Taste the TV (TTTV)

2021: Device announcement

On December 23, 2021, Meiji University introduced a television screen that can mimic food tastes, which is another step towards creating multi-sensory perception.

A device called Taste the TV (TTTV) uses a carousel consisting of 10 vials with flavors that are sprayed in combination to create the taste of a particular meal. The aroma sample is then rolled onto the hygienic film on a flat screen so that it can be tried.

According to Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita, in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, such technologies can improve the ways people communicate and interact with the outside world.

Japan has created a device that conveys the taste of any food

The goal is to give people the opportunity to experience something like food in a restaurant at the other end of the world, even staying at home, "he said.

Miyashita works with a team of about 30 students who have created many devices related to the reproduction of taste, including a fork that makes the taste of food more saturated. He said that he himself built the prototype TTTV in 2020 and that the production of the commercial version will cost about 100 thousand yen ($875).

According to him, potential applications include distance learning for sommeliers and cooks, as well as tasting games and quizzes. Miyashita is also negotiating with companies to use its spraying technology for purposes such as transferring pizza or chocolate flavor to a slice of toasted bread.

He also hopes to create a platform on which users can download and enjoy tastes from all over the world, as music is now.

Miyashita's invention gained popularity in November 2021 when it won the award for innovative technologies at the Digital Content EXPO 2021 in Chiba, Japan.^[1]

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