Prettify yourself in Panasonic's augmented reality mirror (Wired UK) - http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-09/05/panasonic-augmented-reality-mirror

The majority of the IFA tech show in Berlin is focussed
on the here and now and what devices and products you'll be spending your money on today. Panasonic, however, is asking visitors to cast their mind into the future and has given them a vision of how their homes may end up looking.

The "home of the future" installations are on some level a slightly tired concept, with manufacturers often using them as an opportunity to get a bit sci-fi in the name of looking progressive. But that doesn't mean they're not fun to walk around -- so I did, and this time it was Panasonic's turn.

That vision Panasonic has for the future home starts in the kitchen, where all cooking will be controlled from a tablet and we will have cool trays like mini fridges for keeping left-out food fresh.


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Most impressive though is the hob that will (if Panasonic's correct) stir your sauces, soups and stews for you to stop them sticking to the pan. Using magnets built into the hob, the spoon stirring your concoctions will be pulled around so that you can get on with preparing another part of your dish.

Or you could take the opportunity to a have a little rest in the lounge, where you can gaze into the flames of your fake fire of your TV that rises out of the sideboard.


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A giant TV pokes out of the sideboard constantly, showing about a fifth of the screen. The whole thing is motion-controlled, which means you can also interact with and feed the fake fish in your aquarium, or swipe through your album collection to choose what music to play. When the TV emerges in its entirety, it provides a comprehensive overview of your connected home, letting you know which of your devices are on charge and how much juice they currently have, as well as giving you access to photo albums and delivering messages via an animated carrier parrot.


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STYLE ME PRETTY

"Mirror mirror on the wall, make me the fairest of them all," you will say; and thus your mirror will obey.


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Panasonic's augmented reality mirror is possibly one of the most fun pieces of tech we've seen at the whole show. Using camera-based face-tracking software, the mirror will identify you, assess you and project a vision of you onto the display with various recommendations as to how you should do your makeup. It will save your favourite looks, identify spots and wrinkle and show you how each cosmetic arrangement will appear in different lighting conditions. I can't see any problem with a mirror that automatically points out your apparent "flaws".

The mirror is designed primarily for commercial use -- so it will soon be in the kind of shops that sell cosmetics. But there's nothing to say that there won't be a consumer version in the future, so that people can get help with makeup and perhaps even skin complaints, at home.


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For example, apparently I (above) need more red lipstick. And just to think -- all this time I never knew!

Wow, this will be groundbreaking tho.. Kudos to 'em all for this wonderful work

This will be the coolest thing ever

demmyluv90: This will be the coolest thing ever

I know. Can't wait to get my digital kitchen.

BTw this will be available in naija in 2055.

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