Add the ‘smellophone’ to your Xmas list

It’s often said that we don’t yet live in the future, because there are no flying cars. Well, this pushes us a step closer. According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, “inventors are on the verge of creating the first mobile ‘smellophone,’ a gadget which can capture an odor and then replay it back later.” Apparently, microchips in the device act as electronic noses that pick up different traces of odor through chemical sensors. The possibilities for this gadget are endless.