Forget crosswords and Krugman, since the Ny Times has created a brand new bathroom companion that appears infinitely more entertaining than either of them. Like a few of its Snow White-style predecessors , the Times’ “magic mirror” prototype uses Microsoft Kinect to detect and follow your movements, while deploying voice recognition technology to execute your commands. With this omniscient slab affixed for your wall, that you would be able to surf the net, flip through your wardrobe and send reassuring e-mails on your teenage daughter, whom you will have driven to highschool a very good half-hour ago. An RFID reader, meanwhile, can recognize tagged pharmaceuticals or other products, allowing you to immediately access information to your prescription meds by placing them in front of the reflective LCD. Which you can also use the mirror to flick thru the Times’ full slate of articles and video content, meaning you are able to examine extravagant weekend getaways and concrete gentrification from the standing comfort of your sink. Unfortunately for all mankind, the magic mirror remains within the prototype phase and the NYT’s Research & Development Group has yet to provide a timetable for its release — but you will see that it in action for yourself, after the break.
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