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https://www.wired.com/1999/11/digiscent/ https://www.wired.com/1999/11/digiscent/ (Note the date.)

• __ka 7y ago
  Very interesting. > The iSmell failed to get the interest of the public. When looking at what went wrong for the iSmell, it is revealed that the missing link was a market survey. According to Startupover’s Andrea Dusi, the iSmell “was definitely a nice idea, but not a useful one”. DigiScents has shut down due to a lack of funding, although it still “continues to license its technology and is looking for funding for a relaunch. [1] I wonder if with virtual reality, something like this will pick up. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell