As DIY Christmas presents go, this definitely beats homemade chutney.
25-year-old tech genius Dylan Pierce from Philadelphia built his girlfriend Amy a computerised ‘magic mirror’ which gives her random compliments, as well as telling her the date, time and weather forecast.
He posted the results of his DIY project on Reddit two days ago and it’s proved so popular (1.3m views and counting) that he’s now provided a full tutorial on how to build your own.
The whole build, which involved a bit of woodwork and a small, cheap computer called a Raspberry Pi, cost around $300 (£200) and took 20 man hours. But we’re guessing it was worth… Read the full story