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About 10-15 years ago I read in a computer newspaper about a (then) new device that looked like a shark-fin (and may have had “shark” in its name), that would allow users to “print” odor using little cartridges similar to what solid-ink printers use. To be specific, it did not apply odor to a page like a “scratch-n-sniff”, but rather, it would emit the odor into the air.
Obviously it never took off, but it was a most interesting device, and with “smell-o-scope” for movies like Spy Kids 4, I have been thinking about it recently.
Unfortunately, I cannot find any mention of the device now, nor do I remember its name or manufacturer. I found a small handful of pages that mention similar via Google, but those are all recent (~2010).
Does anyone have information about the original one?
Synetech
Posted 2011-08-26T20:46:32.937
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Hmm, some down-vote-and-runners don’t like the question, but I have no idea why. roll – Synetech – 2011-08-26T20:51:21.683
1As geeks, years and years of Domino's and microwave meals has numbed our noses to the point where we believe that the idea of smell is heresy! – digitxp – 2011-08-26T20:53:57.857
What’s wrong with that new-plastic smell? – Synetech – 2011-08-26T20:55:59.397
If you bought a prepaid T-Mobile phone anytime in the last year or so, they start the manual with "Ahh, that new phone smell. Let's begin." Which makes you feel extremely offended that they would take advantage of the fact that you have a nose. :-) – digitxp – 2011-08-26T21:00:40.470
1I’m not sure how the identification of a computer peripheral is off-topic, but I’ve come to expect this here. – Synetech – 2011-08-27T01:27:46.197