I am a huge believer and supporter of peripheral innovation.
This sounds like such a good idea, it could even become mainstream. Genuinely a useful idea for so many people
Airra Labs has introduced the Rotary Mouse, a wireless mouse that replaces the normal scroll wheel with a round dial you turn sideways.
The company says this design lets users scroll up to 2.5 times faster while maintaining good control.
The mouse is designed for people who spend a lot of time reading documents, coding, using spreadsheets, browsing the web, or editing videos.
The dial can also be used to move through video timelines and even act like a small steering wheel in racing games.
Specifications:
• Weight: 59 grams
• Connectivity: 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth
• Controls: Left click, right click, middle button, and rotary dial
• Adjustable DPI sensitivity
• Compatibility: Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
• Scroll speed: Up to 2.5× faster than a traditional scroll wheel
• Launch date: June 17 on Kickstarter
• Early-bird price: $49
• Expected retail price: $139
Airra Labs plans to launch the Rotary Mouse on Kickstarter on June 17.
Early backers can get one for $49, while the expected retail price is $139.
I think this is the first time I see a product that's designed for me and think "I really don't need this"
And it's entirely because of its boring, lazy *slap a logo on it* "design"
What is this, man
Google Chrome is quietly downloading a roughly 4 GB AI model to many users’ computers without clear upfront consent.
The file, called weights.bin, is part of Google’s Gemini Nano on-device language model and lands in the browser’s user data folder under OptGuideOnDeviceModel.
It powers built-in AI tools such as “Help me write,” smarter tab suggestions, on-device scam detection, and page summarization. The download triggers automatically for devices meeting minimum hardware requirements, and Chrome often replaces the files if deleted.
While the model processes data locally, installation happens in the background with minimal notification.
The scale is noteworthy. Hundreds of millions or billions of installations add up to thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions globally from data transfer, even though each is a one-time event.
To prevent or remove it, go to chrome://flags, disable the entries for the optimization guide on-device model and Prompt API, restart the browser, and manually delete the folder.