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Would You Read The News While Brushing Your Teeth?

The New York Times Company’s Research and Development Lab studies novel ways to deliver news to people. Their latest creation is a bathroom mirror that uses Microsoft Kinect to detect motion and deliver a stream of news while you comb your hair or put on your makeup. Besides news, the technology will let you send…

Tech News Kelly Sep 1

Paul McCartney: My Phone Was Hacked

Paul McCartney revealed today that his phone was possibly hacked. Sir Paul is on tour in the US and will discuss this hacking with police when he returns to Britain. His revelation comes hot on the heels of his ex-wife’s claim that her phone was hacked in 2001. Heather Mills, who was married to McCartney…

Tech News Kelly Aug 4

Cyber Mirror On the Wall

Because everything must come with an operating system now: the Cybertecture Mirror, bathroom glass that shows the weather, your weight, and comes packed with apps aplenty. And it’s not a concept! It’s just very, very expensive. Reflect on that. What other goodies are included? 10W speakers! Wi-Fi! Waterproofing! And the all-important fog-resistant glass. As for…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 13

Giz Explains: Why You Look Different in Photos Than You Do in the Mirror

Yesterday morning, you looked good. Yesterday evening, before you went out, you’re pretty sure you looked real good. So who the hell is this schlub in the Facebook album from last night, tagged with your name? It’s a phenomenon nestled somewhere between universal annoyance and urban legend: People see something different in the mirror than…

Television John Herrman Oct 12

The world’s smallest mirror reflects and traps individual atoms

Mirrors are usually surfaces that reflect light, which means photons bounce off of them. But a new kind of magnetic mirror can reflect magnetized atoms – one at a time. This atom mirror was built by researchers at the UK’s University of Sheffield. They created an array of tiny nanowires that, when properly activated, becomes…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Aug 10

Invisible Cloak Invented…Just Not What We Had In Mind

This LA street performer, Mirror Man, has just succeeded where dozens of scientists have failed. Take that, Harry Potter! [SilverSky via Kuriositas via Toxel] https://gizmodo.com/invisibility-cloak-project-becomes-more-realistic-5497136

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 14

This Is How Vampires Must Shave

Vampires don’t have reflections, so how would they get a sexy clean shave? This guy has the answer—if you assume that bloodsuckers actually show up on video. [There I Fixed It]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 4

Glimpse Mirror Opens the Door to Doppelgängers

No special technology to see here, just clever design. The Glimpse Mirror by designer Sarah T. Kang opens a door into any surface. Inside, you’ll find yourself—only a bit fatter than you’d remembered. [mocoloco]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 18

As You Kick Her Head, Lady Gaga Would See Dozens of Reflections in These Mirrored Shoes

Combining art and maths, much like the Mobius Strip bagel, these mirrored Invisible Shoes reflect the ground, causing small animals to headbutt your ankles. Imagine kicking Lady Gaga in them. [CNET Asia] https://gizmodo.com/have-some-math-with-your-breakfast-5424946

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 14

Mirror/Ironing Board concept

Aha! I hate pulling down ironing boardsand then having to fold their screechy legs back up. Having one disguised as a mirror is a great idea that would save time and space. (Just figure out stability.) [Aissallogerot via Toxel]

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 17

The Glow Mirror Creates Instant Halo Effect

You’ve always felt special, important to humanity. But when you look in the mirror, reality sets in. You’re not even ugly, you’re just mundane. The Glow Mirror will fix that. Looking past the creepy android mockup for a moment, the Glow Mirror is actually a pretty interesting product. Layered with photo luminescent material, the mirror…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 27

Mathematician Creates Impossible, Rule-Bending Mirrors

Andrew Hicks is a mathematician. And he uses those math skills, coupled with a little computer algorithm assistance, to create mirrors that accomplish feats like reflecting text without turning the writing backwards. His mirrors can reflect wider angles, capture 360-degree panoramas without distortion and even reflect vast amounts of infrared data (to measure body temperature).…

