- Laser technology delivers 20 times the performance of standard optical tracking
- Miniature sensors detect even the slightest movement
- Top-shell design matches other Apple products
- Bluetooth technology and Touch-sensitive technology
Product Description
It began with iPhone. Then came iPod touch. Then MacBook Pro. Intuitive, smart, dynamic. Multi-Touch technology introduced a remarkably better way to interact with your portable devices - all using gestures. Now we've reached another milestone by bringing gestures to the desktop with a mouse that's unlike anything ever before. It's called Magic Mouse. It's the world's first Multi-Touch mouse. And while it comes standard with every new iMac, you can also add it to any Bluetooth-enabled Mac for a Multi-Touch makeover.Amazon.com Product Description
With Magic Mouse, Apple has brought Multi-Touch technology to the desktop mouse, giving you a new and more intuitive way to interact with your computer. Just as with iPhone, iPod touch, and MacBook Pro, the Bluetooth Magic Mouse adds gestures and swipes to the usual clicks to bring more functionality and help you get more done with less effort.
| ||||
| Software lets you set Magic Mouse to do exactly what you want. View larger. |
| The entire top of the mouse is a Multi-Touch surface. View larger. |
One look at Magic Mouse and you'll know it's something special that only Apple could dream up. With a low-profile design and seamless top shell, you'll marvel at this beautiful mouse and its smooth, buttonless appearance.
It's not all looks, though. Once you touch it, you'll appreciate how good it feels in your hand. And the magic really begins when you start using it. The Multi-Touch surface covers the entire top of the mouse, and the mouse itself is the button. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double-click anywhere. Inside Magic Mouse is a chip that tells it exactly what you want to do. Which means Magic Mouse won’t confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you’re just resting your hand on it.
Laser-Tracking Engine
Magic Mouse uses powerful laser tracking that’s far more sensitive and responsive on more surfaces than traditional optical tracking. That means it tracks with precision on nearly every surface - whether it’s a table at your favorite cafe or the desk in your home office - without the need for a mousepad.
Wireless Convenience with Easy Bluetooth Setup
Magic Mouse connects wirelessly to your Mac via Bluetooth, so there’s no wire or separate adapter to worry about. Pair Magic Mouse with your Bluetooth-enabled Mac and enjoy a reliable and secure connection up to 33 feet away. When you combine Magic Mouse with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, you create a workspace free of annoying cables.
And because Magic Mouse is wireless, it can venture beyond the confines of your desk. A quick flick of the on/off switch helps conserve battery power while Magic Mouse is tucked in your bag. Even when it’s on, Magic Mouse manages power efficiently, by detecting periods of inactivity automatically.
Make One Great Gesture After Another
Multi-Touch technology on the iPhone and iPod touch introduced a breakthrough way to interact with your content. Magic Mouse, with its Multi-Touch surface, does the same thing for your Mac. When you use gestures, it’s as if you’re touching what’s on your screen. For instance, swiping through web pages in Safari gives you the feeling of flicking through pages in a magazine. And scrolling with Magic Mouse isn’t your everyday scrolling. It supports momentum scrolling (similar to iPhone and iPod touch), where the scrolling speed is dictated by how fast or slowly you perform the gesture.
| Stunning, beautiful design by Apple. View larger. |
Maybe you want scrolling but don’t want swiping. Or two-button clicking instead of one. Whatever the case, Magic Mouse works the way you want it to work. All you do is go to the Magic Mouse preference pane in System Preferences to enable or disable features.
The ambidextrous design of Magic Mouse means it fits comfortably in your right hand if you’re a righty or in your left hand if you’re a lefty. And left-handers can easily swap left and right button functionality using System Preferences.
System Requirements
- Bluetooth-enabled Mac computer
- Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later with Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0
- Existing keyboard and mouse for setup
| |
Apple Magic Mouse
5 Comments
Okay... I must start this review by stating that at first I was totally blown away by the functionality and usefulness of the Magic Mouse... WHEN MAGICPREFS was used. I bought the thing after seeing it at the Apple store and used with magicPrefs. With the freebee utility this thing opens up lots and lots on enhanced interaction methods which after some practice truly can enhance you speed of operation...
ReplyDeleteUnless...
YOU HAVE A PPC MAC!!!
Since magicPrefs is NOT AN APPLE product and the developer cannot seem to get it to NOT HOSE a PPC machine... a PPC Mac user is stuck with what the Apple Wireless Mouse driver provides... WHICH IS LESS THEN THE MIGHTY MOUSE.
If you have a PPC Mac DO NOT BOTHER WITH THE MAGIC MOUSE!
Rating: 1 / 5
Apple is selling this for $70 new. Lowest price on Amazon is $93... Really? The mouse looks nice, but I'd rather pay MSRP than 133% of MSRP.
ReplyDeleteRating: 1 / 5
Ummm...this mouse is $69 from apple. Why is it almost twice the price here on amazon?
ReplyDeleteRating: 3 / 5
Seems that Apple is more focused on the design than the stability/reliability/funcionality of their product. That's not the first time that I became disappointed with apple product.
ReplyDeleteI bought this mouse as gift to my husband. He follow all the instructions on the guide but even that the mouse was not stable. The pointer moved not according to the mouse move.
My husband just decided to back to the usb mouse and leave this mouse on the box.
Rating: 1 / 5
As of November 30th, 2009, PCMONDE is selling this mouse for $129 dollars, stay away! This mouse retails for $69 at the Apple store, and can be found for less than that elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteRating: 1 / 5
Please note: Your comment may or may not appear immediately. Please do not submit it twice! Certain words may trigger a spam filtering delay. Please refrain from profanity; inappropriate comments may be deleted by the author's sole discretion.