A couple of German companies have banded together to develop technology for sending scents from phone to phone via text message. The scent chip was patented in last week, announced the development partners: interactive services company Convisual and the Institute of Sensory Analysis and Marketing Consultancy (ISI). The chips are expected to be available to consumers in one to two years, and each will contain about 100 prefabricated scents. Negotiations with mobile phone providers are underway.
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