Eau de Power Mac

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on July 2, 2004). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Any perfume connoisseurs out there?

Taste and scent specialists International Flavors and Fragrances have partnered with fashion and art magazine Visionaire to produce a special fragrance capturing the scent of computers — specifically, “the headspace in the Apple computer store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood.”

Should you want to sample this paragon of computing and olfactory perfection, you can order the “Scent” issue of Visionaire, which comes with not just the Gigabyte perfume, but twenty other specially commissioned scents (Cold, Noise, Heat, Hunger, 2AM, Sadness, Success, Violence, Softness, Electricity, Mother, Wasteland, Fear, Fetish, Strange, Drunk, Wet, Space, Broken Glass, and Instinct) from the company’s website for the low, low price of…\$175 (plus \$25 for shipping).

Y’know, if it weren’t so far out of my budget, I’d pick one up just to find out what all these things smell like. \$200 is a bit rich for my blood, though.

(via As the Apple Turns)

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