Eau de Android: Get ready for scented smartphones

TL;DR Infinix is preparing to release an Android phone that has a built-in aroma. The Infinix Note 50s 5G+ will use microencapsulation to incorporate scent into its vegan “leather” back. The scent should last for up to six months before fading. The best-executed smartphones around offer something to satisfy many of the senses. Big, beautiful screens and finely crafted design are a delight to our eyes. Stereo speakers deliver rich, booming audio and let us take calls over speakerphone in a pinch. And some of the most premium models manage to combine sleek panels of metal and glass in a way that just fees enormously satisfying in the hand. Now one phone manufacturer is about get us thinking about a new way to titillate the senses, with the introduction of a phone that offers a signature scent. It’s not too often that we bother to think about how our electronics smell. When we do, it’s often in a profoundly negative context, like when someone notices that Samsung’s S Pen has a weird s ... Read full article.