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Alright, so I’ve been tinkering with this idea for a while now, and finally got around to actually building my own digital smart mirror. It’s one of those projects that looks super cool, and I figured, why not give it a shot? I wanted something that could show me the time, weather, maybe my calendar, […]

So, this AI smart mirror thing. I’d seen a few online, looked pretty slick. Thought to myself, “Yeah, I could probably knock one of those together.” How hard could it be, right? First off, getting the bits. A Raspberry Pi, obviously. Then a decent screen, not too big, not too small. The two-way mirror glass,

Getting that Smart Mirror Link Code Sorted Alright, so I decided my smart mirror needed a bit of an upgrade. It’s been showing the same old stuff for ages, and I figured, why not try to link some new info to it? That’s where this whole “smart mirror link code” saga began. Sounded simple, but

Alright, so I’ve been meaning to share this for a while. I finally got around to building my own smart mirror, and folks have been asking how it went. It was a bit of a journey, not gonna lie, but totally worth it in the end. Getting Started: The Idea and the Pile of Parts

So, I’d been thinking about sprucing up our main bathroom for a while. It wasn’t ancient, but it just felt a bit… blah. You know how it is. I was flicking through some design ideas online, probably procrastinating, and kept seeing these bathroom smart mirrors. At first, I thought, “Do I really need my mirror

Alright, so I’ve been meaning to share this project for a while. My bathroom medicine cabinet was, well, let’s just say it had seen better days. It was one of those cheap builder-grade things, and every time I opened it, I just felt… uninspired. Plus, I kept forgetting if I needed to grab an umbrella

Alright, so I’ve been wanting to build one of these smart mirrors for ages. You see ’em online, looking all futuristic, and I thought, “I can do that!” The idea of having Google Assistant in my mirror, giving me the weather or my schedule while I’m getting ready? Yeah, that sounded pretty cool. Getting Started:

So, I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. My car’s old rearview mirror is, well, just a mirror. Pretty boring, right? I saw some of those fancy digital ones online, but man, the prices! And they never quite had exactly what I wanted. So, I thought, why not try and build my own?

Okay, so I got this idea in my head to build an LED smart mirror. Seemed like a cool weekend project, right? Famous last words. I figured, how hard could it be? You see these things online, and they look super sleek. Getting Started – The Grand Plan (and how it immediately went sideways) My

Alright, let me tell you about this capstone smart mirror project. It was quite the journey, really. The whole idea started when I saw a few of these online and thought, “Hey, I could probably make one of those!” Famous last words, right? But I was determined. Getting Started – The Bits and Bobs First