Turn your mobile device screen into a mirror

Bob Russell · 10-22-2006, 12:08 PM

Senko has an interesting ScreenMirror product that turns your backlit LCD screen into a mirror when the backlight is off, and becomes transparent when the backight is on. In addition, anyone snooping to see what you are doing is blocked from seeing the screen at more than a 45 degree angle.

That might be interesting for e-book reading purposes... for example, by any guy who for some reason might be reading a romance novel! But clearly this would be useless for an e-ink reading device because it will not have a backlight.

iPod and mobile phone versions are available, but the company claims that they can be cut to custom sizes fairly easily, so it could be used on a PDA, smartphone or even maybe a UMPC.

From Textually.org and Sci-Fi Tech.

pdagal · 02-24-2007, 10:38 PM

Just yesterday I was thinking that I would really like for my screen to be a mirror too. I knew someone would come up with something.

Bob Russell · 02-25-2007, 12:00 AM

Who says we don't want a smartphone to be everything for everyone?! ;-)

da_jane · 02-25-2007, 11:57 AM

Men love to look at themselves, too, in between reading about spaceships and sand dunes.

NatCh · 02-25-2007, 12:22 PM

And explosions -- don't forget the explosions! Explosions are very important.

Bob Russell · 02-25-2007, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by da_jane

Men love to look at themselves, too, in between reading about spaceships and sand dunes.

But I think maybe there's a difference... don't most women like to look in the mirror because they care about making themselves presentable? Yet I think most men who like to look at themselves in the mirror are generally admiring themselves and noticing how attractive they must be to women! ;-)

Yep, I'm also all about stuff like space and explosions and fighting and spying. So I guess that doesn't leave much time left for mirrors!

NatCh · 02-25-2007, 04:17 PM

Mirrors do smash satisfyingly in explosions, though, especially in space.

memobug · 02-25-2007, 10:56 PM

...on the other hand, I'd love to be able to change my bathroom mirror into a backlit LCD. If anyone has some suggestions in that regard, I'd appreciate it.

Regards,

Matt

Bosh · 11-25-2010, 02:49 PM

nice thing to do but how can i do it.Lol..:P

DaleDe · 11-27-2010, 07:22 PM

The user who knows how last posted in this thread in 2007. Sorry no one knows anymore. Welcome to the forum. It is better to comment on more recent forum topics.

10-22-2006, 12:08 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Turn your mobile device screen into a mirror Senko has an interesting ScreenMirror product that turns your backlit LCD screen into a mirror when the backlight is off, and becomes transparent when the backight is on. In addition, anyone snooping to see what you are doing is blocked from seeing the screen at more than a 45 degree angle. That might be interesting for e-book reading purposes... for example, by any guy who for some reason might be reading a romance novel! But clearly this would be useless for an e-ink reading device because it will not have a backlight. iPod and mobile phone versions are available, but the company claims that they can be cut to custom sizes fairly easily, so it could be used on a PDA, smartphone or even maybe a UMPC. From Textually.org and Sci-Fi Tech.

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02-24-2007, 10:38 PM	#2
pdagal Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Device: HTC Dash	Just yesterday I was thinking that I would really like for my screen to be a mirror too. I knew someone would come up with something.

02-25-2007, 12:00 AM	#3
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Who says we don't want a smartphone to be everything for everyone?! ;-)

02-25-2007, 11:57 AM	#4
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	Men love to look at themselves, too, in between reading about spaceships and sand dunes.

02-25-2007, 12:22 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	And explosions -- don't forget the explosions! Explosions are very important.

02-25-2007, 04:17 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Mirrors do smash satisfyingly in explosions, though, especially in space.

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memobug Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 46 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Silicon Valley Device: PRS-500/PRS-505/Kindle DX/iPhone 3G	...on the other hand, I'd love to be able to change my bathroom mirror into a backlit LCD. If anyone has some suggestions in that regard, I'd appreciate it. Regards, Matt

11-25-2010, 02:49 PM	#9
Bosh Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	nice thing to do but how can i do it.Lol..:P

11-27-2010, 07:22 PM	#10
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	The user who knows how last posted in this thread in 2007. Sorry no one knows anymore. Welcome to the forum. It is better to comment on more recent forum topics.