Cell Phone Produces Sexy Scents
Cell phones are borderline indispensable these days. They're fully integrated into most of our lives, becoming essential emergency communication tools. Their little cameras make capturing impromptu moments easy, and their data capabilities let you check your e-mail or surf the Web on the go. And soon, in Japan at least, your cell phone will be able to even make your pad smell better.
It's called "Mobile Fragrance Communication," and it's a service that interfaces with a base station installed at home. The station, which is already on the market, uses canisters to emit different fragrances depending on music, movies, or a variety of other inputs. Once the service comes out of testing, it will allow users to control the fragrance stations with their mobiles as well, setting up a "fragrance playlist" and triggering it with just a few button presses.
Could this be the olfactory equivalent of the custom ring tone? Possibly, but don't expect to see this feature showing up at your local AT&T or Verizon stores anytime soon. Something tells us this is a service destined to stay only in Japan. Even so, it's not the first time that scent-emitting gadgets or odor-producing movies have seen the light of day.
From Popgadget
