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 The Magic Mirror - Arduino Powered (video)
The Magic Mirror - Arduino Powered (video)
An interactive magic mirror that responds to various sensors. Its powered by Linux and the Arduino micro-controller.
Interactive Mirror
Interactive Mirror
blog.litstudios.com — In an effort to dive deeper into HCI (Human Computer Interaction) by hacking together parts easily acquired,... I set out to build something especially "non-computery" - introducing the Interactive Mirror . On paper, this ... (more) Interactive Mirror
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youtube.com — Conceptualized by Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios and Sam Ewen of Interference Inc. This is a patent... pending touch capable mirror. htpp://www.interferenceinc.comh... (more) Interactive Mirror (video)
The Magic Mirror - Arduino Powered
The Magic Mirror - Arduino Powered
instructables.com — After multiple trips to Disneyland, I got the idea to do a Snow White type magic mirror... for my two girls. I found a product after some googling but it was quite expensive so I decided to build my own. While at it, I figured I better add a Halloween ... (more) The Magic Mirror - Arduino Powered
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DIY: Magic Mirror
MAKE Magazine — Al sent us a link to his amazing "Magic Mirror" project. He used and Arduino and a bunch of hidden sensors to control a Flashed based video. Check out the instructable for all the cool things it does. [Thanks Al!] After multiple trips to Disneyland, I got the idea to do a Snow White type magic mirror for my two girls. I found a product after some googling but it was quite expensive so I decided to build my own. While at it, I figured I better add a Halloween Mode and Pirate mode. Make you own Magic Mirror DIY HALLOWEEN from MAKE & CRAFT! ...

DIY Magic Mirror Makes Disney's Look Positively Low Tech [Magic Mirror]
Gizmodo — This is for those of you who got a shiver when the magic mirror spoke to the witch in Snow White... or rather, it's the sort of thing that'll give your kids a shiver in this electronic age. A guy called Al has hooked up an old PC, an LCD screen, an Arduino board and a slew of sensors to give his daughters their very own interactive digital magic mirror. It's got selectable Princess, Halloween and Pirate modes, touch panel control and web connectivity (he's clearly hoping the girls'll be in finance: one touch panel reports on how his stocks are doing... badly it seems). Awesomeness all ...

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