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Digital scent technology refers to the online communication using the human nose. It is a crucial application for e-nose. Digital scent technology enables the transmission of odor over the internet. The technology works with the help of olfactometers and electronic noses. In an attempt to further enhance the virtual reality experience and the growing area of virtual reality from entertainment to e-commerce applications is paving the way for a rise in the need for developing this e-nose technology. Digital scent technology market provides the user with the benefit of getting to smell the product before buying it online. For instance, a California-based company, Digiscents Inc. has created a small device called the iSmell, which has its own driver and can be connected through a personal computer via serial ports. The expansion of the digital scents market is augmented by developments in virtual reality.  Virtual reality enhances the features of the computers by introducing new conce...