Like that smell? Take it with you!

This is a trip. A Japanese inventor has created a device that can “record and replicate” smells.

People stopping to smell the roses can now take that sweet floral fragrance home with them or even send it to a faraway grandmother thanks to a new gadget in Japan that records and replicates the world’s odors.

The new device, developed by scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, analyzes smells through 15 sensors, records the odor’s recipe in digital format and then reproduces the scent by mixing 96 chemicals and vaporizing the result.

Read the full AP article here.

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  1. Ooooh, I’ve heard of this wonderful device.. a bit scary too.. it’s just one more step into the world of cyber-beings taking over the planet!

    Kris Kobayashi-Nelson July 12, 2006
  2. lol. I was wondering about the implications it would have on the perfume industry. Imagine being able to copy your competitor’s fragrance like that, or going to the store and replicating a fragrance and not paying for it! MWA HAHAHAHA!

    Chris Nelson July 12, 2006
  3. haha…i LOVE the google ads on this one.

    wallace July 12, 2006
  4. I would record the smell of my feet, and then send it to various people as a backage from ebay.

    PoliceMan July 24, 2006

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