Japanese carrier NTT Communications Corp will be launching a service that provides users with certain fragrances intended to work the same way and bring about the same advantages as aromatherapy. A standalone device, that resembles a small pot, holds 16 scented cartridges that can mix basic fragrances to create 200 different aromas. The company, NTT Communications Corp, announced that the new service, Mobile Fragrance Communication, would ideally allow users to experience aromas exuding from their mobile phones, via a n aroma generator built inside.
Studies regarding the proposed idea will be carried out, involving about 20 mobile phone users. The participants wil be asked to place in their rooms aroma pots installed with infrared sensors.
Users can then use their mobile phone or Wi-Fi connection to send fragrance recipes to the device via infrared or a home gateway unit. They will then be asked to choose music or videos to download, with the content being part of a fragrance playlist. While downloading, the mobile phone would then send infrared signals to the aroma pots, which would then create a blend from some of the sixteen available fragrances, the product of which would be the appropriate aroma selected. Once mixed, the unique scents are released into the air to create a relaxing atmosphere for the user. A number of recipes are already available through an NTT site called I-mode, but users can also create their own special scents.
NTT believes fragrance is the next big thing in communications and the company hopes to first launch this device with the much popular Apple iPhone. The company envisions a future where users can send each other scented email attachments, or watch music and video clips on their phone that will be enhanced by smell. How cool is that?
The fragrances, all of which could be combined to produce hundreds of other fragrances, could potentially help in easing stress, boost concentration, or induce sleep.
“If demand is strong, we would like to make this service available by March next year. We would be very interested in starting with the Apple iphone as it boost the most ideal model. ” one of the spokeswoman revealed.
The service is the mobile version of an already available service, called Fragance Communications. According to MarketWatch, the service works the same way and produces the same products, but with the use of desktop computers.
A main difference between the two, despite the used peripherals, is the cost.
Fragrance Communications requires the user to have an aroma pot that ranges from 50,000 yen ($493) to 70,000 yen ($698). The mobile version, on the other hand, requires a cost of only about 20,000 yen ($197) for the device itself with the cartridge refills at about $16.
The question is when will this service be available to the Apple iphone?
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