This smart mirror was a menace at CES 2026
Imagine walking into CES 2026, sitting down in front of a smart mirror, taking a 30-second selfie, and getting a score for how well you’re aging. Well, last night, a bunch of other tech journalists did just that. I witnessed some journalists take critical damage to their self-esteem. Others wiped their brow in relief. Yours truly let out an unholy cackle because the mirror told me I look 11 years younger than I actually am. All hail the protective powers of sunscreen.
This particular smart mirror is Nuralogix’s $899 Longevity Mirror. It uses something called “transdermal optical imaging” to measure blood flow patterns in your face. From that, it assesses a variety of health metrics, including heart rate, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease risk, metabolic health, physiological age, and even mental health. All of these metrics then feed into a longevity score from 1 to 100. The higher the number, the better.
This sort of tech should be taken with a grain of salt. I mean, sure, the mirror correctly sussed that I was anxious and had so-so sleep. The heart rate measurement was on par with my smartwatch. I know my average blood pressure, and that was in the right ballpark, too. (A Nuralogix rep told me that the blood pressure metric is currently undergoing the FDA clearance process.) My colleague Antonio Di Benedetto said he got similar heart rate and blood pressure results during his demo. He was also one of the lucky journalists who got a result close to their actual age. However, it was off about my body mass index as it didn’t actually have my real height or weight plugged in.
Nuralogix is also working on a health concierge service that connects you to a health professional to get further insight into their results. That will cost extra at $399 per year. Otherwise, there’s a built-in AI assistant that can help parse results. The device is expected to launch in Q1 2026, and the $899 cost includes the first year of service. After that, it’ll cost $99 a year.
Longevity tech seems to be an emerging health tech trend at this year’s CES. Withings also announced a new smart scale that it’s positioning as a “longevity station”, while other companies are tapping into hormonal analysis using urine as another way into preventive health monitoring. Companies like Whoop and Oura have also recently introduced longevity-related metrics to their health trackers. What makes this Longevity Mirror interesting is that it’s a contactless method and crucially, involves zero bodily fluids like blood, urine, or saliva. However, mirrors are judgmental enough without all this smart tech built in. We’ll have to see whether the average person is keen on subjecting themselves to this kind of health assessment in the name of living longer.
Imagine walking into CES 2026, sitting down in front of a smart mirror, taking a 30-second selfie, and getting a score for how well you’re aging. Well, last night, a bunch of other tech journalists did just that. I witnessed some journalists take critical damage to their self-esteem. Others wiped…
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