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If the Mirror Could Talk (It Can)

March 21, 2007 | |

This is not quite videoconferencing - but almost. I thought this story in the New York Times was interesting enough to note here. I think there are some pointers for videoconferencing of the future.

TRACY NOAH is a self-described shopaholic who stops by Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan every day during lunch hour. But last Thursday she came upon something new: a prototype for an interactive mirror stationed among the embroidered cotton dresses and duster pants in the Nanette Lepore department. Displayed in a vintage-looking white wooden frame, the full-length mirror doubled as a three-part high-resolution digital screen.

As Ms. Noah stood in front of the mirror, a camera relayed live video images of her to an Internet site where online participants could view her outfit. When Web viewers responded by sending her comments, their instant messages popped up on the left side of the mirror for Ms. Noah to read. They also selected items for her to try on, causing virtual images of the clothing to appear before her in the middle of the mirror, like life-size holograms.

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