Can You Hear Me -- YOW What's That Smell?

From the department of useless technology -- a German telecommunications company is working on a cell phone that offers an unusual feature: it can tell you if your breath stinks. The phone will have a tiny chip that can detect...

September 23, 2004

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From the department of useless technology -- a German telecommunications company is working on a cell phone that offers an unusual feature: it can tell you if your breath stinks.

The phone will have a tiny chip that can detect unpleasant scents including body odor. So before getting connected, you'd better pop a Mentos and slather on some deodorant.

Now, if it could tell me my cholesterol was high, THEN they might have a sale.

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