# Food-Smelling Pods The 'Smeller' Sniffs to Help You Avoid Rotten Produce By Alexander Lam | Published 2013-08-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rotten-produce References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/08/08/when-something-smells-funny/) The 'Smeller' by designer Hee Tae Yang works as an artificial nose to analyze your food and help you avoid [rotten produce](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodtusker). All you have to do is hold up your food to the Smeller and click a button. The gadget then takes a whiff of your object and compares the chemical composition to a database of scents. After a few moments, the Smeller is able to tell you whether or not the [food is safe to eat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avocado-scanner). The device rates your food as either 'Very fresh,' 'Fresh,' 'A bit rotten,' and 'Rotten.' Yang's device works by using an [electronic nose to detect scents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/robotic-smell). After you press a button, the device places your food's scent into a storage compartment. A touchscreen display on the top of the Smeller then lets you know the status of your food. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Electronic Nose Technology:** There is an opportunity for electronic nose technology to become more mainstream and accessible through devices such as the 'Smeller' - **Anti-food-waste Movement:** As consumers continue to prioritize sustainable practices, there is an opportunity for anti-food-waste initiatives such as the 'Smeller' to gain traction - **Increase in Home Food Monitoring:** The 'Smeller' is part of a larger trend of consumers monitoring their food more closely at home, leading to possible innovation opportunities within the food tech industry ### Where This Applies - **Food Tech:** The 'Smeller' has potential to disrupt the food tech industry through its innovative use of electronic nose technology - **Consumer Electronics:** The invention of the 'Smeller' highlights a potential growth opportunity for the consumer electronics industry through the creation of increasingly advanced home devices - **Sustainable Food Initiatives:** With its emphasis on reducing food waste, the 'Smeller' has the potential to become a key player in the sustainable food initiatives industry ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smell-Oriented Virtual Masks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-university-of-hong-kong.md) - [In-Store Avocado Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ripe-avocados.md) - [Waste-Combatting Food Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-scanners.md) - [Multipurpose Scent-Releasing Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nosewise.md) - [Food Safety Tracking Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecotracker.md) - [Color-Changing Food Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshtag.md) - [Scent-Powered Photo Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scent-stimulation-device.md) - [Food Freshness Fridge Tags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nudge-tags.md) - [Aromatic Memory Projection Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scent-camera-memory-station.md)