Comments on: New Sony Nose Buds Allow Users To Blast Different Smells Into Nostrils http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/2013/02/14/new-sony-nose-buds-allow-users-to-blast-different-smells-into-nostrils/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:27:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Candace Nolan-Grant http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/2013/02/14/new-sony-nose-buds-allow-users-to-blast-different-smells-into-nostrils/#comment-200 Candace Nolan-Grant Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:22:17 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/?p=155#comment-200 I wish it was true!! The Onion has been responsible for a legion of misunderstandings...most famously in 2000, with this exposé on <a href="http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Harry Potter and satanism</a> : ) I have to admit that this headline convinced me that modern mobile phones could charge themselves: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/17/o2-rivals-chargers-new-phones?INTCMP=SRCH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">O2 urges rivals to stop providing chargers with new phones</a>. I suppose the decontextualisation of repurposing contributes significantly to this kind of thing...! I wish it was true!! The Onion has been responsible for a legion of misunderstandings…most famously in 2000, with this exposé on Harry Potter and satanism : )

I have to admit that this headline convinced me that modern mobile phones could charge themselves: O2 urges rivals to stop providing chargers with new phones.

I suppose the decontextualisation of repurposing contributes significantly to this kind of thing…!

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/2013/02/14/new-sony-nose-buds-allow-users-to-blast-different-smells-into-nostrils/#comment-187 Giraf87 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:42:53 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/candacen/?p=155#comment-187 what a great find Candace! I think this is hilarious! I checked the date on this story in case it was 1st of April. I just wonder what would happen when you watch Apocalypse Now and hear the famous line 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXVGQnJm0w I see there are also '... 6-second sample sniffs of a constantly growing collection of scents, including popular selections such as ocean, baby, peppermint coffee, and Italian restaurant, along with lesser-known odors like giraffe, Oklahoma City, and volcano.' It would be great to create your own digital perfume.... They already offer giraffe... how about Giraf87. It would beat Chanel number 5! If it is indeed true, seriously creative. what a great find Candace!

I think this is hilarious! I checked the date on this story in case it was 1st of April. I just wonder what would happen when you watch Apocalypse Now and hear the famous line ‘I love the smell of napalm in the morning.’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXVGQnJm0w

I see there are also ‘… 6-second sample sniffs of a constantly growing collection of scents, including popular selections such as ocean, baby, peppermint coffee, and Italian restaurant, along with lesser-known odors like giraffe, Oklahoma City, and volcano.’

It would be great to create your own digital perfume…. They already offer giraffe… how about Giraf87. It would beat Chanel number 5!

If it is indeed true, seriously creative.

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