In The Sixth Day, the main character gets the day’s news on the bathroom mirror as he shaves.

The NYT reports that a company is now selling a mirror that is connected to a wireless sensor placed outdoors.

The sensor detects changes in barometric pressure and humidity, and predicts the weather for the next 12 to 24 hours. That information is transmitted to the mirror, which displays the data as blue numbers and orange graphical icons. Also on the readout are the current temperature readings inside and outside your home, and the time.

This kind of information ubiquity will continue to advance, but this kind of standalone, single-purpose device will not be central.  Instead, interoperable devices connected to the Internet (and sensors) will deliver specific subsets of information that their owners desire most, whether the current weather or news from Mongolia.