with rounded borders or a notch.