Motorola gains patent for smellophone

World’s second largest mobile phone maker Motorola has been granted a patent for a “Communication device having a scent release feature and method thereof.”

Incidentally, the company CEO Ed Zander made no mention of this possible smellophone device during the Software 2007 Conference in Santa Clara earlier this week.

The company is already scheduled to launch some new 3G enabled devices which would be capable of playing movies in high quality.

Motorola faces intense competition in the market from the upcoming iPhone product from Apple Inc. Apple is scheduled to launch their iPhone in the market next month.

Motorola’s latest patented technology states: “Plug-in units typically provide a stronger scent over a broader area than non-plug-in scented items, given that the scents are activated by the heat energy in the plug-in devices.”

Apparently, the phone would use its battery power to heat a replaceable scent pack to 54 degrees Celsius releasing the fragrance.

The Motorola patent further states: “Some cellular telephone users are the same individuals who enjoy having plug-in scent units located around their homes, and may miss not having a nice smelling fragrance while they are on the go. Therefore, a need exists for a communication device such as a cellular telephone that can address some of the above-mentioned problems.”

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