MIT Advertising Lab reports that Japanese scientists are developing a smell recorder. All you do is point the gizmo at a smelly object, press a button, and the recorder will reproduce the smell using a built-in collection of non-toxic chemicals. Sure, it's easy to see (or smell?) the e-commerce advantages (smell that fruitcake before you send it to Aunt Nellie for Christmas!), but I immediately thought of its uses in gaming. One can only imagine how much more immersive games like Grand Theft Auto or Battlefield 2 would be if you could smell the action as well as see it. "Mmmmm! I love the smell of napalm in the morning! It smells like victory!"