iSmell: first ‘smelliphone’ add-on

iSmell: Japanese firm reveals the first ‘smelliphone’ add-on that lets you send scents to friends

Japanese maker ChatPerf is working on various ‘scent tanks’ that emit different smells for different occasions
Prototype works with Apple phones, an Android version is expected in September

The first prototype of what’s been dubbed the ‘smelliphone’ has been shown off by Japanese firm ChatPerf.

In a video on DigInfoTV, ChatPerf demonstrates the Scentee device, which can be attached to smartphones and used to send smells to friends.

The company claim it can also be used to create atmospheric scents while playing games or watching films, for example.

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New Technique to map Long Distance Nerve Connections in Brain

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Mice know fear. And they know to fear the scent of a predator. But how do their brains quickly figure out with a sniff that a cat is nearby?

It’s a complex process that starts with the scent being picked up by specific receptors in their noses. But until now it wasn’t clear exactly how these scent signals proceeded from nose to noggin for neural processing.

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