Tyler Domanski Major Project Magic Mirror

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+title: Magic Mirror
+date: 2018-04-10 9:25:00
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+Description: A helpful mirror that displays useful information to the user.
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+Author: Tyler Domanski
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+author-bio:1st Year Electrical Mechanical Engineering Technologies Major at Rochester Institute of Technology.
+Author-email: tjd2490@g.rit.edu
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+This project is the design, manufacturing and assembly of a Magic Mirror. 
+A magic mirror is a device that utilizes a two-way mirror and a monitor to display information on a screen while still reflecting an image with a much better quality than just using a camera could provide. 
+The mirror measures “_” x “_” and was created over the course of a month. 
+The mirror also utilizes a raspberry pi to run control the mirror and uses Raspbian OS. The raspberry pi is running an open-source, modular, smart mirror platform called MagicMirror2.  
+Because the project is open-source and modular, many other features besides the default installation features are available to add to the mirror. 
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+The mirror currently displays compliments, important news, the weather, the time and a calendar. 
+These basic features give the mirror a elegant look that compliments the stained wood acting as a frame. 
+The information is also displayed nearer the edges of the screen allowing for full use of the mirror while still providing the information desired. 
+Additional information that is being added currently is a remote control activation that is accessible through a smartphone, a memo module that displays to-do’s and a cryptocurrency tracker that displays individual cryptocurrency values.
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+The mirror was constructed by first removing the casing from a standard monitor and attaching the two-way mirror to the monitor directly. 
+The setup was then framed in wood that had been stained prior to assembly. 
+The wood had been cut to length and then a router had been run down the length of the wood to create grooves for the mirror to sit in. 
+Due to the nature of the hand-held router the grooves vary in straightness and consistency. 
+This could be improved with a table router or a guide for the router. 
+Additionally, minor warping in the surface of the mirror is caused by a poor cut to the two-way mirror. This issue is fixed with some minor trimming to the existing setup.