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This looks like nice one, on paper, but no tactile feedback from buttons, no multitouch so no double button press. It's a mongrel i say.]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Be that as it may, this mouse looks sweet enough that I'll buy it just for the novelty. If I like it, great, I'll keep it. If I don't, well, it'll always look good when the girlfriend comes over.

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PS: the designer might have been on some Magic Mushroom...]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
That's not the Apple I know]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
That is why people say Apple innovates.

]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Scrolling my fingers across the surface of the actual mouse just seems like it would have the chance of moving the mouse itself, as well as causing discomfort. I’m trying it right now on my mouse and it hurts. I’ll stick to my wheel thank you.
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You are the cancer that perpetuates these useless devices... You admit that it is probably junk, yet you're going to buy it because it is pretty... Female?]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
blah blah blah blah blah

They decided to incorporate the tech into trackpads and mice instead, in a way that people might actually use it.

That is why people say Apple innovates."

Rough translation from Detox Chapel to English:

This is no different from what MS did. I'm just going to proclaim this "innovative" because it has an Apple logo on it, and the other a "gimmick" because they got to it before Apple.

Now, if Apple does what MS did in the future, I will say it is innovative so I may keep the meme going that Apple invents everything while others just steal their stuff.]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Thug life!

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Just like Apple would not sell out and focus on games, correct?]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/

]]>Oct 20th 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
No, it's a "gimmick" because Apple didnt do it first, Chapel. The fact is that before Windows7 had it built in, many Apple fans were hoping that Apple eventually would do it.

And "and you guys know it"?

What are you, 10?]]>Oct 20th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Step 2: Call names such as hater, troll, or fanboy
Step 3: Pretend to want to bring happiness to the world, be friends with everybody
Step 4: Act like the misunderstood victim
Step 5: Pretend you won
Step 6: GoTo Step1]]>Oct 20th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
@Look_Around_You: The fact that "many Apple fans" weren't smart enough to realize how horrible the ergonomics of a vertical multitouch display would be doesn't change the fact that it just plain wouldn't work for day-to-day use. Windows, Mac, Linux, whatever. It could be a great idea, but its lack of accessibility is what relegates it to "gimmick" status, not the fact that MS came out with it (though I'm sure Paul might disagree). If Apple finally comes out with that multitouch tablet everybody's been jizzing their pants about for years, it won't have that particular problem because, unlike an all-in-one desktop, it could be held in any position (which, of course, brings up the equally large problem of finding a comfortable position for it). If I'm going to have some kind of multitouch on my desktop machine, I'd rather have it down where my arm is resting than up where I have to reach for it.]]>Oct 20th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
But integrating it directly into the OS gives more opportunities than the angle Apple is taking: restrict it to only a few hardware devices, don't allow people to use it in all the different ways that they may wish to. And when you restrict people, when you keep them from using a paradigm in different ways, then you are restricting, not encouraging innovation.]]>Oct 20th 2009 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
And...wow, a highranked post by Detox...?]]>Oct 20th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.yazbo.com/art-and-stuff/oh-that-magic-mouse]]>Oct 20th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
It's the only explanation why their mice continue to be so anti-ergonomic.]]>Oct 20th 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Not to mention, I don't even want to imagine the finger and hand cramps involved after using it.]]>Oct 20th 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
"Also 4 month battery life my arse! I guess it has some kind of internal nuclear power plant!"

They probably just mean after 4 months the battery will die completely and you'll have to buy a new mouse because you can't open it to replace the old battery.]]>Oct 20th 2009 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Yes if you are a gamer this is not a good mouse but do you really think hardcore gamers use a Mac? Last I checked a lot of games still don't run on OS X. ]]>Oct 21st 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
seems a bit much.]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
To counter some of the points above (many are obviously opinion and not based on actual useage):
I have used a Mighty Mouse daily for almost 3 years
It is very ergonomic, fits my hand great
The build quality seems great, no issues at all
I literally use it 8-10 hours per day, and I get 6 months out of a good set of batteries


I may pick one of these up, and relegate the Mighty Mouse to home duty only!]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Perhaps if you've got pint-sized hands, but for me, my fingers and heel of my hand overhang a mightymouse by a good inch, so I have to 'claw' my hand quite drastically to use it properly, to say nothing of right-clicking.

This new one, while probably innovative, is nearly flat, how are you supposed to rest yout palm on those sharp edges? You're probably not supposed to anyway, because you'd have to keep your clicking fingers raised in the air like an adgitated funnelweb if you don't want to be accidentally scrolling everywhere...

Every other company's idea of 'innovation' is to take an existing design, and make it easier to use, look at something like logitech's VX Nano - it's tiny, but still ergonomically shaped. Or Microsoft's ARC Mouse.

The last ergonomic mouse Apple made would probably be the 'hockey puck' mouse that came with the original iMac, if only because tou could get an attachment that made it a full-sized mouse.]]>Oct 20th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/That looks awesome!]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
As for the no-click touch surface there is no logical reason to go this route since click mice priced over $25 almost never go bad due to mechanical problems. The failure point is usually optical or electrical. Also whats with bragging about the 4 months battery? My mouse is 2 year old tech, with more than average use, and I get over 6 months battery life.]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Apple genuinely innovated here!
All the folks who just got the old version are gonna be ticked....]]>Oct 20th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
Reminds me of the Logitech MX Air in some ways.]]>Oct 20th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/
if only cause my partner was watching the video this morning and shouts out "bloody fantastic, no more having to clean my balls every day"

then he realized that he said it outloud. and how it sounded.

]]>Oct 21st 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/apples-magic-mouse-multitouch-gestures-bluetooth-four-month/Oct 20th 2009 12:04PM