Content deleted Content added
Raymond1922A (talk | contribs) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
PorkchopGMX (talk | contribs) m →Dispensing of chemicals into air to create smell: ce // Edit via Wikiplus |
||
(15 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{short description|Computer accessory}}
{{lowercase|iSmell}}
The '''iSmell''' is a commercial application of [[digital scent technology]]. Personal Scent Synthesizer developed by DigiScents Inc. was a small device that can be connected to a computer through a
In 2006, ''[[PC World Magazine]]'' commented that "[f]ew products literally stink, but this one
== Digiscent ==
=== Company
In 1999, Joel Lloyd Bellenson and Dexter Smith, on vacation in Miami, began to think about how to store and reproduce the smells that they had experienced on the beach. They first worked to create a database of smells and then they created the device that would connect to the PC, the iSmell. Their idea was considered to be somewhat profitable, as they had raised
|url=http://www.startupover.com/en/20-million-burning-smell-like-just-ask-digiscents/|title=Why ISmell failed, besides 20M $? The smell of failure|date=2014-01-19|work=Startup Over|access-date=2020-02-01|language=en-US |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321124735/http://www.startupover.com/en/20-million-burning-smell-like-just-ask-digiscents |archivedate=2019-03-21}}</ref> such as Givaudan, the largest perfumes and essences company and Real Networks, a provider of streaming services.
=== Bankruptcy ===
The iSmell lacked not in technological capability but in marketing success. DigiScents has shut down due to a lack of funding, although
== Product design ==
The iSmell was designed to be easy to set up and use, a simple [[USB]] port and a cable to be plugged into an ordinary electrical outlet. Digiscents collected thousands of smells based on their chemical makeup and their spot on the spectrum of smells. Each combination of chemicals was then assigned to a small file that represented that specific mixture of ingredients. The file is then embedded into a website, [[email]], or computer program. The user triggers the smell by clicking on the file or opening an email. When the file is opened, that file is sent to the Digiscent and the iSmell will emit the correct combination and amount of chemicals to replicate the requested smell.<ref>
=== Prototype ===
The original prototype was a black box that was 5 inches (12.7 cm) deep, 2 inches (5.08 cm) wide, and 3 inches (7.62 cm) tall. The device would contain a cartridge which held a set amount of smells. When activated, a fan will start sucking in air through the rear end, and blowing it over tiny [[vial]]s of oil, being selectively heated based on the desired chemical combination. The air picks up the smell and is sent out of a 2-inch vent, then into your nose.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/1999/11/digiscent/|title=You've Got Smell!|last=Platt|first=Charles|date=1999-01-11|website=Wired.com|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref>
== Breakdown of iSmell ==
=== Chemicals used to create smells ===
The main points that the article talks about with the technical break down
|url=http://www.startupover.com/en/20-million-burning-smell-like-just-ask-digiscents/|title=Why ISmell failed, besides 20M $? The smell of failure|date=2014-01-19|work=Startup Over|access-date=2020-02-01|language=en-US |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321124735/http://www.startupover.com/en/20-million-burning-smell-like-just-ask-digiscents |archivedate=2019-03-21}}</ref>
=== Dispensing of chemicals into air to create smell ===
The way the iSmell dispenses the chemicals into the air is very similar to a [[Febreze]] dispenser where it releases
=== Design of
The design of the dispenser is basically
== Integration ==
The iSmell was also designed for use inside games and movies. The modular design of the iSmell allows a programmer to integrate smell activation files that will trigger the release of any smell or combination that they desire. If the user were to watch a movie with the digiscent files embedded, the user can smell the surroundings of each scene. Imagine the [[Smell of freshly cut grass|smell of fresh cut grass]] on rolling hills or the smell of [[patty|burgers]] on the [[Grilling|grill]] while watching a cooking show. Or in video games, in a [[Racing video game|racing game]], burning rubber, and in an action game, [[gunpowder]].{{cn|date=November 2019}}
==See also==
Line 52 ⟶ 49:
[[Category:Olfaction]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Defunct computer companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Defunct computer hardware companies]]
[[Category:Defunct electronics companies of the United States]]
|