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App-Enabled Mirrors

The iMirror Lets You Do Your Makeup While Checking Emails

— November 12, 2013 — Tech
Getting ready to go to work in the morning will never be the same if the iMirror goes from concept to reality. POSH View, a Canadian company based in Calgary, has created an interactive mirror equipped with a touchscreen and a slew of apps. According to the company, people spend an average of 168 hours a year in front of the mirror. POSH View wants to make this time more productive by allowing you to check email, watch videos and surf the Internet while you prep yourself for the day to come.

The iMirror is comprised of four parts: a back, circuit board, touchscreen and frame. In addition to responding to touch, the iMirror also takes voice commands, a feature which should be handy as bathrooms are havens for wet hands. POSH View has gone to Kickstarter in search of $200,000 in funding. A pledge of $2,749 gets you your own.
Trend Themes
1. App-enabled Mirrors - Companies can innovate mirrors to include apps for multi-tasking while getting ready, creating a new market for consumer electronics.
2. Touchscreen Technology - As touchscreens become more prevalent in everyday objects, industries can integrate the technology into traditionally non-electronic items.
3. Voice Command Integration - Voice-activated commands can be integrated into household items to reduce contact with germs and assist elderly or disabled individuals.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - The integration of apps into mirrors, along with other everyday objects, creates a new market for consumer electronics.
2. Home Goods - Touchscreen technology can be incorporated into household items, such as mirrors, creating new opportunities for innovation within the home goods industry.
3. Healthcare - Voice-activated commands can aid the elderly and disabled with tasks, creating new opportunities for healthcare industries to develop products that better assist these demographics.
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