[elena28]

The Internet has transformed our lives. We can now see and hear what’s going on in different parts of the world by just clicking a few buttons on our smartphones. However, we can only send information that engages our senses of sight and hearing, we have no way of sending, for example, what we smell through the Internet.

But we’re one step closer with taste. In a study conducted at the University of Singapore, researchers were able to successfully send the sourness of a lemon drink to a glass of water in another location. They even had people test it out. Although most admitted that the virtual lemon taste was a bit less sour than the real thing, the participants were able to identify the taste.

What do you think? Does this blow your mind? Personally I cannot wait to share my birthday cake with all my Facebook friends.

[Netherrealmer]

It will be great idea for drinks but imagine if you send roasted turkey flavor for the drinking water of a friend.

[elena28]

This is a good point, I haven't given a thought about it yet. I know in Japan ice cream with weird flavors is very popular, so it would be an idea to freeze that water

[OldGuy]

This sounds like an interesting advance over "digital scent technology". There have been multiple attempts at creating systems that will emit scents since the 1950s with films in theaters. There have been many attempts at creating scent technology over the internet with very limited testing success.

The biggest hurdle would seem that it is not generally going to be available except to those who purchase the added hardware that can mix and blend chemicals that will emit the odors at the receiving end. Of course, it will stop working without buying refills when the receiver runs out of supplies. Those are not generally available except buying them directly from the original manufacturer. I would expect something similar with this tasting idea.

It all sounds like an interesting idea, but it won't become widespread until such added technology becomes standardized in advanced computers or perhaps some sort of chips that can be inserted in cell phones of the future... and then how would it get from there to the water?

For a quick read on the summary of digital scent technology:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology

[ptrikha21]

Sounds interesting! May be we could see more of this Technology after say 20/30 years. Yet I still wonder how can scents be "transported"? "Scented Radio waves" perhaps??

[kanchan18]

Hope some day will come when the actual thing can be transferred i.e. not the taste only the whole lemon drink . waiting for such development.

[mrki444]

I already see many pranks with fart shared on Internet.

[brnrd]

If this does happen, this would mean a safer way to deliver food compared to delivery guys on motorcycles.

[FeedMeMore]

This sounds like an interesting advance over "digital scent technology". There have been multiple attempts at creating systems that will emit scents since the 1950s with films in theaters. There have been many attempts at creating scent technology over the internet with very limited testing success.

The biggest hurdle would seem that it is not generally going to be available except to those who purchase the added hardware that can mix and blend chemicals that will emit the odors at the receiving end. Of course, it will stop working without buying refills when the receiver runs out of supplies. Those are not generally available except buying them directly from the original manufacturer. I would expect something similar with this tasting idea.

It all sounds like an interesting idea, but it won't become widespread until such added technology becomes standardized in advanced computers or perhaps some sort of chips that can be inserted in cell phones of the future... and then how would it get from there to the water?

For a quick read on the summary of digital scent technology:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_scent_technology

Google had introduced something similar to this back in April 1st, 2013 it was called "Google nose". Yes it was April Fools' Day

[Milllyxy]

Yeah it is really mind blowing and it does sound impossible but nowadays nothing is impossible, that's the kind of world we live in now nothing is impossible.

[Emmaojo]

Oh good, but could that be real!? If it's real, that's means internet is now a small god