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Terence Eden

🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: 350W Infrared Smart Mirror”
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"Mirror Mirror on the wall. What's the hottest gadget of them all?"

Do you need a mirror which is connected to the Internet? Yes. Obviously. What's the point of having anything which doesn't have an IP address‽

The good folks at Infrared Group don't want me shivering while I blog, so they've sent me t…

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Smart Mirror showing the time and weather.
Terence Eden’s Blog · Gadget Review: 350W Infrared Smart Mirror
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@Edent "Do you need a mirror which is connected to the Internet? Yes. Obviously." 🎉

@Edent <Sings> "Money for nothing, noods for free". I'm not sure mens are the target audience.

@Edent If this were equipped with SAD lamps, it could be used to ask the question, "What do I look like in summer?" in winter.

@Edent There are probably pads available for RX/TX and IO for flashing if it's ESP based :P

It's prolly not remotely flashable if they aren't exposing TCP ports.

I'm 50/50 on far infrared. It's "okay" but the problem is even though the surfaces around you might be warm, you still breath in and feel the movement of cold air and the overall experience is somewhat, sub-par...

For me, I don't think I'd get another.

@Edent The infrared heater sets this mirror apart from other smart mirrors, so kudos to the product development team for that. I can see it being useful. But of course this is all a luxury. It's nice to see my schedule or the news while brushing my teeth, but hardly necessary.

@Edent "Mirror, mirror on the wall, apply a filter to make me the fairest of them all!"

Mirror: "Sorry, this feature requires a premium subscription."