With ever-increasing developments in smart technology, never before has it been so easy to keep tabs on your health, thanks to digital devices like FitBit and China’s mobile tech company Xiaomi’s MiFit. In fact, the world has embraced these handy gadgets to such an extent that in 2017 alone, the total revenue for wearable technology reached almost US$20 billion. Among the slew of ventures eager to build on this fitness fixation is a new smart home gadget – the Mango Mirror.

The brainchild of the eponymous Ontario-based tech start-up, the Mango Mirror is aimed exclusively for owners of health and fitness trackers like the afore-mentioned Fitbit. Essentially, it’s a smart mirror that draws the data from these devices and displays your vital statistics, sleep schedule, etc, in the dedicated 7-inch digital display area to the right of its reflective surface.

Via the dedicated companion app, users can customise the display to show whatever data they desire, including more generic information like the weather, news and reminders. In a move guaranteed to appeal to eco-conscious users, the Mango Mirror has an inbuilt sensor so that it can turn on when you approach, and immediately switch off once you’ve departed, post-morning absolutions.

All in all, the US$499 Mango Mirror is a handy way to keep daily track of your physical wellbeing, while also acting as a handy reminder as to the areas you need to work on. With its ability to seamlessly integrate into any smart home network, this question here isn’t ‘why buy it’, but rather, ‘why not?’