Kaori (Scent) Web System

Juniper Foo | Aug 11, 2004

Japanese firm K. Opticom is making a stink, literally, with its Kaori (fragrance in Japanese) Web system. Trial sets have been installed in optic@fe cybercafes across Japan till end September, possibly changing the way PC users immerse themselves in the desktop environment, by adding the (until now) missing sense of smell in relation to computer pixels. In short, see a durian image, whiff a durian. From what we know, the server sends the attached scent diffuser a signal to release the appropriate scent, prepared beforehand, to match the onscreen image. Having inhaled more than our share of gimmicks, hopefully this latest olfactory attempt will get to smell the roses far longer than the shortlived 1960s Smell-O-Vision fad.

Price: N.A.
Availability: On trial in Japan cybercafes
Device: Scent diffuser for PCs
Basic specs: Scent diffuser

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