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SMell-o-phone
Got this bit from a telephoney magazine news leter:
Cell phones long ago did away with their boring rings and started blaring everything from James Brown to John Cleese when they wanted to be answered. And even before the ringtone, phones made themselves felt, not heard, through vibration features. The ways to interact with your phone are countless, so it's not surprising when a company comes up with a new sensation for you to toy with. But what Sony Ericsson has developed for NTT DoCoMo is almost shocking: a phone that smells. No, no, no, not that factory-new smell of chemicals and plastic, but the distinguishable (and presumably pleasant) odors that customers can hand pick for their phones to set themselves apart from the masses whose phones merely scream Britney Spears songs and are painted blue. The Sony Ericsson SO703i comes with a slot for replaceable scented sheets that give off one of 11 odors. I know what you're thinking: A perfect marketing opportunity for the Chanel No. 5 phone. You're right, it's probably right around the corner. I think personalization is a good thing. In an age where everyone has a cell phone, differentiating rings can be useful. And as the cell phone has become a critical piece of our identities, stylization of those devices is only natural. But can we go too far? It's hard enough to tolerate the teenybopper on the bus or in line at the movie theater whose phone is blaring some obnoxious tune when she's not chattering incessantly in higher registers to her friends. But must we now endure whatever obnoxious scent she decides fits her personality and sense of flair? What's next? A phone that performs a mini-laser light show when it rings? Throws off sparks when it disconnects? Or perhaps inflates a three-story-tall pig and sends it flying across the stadium during guitar solos? BOB ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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In article , Bob Urz wrote:
Got this bit from a telephoney magazine news leter: Cell phones long ago did away with their boring rings and started blaring everything from James Brown to John Cleese when they wanted to be answered. And even before the ringtone, phones made themselves felt, not heard, through vibration features. The ways to interact with your phone are countless, so it's not surprising when a company comes up with a new sensation for you to toy with. But what Sony Ericsson has developed for NTT DoCoMo is almost shocking: a phone that smells. No, no, no, not that factory-new smell of chemicals and plastic, but the distinguishable (and presumably pleasant) odors that customers can hand pick for their phones to set themselves apart from the masses whose phones merely scream Britney Spears songs and are painted blue. The Sony Ericsson SO703i comes with a slot for replaceable scented sheets that give off one of 11 odors. I know what you're thinking: A perfect marketing opportunity for the Chanel No. 5 phone. You're right, it's probably right around the corner. I think personalization is a good thing. In an age where everyone has a cell phone, differentiating rings can be useful. And as the cell phone has become a critical piece of our identities, stylization of those devices is only natural. But can we go too far? It's hard enough to tolerate the teenybopper on the bus or in line at the movie theater whose phone is blaring some obnoxious tune when she's not chattering incessantly in higher registers to her friends. But must we now endure whatever obnoxious scent she decides fits her personality and sense of flair? What's next? A phone that performs a mini-laser light show when it rings? Throws off sparks when it disconnects? Or perhaps inflates a three-story-tall pig and sends it flying across the stadium during guitar solos? BOB Allready comes with a fart sheet. greg ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Marc Amsterdam wrote: On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:27:04 -0600, Bob Urz wrote: What's next? A phone that performs a mini-laser light show when it rings? Throws off sparks when it disconnects? Or perhaps inflates a three-story-tall pig and sends it flying across the stadium during guitar solos? Pink my Phone...... I have this image of the Aussie pink floyd tribute band playing "Pigs" with some rigging gone amuck........ Some swine stage hand must have made a mistake. Bob ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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