Police in India's Western state of Gujarat are to wear new uniforms impregnated with the fragrance of flowers and citrus to help improve their image [...] The uniforms will retain the scent even after washing as the fragrance is embedded in the cotton during processing.

Read the rest at Yahoo, and many thanks to Charles for the link!

Japanese cell phone users will have yet another option for scented cell phones next month, when the SO703i Beauty Renaissance model from Sony Ericsson launches:

Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo has launched handsets promising scents and a double screen.

The DoCoMo mobile 'smelly phone' is the SO703i from Sony Ericsson, which uses scented sheets that produce an aroma when the device is opened…

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Fast on the heels of yesterday's news about scented tires, today we have yet another accessory for the perfume freak, scented cell phone covers:

foneGEAR® LLC (Rochester Hills, MI) – a leader in mobile communications accessories – is extremely pleased to announce the introduction and immediate availability of foneScentz™, the world’s first scented phone faceplates.

foneScentz are form-fitted protective faceplates designed for Motorola RAZR phones. Available in five fantastic uniquely scented colors…

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Kumho Tires has developed an "Aroma Tire" which promises "to deliver an alluring aroma tire that replaces the normal “black rubber” smell with heat-resistant oils in the scent of lavender, and in later versions, neroli (orange) or jasmine". (Kumho Tires via I4U News)

Procter & Gamble is trying to liven up the image of its Old Spice fragrance to appeal to young men:

For example, a print ad for Old Spice fragrance, featuring a 1968 photograph of the actress Faye Dunaway sprawled out before a roaring fire, declares, “If your grandfather hadn’t worn it, you wouldn’t exist.”

Check out the Experience Old Spice website, or read the rest of the article in The New York Times.