We use peripherals like keyboards and mice nearly every minute our PCs are awake, yet they seem to draw the short straw in terms of innovation. We’ve had a solid run with mechanical keyboards, where a vibrant community has pushed the industry from soldered, inaccessible boards to hot-swappable, endlessly customizable typing instruments. We’ve seen PC cases evolve with modularity and ease-of-access in mind. Yet, our pointing devices have been dead in the water for 15 years now. They’re treated like disposable lighters when they inevitably fail, and the solution from manufacturers and customers alike is just a wasteful cycle of RMA requests and free replacements.