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Bits & Bytes | Amazon’s Smart Mirror Patent, The Face Mask of the Future

This week, Amazon wants to build a fitting room for the e-commerce experience, while beauty-tech company Foreo reimagines the Korean sheet-mask craze with a handheld device called the UFO.
Foreo's new UFO device | Source: Foreo
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  • Tamison O'Connor
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Amazon Wants to Build a Fitting Room for the E-Commerce Experience (Quartzy)
"Amazon was granted a patent for a smart 'blended reality' mirror, which combines reflected images with artificially transmitted images into a single mirror display."

Face Mask Of The Future? This Gadget Promises Less Goo, More Tech (Fast Company)
"Described as 'the world's first smart mask treatment,' the $270 device combines three different light-emitting diode (LED) therapies with cryotherapy, thermotherapy, and T-Sonic pulsations."

L'Oreal and John Rogers Built a Thumbnail-Sized UV Sensor (Engadget)
"UV Sense is a battery-free electronic sensor that's less than 2 millimetres thick, designed to monitor your sun exposure and, when coupled with an NFC-enabled smartphone, help limit your skin cancer risk."

Beauty's Augmented Reality Revolution: What's Real, What's Hype, What's Next (The Business of Fashion)
"Wiggling its way into the beauty sphere via the seductive, instantly satisfying domain of magic mirrors, brands are betting heavily on AR, and the early ROI is promising."

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