Even a common bathroom mirror becomes a smart device and projects information like a smartphone or a tablet. This is a Max Braun‘s idea, the engineer at Google who is realizing the prototype. “I ordered myself a two-way mirror, a display panel and controller board, plus a bunch of components and arts & crafts supplies”, explained Braun. The mirror is able to project information such as date and time, weather and news, but also other information can be added. “The code behind this UI uses some simple Android APIs plus Forecast for the weather and the Associated Press for news”, said Braun. “This prototype is still a work in progress – he added – and I haven’t spent much time on the software yet. The UI above is only a few hundred lines of code and I’m experimenting with different devices to run it, initially Chromecast, then Nexus Player, and most recently Fire TV Stick”.
