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