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TV Set Doubles as a Mirror

Posted by michael on from the chocolate-and-peanut-butter dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "New Scientist reports there's a new wide-screen LCD from Philips which becomes a mirror when you turn it off. Now I just need that holographic fireplace..." Sorry - a dupe from June

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  1. DUPE by LostCluster · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Philips Introduces Mirror TV
    Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday June 12, 2003 @05:35PM

  2. gives a whole new meaning by ghettoboy22 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    to mirrors over your bed

  3. Picture in Picture? by thedillybar · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Does it come with Picture in Picture?

    And if so, can I tune to the "mirror" channel so I can use the mirror and watch TV at the same time?

    Now that would be cool...

  4. Been there, done that... by LostCluster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot posted news of this device last June. Philips said they were testing it in hotels and then wanted to get it into homes. Seems like we've got nothing but a press release echo story here.

  5. Poor man's equivalent by Ubi_NL · · Score: 0, Redundant

    PC with a webcam (aka 'geek mirror')

    There was a userfriendly cartoon on this but I can't find it

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    If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.
  6. Re:Video vs. Words by FLEB · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I beg to differ.

    A television program's non-commercial run lasts at least 3-5 minutes (BS stat), but if I want some sort of ephemeral piece of information, I can query up a search and get the encapsulated tidbit of information in only a few seconds, depending on my scan-and-read skill.

    If/as the Internet takes over TV, I imagine there'll be even less attention span, as people become accustomed to the even faster gratification of web info-picking.

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    Information wants to be free.
    Entertainment wants to be paid.
    You just want to be cheap.
  7. Dupe Post by ckswift · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From previous story