I am always looking for interesting ways to integrate technology into common inanimate household objects. This morning I came across a really cool hack that turns an ordinary mirror into a portal into another world.

LitStudios.com turned a full body mirror into an Interactive Interface that not only shows reflections but also has the ablility to display any image a normal computer screen displays!

The mirror has a projector behind it that is connected to a computer. Similar to the Multitouch Screen created in the MET Lab at Drexel University this mirror recognizes the position of your finger and maps it to the mouse function on the computer. This would be really neat if it were a multitouch mirror.

Things I would do with this setup:

I would upload my wadrobe, so when I get out of the shower, I could preview my outfit before I put it on.

I would integrate a video phone application so that I can see the person I am talking to, and also see my reflection so I know what I look like to them

I would have a widget that lets me know what I should wear based on weather conditions outside.

Those are just a few things that I would do with this hack.

Check out the video after the break to see what LitStudios.com has done with their first iteration of the mirror!

Posted by Guru Lloyd | tagged: interactive mirror, Lloyd, video