Remember those old Sci-Fi movies, in which certain objects around the house turned into completely different items? And do you remember the story of Snow-White and her evil step-mother who kept looking in a magic mirror that told her just how beautiful she was? Well, it would seem that the people over at MirrorMedia have decided to use both of these concepts and launched a line of devices that incorporate a mirroring surface, a TV set and even a computer.

Thus, the MirrorMedia models look just like ordinary wall-mirrors at the first sight. However, upon closer inspection (actually, whenever the user presses a button on the remote control), the mirror becomes "alive", as it displays images, just like a normal TV set. And that's not all. The TVs can even be "combined" with a fully-functional multimedia computer, capable of carrying out various functions, as for example accessing web or e-mail accounts, running PowerPoint presentations, as well as storing and playing MP3 and MPEG video files.

The device can be controlled either via the Internet or intranet and since it sports a Wireless LAN module, it doesn't even require any wires (beside the power cable, that is). The MirrorTV unit is available in either plasma or LCD flavors (Hitachi PDPs or 20-inch to 46-inch LCD panels) and comes packed with all the necessary connectivity options, including Composite video, Component video, SCART, S-Video and DVI. Moreover, it supports some pretty high display resolutions, of up to 1080i and incorporates a PAL/SECAM tuner (although a NTSC version is also available).

The built-in multimedia computer is not exactly a "powerhouse", but it provides just about enough computing power for the functions it's supposed to carry out. Thus, the device runs on an Intel Celeron 1.3 GHz M CPU, includes 512 MB of SDRAM, a 60-GB 5400 RPM HDD, as well as an Intel Extreme Graphics 2 graphics card. Moreover, the MirrorMedia device sports quite a wide range of connectivity options, including here USB 2.0, FireWire, an Ethernet adapter and (optionally) an Wireless LAN adapter.

Unfortunately, pricing information is not available, since the devices from MirrorMedia only retail via a specialized chain of retailers, but it's quite likely that they're far from being very cheap, considering the numerous functions they're capable of providing.

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