{"id":9466,"date":"2014-04-29T08:16:46","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T08:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9466"},"modified":"2014-04-29T08:16:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T08:16:46","slug":"mirror-mirror-on-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9466","title":{"rendered":"Mirror, Mirror on the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/24.media.tumblr.com\/da04c3454815fd1b2513967d965889df\/tumblr_n4oop9y0981sha68ro7_1280.jpg?resize=560%2C747\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michael Teeuw has created a rather stylish magic mirror effect with a Raspberry Pi. You have to read how he did it to believe it &#8211; it&#8217;s a fantastic project. 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