Innovation of the week: A smart mirror that simulates optimal lighting

Meet the Sensor Mirror Pro

This expensive mirror promises to deliver the best results.

"Is your smart home really that smart if you still pluck your eyebrows by looking in a mirror that isn't wirelessly communicating with three other devices?" asked Katherine Boehret at The Verge. Simplehuman's Sensor Mirror Pro — available now for $250 — does that and much more.

This 8-inch round "smart" mirror senses when your face is near and then lights up in over 50,000 color variations that can simulate just about any kind of lighting environment. That's where the mirror's many connected features come in handy. Users can snap a selfie at work on the Simplehuman app to get their mirror to simulate their office's bright fluorescent lights, or use Google Calendar to automatically remind the mirror to use dim lighting before a restaurant reservation. The mirror also responds to voice commands through Amazon's Echo — especially helpful "when your fingers are covered in makeup or moisturizer."

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