How to Make a Raspberry Pi Smart Mirror

In this video, we give you some detailed instructions on how to make an easy raspberry pi powered home smart mirror. A smart mirror displays applications so that you can check the weather, local news, etc. while you are getting ready in the morning. It's also modular, so you can easy move it around or hang it on the wall if you like. We've created a basic application that you can run on the smart mirror, but it's totally customizable if you want to write some of your own code. We use a Raspberry Pi 3 in this video, but you can also use an A, B+ or any other Pi.

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MATERIALS:
1 x Raspberry Pi 3

1 x Low profile monitor (we used an old led display)

12 ft - 1x2

12 ft - 1x3

1 x Wood glue

1 x Low profile HDMI cable

1 x 18" - 24" Acrylic See-Through Mirror, 1mm

You could also use a piece of one way film and a clear acrylic sheet

We did not experiment with this, so results may vary.

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The methods shown in this video should be used
as a guide only.

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[temmorijken]

Only am 17 seconds in to this video and I can already tell this channel is amazing.

[ethanspitips]

Made this build 4 years ago and still works great! Thanks

[Mr.Finkel]

great project. i wish you showed the final product at the end for more than 3 seconds. you worked hard on that. show it off.

[gurmokh]

This is one of the best magic mirror tutorials out there. Great work guys.

[nickolasjackson]

Would have been cool to put proximity sensor built into the frame so when you stand in front of the mirror, the display turns on

[BlueBlingBabe]

Reading the comments of pretentious carpenters and programmers. It's a great video man.
I'm happy enough to see the mix of actual DIY and programming coming together in one project.

[DIYDTECHcom]

This was a very cool idea! Now I know what to do with all of those extra TV's I have laying around!

[bertogonzalez]

I like how casual and chill you all are about engineering.

[Miscool]

The best way to cut plexiglass is by scoring it with a sharp blade with a straight edge.  Hold the section that's scored that you want to part off over the edge of a table and with gentle pressure push down.  If it doesn't break, and the whole thing bends, score it some more and try again.  Awesome project.

[TheR]

I am far more impressed by the design of the industrial yet comfy mirror frame design than anything else. Nice job!

[CaliToys]

Good Work, a video has to watch several times

[parthasarathibhattacharjee]

You guys should get an award for creativity!

[morphman]

A few pointers (I'll write as I watch):

A corner clamp can save you a lot of effort and time. They're not hard to make and there are some great tutorials here on Youtube for them. They'll allow you to get perfect clamps on 90 degree angles with minimal effort, so you don't have to spend time to try and match the pieces up like you did early in this video.

A ruler and a knife is better for cutting plexi and similar plastics. You slide the knife along the ruler to make a grove in the plastic, pull the grove over the edge of the table (with a weight, like a board, where you put the tape in this video) and just bend it. The plastic will break off without leaving any broken pieces.

If you can't get a low profile monitor, you can take any flatsceen monitor apart. Most of it is plastic and if you don't disconnect any cables, you don't have to worry about what cable goes where. Then you can rearrange the circuit boards however you like and even get the ports where you want them. The screen is usually very thin, so this method allows you to very thin frames.

Thanks for the tutorial, I learned a lot!

[NextKnown]

An amazing creation.. you guys did better than any company out there that makes tech.
And you comment section is full of ideas ! they keep comming, great job guys

[tonyb]

this video would be more appealing if you'd add some arial drone shots and skateboarding quick cuts.

[funkenschlosser]

wow!
ich habe mein abschlussprojekt an der technikerschule mit einem raspberry pi und einem einfachen display realisiert aber das hier ist echt handwerklich richtig nice.
das verdient mal wirklich einen daumen nach oben.

[MrSaydo]

Cool stuff. But a little of me died when you used a hack saw to cut the wood.

[mertone]

you guys make it seem so easy or maybe its just me being completely clumsy when it comes to glueing things together etc. lol! great video!

[ratman]

This gave me an great idea for my sister's birthday gift. I will start working on this in the spring.

[coburn]

Brilliant build and concept, it's a wonder why smart mirrors haven't caught on. I, however, would make some changes with the monitor and disassembled it to reduce the overall thickness, after all, all's you needed is the display screen, HTML output and DC.