▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁and ▁never ▁generated ▁substantial ▁sales . ▁Dig is cent ▁had ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁i Sm ell ▁to ▁have ▁several ▁versions ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁progress ▁past ▁the ▁prototype ▁stage . ▁The ▁company ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long ▁and ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁i Sm ell ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" 2 5 ▁Wor st ▁Te ch ▁Product s ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁by ▁PC ▁World ▁Magazine , ▁which ▁commented ▁that ▁"[ f ] ew ▁products ▁literally ▁st ink , ▁but ▁this ▁one ▁did -- or ▁at ▁least ▁it ▁would ▁have , ▁had ▁it ▁progress ed ▁beyond ▁the ▁prototype ▁stage ." ▁ ▁Dig is cent ▁ ▁Company ▁Start ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Jo el ▁Lloyd ▁Bell enson ▁and ▁D ex ter ▁Smith , ▁on ▁vac ation ▁in ▁Miami , ▁began ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁store ▁and ▁reproduce ▁the ▁sm ells ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁experienced ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁They ▁first ▁worked ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁database ▁of ▁sm ells ▁and ▁then ▁they ▁created ▁the ▁device ▁that ▁would ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁PC , ▁the ▁i Sm ell . ▁Their ▁idea ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁prof itable , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁raised ▁“ $ 2 0 ▁million ▁invest ments ▁by ▁major ▁invest ors ” ▁such ▁as ▁G iva ud an , ▁the ▁largest ▁perf umes ▁and ▁ess ences ▁company ▁and ▁Real ▁Network s , ▁a ▁provider ▁of ▁streaming ▁services .