This Harvard professor wants to give you books and songs with extra added smell

Were you ever reading a book and suddenly thought that there was one vital thing missing - a smell to accompany the words on the page?

This Harvard professor wants to give you books and songs with extra added smell

The answer is 'probably not' but that doesn't mean someone isn't going to create a device which does it anyway. That someone is Professor David Edwards and he wants to bring out 'oBooks.' Presumably the o stands for olfactory.The Harvard professor previously experimented an oPhone which let you send a message including a codes smell. When someone recieved the message they paired an app to their oPhone and a sophisticated series of chips created the smell for you to enjoy. And you can actually buy an oPhone right now on their site.

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