A 'Smart' Bathroom Mirror Powered by Android

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Gone are the days of boring bathroom mirrors that only reflect what's in front of them. What you really need is a bathroom mirror that gives stock quotes, displays the local weather, and tells you the temperature of the water you are about to use to wash your face. Seraku Corporation (http://www.seraku.co.jp/) is now in the process of filling that burning need and has gotten a bunch of press (http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/11/seraku-shows-off-a-smart-mirror-that-has-android-infused-lets-hope-it-doesnt-take-pictures-of-our-bedhead/) attention (http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/05/seraku-unveils-prototype-mirror-powered-by-android/) by doing so. A cynic might wonder why people who absolutely, positively must have Internet access while they shave or perform other bathroom mirror duties don't just make a wall-mounted holder for their tablets next to their pre-Internet bathroom mirrors, but that would destroy the fun of having the display built directly into the mirror, along with sensors that detect hand gestures so you can control your mirror (no doubt by asking, "Who is the fairest of them all?") without touching it with your greasy fingers. Note that this is technically not a smart mirror but a smart washbasin (http://smart-washbasin.seraku.co.jp/english/index.html) with a mirror attached to it. Either way, it's not available for retail sale quite yet.

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