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Scentee, which is made by a Japanese company with the same name, plugs into your phone and releases a chosen scent when you get a notification. That means that every time someone comments on your Facebook post or sends you an email, you could get a whiff of lavender or coconut or coffee.

(Thanks to Ken Fineberg, who says: "Eew what's that smell? Oh it's the boss calling.")

Comments

[Steve]

Well, that stinks.

[Omniskeptic]

Phone: fooof
[inhales] Yes, hello Mr. Marin. No, Mr. Chong isn't in at the moment. Can I take a message?

[Dave]

So in version 2 of the product, will these be like ringtones, where we can assign a different ringtone to different callers? Because that has some real possibilities.