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Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call? (theconversation.com)
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[–] conciselyverbose 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At most I could see it being a kind of novelty for stuff like movie theaters to add to the immersion. And the obvious ads bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Through let's be frank: movie theaters want you to smell popcorn, so you buy snacks. Smell-o-Vision would have to be more lucrative than a $15 bucket of popcorn.