A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors.
This is another step towards creating a multi-sensory viewing experience!
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The device, called Taste the TV, uses a carousel of 10 flavor canisters that spray in combination to create the taste of particular food. The flavor sample then rolls on hygienic film over a flat TV screen for the viewer to try.
Weird, but okay.
Meiji University professor, Homei Miyashita said: “The goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home.”
Miyashita works with a team of about 30 students that has produced a variety of flavor-related devices, including a fork that makes food taste richer.
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He said he built the TV prototype himself over the past year and that a commercial version would cost about 100,000 yen, which is about RM3,653! Woah.
He hopes to make a platform where tastes from around the world can be downloaded and enjoyed by users, much like music is now.
Not gonna lie, this is actually pretty cool!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
