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Online Aromatherapy in Japan

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internet-hunting-no-longer-dumbest-idea dept.

prostoalex writes "USA Today has an article on Japanese telecom company delivering fragrances via the Internet. NTT Communications will send a combination of 36 scents through a crystal ball, which can be attached to a PC."

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  1. So, someone tell me... by FooAtWFU · · Score: 4, Insightful
    What's the point of hooking this device up to a PC? Why not, just, you know, use the device without a PC? What benefits does hooking it up to the PC bring?

    Let alone hooking it up to the Internet...

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    The World Wide Web is dying. Soon, we shall have only the Internet.
  2. Finally! by isny · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A useful net product for most slashdotters!

    Damn...there goes my karma...

  3. Been there, done that... by Kerhop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The product and the domain no longer exists, but HowStuffWorks still has an article about DigiScents. There was also Olfacom and iSmell that claimed to do the same.