"Odorious TV" While reproducible, the scent of idols and actresses can be reproduced

ByMr Jan

TVs for home use are evolving as seen in 3D-compatible TVs, but as a further evolutionary form, it is that a TV that develops a smell that matches the picture is under development.

It is possible to refine a variety of smells from small equipment, such as reproducing the smell of food such as pizza and coffee flowing in the image, releasing the scent that imaged that person when the idol or actress was projected, Various uses are being studied.

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego,Samsung Advanced Advanced Technology LaboratoryWith a research team led by Mr. Jongmin Kim of Mr. Jongmin Kim for two years, I appealed to the sense of smell besides visual and auditory sense, the idea that the enjoyment of the viewer and the method of appeal by the advertiser will spread will be born, Research was advanced.

Men wearing a suit is Jongmin Kim of Samsung Advanced Advanced Technology Laboratory.


Professor Sungho Jin who teaches aerospace engineering and nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, and a research team composed of graduate students are able to create a compact device that can produce any kind of smell by using the "XY matrix system" Using the technique called. The source of the smell is a liquid such as an aqueous ammonia solution that releases the odor by gasifying the liquid by passing electricity through a thin metal wire. These are housed in a harmless non-inflammable silicon case, and when a pressure of heat and odor gas is generated, a very small hole in the case expands and the smell is released.

Using electrodes and petri dishes, demonstrating the occurrence of odor.


Professor Jin 's team is testing the smell generator,Jennifer LopezPerfume that imaged "Live by Jennifer Lopez"When,Elizabeth TaylorPerfume that imaged "Passion by Elizabeth Taylor"Was used. When the subject was within 30 cm from the source of the smell, it was possible to discriminate the difference in each scent. By the way, in order to do more precisely, I smelled coffee beans and reset the sense of smell before sniffing a different aroma.

This device is attached to the back side of the television, it seems to be in the form of purchasing a new cartridge as the smell gets thinner like changing the cartridge of the printer. The next step is to develop a prototype, to improve the equipment to the size that can be attached to equipment such as televisions and mobile phones currently in widespread use, and a test will be done as to whether the smell as instructed will be released It is scheduled.

As the pattern of odors to be generated increases by the number of advertisement companies and flowing images, system updates may be necessary in conjunction therewith, and the smell of the TV program produces as desired There seems to be still a lot of consideration materials, such as the mechanism to do.

As a tendency to connect scenes with entertainers and video works, sales phrases such as "celebrities favorite" are often used when selling perfumesA large number of perfumes that imaged characters of animated works releasedIt is being done,When it is used by a character from one scene of "TIGER & BUNNY", a perfume is found and purchasers continueBecause there are examples of doing this, practical application of this technology seems to be expected to further develop in the production of video works and advertising techniques.