Laptop mice ought to scent good. That is the fundamental thought behind ASUS’ newly-announced Perfume Mouse MD101—sure, a mouse that radiates fragrant important oils. You possibly can’t cease progress, I suppose.

At a look, that is only a common ol’ mouse. It options Bluetooth and a pair of.4GHz connectivity, its sensor decision is adjustable as much as 2,400 DPI, and it runs on a single AA battery. ASUS brags that the battery will last as long as a yr, which is neat however not significantly surprising.

As for the way the mouse emits perfume—properly, it is not that difficult. There is a cavity on the backside of the mouse that holds important oil. Fill it up, and the perfume will passively diffuse from the mouse. ASUS says that you should use any important oils you need, as long as they aren’t100% important oil. (The corporate suggests utilizing the sort of oil that is usually offered for reed diffusers, ultrasonic diffusers, and aroma stones.)

I am kinda weirded out by the truth that the mouse’s aroma chamber closes from the underside. Like, if the chamber does not totally shut for some cause, you may find yourself with oil all around the mouse’s battery and your desk. However perhaps I am overthinking it, I do not know.

Anyhow, that is truly the second aromatic machine from ASUS. The corporate’s Adol Book 14 Air, which launched in China final yr, has a gap in its chassis that may maintain interchangeable scent disks. The discs passively radiate perfume—they are not fan-powered or something like that—though I assume that the scent is stronger when the laptop computer is emitting numerous warmth.

I do not know whether or not ASUS will promote its aromatic mouse or laptop computer exterior of China. That mentioned, the corporate positively desires to know the way U.S. clients will react to this type of product. ASUS confirmed off the aromatic laptop computer at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, and it devised a really good English-language press release for the Perfume Mouse. The title “Perfume Mouse” additionally provides me hope, as it’s extremely simple and must be simply understood by westerners (in contrast to the Adol Ebook 14 Air, which is one letter away from being a disastrously dangerous title).

And, simply as a facet observe, I believe {that a} aromatic gaming mouse would do numerous good for the world. The jokes can be humorous, on the very least. Do not forget that Irish Spring gamer chair April Idiot’s joke? Perhaps we may get one thing like that if the Perfume Mouse MD101 is successful.

I’ve reached out to ASUS to ask how a lot the Perfume Mouse MD101 will value and whether or not it will be offered in america. Naturally, I will replace this text once I obtain a response from the corporate.

Supply: ASUS