rock solid, nose touching Asus new Fragrance Mouse is a wireless mouse that also smells Does your PC's mouse smell like anything? The answer could soon be "yes." Andrew Cunningham Feb 21, 2025 3:42 pm | 59 Asus announces the Fragrance Mouse: a mouse that smells. Credit: Asus Asus announces the Fragrance Mouse: a mouse that smells. Credit: Asus Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn morePC- and accessory-maker Asus has never been one to shy away from a strange idea, whether it's a tablet that you need to slide your smartphone into before you can use it, a laptop touchpad that's also a screen, or going with "Rock Solid, Heart Touching" as a corporate slogan. But an announcement the company made today stands out: Asus is launching something called the Asus Fragrance Mouse, a fairly regular-looking wireless mouse that also smells.Yes, the main differentiating feature of the Fragrance Mouse is a "refillable vial" in its underside, next to the place where you put the battery and store its 2.4 GHz USB wireless receiver when not in use. The vial stores "aromatic oils" that "can be washed and refilled with different scents." Asus doesn't make any specific recommendations about the scents that you can put in the vial, so you have a lot of latitude as to what, exactly, you can make your mouse smell like.Aside from the customizable stink, the Fragrance Mouse is a reasonably full-featured functional PC accessory. It supports Bluetooth as well as the USB wireless dongle, three DPI levels (1,200, 1,600, and 2,400) for customizing responsiveness, and understated white and pink color options. Asus says the mouse's switches are rated for 10 million clicks, ensuring that you will be able to smell your mouse for years to come.We've emailed Asus to ask about pricing and availability and will update the article if we get a response. A shadowy arm threatens to add a scent to the Asus Fragrance Mouse. Asus A shadowy arm threatens to add a scent to the Asus Fragrance Mouse. Asus You can see the refillable vial on the bottom of the mouse's underside. Asus You can see the refillable vial on the bottom of the mouse's underside. Asus A shadowy arm threatens to add a scent to the Asus Fragrance Mouse. Asus You can see the refillable vial on the bottom of the mouse's underside. Asus Strange as it is, the Fragrance Mouse isn't totally without precedent; in the summer of 2024, Asus released a laptop called the Adol 14 Air that included a compartment in the lid that could hold a switchable "fragrance pack." But this laptop was only released in China, so laptop buyers in the US and other countries weren't given an opportunity to smell it firsthand.The Fragrance Mouse doesn't feel like a thing that anyone was asking for, but it's also probably something that no one thoughtnot to ask for. And that, my friends, is the place where imagination and innovation thrive.Andrew CunninghamSenior Technology ReporterAndrew CunninghamSenior Technology Reporter Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews of operating systems like Windows and macOS. Andrew lives in Philadelphia and co-hosts a weekly book podcast called Overdue. 59 Comments

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It's become somewhat of a meme among the One Piece community that author Eiichiro Oda is hesitant to ever kill a character off, even if it seems guaranteed they should be out for the count. However, this also means that when a sudden death does occur, it is even more shocking and impactful, reminding fans that despite the fun and vibrant aesthetic of One Piece, it can still get pretty dark and emotional now and again.

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Currently, Apple Intelligence offers the ability to direct Siri requests to ChatGPT, providing more contextual answers than what Siri would be able to offer. Back at WWDC24, Apple software exec Craig Federighi suggested in an interview that theyd like to offer integration with other AI models, including Google Gemini. That integration may arrive in the not too distant future, according to a new leak.In a backend update pushed alongside iOS 18.4 beta, Apple now includes both Google and OpenAI options for third-party models within Apple Intelligence. This comes from code sleuth Aaron Perris on X.While this doesnt necessarily confirm that well see Gemini integration later in iOS 18.4, especially given all of the other Apple Intelligence delays that have occurred so far, it does nearly confirm that itll come at some point in the near future, perhaps in a later iOS 18 update or iOS 19. Apple is expected to release its own conversational Siri model in iOS 19.Google recently released some new Gemini 2.0 models, including a new reasoning model. Its possible that these new models will debut on the iPhone in the near future. At least, if you own an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16/16 Pro, or the new iPhone 16e.My favorite iPhone accessories on Amazon:Follow Michael:X/Twitter,Bluesky,InstagramAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

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By AJ Dellinger Published February 21, 2025 | Comments (14) | ChatGPT logo appears on a smartphone display Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Haishan Yang, a Ph.D. student enrolled at the University of Minnesota, was expelled last year for allegedly using artificial intelligence tools to write his essays. He denies the accusations, claiming that his professors are engaged in a conspiracy against him, according to local Minneapolis NBC affiliate KARE11, and is suing the school over its decision, as it cost him his student visa. At issue for Yang is a preliminary exam he completed remotely while traveling in Morocco during the summer of 2024. The exam required Yang to complete three essays over the course of eight hours using his notes, reports, and booksbut not AI. While Yang contends that he wrote out his answers, his educators disagree. A panel of four professors tasked with reviewing his responses said Yangs essay answers included involved concepts not covered in class, acronyms that are allegedly not commonly used in the field but do regularly appear in ChatGPT-generated answers, and extremely similar formatting and content spotted when comparing Yangs essays to answers provided by ChatGPT when given the same essay questions as prompts. Yang claims the responses were similar because ChatGPT was likely pulling from the same material that he was, but he also believes the professors edited the ChatGPT responses to make them read more like his answers.Both Yang and the professors hold that there is important context outside of just these essay responses that factor into the ruling. On Yangs end, he claims the professors have been out to get hima notion that his advisor backs, for what its worth, telling the review panel, I never have seen this level of animosity directed at a student. According to Yang, he had his financial support cut off by the university for what it claimed was poor performance and disparaging behavior during his time as a research assistant and was told by the graduate director that he should simply quit. He appealed that decision and won, getting his funding back and an apology from the school.As for the professors, they noted that these essays were not the first time Yang was accused of using AI to complete his work. A year earlier, Yang submitted a homework assignment with text in his answer that read re write it (sic), make it more casual, like a foreign student write but no ai. Yang said he used AI to check his English but not to generate answers, and he was ultimately given a warning but did not receive further punishment. Yang lost his case in front of the universitys panel, so now hes going to try it in court. In January, Yang filed state and federal lawsuits against his professor and the University of Minnesota, accusing them of manipulating evidence and lack of due process. According to KARE11, Yang said he did use ChatGPT to write the lawsuit filings.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Thomas Maxwell Published February 20, 2025 By Lucas Ropek Published February 20, 2025 By Margherita Bassi Published February 15, 2025 By Lucas Ropek Published February 14, 2025 By AJ Dellinger Published February 13, 2025 By Lucas Ropek Published February 11, 2025