SMell recorder!

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| Practical Applications of Smell Recordings |
| from the crappy-future dept. |
| posted by Zonk on Monday July 03, @00:17 (Toys) |
| http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/03/0121252 |
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[0]ozmanjusri writes to mention a Tokyo Institute of Technology project
to [1]record scents for later playback. The New Scientist article
suggests this technology could be used in commercials and medical
applications. From the article: "Simply point the gadget at a freshly
baked cookie, for example, and it will analyse its odour and reproduce it
for you using a host of non-toxic chemicals. The device could be used to
improve online shopping by allowing you to sniff foods or fragrances
before you buy, to add an extra dimension to virtual reality environments
and even to assist military doctors treating soldiers remotely by
recreating bile, blood or urine odours that might help a diagnosis."

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1. http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/mg19125586.300-device-records-smells-to-play-back-later.html


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