iSmell

The iSmell or iSmell Personal Scent Synthesizer was a computer peripheral device developed by DigiScents in 2001. The prototype connected to a personal computer via USB or serial port and was designed to emit a smell when a user visited a web site or opened an email. The device contained a cartridge with 128 "primary odors" which could be mixed to replicate natural and man-made odors. DigiScents had indexed thousands of common odors, which could be coded, digitized, and embedded into web pages or email.[1]

In 2006, the iSmell was named one of the "25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" by PC World Magazine, which commented that "[f]ew products literally stink, but this one did--or at least it would have, had it progressed beyond the prototype stage.[2]

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  1. ↑ Martin, James A. (1999-10-13). "Sniff That Web Site". PC World. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  2. ↑ Tynan, Dan (May 26, 2006). "The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time". PC World. Retrieved 2008-12-21.