smell
Phones
Scent Text Messaging Patented: Get Ready to Smell Farts from 3,000 Miles Away
2:45AM Adam Frucci | Uh oh. A couple of companies in Germany have patented technology that enables sending scented text messages between phones. You know what this means: bring on the fart messages. More »
Gadgets
Aroma Waker Early Morning Scratch ‘n’ Sniff Technology
11:22PM Gizmodo US Edition | Aroma Waker is a not-so-cunningly-named alarm clock that wakes you by emitting aromatherapy scents at a preset time. Its actually got two heated scent pots, so you can have a second dose of smells later in the day— perhaps to remind you it’s lunchtime, to feed the cat, or a “warm welcome from a hard day’s work” as designers Abiogenesis suggest. So, fragrant Giz readers, how would you like your olfactory glands to be aroused this morning? More »
Vehicles
Kumho’s Lavender-Scented Tires Go By the Name of Ecsta DX; Probably Answer to the Name ‘Pointless’
8:34PM Addy Dugdale | Apparently, Kumho’s skid ‘n’ sniff tires are going out to the “trend-setting, fashion-conscious drivers” who want their cars to rock something that no one else has: the sweet smell of lavender. Now then, while I wholeheartedly applaud Kumho’s decision to bring something so unique to wheelwear, I question the choice of fragrance. Surely “Eau de Roadkill” or “Rocker’s Crotch” would have been more marketable than the scent most associated with a slightly incontinent old queen who thrilled millions during her lifetime—no, not Liberace, I’m talking about Britain’s late, lamented Queen Mother. Full blurb from Tire Rack’s product page is below. More »
Random Stuff
Good-Bye Foot Raunch, Helloooo Minty Freshness!
1:48AM Wilson Rothman | Thanks to a new springy plastic insert for shoes, Japanese people will be spared the embarrassment of letting their foot smells waft through public places. Instead, they will experience the embarrassment of adding a strange breath of mint to every establishment where they are required to de-shoe. At every step, the insert pumps out a small dose of mint essence, replacing—and hopefully not just mixing noxiously with—your natural, potentially horrible foot odour. It’s a hell of a trade-off. Would you use it? [Reuters] More »
Smellivision Ads, Coming to Billboards
12:53AM Mark Wilson | The prospect of smellivision has intrigued Man since he was enjoying the earthy scent of dinosaur cooking over an open flame, wishing He could exploit its musk to sell more dinoburgers. At long last, NTT Communications is incorporating smells into their digital signs. Using one billboard (OK, LCD display) as an experiment this month, visitors of the Tokyo JR train line will get to see beer and smell delicious oranges. No, it’s not what we had in mind either. The sign’s smells will change throughout the day, emitting lemon in the afternoon and “woody” aromas at night. The bottles of chemicals are used in various recipes to create the smells, which are ultrasonically sprayed across a 5,400 square foot area. The sign can gather updated scents through an auto web download. And for the ambitious hacker, we’re guessing some nasty pranks could be programmed for unintentional public consumption. [press release via pinktentacle] More »
Feet-On with the Shoe Pure 100 (Verdict: It Works Great)
8:00PM Jesus Diaz | Fulfilling a lifelong dream, we tried the eggciting Shoe Pure 100 at IFA 2007, where a gazillion Germans with smelly shoes passed by —sadly without using it. We didn’t have enough time to try the full power of this ozone-generating germ and smell destroyer from Japan, but we definitely noticed the difference in barely five minutes. More »
Smelly E-Books for College Students
9:20PM Gizmodo US Edition | Apparently 43% of college students identify smell as the thing they most love about books. CaféScribe have taken this odd statistic and run with it, creating the world’s first smelly e-book. More »
USB Air Freshener
8:46AM Seamus Byrne | Geek’s who eat geek food, like that super-pizza from last week, and who are too busy at their terminals to shower, could likely make use of this USB aroma oil heater. Green comes with peppermint oil, and red comes with rose. At $7, only a little more costly than a can of lysol. galleryPost('USBThumbDiffuser', 4, 'USB Air Freshener'); [USBGeek via TechnaBob] More »
Google Odur Will Search for Soulmates
3:53AM Seamus Byrne | Trouble with the ladies? Well it’s not for your lack of trying, I’m quite certain. Women who aren’t interested in World of Warcraft can’t be worth your time anyway. Still, if the constant pang of rejection is starting to takes its toll and you need a hand, look no further, Google Eau de Toilette will have you sorted. It is guaranteed to make you more appealing than Brad Pitt dosed in pheromones at a fantasy, panty pillow-fight party. If you had problems with women in the first instance your sure to have them after too; fending off the horny hoards of scantily clad, busty babes won’t be easy. Get your bottle now! That is, er, if you can find any… [Random Good Stuff] More »
