Digital scent technology
Encyclopedia
Digital scent technology is a technology to sense, transmit and receive scent-enable digital media (such as video games, movies and music
). This technology is based and works by combining olfactometer
and electronic nose
.
', a system which released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the movie. The Smell-O-Vision faced competition with AromaRama, a similar system that was invented by Charles Weiss and sent scents through the air-conditioning system of a theater and was invented by Charles Weiss. Smell-O-Vision did not work as intended. According to Variety, aromas were released with a distracting hissing noise and audience members in the balcony complained that the scents reached them several seconds after the action was shown on the screen. In other parts of the theater, the odors were too faint, causing audience members to sniff loudly in an attempt to catch the scent. These technical problems were mostly corrected after the first few showings, but the poor word of mouth, in conjunction with generally negative reviews of the film itself, signaled the end of Smell-O-Vision.
In 1999-2001, DigiScents developed a computer peripheral device called 'iSmell
' which was designed to emit a smell when a user visited a web site or opened an email. The device contained a cartridge with 128 "primary odors," which could be mixed to replicate natural and man-made odors. DigiScents had indexed thousands of common odors, which could be coded, digitized, and embedded into web pages or email. The company went bankrupt in the explosion of the dot-com bubble
.
In 2000, AromaJet have developed a scent-generating device prototype called 'Pinoke'. No new announcements have been since December 2000.
In 2003, TriSenx (founded in 1999) launched a scent-generating device called 'Scent Dome' which by 2004 was tested by the UK internet service provider Telewest Broadband. This device was about the size of a teapot and could generate up to 60 different smells by releasing particles from one or more of 20 liquid-filled odour capsules. Computers fitted with a Scent Dome unit useed software to recognise smell identifying codes embedded in an email or web page.
In 2004, Tsuji Wellness and France Telecom
developed a scent-generating device called 'Kaori Web which comes with 6 different cartridges for different smells. K-Opticom a Japanese internet cafe
s operator had placed special units of this device in their internet cafes for a trial period . The company held trial runs at places other than their cafes until the end of the experiment - March 20th, 2005. In the same year (2004), Sandeep Jaidka, an Indian
inventor have founded SAV Products, LLC, and claimed to show a scent-generating device prototype at CES
2005. The scent-generating device haven't been seen there.
In 2005, a researchers from the University of Huelva
have developed 'XML Smell', a protocol of XML that can transmit smells. The researchers have also developed a scent-generating device and worked on miniaturising it's size. In the same year (2005), Thanko launched 'P@D Aroma Generator', an USB device that comes with 3 different cartridges for different smells.
In 2005, Japanese researchers announced that they are working on a 3D television
with touch and smell that would be commercially available on the market by the year 2020.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
). This technology is based and works by combining olfactometer
Olfactometer
An olfactometer is an instrument typically used to detect and measure ambient odor dilution. Olfactometers are used in conjunction with human subjects in laboratory settings, most often in market research, to quantify and qualify human olfaction. Olfactometers are used to gauge the odor detection...
and electronic nose
Electronic nose
An electronic nose is a device intended to detect odors or flavors.Over the last decade, “electronic sensing” or “e-sensing” technologies have undergone important developments from a technical and commercial point of view...
.
History
By the end of the 1950's a Hans Laube invented the 'Smell-O-VisionSmell-o-vision
Smell-O-Vision was a system that released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the movie. The technique was created by Hans Laube and made its only appearance in the 1960 film Scent of Mystery, produced by Mike Todd, Jr., son of film producer...
', a system which released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the movie. The Smell-O-Vision faced competition with AromaRama, a similar system that was invented by Charles Weiss and sent scents through the air-conditioning system of a theater and was invented by Charles Weiss. Smell-O-Vision did not work as intended. According to Variety, aromas were released with a distracting hissing noise and audience members in the balcony complained that the scents reached them several seconds after the action was shown on the screen. In other parts of the theater, the odors were too faint, causing audience members to sniff loudly in an attempt to catch the scent. These technical problems were mostly corrected after the first few showings, but the poor word of mouth, in conjunction with generally negative reviews of the film itself, signaled the end of Smell-O-Vision.
In 1999-2001, DigiScents developed a computer peripheral device called 'iSmell
ISmell
The iSmell or iSmell Personal Scent Synthesizer was a computer peripheral device developed by DigiScents in 2001. The prototype connected to a personal computer via USB or serial port and was designed to emit a smell when a user visited a web site or opened an email...
' which was designed to emit a smell when a user visited a web site or opened an email. The device contained a cartridge with 128 "primary odors," which could be mixed to replicate natural and man-made odors. DigiScents had indexed thousands of common odors, which could be coded, digitized, and embedded into web pages or email. The company went bankrupt in the explosion of the dot-com bubble
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
.
In 2000, AromaJet have developed a scent-generating device prototype called 'Pinoke'. No new announcements have been since December 2000.
In 2003, TriSenx (founded in 1999) launched a scent-generating device called 'Scent Dome' which by 2004 was tested by the UK internet service provider Telewest Broadband. This device was about the size of a teapot and could generate up to 60 different smells by releasing particles from one or more of 20 liquid-filled odour capsules. Computers fitted with a Scent Dome unit useed software to recognise smell identifying codes embedded in an email or web page.
In 2004, Tsuji Wellness and France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
developed a scent-generating device called 'Kaori Web which comes with 6 different cartridges for different smells. K-Opticom a Japanese internet cafe
Internet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
s operator had placed special units of this device in their internet cafes for a trial period . The company held trial runs at places other than their cafes until the end of the experiment - March 20th, 2005. In the same year (2004), Sandeep Jaidka, an Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
inventor have founded SAV Products, LLC, and claimed to show a scent-generating device prototype at CES
Consumer Electronics Show
The International Consumer Electronics Show is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new...
2005. The scent-generating device haven't been seen there.
In 2005, a researchers from the University of Huelva
University of Huelva
The University of Huelva a public university in Huelva, Spain.-Faculties:* Polytechnic School* School of Nursing* School of Social Work* Faculty of Education* Faculty of Labour Sciences* Faculty of Business Sciences* Faculty of Experimental Sciences...
have developed 'XML Smell', a protocol of XML that can transmit smells. The researchers have also developed a scent-generating device and worked on miniaturising it's size. In the same year (2005), Thanko launched 'P@D Aroma Generator', an USB device that comes with 3 different cartridges for different smells.
Today
Many companies are working on this technology such as Scentcom.In 2005, Japanese researchers announced that they are working on a 3D television
3D television
A 3D television is a television set that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D-plus-depth, and a 3D display – a special viewing device to project a television program into a realistic three-dimensional field.- History :In the late-1890's,...
with touch and smell that would be commercially available on the market by the year 2020.