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November 29, 2007 1:56 PM PST

Craving NYC: It's the Magic Mirror

by Caroline McCarthy
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Oh, look, it's a video!

A while back (read: when it was still warm enough for me to wear a tank top) I headed over to the Infosys Technologies building to check out a wacky new contraption created in collaboration with The Big Space. Called the Magic Mirror, it's an interactive touch-screen computer designed for store dressing rooms so that they can improve the customer experience while simultaneously boosting profits. And here's what we saw.

Awesome? Creepy? Annoying? Just plain cool? You decide.

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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Union Square
by dangerousns December 3, 2007 1:59 PM PST
Do you use a silver 2nd gen nano? I think I saw you by Union Square today.
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