Article: Mirrors That Double as Computers by Daisuke Wakabayashi. The Wall Street Journal. September 24, 2012.
Key Ideas/Summary. Mirrors are merging with digital components to become health monitoring devices. For example, a person's pulse rate can be monitored by the slight variations in brightness of the face as the heart pumps. The commercialization of the medical mirror faces the cost obstacle. Most individuals will probably resist a mirror that costs as much as a television. Businesses therefore are the target of Panasonic Corp. new digital mirror. Rehabilitation centers also are being targeted by other produces of digital mirrors.
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