Nose notifications: The smartphone accessory releases different smells (Picture: Scentee)

Are you an overworked commuter who needs the smell of coffee to wake you up in the mornings?

A new smartphone accessory could help give you that early morning pick-up by releasing coffee and bacon aromas when your alarm goes off.

Scentee, a plug-in accessory, releases a different scent into the air every time a new notification appears on your phone. A scent release can also be added to games and social networks.

‘This is the world’s first product that alerts users by scent when they get likes on Facebook,’ explained Koki Tsubouchi of Scentee Inc.


‘In the future, we plan to make this work with not only Facebook, but also Twitter, Line (a WhatsApp equivalent), phone calls and emails.’

Wake up to the smell of bacon (Picture: Scentee)

The accessory works on both iPhone and Android systems when plugged into the phone’s headphone socket, via an associated app.



Users can choose floral scents like lavender and jasmine or pick their favourite food ranging from strawberries to curry.

The device, which costs around £22, is currently on sale in Japan and is set to launch in the UK on November 15.

Each scent capsule costs approximately £3 and last for around 100 uses.