OT(sorta) news story - Online Aromatherapy

[Guest guest]

This was a news story this moring. There was also something on

one of the local channels I'm trying to get too. Something about

aromatherapy candles and how they can help keep the flu bug at bay. I

don't write this storys -- just sharing them

 

Rita

 

Telecom Tests Online Aromatherapy Service

 

1 hour, 38 minutes ago

 

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer

 

TOKYO - People play games, go shopping and meet dates on the

Internet. So why not use the Web to download the perfect mood-

enhancing fragrance?

High Tech Holidays

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A new service being tested by Tokyo-based NTT Communications Corp.

sends out smells according to data received over the Internet.

Users attach a device to their laptops that resembles a crystal ball

with a nozzle. The device receives aroma data from the central server

and exudes fumes from the nozzle in accordance with that reading.

NTT is considering the system as a commercial product for

aromatherapy, testing incense or just plain fun.

In a test version, shown at a Tokyo electronics store this week, the

crystal ball sends combinations of 36 scents — natural oils, such as

eucalyptus, sandalwood and basil — as horoscope readings

Punch your birthday into the computer and wait as valves on tiny

bottles holding perfumed oils inside the crystal ball are

electronically controlled to produce the correct scent according to

your sign.

Cancerians get a waft of chamomile, lavender and vetiver oils — a

classic perk-up for the sign according to a Japanese horoscope

expert — while people born in Pisces get a concoction of lavender,

clary sage and lemongrass.

The machines and software were developed by Japan's Mirapro Co.,

which makes parts for machines that make computer chips.

It's not yet clear how much the product will be sold for or if it

will be released outside Japan, company officials said.

[Guest guest]

Hey Rita,

 

Dang! I should have poked through my inbox and group mail a little more

thoroughly before I posted this too Ya beat me to it! *lol*

 

*Grinz*

Chris (list mom)

 

Make The Holidays Sparkle

Sterling Silver Jeweled Perfume Pendants

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ritabohn2001 [ritabohn2001]

This was a news story this moring. There was also something on

one of the local channels I'm trying to get too. Something about

aromatherapy candles and how they can help keep the flu bug at bay. I

don't write this storys -- just sharing them

 

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[Guest guest]

Its that early bird/worm thing ha ha. On the Denver Channel 4 (you can goggle

this) there was a very interesting story about aroma candles. The doc on the

show was telling how they help kill off flu bugs. Only heard part of it but

sounded interesting. The speakers on my puter don't work so I haven't been able

to hear the story and copy down which oils he was talking about. Maybe some one

else could -- hint hint

 

Have a fun filled day

Rita

 

Christine Ziegler <chrisziggy wrote:

Hey Rita,

 

Dang! I should have poked through my inbox and group mail a little more

thoroughly before I posted this too Ya beat me to it! *lol*

 

*Grinz*

Chris (list mom)

 

Make The Holidays Sparkle

Sterling Silver Jeweled Perfume Pendants

http://www.alittleolfactory.com <http://www.alittleolfactory.com/>

 

 

 

ritabohn2001 [ritabohn2001]

This was a news story this moring. There was also something on

one of the local channels I'm trying to get too. Something about

aromatherapy candles and how they can help keep the flu bug at bay. I

don't write this storys -- just sharing them

 

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