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This Portable Bluetooth Device Lets Your Smell Minecraft

It’s like a perfume harmonica for your nose, for video games? 🌸🧐 We’ll explain. Omara (anagram of “aroma” — get it?) by OVR Technologies is a compact, portable device for video games that is programmed to “display” or release a mix of fragrances from a scent cassette with a subtle puff of air, based on…

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It’s like a perfume harmonica for your nose, for video games? 🌸🧐 We’ll explain.

Omara (anagram of “aroma” — get it?) by OVR Technologies is a compact, portable device for video games that is programmed to “display” or release a mix of fragrances from a scent cassette with a subtle puff of air, based on your in-game interactions. CNET social producer Faith Chihil was amazed that the scents didn’t linger for long and didn’t feel overpowering, as she played a modded level of Minecraft that incorporated smells like cherry blossoms, campfire, wet grass, and even an interesting scent to indicate her health was going low.

OVR is working with game developers to make scent part of the gaming narrative, using Omara’s Unreal and Unity plug-ins.

Omara is coming to consumers in 2026 along with a suite of compatible games, price TBD.

Would you give this a whiff? #omara #videogames #weirdtech #fragrance #perfume

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  1. @markyates1699

    September 24, 2025 at 3:41 pm

    I call b*******

  2. @nintendude794

    September 24, 2025 at 3:42 pm

    “Lets your smell Minecraft”?

    What if I don’t want my smell to Minecraft?

    • @TechOs19

      September 24, 2025 at 4:34 pm

      😳ayoo

  3. @specialk9999

    September 24, 2025 at 3:45 pm

    That’s just strange and what’s the purpose for it?

  4. @wopolojo5

    September 24, 2025 at 3:54 pm

    Who needs this.

  5. @AbdouKoudous

    September 24, 2025 at 4:02 pm

    أثمن لكم التوفيق والنجاح من القلب ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ من بلجيكا ❤️ 🇧🇪 ❤️ 🇧🇪 ❤️ 🇧🇪 أثمن لكم السعاده من القلب ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  6. @Anway-NeverGiveUp

    September 24, 2025 at 4:14 pm

    What’s the purpose of this inventions? How will it simplify the tasks of gamers ?

    • @user-me1mv4vy9q

      September 24, 2025 at 4:25 pm

      So u can enjoy an enhanced exp of av

    • @Anway-NeverGiveUp

      September 24, 2025 at 5:03 pm

      ​@@user-me1mv4vy9q oh…I see.

  7. @legendaryjoo3969

    September 24, 2025 at 5:05 pm

    Tele-scents. Would be cool if it produces the smell of freshly spilled blood, dead bodies, and gunsmoke.

  8. @MrJCMG

    September 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm

    I guess this will be something that would work well with a VR headset for more immersive gameplay. Next up, haptic feedback bodysuit like in Ready Player One

    • @NextNate03

      September 24, 2025 at 5:50 pm

      Bodysuits has been out for years already.

  9. @NextNate03

    September 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm

    Would be good for VR.

    This isn’t anything new, something similar was released for 1 of the south park games years back.

  10. @oceantransistor

    September 24, 2025 at 6:02 pm

    No.

  11. @e.v.k.3632

    September 24, 2025 at 7:32 pm

    I don’t know if I want to smell horror games

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