When I was a little I used to watch an American cooking TV programme called "Wok With Yan" and I remember that at that time I wished that I could smell his cooking as he stirred all those deliciously-looking ingredients in his wok. I even went closer to the TV set and sniff the speakers, imagining that the smells would have been emitted from there.
And it seems that I am not alone.
South Korean entrepreneur Dong Wook Kim is developing a startup technology called "Aromajoin", a smell projection that accompany video. Aromajoin has "aroma shooters", scent cartridges of smell molecules. These cartridges can spray smells for three seconds, and they are up for 45,000 uses.
These Aroma Shooters can also mix up to six different scents, and the smells don't really linger after they're triggered - sounds awesome, right?
So maybe this is the resurrection time for Smell-o-Vision, and one day I can go to the cinemas and sniff scents that are sprayed from the Aroma Shooters strapped to our seats. It said that they can shoot about 60-80 cm range, so they can be used for personal uses too, like telly and installation videos in museums.
I wish the best of luck for Mr. Kim, and I really like his ultimate goal as quoted in this article by Tech in Asia.
Read the full articles here:
TV set that emits smells? This startup has what it takes to make it happen
http://www.popsci.com/startup-makes-2550-scent-emitting-televisions
And it seems that I am not alone.
South Korean entrepreneur Dong Wook Kim is developing a startup technology called "Aromajoin", a smell projection that accompany video. Aromajoin has "aroma shooters", scent cartridges of smell molecules. These cartridges can spray smells for three seconds, and they are up for 45,000 uses.
Aroma Shooters (photo from Tech in Asia)
These Aroma Shooters can also mix up to six different scents, and the smells don't really linger after they're triggered - sounds awesome, right?
So maybe this is the resurrection time for Smell-o-Vision, and one day I can go to the cinemas and sniff scents that are sprayed from the Aroma Shooters strapped to our seats. It said that they can shoot about 60-80 cm range, so they can be used for personal uses too, like telly and installation videos in museums.
I wish the best of luck for Mr. Kim, and I really like his ultimate goal as quoted in this article by Tech in Asia.
Media is only images and sound, maybe slightly tactile like vibration on a smartphone. We want to change media. We want to watch TV with an accompanying smell. We want computers and smartphones to provide aroma feedback.
Read the full articles here:
TV set that emits smells? This startup has what it takes to make it happen
http://www.popsci.com/startup-makes-2550-scent-emitting-televisions
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