Apple Magic Mouse
The same Multi-Touch technology first introduced on the revolutionary iPhone comes to the mouse. It’s called Magic Mouse, and it’s the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse. Click anywhere, scroll in any direction and swipe through images on its smooth, seamless top shell. It works wirelessly, using Bluetooth, so you don’t have to worry about cables or adaptors cluttering up your work space. And built-in software lets you configure Magic Mouse any way that you want.
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Overview
The magic is in the Multi-Touch.
The new Magic Mouse redefines what a mouse should do. In addition to its smooth, seamless top-shell design that acts as one button or two, Magic Mouse features a Multi-Touch surface with gesture support. Scroll vertically, horizontally and diagonally - a full 360 degrees - simply by touching anywhere on the top surface. With a greater surface area for scrolling, you can get around a long timeline in iMovie, through a lengthy web page in Safari or around a set of images in iPhoto more efficiently. You can also swipe through pages in Safari or photos in iPhoto with two fingers. It’s the most advanced Apple mouse ever made.
One or two. Left or right.
The seamless, one-button design of Magic Mouse makes it simple to use, right out of the box. But if you want the functionality of a two-button mouse, that’s easy, too. Just change the configuration in System Preferences. And the ambidextrous construction means Magic Mouse is great for lefties or righties.
Laser tracking engine.
Magic Mouse features a laser tracking engine that’s far more sensitive and responsive on more surfaces than traditional optical technology. That means it can track with precision on nearly every surface with no mouse pad required.
Bluetooth technology.
Magic Mouse works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled Mac. When you combine it with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the result is an untethered and uncluttered work space. Once you pair Magic Mouse with your Mac, you can enjoy a secure and reliable connection from up to 33 feet away.
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple Magic Mouse
No expose function! Huge let down.
Written by MF from Runcorn
23-Oct-2009
When I first saw the magic mouse I was really excited, it made total sense and I could see how easy it could make tasks. So I went down to an apple retail store to test the magic mouse. It really is a fantastic device and it was comfortable and easy to use. The multi touch controls work perfectly and really make scrolling through music, photos and web pages a joy. One of the problems with the scroll ball of the mighty mouse is that dirt gets trapped in the space around the ball and stops it working effectively, obviously this will never be a problem with the magic mouse.
But then after I had opened a few windows it hit me, there were no side buttons for expose. I asked an advisor if this could be programmed onto the multi touch gestures or something and I was told that the function was not programmable as of yet. I tried using the mac with expose set to a hot corner and simply using the shortcut on the keyboard but believe it's not the same as having the function on the mouse. It's such a let down that apple hasn't considered ways of having this function on the magic mouse when almost every mac user the world over has become accustom to using expose to navigate their mac workspace. Now I can clearly see where their expose integration with the dock application icons idea has come from, it was to try and make life easier without the side buttons.
I decided not to buy the magic mouse because I really would find the lack of functionality in it frustrating when I am using my mac for long periods of time. Also although it is a minor issue there is no longer a shortcut to the dashboard on the magic mouse. Previously you would click the scroll ball to activate it but you will now have to click the application icon or press the short cut key on the keyboard.
In the end if you can live without dashboard and expose functions on your mouse this is fantastic, otherwise wait until apple comes up with a solution and adds a gesture to the mouse that activates them, which I'm sure they will in the future. …More579 of 691 people found this useful
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Apple Magic Mouse
Too flat!
Written by WB from Boston
23-Oct-2009
I so wanted to take to this mouse like a duck to water. But instead of having that "Apple" moment as I have done with so many of their other products (I'm talking about that "Why hasn't anyone done this before? It feels so natural!" moment) I instead found that the mouse just didn't sit nicely in the palm of my hand. I tried to gloss over this and enjoy the intuitive gestures and features, but all I could think about was how uncomfortable it felt to use. It is far too flat!!!
If you want a good idea of how it is to use without having to try/buy it, just get out your iphone/ipod touch and pretend it's your mouse. You can then practice the gestures as well, and if you are like me (and I do not have massive hands or anything) you will find the uncomfortable hand grip due to the lack of depth to this mouse to be just plain off-putting.
What's more, if you fingers are slightly sweaty, the gestures can be a bit tricky to execute (especially the sideways swipes). The thin design doesn't help when trying to grip the mouse to execute said gestures as well. Again, you can practice this with your iphone.
I'm so disappointed, as a nice shiny new mouse is exactly what I want right now, but I do not think I can live with the magic mouse with it's current ergonomics.
Please bring out a slightly chunkier model Apple!!! …More362 of 463 people found this useful
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Apple Magic Mouse
The best mouse I've ever used. End of conversation.
Written by LD from STOCKPORT
23-Oct-2009
I'm aware many people weren't, but I was actually a fan of Mighty Mouse. This, however, is a vast improvement in multiple areas: design, aesthetics, usability and tracking accuracy. Multi-touch works flawlessly, just like iPhone. It even feels lighter than the wireless Mighty Mouse, which is nice (I'm assuming they both use AA batteries?). Anyway, buy immediately. …More
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple Magic Mouse
Great piece of hardware
Written by KJ from Odense SØ
11-Dec-2009
Since I got my first Mac in early 2008, I've been using a Mighty Mouse (with cord), and then a Logitech V470 bluetooth mouse.
While I've been pleased with both, I never could get the speed set just right (MM doesn't accelerate, V470 accelerates too fast).
After waiting for more than a month, the Magic Mouse finally arrived, and I am very pleased with it sofar.
