If you googled during the first day of April, you might have
noticed a new tab: “Google Nose beta”. There was also a link under the search
field: “New! What’s that smell? Find out with Google Nose”
Google Nose offers “the sharpest olfactory experience
available." It promises the latest
sensation: searching with your nose.
Google Nose uses professional knowledge statistics to
combine images, descriptions and scents.
Afraid of bad smells? No problem, SafeSearch protects you
from foul odors!
According to Google, the product intersects "photons
with infrasound waves" and "temporarily aligns molecules to emulate a
particular scent." The "mobile aroma indexing program" at the
heart of the product has amassed a “15 million scentibyte database of smells
from around the world.”
Google Nose is even available on mobile devices with its
"Android Ambient Odor Detection" which allows users to collect smells
on their smartphones.
Google even created a YouTube video explaining how users can
“search for smells.”
It all seems too good to true, right? Well, that’s because
it is! This fake product is Google’s April Fools’ Day prank 2013.
In my opinion, it’s brilliant! Just a pity I will never be
able to find out what space smells like.....
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