Smell

OhRoma is the latest attempt to integrate smells into entertainment and like many new innovations, it's coming from the porn industry. The device is basically a fancy gas mask that can pair with a user's smartphone to trigger the release of specific odor canisters.

In what could just as easily prove to be a very bad idea as it could a good one, a startup company called Feelreal has created a virtual reality mask and helmet that lets you smell virtual environments as well as feel a little of their atmosphere.

In potentially good news for the noses of gymnasium employees and commuters crammed into packed train carriages on hot summer days, scientists at Queen's University, Belfast claim to have developed the world's first perfume delivery system that releases more aroma the more a person sweats.

Gizmag's chief motorcycle tester Loz Blain has just become a father - so here's a road test of a different kind. It may not be a 200-horsepower sportsbike, but the Sangenic "nappy sausage machine" is an excellent way to deal with people's crap.

While current communications platforms offer up plenty of content for our eyes and ears, some feel that our noses are missing out on all the fun and have developed the oPhone, a Bluetooth-enabled odor emitting device designed to enable users to send smells to one another as a text or email.

Aisen Caro Chacin wants to give everyone the ability to tell time using their noses. Her chemical-based watch called the Scent Rhythm emits specially-designed fragrances in minute doses,in tune with the body's circadian cycle. Users can smell coffee in the morning, money in the afternoon and more.

The days of being fearful about farting in public are at an end, possibly, with a new range of Shreddies underwear able to filter flatulence. Using Zorflex and activated carbon, these underpants trap and neutralize the nasty odours associated with breaking wind.

The Madeleine is a "smell camera" concept from designer Amy Radcliffe, who has developed a technique for capturing, processing, and recreating odors.

The Chat Perf is an attachment for iPhones that allows messages or email notifications to be accompanied by a signature smell.

The "smell screen" uses four fans to create a virtual odor source that lets the user smell different regions of the display.

In a study aimed at developing scent-following autonomous robots, scientists have used pheromone-seeking male silkmoths to pilot a two-wheeled robot.

Bus shelters across the UK will smell like baked potatoes, thanks to a new advertising campaign to promote McCain's ready-baked potato.