After discovering N-O-D-E's channel on youtube, he had a concept of a small pyramid case. I started to build one recently as a gift, and had no idea how much the 2 way mirror portions can cost! After spending $75.00 (USD) on a mirror alone, I realized that the project was going to go well out of our 'friend gift budget' and I had to rethink my strategy.

I've seen a ton of magic mirror projects and have always wanted to build one. I wanted to take time to write down the steps here, as I enjoy the instructable community, and I wanted a place to make notes about things like the software configuration, and answer questions.

The youtube video shows the assembly end to end, and has a demo at the end showing what the finished project looks like. The third picture above should show what that can look like. This creates an effect of being able to have digital text, icons, or even images show through a mirror, while still maintaining the reflectivity. Where the screen shows white or lighter pixels, they shine through.

Where the screen shows black pixels, the mirror is reflective. A 'Magic MIrror' is a project where a 2 way mirror is placed over a screen of some sort.

Raspberry pi magic mirror software