A Japanese professor has developed a prototype television screen that can imitate food flavors, allowing viewers to lick the screen and sample what they see. The device was created by Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita over the course of the past year and is called “Taste the TV,” or “TTTV” for short. It works by using a selection of 10 canisters, all of which are flavored differently, that spray in combination to create the taste of a particular food. The flavor sample then rolls onto disposable hygienic films that cover a flat TV screen for the viewer to try. An advertisement for the new prototype shows a man asking the device for some “sweet chocolate.” The prototype television screen responds with “sweet chocolate, all right” before making a series of loud whirring noises while layers of chocolate are displayed on the screen. Moments later, a tongue licks the TV screen and tastes the sweet confectionary. “To …