How would his post smell if we all had this?
Updated 11:08 AM ET October 14, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If you think the Internet is in your
face already, you haven't smelled anything yet.
In a high-tech twist on the old "scratch-and-sniff" concept, a new
company announced plans Wednesday to bring smells to the
Internet with "scent" software and a plug-in device that buffets
Web surfers with "Smell-O-Vision."
Never mind that "Aroma-Rama" and its smelly ilk crashed and
burned in American movie theaters in the 1950s. In an era when
the Internet increasingly dominates the sights and sounds of
entertainment, can smell be far behind? Not according to the
founders of DigiScents, Inc.
"If we can find out the essence of a biological smell and make a
profile of that smell, we should be able to digitize it and broadcast
it," DigiScents President Dexster Smith told Reuters in an
interview.
"We really feel we are in the ground floor of a new industry and
art form. It is going to span a number of areas, entertainment,
e-commerce, advertising and education." |
