| Apple Magic Mouse |
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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 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
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Customer Reviews
2010-04-19By Robert D. Martin (Austin, TX)
A greatly improved version of the mighty mouse. Very comfortable and easy to use.
2010-04-17
By Cyrus Master (Riverdale, UT)
Like many folks, I haven't been impressed by Apple's mice in the past. Although the original iMac's "hockey puck" mouse and the Mighty Mouse were innovative and fun to play with, I found using them for more than a few minutes to be frustrating at best, and often painful.
The Magic Mouse is a fortunate exception. It goes without saying that it is beautiful to look at, and the multitouch feature works like magic. These points aren't surprising, given Apple's track record with design and multitouch integration. However, I was very surprised at how comfortable the mouse is to use for hours on end. At first, I was concerned that its low profile would be a problem, as ergonomic mice by Logitech tend to be a lot taller and fit into a cupped hand. However, I have found the Magic Mouse to be very comfortable, and scrolling and clicking are both reliable and intuitive.
Battery life is acceptable; I've had to replace the double AAs once in the past four months.
I highly recommend the Magic Mouse, and am relieved that Apple has finally made a pointing device that embraces both function and form.
2010-04-17
By Emmacakes (Wisconsin)
I have had all of Apple's mouses to date. Each has some pluses and minuses and the Magic Mouse is no different.
The big plus and minus is the touch pad. No more track balls to regularly get gummed up. The ability to go gliding up and down a page is a great feature although it does not seem to work as well on my sons MacBook Pro. But bumping the top edge as you grab the mouse can send a page scooting off in an unwanted direction or send parameters, such a image size in Photoshop, spinning of to a different, unwanted quantity.
The scrolling works very well in all directions but I have had limited success with the two finger swipe.
The Mighty Mouse had more buttons than some game controllers while the Magic Mouse is back to the very basics. This does not matter as I made little use of those features.
I use a cloth covered mouse pad and it appears that the dust gets on the lens and the mouse response slows, a problem I did not have with the Mighty Mouse or other optical mice.
It may be just me, but the shape of the mouse tends to have my finger land at the center to center right on the "buttons" which leads to unexpected results. Sometimes I get the impression that the division between the right and left button is fluid.
The batteries are somewhat easier to change than the mighty mouse, which was annoying.
For me, the scrolling that works and works well and does not require regular maintenance is enough to make the Magic Mouse my main mouse. If the issues, do not bother you, it is the one to use.
2010-04-16
By Rajiv Pramanik (San Francisco, CA USA)
Hesitant to buy, due to having to use batteries and when will it need charging etc... but going on a few months and still working. No more turning over to clean wheel/sphere on USB mouse. Two finger scrolling amazingly accurate. Only negative other than I should have got it before is documentation supplied with mouse was lacking... but that is APPLE.
2010-04-10
By APR (USA)
its good to use this for a mac but not for windows which i use the most.wish it was great with windows too.
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