Konka's leopard print LCD TV / Magic Mirror

While we've seen a variety of magic mirrors in our day, we've yet to come across one with such a nifty premise, only to be completely and utterly ruined by a leopard print motif. Sure, the off-kilter design scheme might attract a few people still stuck in, well, whatever era leopard print was marginally acceptable in, but generally speaking, we're guessing most folks won't give it a second glance. Konka's Magic Mirror isn't a mirror by trade, but its vertically-mounted 42-inch LCD TV is directly wired to a webcam in the bezel, which can display whatever stands in front of it, theoretically accomplishing the same task as a tried and true mirror. Additionally, it can be used as a normal TV for viewing television, movies, etc., but considering its upright alignment, it's probably best reserved for digiframe duty. For the folks (read: one or two) out there wondering about the price, unfortunately we're not sure, but we'd suspect that you could darn near steal these things from Konka if you just let its stockpile collect a little dust for a few months first.

[Via Uber-Review]

[Matt @ Jan 16th 2007 9:05AM]

Perfect for all those people who always wanted to live in Pee Wee's playhouse.

[Tom T. @ Jan 16th 2007 9:23AM]

let's see. a regular old mirror which offers a superior image quality costs $10. This thing probably costs $1200.00. it's hard to think of a more frivolous, pointless use of outdated technology which offers such inferior performance for such an inflated price. this must be a joke. it would look perfect next to one of those oh-so-trendy 1990's wavy cd racks. and a huge overstuffed couch by bobby trendy with a thigh master laying on it.

[Alex @ Jan 16th 2007 10:26AM]

Its not really a mirror, per se. If I was standing at a 45 degree viewing angle to the mirror/TV, i would see the same image as someone standing directly in front of it. Calling it a mirror is a bogus claim as it does not reflect any image.