Neiman Marcus Is Giving Smart Mirrors a Try

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Smart mirrors continue to infiltrate the SF shopping experience with the addition of Memomi memory mirrors in Bay Area Neiman Marcus stores. The Walnut Creek location has already installed two of the tech mirrors, which allow customers to take 7-second videos in the clothes that they try. The mirrors also combine videos for side-by-side comparisons, digitally change the colors of clothes, and sync videos to mobile devices. The mirrors will be unveiled at the Union Square Neiman Marcus in the next few days.

The luxury store holds exclusive rights to this particular smart mirror, the SF Business Times reports, but other local department stores and boutiques are already using comparable smart technology. The Stanford Shopping Center Bloomingdale's and the newly-opened Rebecca Minkoff both use eBay-powered digital displays that function like the Memomi mirrors (and arguably with more features). Just imagine— in a few years, we won't even remember a time when dressing room mirrors were nothing more than reflective glass.
· Neiman Marcus pilots 'smart mirror' in S.F., Walnut Creek [San Francisco Business Times]
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