We're sure we've seen two intriguing
Apple patents in the span of 24-hours before, but following up on Cupertino's
modular media center gizmo from earlier today comes a slightly modified mouse design that, above all,
still doesn't sport a tried and true right-click. All weeping aside, the newfangled design seems to center around a
haptic approach, which curiously does away with the scroll ball currently used on
Apple's critters and replaces it with a touch-sensitive casing. Apparently, the device would be "capable of switching between operational modes based on the way a user holds or grips the enclosure," which could simplify (or complicate, depending on dexterity levels) all that panning and resizing you currently do manually. Still, there's plenty of mice out there with oodles of
macro-love just waiting to be utilized, and while the pseudo-click on the
Mighty Mouse may appease some, we can't say we're blown away.
