Well done! Do you have a picture of the backside?
And tell us, what are those buttons for?

@Arthur: The costs, used parts and main challenges I experienced when building my smart mirror are now updated on my blog on
http://robstechlog.com/2017/06/25/building-a-big-magicmirror-with-metal-frame-the-summary-parts-prices/

@Eunanibus
Thanks for you tips. I could easily adjust the module to react to Notifications. I made a pull Request with the latest changes.
Would be so kind to merge them?!

I also adjusted my module MMM-GoogleAnalytics to provide the coordinates of the website visitors location.
The module is in a very early state but it’s quite impressive to see it’s working . See for yourself:
https://youtu.be/xOU1pVOgcTY

Bad side of the story?
I have to get rid of the Raspberry Pi 3 in my MagicMirror. But hey, it was already to long in a “completed” state. :)

@bhepler : You were running this module smoothly on your mirror. What hardware did you use?

It seemed the sender is now a object not only a string with several properties. Therefore this code snippet has changed a little by sender to sender.name:

notificationReceived: function(notification, payload, sender){
  if(notification === "NEW_STUFF" && sender.name === "modula"){
    //handle the payload: {foo: "bar"}
  }
}

I can highly recommend to use the MagicMirror-Module-Template. It has already build in some of the most common features modules need.
There samples of code for:

• External request
• Config parameters
• Custom URL path route
• Passing of messages (NOTIFICATIONS)

In addition it’s builds the framework for your module by running a script.

@cowboysdude
I just updated the summary post, could you please check, if there is everything correct?!

I’m planning to upgrade the RasperryPi3 with a stronger board, to get several powerful module run able at the same time.
If you have gained some experience with an alternative, please share in this topic.

@cowboysdude
Thanks for your answer.
Could you please share a link which mini itx board board you’re exactly using?

Several modules like the ones for face recognition, speech recognition or even streaming from webcams bring the Raspberry Pi 3 to it’s performance limits by max out it’s memory and cpu. I found some older topics where several alternatives where named. Unfortunately those post were abandoned like half a year ago and really hard to read, due to the overlapping conversations.

I really want to find a powerful alternative to the Pi3. Perhaps the experienced builders can briefly share what they have done for experience with your alternatives. I think the following criteria are interesting.

Everybody else please don’t forget to up vote the contributions of those who share.

Model: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Price

• Board - 35 $
• Power Supply (mini USB) - 5 $

in Total: about 40 $

Dimensions

85.60mm x 56mm x 21mm

Hardware Specifications

• CPU: Quad Core 1.2GHz Broadcom BCM2837 64bit CPU
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• WLAN: BCM43438 wireless LAN and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) on board
• GPIO Pins:: 40-pin extended
• USB: 4x USB 2.0 ports
• Video & Stereo output: 4 Pole stereo output and composite video port
• Full size HDMI
• CSI camera port for connecting a Raspberry Pi camera
• DSI display port for connecting a Raspberry Pi touchscreen display
• Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data
• Upgraded switched Micro USB power source up to 2.5A

Software:

OS: Raspian
Is able to run:

• NodeJS - yes

Installation of MM:

• Is the standard installation script executable? - yes

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)

Remarks:

• Strong spread, big supportive community.

Model: Intel Thin Mini-ITX Motherboard

like ASUS H110T/CSM LGA 1151 Intel H110 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Thin Mini-ITX Motherboards

Price

• Board: 80 $
• Ram: 8 GB - 70 $
• Wifi Card: 27 $
• CPU: 56 $
• Cooler: 20$
• SSD: 128GB - 30 $
• accepts 12 to 19 Volts Power Supply as for notebooks - 15 $

in Total: about 300 $ (depending on components)

Dimensions

1702mm x 1702 x 25mm

Hardware Specifications

• Supported CPU (CPU not included)
  • Socket Type: LGA 1151
  • CPU Type: **Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1151)
  • Supported CPU Technologies: * Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
• Memory (not included)
  • Number of Memory Slots: 2×260pin
  • Memory Standard: DDR4 2133
  • Maximum Memory Supported: 32GB
  • Channel Supported: Dual Channel
• Onboard Video:
  • Integrated Graphics Processor
  • Multi-VGA output support: DP/HDMI/LVDS ports
  • Supports HDMI with max. resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz
  • Supports LVDS with max. resolution of 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
  • Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz
  • Maximum shared memory of 1024MB
• WLAN: only by using expansion Slot for 1 x M.2 Socket 1 with E key, type 2230 for WIFI device
• LAN: Dual 10/100/1000Mbps with Realtek 8111H
• GPIO Pins: no
• Rear Panel Ports
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 2 x RJ45
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 4 x USB 3.0
  • 2 Audio Ports
• Onboard USB:
  • 2 x USB 2.0 2-port connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x USB 2.0 1-port connectors support additional 1 USB 2.0 port
• Video & Stereo output: 4 Pole stereo output and composite video port
• Full size HDMI

Software:

Operating System Support:

• Unbuntu
• Windows 10*
• Windows 8.1*
• Windows 7
• 64-bit supported only

Is able to run:

• NodeJS - yes

Installation of MM:

• Is the standard installation script executable? - yes

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)

Remarks:

• Powerfull Board with several upgrading capabilities which comes with a bigger pice tag
• Quotes:
  • “So things like @strawberry-3-141 voice module is REALLY fast and responsive. I’m also using an IR touch frame that responds quite well with no additional drivers needed.”

This module is amazing! Some thoughts about this:

1. I’m sure many overlook this topic because it is not classified into one of the subcategories, like all other modules, as one would expect. I believe this piece of art deserves the full attention!
   @administrators Is it possible to shift the module to Utilities?

2. I really would like to use this module for showing real time data from other modules, by using Notifications. E. g. location data from website visitors with MMM-GoogleAnalytics.
   @Eunanibus Is it possible to add location data to the globe while it’s already animated?