Smellphone

[Mels_Smileys45]

Smellophone makes good scents


Imagine walking past a row of fragrant flowers and being able to stop and capture the blossomy scent on your cell phone. A gadget on the horizon called the Smellophone could make that possible.

Engineers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan are developing a unique brand of technology that can pick up just about any scent, then analyze and play it back on command. We got wind of this handheld device via Daily Mail and New Scientist Tech.

The Tokyo team of engineers, led by Pambuk Somboon, claim the device works by recording smells when pointed in the direction of their source.

The technology can reportedly record any smell onto a 15-microchip grid. The grid defines the odor and then recreates it from a combination of 96 non-toxic chemicals that are heated and vaporized to form a gas, or "smell."

The phone's sensors can produce thousands of different combinations of scents, according to Somboon. In tests so far, the system has successfully recorded and reproduced the smell of an orange, a lemon, red and green apples, a banana and melon, according to New Scientist Tech.

If the technology can ultimately do more than recreate basic fruit smells, it will do wonders for me in my search for perfume. No more wasted afternoons leaving the mall with nothing but a headache and 30 scented paper squares. If a heavenly aroma passes me on the street, I can just record it and play it back for the salesperson.

And when having a difficult time in a public restroom with the line outside growing and no air freshener to be seen, would people be able to whip out their Smellophone and dial up some rosy-scented relief?

The possibilities, and the smells, are seemingly endless. Until then, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and my nose plugged.


http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-6090167.html

[Mels_Smileys45]

There is only one real question here. Who will be the first guy to record a really rank fart and trick his buddies into playing it back?

[black_magiic]

That'll probably be the first thing it's used for lol

[boogiedan]

nice post mel
interesting

[RACKnRAIL]

Somwhow I think men would use this for something much different than farts....meow!

[Nogoodpunk42]

this would be great in a perfect world but as you can see in no time at all stink will be on my cell and I won't be amused!

[mfgbypooter]

Queef on demand, I like it.

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[grab_grab_the_haddock]

nice post mel
interesting

nice post boogiedan
informative

[mfgbypooter]

Originally Posted by boogiedan
nice post mel
interesting

nice post boogiedan
informative

nice post grab_grab
concise



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[shawners]

nice post grab_grab
concise



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Even nicer post.

This has to be the most useless crap to come along since useless crap was first invented. The stuff in the phone will have to have chemicals to make the scent. And then you have to replace it or hope that it doesnt leak out or if you drop it, or even damage your phone.

[mfgbypooter]

oh come on man you'd be the first one here to have one if you could download your favorite scents while maxing out your connection.

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[Mels_Smileys45]

oh come on man you'd be the first one here to have one if you could download your favorite scents while maxing out your connection.

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OMG! I can smell the BURN from here!

[MPXX]

This would fit nicely to the future according to The Simpsons...

Hello and Goodbye both replaced with "Smell you later..." I can see it now....

[mfgbypooter]

I can see it now too.

I just sharted on my phone.

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[rainbowdemon]

There is only one real question here. Who will be the first guy to record a really rank fart and trick his buddies into playing it back?

Seems to me that you've answered your own question.