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 25

MP3 Mirror: Let’s Hope The Glass Can Handle Your Music

iPod toilet paper holder? Check. iPod sink? Check. iPod Shower? Check. I guess the mirror was all that was left. https://gizmodo.com/great-news-poopers-274322 That’s right, Italian designer Antonio Lupi has brought the iPod dock to the mirror—any mirror with a steel frame to be more precise. It even features an LED-illuminated power switch underneath the mirror to…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 30

Fetish: 50 Mirror Self Portraits with Cameras In Sight

Whoa, what camera is that? One of my favorite photograph sub-genres is the mirror self portrait, with camera in sight. I suppose I have a fetish for these shots. These are the best I could find. I saw one like this on an aggregation site popurls.com. And followed the link to Flickr. Then I found…

Tech News Brian Lam Jan 30

Ear Mirror: Bear Witness to The Waxy, Hairy Horror

To be honest, I wouldn’t want an ear mirror for the same reason I wouldn’t want an ass mirror—some territory on the body should remain unexplored. The device works like a two headed dentist’s mirror. Place one end over your ear and adjust the other mirror until you can see whether or not you need…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 16

Violet Mir:ror is USB RFID Enhanced-Reality Gizmo for Your Gadgets

You won’t be chanting “Mir:ror Mir:ror, on my desk” rhymes if you buy Mir:ror and want it to tell you some interesting info: instead you’ll be waving your possessions over its USB-connected sensor, whereby small RFID stickers ID the objects, and prompt your computer to display enhanced-reality style info. For example, wave your brolly near…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 27

Interactive Mirrors: The Inevitable Future of Vanity

Lit Studios and Interference inc, the same guys who made that ridiculous laser pointer wall a few weeks ago, are back with a touch-enabled interactive mirror. Using a combination of projection techniques, they were able to superimpose a clear, vivid, moving image on top of a regular reflection, creating the bathroom mirror HUD that humanity…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 23

Rubik’s Mirror Blocks: The Cube Taken to New Dimensions of Trickiness

Check out this new variation on Rubik’s Cube: instead of colors and symmetrical cubes, this beast has all-mirrored surfaces and a bizarre asymmetric rectangular block setup. As you twist it, the blocks poke out in different ways, and it’s these cues you’re supposed to use to solve the puzzle. Bloody hell, it looks hard…the box…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 23

Amazing Magic Mirror Digitally Changes Fabrics On the Fly

The Fraunhofer Institute-the guys who invented MP3 and screwed the music labels as a result, which is why we like them so much-have a booth at IFA with their latest inventions. The best one is this stunning magic mirror, an augmented reality display that gets any piece of clothing and transforms its fabric in real…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 1

Scientists Create Smoothest Mirror Surface Ever

A team at the Autonomous University of Madrid have created what they’re calling the smoothest mirror surface ever made. It’s flat down to the size scales of individual lead atoms, and was made by depositing lead onto silicon crystal at freakish temperatures of -173 to -133°C. This messes with the quantum properties of electrons in…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 22

Would You Read The News While Brushing Your Teeth?

Paul McCartney: My Phone Was Hacked

Cyber Mirror On the Wall

Giz Explains: Why You Look Different in Photos Than You Do in the Mirror

The world’s smallest mirror reflects and traps individual atoms

Invisible Cloak Invented…Just Not What We Had In Mind

This Is How Vampires Must Shave

Glimpse Mirror Opens the Door to Doppelgängers

As You Kick Her Head, Lady Gaga Would See Dozens of Reflections in These Mirrored Shoes

Mirror/Ironing Board concept

The Glow Mirror Creates Instant Halo Effect

Mathematician Creates Impossible, Rule-Bending Mirrors

MP3 Mirror: Let’s Hope The Glass Can Handle Your Music

Fetish: 50 Mirror Self Portraits with Cameras In Sight

Ear Mirror: Bear Witness to The Waxy, Hairy Horror

Violet Mir:ror is USB RFID Enhanced-Reality Gizmo for Your Gadgets

Interactive Mirrors: The Inevitable Future of Vanity

Rubik’s Mirror Blocks: The Cube Taken to New Dimensions of Trickiness

Amazing Magic Mirror Digitally Changes Fabrics On the Fly

Scientists Create Smoothest Mirror Surface Ever

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