Apple today introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch™ allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch™ surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at just US$69.
“Apple is the Multi-Touch leader, pioneering the use of this innovative technology in iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, in the press release. “Apple’s Multi-Touch technology allows us to offer an easy to use mouse in a simple and elegant design.”
Magic Mouse features a seamless touch-sensitive enclosure that allows it to be a single or multi-button mouse with advanced gesture support. Using intuitive gestures, users can easily scroll through long documents, pan across large images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. Magic Mouse works for left or right handed users and multi-button or gesture commands can be easily configured from within System Preferences.
The Magic Mouse laser tracking engine provides a smooth, consistent experience across more surfaces than a traditional optical tracking system. Magic Mouse uses Bluetooth wireless capabilities to create a clean, cable-free desk top and its secure wireless connection works from up to 10 meters away. To extend battery performance, Magic Mouse includes an advanced power management system that works with Mac OS X to automatically switch to low power modes during periods of inactivity. The wireless Magic Mouse is powered by two AA batteries which are included.
Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and is available at the end of October through the Apple Store, at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $69. Magic Mouse requires Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.8 or later.
More info here.
Wow! Fantastic! And the predictions were right!
I’m multi-touching myself!
Finally, something for the south paws like myself!
Has the name been registered as a trade mark? Or has Mighty Mouse got a cousin who lives at Hogwarts???
It requires Leopard? Laaaaaame!
Somebody better hack together Tiger support for it, damnit.
New iMac and Mac Mini, incidentally:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20imac.html
and the New 27″ iMac is stunning and spectacular.
This Xmas Shopping Season will be ENTIRELY owned by Apple.
Next January earning will be even more explosive and then…
just when you thought it was safe to short Apple ( I dare you to)
Apple’s got another home run product to spring on us.
Apple’s time has finally come – Apple is the Future – The future is now.
Oh, and updated Macbooks. Somehow missed that:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/10/20macbook.html
In case they announce anything else today:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/
The new iMacs are SERIOUSLY impressive… or they have the potential to be. Can’t see the pricing yet.
omg, I just had a Macgasm! I am soooo putting that 27″ iMac on my desk before Christmas!!! Thank you uncle Steve, you did it again! Stunning.
iMouse, another revolution.
“…two AA batteries which are included.” That’s not very green.
@Jacob:
Quad Core iMac 27″ = $1999 USD
Cheaper for education customers. Sweet!
Hey new remote too… Very cool.
Oh that is one sweet Mouse. I’m getting that!
@silverhawk: You can use rechargeables if disposables bother you
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A new iMac for me! And it doesn’t cost $1000 to upgrade the RAM to 8 Gb! Every sentence is improved by using exclamation points!
I do like the look of the new mouse but i have reservations.
1] I’m sure i’m not the only person who rests his fingers on normal mouse buttons when moving it around. Not sure if this will still be possible.
2] In a continuation of reservation 1, there will be a tiny extra delay between bringing your finger down on the surface. I know this sounds picky but it is the same principle that can annoy on iPhone/iPod Touch games eg. Pinball, where your fingers are not resting on the ‘flipper buttons’ already and so will throw your timing off ever so slightly. I guess it’s not really designed for games.
On a positive note, it will be ideal for precision editing where the user normally worries about moving the mouse a pixel or two as the buttons are pressed.
“Finally, something for the south paws like myself!”
But reaching across to the right side of the keyboard will cause typos and spilled coffee.
Finally, a mouse that can roar.
Thank you Apple!
Not for me. Gonna get the Wacom Bamboo Touch.
Why a mouse? They were better off with just a portable multi-touch trackpad.
AA batteries instead of AAA?
Smart move! For the same price you get a much longer battery life.
No USB version?
@anon..
Tiger support? Are you f-ing serious?
2005 was a looooong time ago in tech terms. I sure hope you are being sarcastic.
@silverhawk
Does anyone else make Bluetooth mice or keyboards that use rechargeable batteries?
–You can always buy rechargeable AA batteries if you want.
I agree with R2 – Just a portable trackpad