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Perfume kiosk targets individuals by supposed gender
A French scent marketing company has teamed up with an “audience measurement solutions developer” to make scent marketing a little more personal. They’ve developed a system that uses video technology to determine the apparent gender of a person walking by, … Continue reading
Car makers integrate scent
In an effort to please customers, European car makers Fiat, Peugeot, and Citroen have incorporated scenting technology into the ventilation systems of their vehicles. Scent plays no small part in the driving experience, as we know from the popularity of … Continue reading
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Will scent ever truly make it to the internet?
Did you know that back during the dot-com boom, an Oakland, CA-based company called DigiScents created a USB-connected scent synthesizer called the iSmell? Hooked up to a computer or gaming console, it was supposed to enable scented email, web pages, … Continue reading
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NTT releases scent-emitting signage to the public
After over 9 months of testing, Japanese telecommunications company NTT has finally made their scent-emitting digital signage available for commercial use outside Japan. The signage is paired with a network-based fragrance communication system: scents emitted are programmed via the internet … Continue reading
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Scented laptop gets ready for market
Check out the latest special-edition notebook offering from Taiwan-based company Asus. It’s 13.3″ and scented in aromas like “floral blossom,” “morning dew” and “musky black.” The lifespan of the scent apparently depends upon computer usage, which is perhaps a reflection … Continue reading
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Aromatic alarm clock wakes you with bacon
The scent of bacon always reminds me of lazy Sundays, when Dad would be home watching wrestling on TV, and mom would be making pancakes and bacon. Several decades later, thanks to some freaky genius designers, I can wake up … Continue reading
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Scent marketing and education for kids
Check out P.U., The Guessing Game of Smells, where kids can sniff their way around a game board Village by correctly identifying scents from scratch-n-sniff cards. Is it skunk? Or is it manure, peppermint, BBQ sauce, cut grass, popcorn, apple … Continue reading
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