Budget version
ON: normal mirror
OFF: no reflection

Premium version
DIMMER KNOB: goes from no reflection to reflection to enhanced reflection

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[–] 25 points 1 day ago*

These exist. At least the "on/off" part. Look for "switchable mirror glass."

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    But do curtains have an on/off switch?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (5 children)

    Could easily be done. We have glass that can go opaque in response to an electrical charge. Mirrorize a pane of that and you have a mirror that will go opaque on demand.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

    That's insane. -ly cool. Is it the actual glass/sand (rock and/or minerals, I guess?) or is the glass laced with otherwise barely visible electrodes or something?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago*

    A two way mirror where you turn on a backlight behind the mirror to turn "off" the reflection?

    It could be a nice painting or something behind it?

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    I could use this for my magic mirror. Which I really do have and would like to turn off on occasion.

    It's a wide mirror in the back room that you can see in the hallway. There must be an imperceptible curvature to it because it makes me look pretty buff.

    The thing is, I know I am old and out of shape. It's just this one mirror. I look normal in other ones.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    Call me jaded, but I think the way it would actually work would be:

    Budget Version

    On: Normal mirror (with ad in the bottom right hand corner)

    Off: slideshow of ads

    Premium version

    On: on

    Off: off

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 20 hours ago*

    I wish it was that simple. The premium version, in OFF mode, still:

    • records audio
    • records video
    • sends all recorded material to the manufacturer and their business partners
    • as per the EULA/ToS, all recorded material is the property of the manufacturer to which the end-user has no claim
    • batteries not included
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