Tele-Taste TV Screen

Subject – Science and Tech

Context – Japanese professor creates ‘tele-taste’ TV screen

Concept –

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory viewing experience.
The device, called Taste the TV (TTTV), uses a carousel of 10 flavour canisters that spray in combination to create the taste of a particular food.
The flavour sample then rolls on hygienic film over a flat TV screen for the viewer to try.
The goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home.
Potential applications include distance learning for sommeliers and cooks, and tasting games and quizzes.
In the Covid-19 era, this kind of technology can enhance the way people connect and interact with the outside world, said Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita.