Tag Archives: Telecommunications
Text message scenting chip patented
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 … Continue reading
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Sending scent from your phone
NTT has been hard at work incorporating fragrance into its communications services. As we reported in January, they’ve been testing internet-controlled fragrance dispensers. Currently under testing is a “Mobile Fragrance Communication service” that will allow users to send scents through … Continue reading
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Smell-o-phone sendup
Giant Tuesday Night shows us the potential of the Smell-o-phone:
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NTT’s foray into fragrant business applications
IEEE Spectrum has done a great piece summarizing the history of fragrance-related business activities of Tokyo’s NTT Communications Corporation. NTT has been experimenting with fragrance for about three years now, testing a wide variety of business applications and consumer reactions. … Continue reading
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Availability of scented products on the rise
PC Magazine has done an interesting review of a variety of scenting devices on the market. Products reviewed include scented USB drives, scented phones and phone cases, aromatherapy alarm clocks, USB oil burners, scented LED lights, scented pens, and a … Continue reading
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Sony releases scented phones
Consumers in Japan can purchase Sony Ericsson’s new scented phone, the NTT DoCoMo SO703i. These flip-phones contain a scented strip called an “aroma sheet” near the hinge. The replaceable sheets are guaranteed to be fragrant for over 3 months. Available … Continue reading
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Origami phone identifies callers with scent
Forget about ring tones, Nokia’s got a concept phone in the works that will let users identify callers via user-customizable scents. And not only that, it’s flat and folded, like an origami paper airplane. The Nokia Scentsory cellphone idea also … Continue reading
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