Big brother is washing you
The Earth Mirror isn't your ordinary, pedestrian bathroom mirror ... it keeps tabs on your water usage and induces guilt when need be.




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Big brother is washing youThe Earth Mirror isn't your ordinary, pedestrian bathroom mirror ... it keeps tabs on your water usage and induces guilt when need be. Thu, Jan 07 2010 at 9:12 AM EST
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most wasteful of them all?
If Jin Kim’s design concept, Earth Mirror, ever comes to fruition the answer to this riddle could be quite blatant ... truly in your face.
The Earth Mirror is a mirror/water monitoring gizmo that attaches to your bathroom sink. An array of LED colored lights installed in the rim of the mirror display the amount of water you use on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. Since the mirror truly sees all, you can configure the system to limit the water coming through the tap when you reach a certain usage point. And to really drive the water conservation message home, there are LED icons of animals-and-people-in peril embedded into the mirror.
Check out the renderings of the Earth Mirror below to get a better grasp of how it works. I’m thinking the whole thing is a bit over-the-top — and do we really need another battery-operated/plug-in gizmo? — but I do like the engaging nature of it. I suppose sometimes it takes a bit more than an internal, nagging voice to really put proactive water conservation efforts at home into top gear. What do you think?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For currently available, eco-friendly mirrors sans electronic water monitoring systems, check out this post from back in July.
Via [Yanko Design]
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Comments
CVCV
03/19/2010 07:01 AM
Cool! In that case, I can do experiments and calculate how much did I use.
gmt
01/12/2010 15:44 PM
Listen all blogging aside, lose the "Big Brother" thing before I and several other ridicule you. I'm an environmentalist myself, but its a little disturbing.
patriot
01/12/2010 00:02 AM
This is ridiculous, Tell this to the Elite with gigantic swimming pools, hot tubs and high power lawn sprinklers. Your all being conditioned wake up. lol more stupid Americans ...... buying it. hook line and sinker. You need to keep your eye on the ball i'm talking world government wake.... More
scott
01/11/2010 19:45 PM
If its yellow let it mellow, if its brown flush it down.
John
01/10/2010 23:16 PM
I just don't shower....that works too
joe martin
01/10/2010 11:09 AM
While brushing your teeth, fill a clean glass with water and use it to rinse your mouth. Drink any excess water in the glass. Wash hands by wetting hands and soap, turn off water, scrub, turn on water and rinse fast. Turning off the water as much as possible saves water. If your bathroom mirror works, keep it. My mirror above my bathroom sink is 40 years old...and in excellent condition. If you can use a pee cup, it will save you water more than a water saving toilet.... and.... More Add your commentSign in with one of these accounts or just add your comment below. |
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