Japan will launch in 2020 3D TV can produce tactile sense of smell

In August 21st, imagine watching a football game on TV: the audience can not only see three-dimensional athletes, but also to experience the atmosphere on the pitch, and even to touch the ball.

Japan plans to sell the "futuristic" TV in 2020, part of a broad range of technology development projects in japan. This "virtual reality" TV will allow people to see any angle of the 3D image, but also allows the audience to touch the object and smell the taste of objects. Takeuchi, head of research and development at the Ministry of internal affairs and communications in Japan, says Yoshiaki, can imagine the World Cup final in Japan and Brazil between the two countries?

Takeuchi points out that while global companies, universities and research institutions have made some progress in the technology of television 3D, it is probably the most challenging to develop techniques to increase the sense of touch and smell. Researchers are studying the use of ultrasound, electrical stimulation, wind pressure to produce a sense of touch technology.

This type of TV will have a wide range of uses. It can be used for home shopping, in order to allow shoppers to "feel" to the handbag before the next order; in the medical industry, it enables the doctor to watch the patient's heart 3D image, and even be able to complete the simulation surgery.