Forget Smell-O-Vision, USB Aroma Geur lets you smell the radio!

by Paul Miller, posted Sep 6th 2006 at 1:31PM

We've secretly yearned for and yet simultaneously feared Smell-O-Vision for most of our waking life. The dual promise and threat of that kind of immersion into our entertainment is enough to drive a man wild, which is why we're glad they're taking some baby steps towards the future in Japan with the new "Aroma Geur" radio device. The USB-pluggin' sphere, due for launch in October, is designed to work with the Tokyo FM internet radio station, and has six oil-based scents which it can mix on demand. For extra wow-factor, the sphere lights up with random LED lights, and everything is synced up to the currently playing song for setting just the right mood. Of course, that mood will cost you 49,900 Yen (about $430 US), so it had better be some dang good mood.

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment

Tags: aroma geur, AromaGeur, internet radio, InternetRadio, scent, smell, smell-o-vision

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Will @ Sep 6th 2006 1:47PM

WOW and I thought FM radio stunk now.

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Eric @ Sep 6th 2006 2:51PM

gee that smells like burnt transformer!

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cheekky @ Sep 6th 2006 2:53PM

Hmmm... You could hack someone's machine and make their house smell really bad..... :)

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drewpdog @ Sep 6th 2006 2:56PM

i love the smell of burnt transformer it reminds me of my old computer just befor the fire mmmmmmm miss bertha

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buttbutt @ Sep 6th 2006 3:02PM

Wow, Stern takes on a whole new level of good and bad.

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Zach Marshall @ Sep 6th 2006 4:25PM

Wonder if you get high if Bob Marley comes on.

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Jarno @ Sep 7th 2006 4:52AM

Funny name, for something from Japan. Why? Because both "aroma" and "geur" are synonyms in the Dutch language (dutch/english would be: aroma/aroma, gear/smell), so as a Dutch native speaker its name seems to be a "silly double". Does "geur" mean anything in Japanese? Is it some kind of company name? Any involvement from the Netherlands in development of the thing? Curious minds want to know...

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David @ Oct 18th 2006 11:46AM

You are very right,nor the name of the device and the development seems to be of Japan,thats why the worlds largest Telecom company DID NOT LAUNCH THE PRODUCT seems the Launchers are stunck by the ownership BUG.

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David @ Oct 18th 2006 11:44AM

Smell O smell ,

when its going to come,years waiting and do this NTT have a waiting list to be sold as first come basis.

I need to buy ONE,where from any suggestions for directions.

Rgds
David.

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