The first mouse with a scroll wheel was the Mouse Systems ProAgio which was launched in 1995. Since its first design, this scroll wheel has been mounted vertically on all mice. But some feel that the vertical scroll wheel is difficult to control for more precise movements. Therefore, the Rotary Mouse was developed by Airra Lab.
The scroll wheel on the Rotary Mouse is placed horizontally on the top of the mouse. According to the creator of the Rotary Mouse, with this design, more precise scroll control can be done and reduces finger pain if you have to do a lot of scrolling actions during use. In addition, the process of rotating the mouse wheel is up to 2.5x faster according to Airra Lab.
Because it is shaped like a horizontal wheel, it is also compatible with those who do video editing. The software for the Rotary Mouse supports scroll mode in popular video editing applications such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro. In addition, it can also be used as a car steering wheel in driving video games.
The connection uses a 2.4 GHz radio frequency signal. Only one AAA battery is required to operate. The mouse can be used with Windows, macOS, Linux and Android devices. The Rotary Mouse is offered in both horizontal and vertical mouse versions on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter starting at $89 (~RM 363) each.
