Technical Details
- 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.
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Apple Magic Mouse
At a Glance:
- Multi-Touch technology enables swipes and gestures.
- Laser technology for accurate tracking on nearly any surface.
- Bluetooth for simple setup.
- Stunning ambidextrous design.
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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. |
Beautiful Design with Seamless Multi-Touch Surface
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. |
Give It Your Personal Touch
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
Multi-Touch technology lets you use gestures and swipes directly on the mouse surface. |
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Customer Reviews
"Not Eco-Friendly" 2010-02-09
By
Star Bux
I give this mouse only four stars out of five because
it requires batteries to operate. If it came with a
wire (USB) connection I would have given it five stars.
Batteries are expensive. Apparently, if you use this
mouse every day for a couple of hours you will be
replacing the batteries every 3 months. So, say 12 AA's
a year. Multiply that number by 30 million users, and
the number of batteries being consumed each year goes
up, dramatically.
Interestingly, enviro-mentalists are not protesting these
wireless mice the computer industry is making. Of course,
neither are "they" saying ban lawnmowers and let the grass
grow, to conserve gasoline. Indeed, golf courses abound,
along with a growing industry devoted to "landscape architecture".
So, it would seem that a class consciousness still persists amongst
"reds" who now call themselves green.
"Does its job, beautifully!" 2010-02-07
By
THATCH (OHIO)
I really enjoy this mouse as compared to the mighty mouse. It's far more svelte and fits in the hand very nicely. I like the multi touch features for scrolling. While it can do more than I'm doing with it, it wasn't difficult to figure out and fits right into the keyboard & computer appearance.
"The only "magic" is that it has a mind of its own" 2010-02-05
By
Trish Meyer (Sandia Park, NM, USA)
I've had this mouse for a few weeks. I'm a huge Apple fan (and stockholder) and drink the cool aid like anyone else. I've had Macs for over twenty years and have never had any hand or wrist issues. I loved this mouse in the store where I used it for a minute or two. But I seriously expect I would develop carpel tunnel if I continue using it; after just a couple of weeks my index finger is tingling, and my wrist aches. Why? First off, it's heavy - lifting it and moving it around is loud and clunky; which also makes it difficult to carefully select one character or word when editing text. Second, it's very very low profile, almost flat - flop down your hand naturally on a table and see what shape it creates - this mouse doesn't honor that natural arch. But the tipping point for me was that it has a mind of its own - I would just be resting my hand and reading a Word doc when the document would scroll full the right and I'd be looking at a white screen. In Dreamweaver, InDesign and other apps, spurious commands would make it zoom full down for no reason. You could call it "magic" all right! It sure looks cool and demos well, but be sure to keep the receipt and watch that 30 day limit if you decide to buy.
"Its not hype if its true" 2010-02-05
By
Eric K. Talerico (Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA)
I am using my Magic Mouse as I write this and am reminded of something my best friend said to me years ago after he'd bought a BMW. "Eric, its not hype if its true!" Well, that phrase can easily apply to the Apple Magic Mouse. Its been billed as a revolution in mouse technology and that is as exact a description as one could hope to get. Out of the box, the device is simple and elegant - a tiny curved wedge, with a grey Apple logo at one end. Plain white, with a glossy surface, it looks terrific on the desktop next to my Apple Keyboard. And on the surface, it does everything that a point and click mouse does - that is, it points, and it clicks. But - no buttons on the surface, as the mouse itself is one great big button, with a touch sensitive surface for added functionality. As I am writing this, I'm switching between several webpages in my browser, simply by swiping two fingers on the surface of the mouse. Turning pages with a gesture identical to turning a page in a book. Earlier today, I was working on an image in Photoshop - I was able to zoom into and out of the image simply by holding the option key on my keyboard and sliding my finger up and down the mouse. The scaling is precise and smooth, unlike the other methods available for scaling. With the standard mouse software, the MM was a bit sluggish, but if you download MagicPrefs from this site: [...] you'll be able to customize the mouse in ways that are nothing short of remarkable. I loved the Mac Mighty Mouse too (many of my coworkers revile the thing, but I was quite happy with it!) The Magic Mouse makes the older model look like a stone hammer by comparison. For working with image editing and word processing programs as often as I do, the Magic Mouse is the perfect control tool! Apple hits another home run.
"Desingers and technical users, do not buy this mouse" 2010-02-03
By
Robert Cox (Sunnyvale, CA)
Designers have to constantly find the balance between form and function - apple jumped clear over to form with little to no attention to function with this mouse.
Do this - mime the action of holding a mouse in your hand and notice your hand shape. See how your hand arcs? Well this is an almost flat mouse and trying to overcompensate for this lack of arc, I now have a shooting pain in my neck and shoulder.
The next issue is the scrolling - if you use any kind of technical drawing program, you know that zooming in and out is a constant need. Without having a wheel, zooming isn't incremental and the screen zooms wildly in and out as you try to dial into the correct zoom percentage. Removing your hand off the mouse results in an inadvertent side-scroll about 80% of the time.
Third issue is the wireless behavior - It doesn't seem response as it should be in general, but my biggest issue is the fact that jiggling the mouse does not wake up the computer.
Is this a beautiful mouse - yes, hence the 2 stars instead of 1. Is it worth the money and shooting pains - no. Its now sitting next to my bonsai tree on my desk looking sexy and doing nothing more for my office but adding to the decor.
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