Feels very sturdy, movement is just right, and it's got a nice affirmative click.
But the best part is the scrolling. Now, I've never been one to complain about the scroll-ball on the Mighty Mouse (cleaned it some, and even took it apart on occasion), but all in all, the scrolling was nice.
But the Magic Mouse's momentum scroll is awesome! Why haven't mice scrolled like this since the scroll-wheel was introduced?
Anyways, I'm very pleased with my new mouse, even if it took a while to get it here. …MoreWas this useful?
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Apple Magic Mouse
What a top product!
Written by GR from Norwich
11-Dec-2009
I have been using my mouse for a couple of weeks now and find it just perfect. It fits my hand like a glove and glides around with ease. Functionally it is great. I have set up expose by right clicking and for those who complain about lack of access to dashboard, well if you are unable to reach F12 then there is little hope for you. The weight is right for my heavy-handedness and lack of scroll wheel means my days of cleaning out my mouse are over. I'm sitting back and waiting for the PC people to catch up. …More
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Apple Magic Mouse
Read the reviews BEFORE you buy. I did and this mouse is great!
Written by CF from York
11-Dec-2009
The magic mouse has very mixed reviews from its many users. Some simply cannot accept that it has no side-squeeze buttons for use with Exposé. The specification IS mentioned and the absence of the side buttons is pretty clear.
Like the mighty mouse before it, it will accept right-click but only with the left finger lifted from the surface. This can be learned, and is a tad of a draw-back, but not much.
It has a low profile; this has been mentioned by a great number of people, some can accept it and some find it cripples their hand. I read the reviews and chose to accept it was different. I reasoned it may cause me some bother but I worked out how I used a mouse and it seemed I did not rest my hand on it, I rested the heel of my hand on the table top and moved the mouse with my fingers for fine detail, and with my whole arm for large movements across the surface, and thus the screen.
If you use the magic mouse with your finger tips, resting the heel of your hand on the table surface, you will find it works well. To stop the magic mouse from skidding around on a smooth surface, I found an old mouse mat with a fabric surface was perfect. I can perform all the new finger dexterity this mouse has allowed without having to grip it with thumb and small finger, which I imagine could cause some hand cramp and make the use of it 'undesirable'.
It is new, it does not have side buttons, you can do right click but with care, it has no centre click facility, it is Bluetooth with all the good and bad things that can give (when it works well, you think 'what's the problem?' and when it doesn't work well you think 'why can't they make Bluetooth work properly?'), it is battery powered and some reviews say upwards of 40 days before the batteries die. If all of this is known and then some users complain about these things, it that Apple's problem? I think not.
It works well for me. It took some time to get used to it, about 1 day to be truthful and after that you stop thinking of it as a new device, it is simply a sleek low-profile mouse with a nice slick touch surface. This part is HIGHLY intuitive and works exactly as shown by Apple in the advertising video. If I had Snow Leopard it would be even better I suspect (weight of scrolling up and down has an apparent 'mass') but I run the very last of the PPC G5 iMacs and that detail of software is denied to me.
I recommend it, but do read up on what you are getting. Some bits are missing from the mighty mouse layout but the touch top layer, for me, more than makes up for it. …MoreWas this useful?
Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Can i buy it separately? (which means not including the new imac)
- Asked by ZC from Hong Kong
- 21-Oct-2009
Best Answer
Yes, it is $69 in the Apple Store.
- Answered by FR from Carlsbad
- 22-Oct-2009
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Is the magic mouse supported to work under windows? If so, is the functionality reduced to just clicks or is it full?
- Asked by TG from NORTHVILLE
- 20-Oct-2009
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I'm running an HP laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate. The Magic Mouse paired with the laptop
via Bluetooth on the first try. Windows added a generic driver, which provides all cursor
movement and button click functions. I have not yet discovered how to add scrolling and
swiping or any other "wheel mouse" functions or any additional buttons.
But the basic functionality is there and the simple Windows mouse driver even supports
setting the cursor speed and accelleration and click speed and other properties, so I think
it's just matter of time before I discover how to engage the other functions by learning the
scan codes used by the device and emulating them in a TSR. Of course, I'll prefer to have a
driver that will handle that, but I've literally just installed the device and am only now starting
to search.
Best,
Calvin …More- Answered by CJ from Aldie
- 31-Oct-2009
- 18 of 19 people found this useful
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dose it work in good old Leopard? (10.5.8)
- Asked by KM from Brighton
- 20-Oct-2009
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Yes, but this is the earliest version supported. You will have an apple mouse software update once connected. …More
- Answered by MC from Battle Creek
- 20-Oct-2009
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Most Recent
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Does the Magic Mouse work with Windows XP? I have an old IBM desktop.
- Asked by AH from Stanford
- 10-Dec-2009
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Can this be used as a trackpad as opposed to moving the mouse itself?
- Asked by JB from Jamaica
- 10-Dec-2009
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does it work well for graphic design purposes for instance precision?
- Asked by AS from Istanbul
- 08-Dec-2009
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does this work with windows? All the features? Do I need bluetooth?
- Asked by TC
- 08-Dec-2009
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Is it possible to turn off or turn down the click sound?
- Asked by VN from Vancouver
- 07-Dec-2009
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I have 10.4.11. Can I buy the "MAC BOX SET" & install to make Magic Mouse work?
- Asked by CN from Olean
- 07-Dec-2009
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Can I pair magic mouse with two different macs?
- Asked by EA from New York
- 07-Dec-2009
