Send scent through the internet

With oPhone, users can send e-mails or messages over the network with the selected scent.

American expert David Edwards has launched a device called oPhone , which allows the sending of emails, text messages or fragrant state streams around the world.

"Imagine you're online and want to know the taste of a certain coffee, just click on the oNote icon to smell it right ," says Physorg.com site Edwards.

Original prototype oPhone - (Photo: Michigan Technological University)

oPhone is a product researched by American experts along with colleagues at the Le Laboratorie laboratory in Paris, France.

To create accurate scents, experts rely on the chips attached to the iPhone.

First of all, the scent was recorded and decoded by a specialist, then saved to reproduce the scent on the microphones on the iPhone.

When an oPhone sends a signal for a particular odor, the oPhone receives the information immediately triggering the odorant, allowing the receiver to smell the attachment via email or text message.

According to the assessment, the potential of oPhone application is very large, ranging from the field of food, tourism to health care.

Expected, the beta version of the device will be launched later this year to test in a small group.