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A new kind of sensory and storage experience

Editor's take: The number of peripherals designed to release fragrances at computer desks is growing at a curious pace. To that end, Taiwanese company Apacer claims that external SSDs can provide an augmented sensory experience if a few drops of essential oil are applied to their surface.

Asus introduced the Fragrance Mouse earlier this year, aiming to bring a fragrant, almost synesthetic experience to the otherwise metallic world of computers. Now, another Taiwanese manufacturer is embracing the same concept while adding a touch of environmental friendliness.

Apacer claims the AS712 is the world's first SSD with an essential oil diffuser, designed for tech workers who deserve to dream of a more relaxed lifestyle while battling unreliable machines and confused corporate users.

The portable solid-state drive comes with a fixed "cradle" and a diffuser stone, both made from sustainable materials includng natural bamboo and reservoir silt. While the cradle isn't strictly required – the SSD can connect to a PC via a USB-C cable – it is essential for getting the full sensory experience. [...]

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The portable solid-state drive comes with a fixed “cradle” and a diffuser stone, both made from sustainable materials includng natural bamboo and reservoir silt. While the cradle isn’t strictly required – the SSD can connect to a PC via a USB-C cable – it is essential for getting the full sensory experience.

OK, so this is more of an accessory than the drive itself. Bit weird but meh. I thought it was built in and the SSD internal.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imagine running out of scent, so you have to open up your pc and there's just oil everywhere

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, I imagine it would have to be externally connected not only for anyone to even bother to mess with it, but for it to even work with most computers. On my board the NVME slots are underneath a removable heat spreader plate which is itself underneath the area where the GPU overhangs its slot. There's no way this would fit, and even if it did it'd require significant disassembly every time you wanted to touch it.

I imagine the majority of M.2 form factor SSDs are in space constrained locations where doing anything other than gluing a couple of millimeters thick heatsink to them is out of the question, and oftentimes not even that.

Yikes forever, on multiple fronts with this thing.