As of the mid-2020s, even investing in a lighted mirror for your bathroom might not seem quite enough for you and your household. That’s because we are also firmly in the era of “smart mirrors”. This, in turn, may prompt you to wonder whether such a technologically oriented mirror would be the right purchase for your own home.

A smart mirror is, in many respects, a traditional mirror. However, a digital display is also integrated with the reflective glass. This enables the mirror to show the kind of information and imagery you would usually only expect to see on a computer or a smartphone.

Smart mirrors can vary in the exact features they offer. The following, though, come as standard across a wide range of smart mirrors, and can add genuine value to your bathroom.

·         Motion-Detecting Lights

We can give you a mirror with light for your bathroom, enabling you to see your reflection in stunning clarity even late at night. Ideally, though, you probably wouldn’t want your mirror’s lights to stay on all the time. After all, that would surely only waste electricity when you are absent from the bathroom.

This is why the lights on many smart mirrors are activated by motion. Turning on these lights can be as simple as waving a hand near a motion sensor built into the mirror.

Imagine how much time this functionality could save you. Who wants to spend ages fumbling around for a physical light switch, especially with wet hands after coming out of a bath or a shower? We certainly don’t.

·         Voice Control

We have already alluded to this aspect. Smart mirrors can be used with familiar voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. When you ask what the weather will be like today, the mirror can quickly fetch the relevant information online for you to see.

One particular advantage of having a smart lighted mirror in your bathroom is that you can even control the mirror’s lights through vocal means. That means being able to bark orders like “turn on the mirror lights” and “set the mirror lights to 70% brightness”, with the mirror then carrying out your instruction.

·         Electrical Socket

It isn’t always ideal to have electrical sockets in the same space where a lot of water is splashed about. Some mirrors, though, come with power outlets that are actually designed for bathroom use.

Many would-be users of an illuminated mirror would certainly benefit from having a bathroom mirror with a shaver socket. This would save them from having to keep rushing back into the bedroom just to recharge the electric shaver.

·         Music Streaming

As washing yourself is something you are bound to do at least somewhat absentmindedly, you are unlikely to find it all that mentally engaging. This is why you could benefit hugely from being able to listen to music while you’re in the bath or shower.

This is a much more practical prospect than you might think, as smart mirrors also have integrated speakers that can be connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth.

Are you keen to add a lighted mirror to your bathroom? If so, our website here at Light Mirrors shows a broad range of enticing options, while also making it easy to order just the right one for your own space.