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Brits Still Working on Stinky Email

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday February 20, 2004 @05:43AM from the obligatory-french-joke-here dept.

prostoalex writes "British Internet provider Telewest Broadband is testing a system, which allows people to attach specific smells to their e-mail. It works with air freshener cartridge that one plugs into PC. The technology is developed by a US-based company Trisenx, which features the products and pricing on its Web site. A 20-channel serial port device costs $269, the same price for optional software package allowing the user to author specific smells. The replacement cartridges are $48 each." They're hardly the first attempt at adding smell to the computer experience. Digiscent didn't work out so well.

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Yup.. bring it on... by cOdEgUru · 2004-02-20 05:45 · Score: 0, Redundant

This *reeks* of failure (no pun intended)

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Does this mean... by mypalmike · 2004-02-20 05:46 · Score: 0, Redundant

So, every time I check my mail, not only will I be reading Spam, but it'll smell like Spam too?

-_-_-

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spam by Lehk228 · 2004-02-20 05:55 · Score: 0, Redundant

Do we really want to know what penis enlargement smells like?

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Re:Why are the Brits doing this? by PateraSilk · 2004-02-20 06:30 · Score: 0, Redundant

Who says that UK food isn't good? We have excellent pizzas, curries, chinese, and kebabs.

Notice that none of these cuisines are *British*.

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