Innovation of the week: Smellable text messages

Startups are getting into the business of sending smellable text messages

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The digital revolution is coming for your nostrils, said Roxie Hammill and Mike Hendricks at The New York Times. In a revival of the days of perfumed stationery, startups are getting into the business of sending smellable text messages. Vapor Communications' oPhone Duo is a small tabletop device that emits scents based on how an iPhone photo is labeled.

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