Apple today introduced the wireless Mighty Mouse, a new version of its popular multi-button mouse, now with the added freedom that only wireless connectivity can provide. The new wireless Mighty Mouse offers a reliable, secure connection to Macs and features a new laser tracking engine that is 20 times more sensitive than standard optical mice for better tracking on even more surfaces. Priced at US$69, Apple’s wireless Mighty Mouse includes up to four independently programmable buttons and an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction.
“We cut the cord on our popular Mighty Mouse to give consumers even more flexibility when using a Mac,” said David Moody, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Mac Product Marketing, in the press release. “A Bluetooth-enabled Mac desktop with an Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse is the ideal cable-free setup at home or in the office, and the wireless Mighty Mouse is the perfect travel companion for the MacBook user on the go.”
The wireless Mighty Mouse is a Bluetooth 2.0 based multi-button mouse that retains the simplicity of a single-button mouse, and can be used as a single- or multi-button mouse depending on the user’s preference. The wireless Mighty Mouse features a single seamless enclosure with programmable touch sensors that act as primary or secondary buttons. With a simple click on the upper right or left side of the mouse, users can instantly access features such as contextual menus found in Mac OS X and other applications. The wireless Mighty Mouse’s two other buttons are activated by pressing its Scroll Ball and squeezing its sides, and can be easily programmed to give users one-click access to Mac OS X “Tiger” features such as Spotlight™, Dashboard and Exposé™, or to launch any application such as Safari™ or iChat.
The wireless Mighty Mouse features an easy-to-use design that comfortably fits the left or right hand. It also includes an advanced power management system that automatically switches to low power modes during inactivity, and an off switch to maintain battery life while not in use. Ready to use out of the box, the wireless Mighty Mouse works with either one or two AA batteries.
The wireless Mighty Mouse is available immediately through the Apple Store, at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $69 (US). The wireless Mighty Mouse easily connects to the latest Macs with built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, and requires Mac OS X “Tiger” version 10.4.6 or later to customize buttons for one-click access to Spotlight, Dashboard and Exposé or to launch applications.
More info at the Apple Store here.
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About freaking time!!!!!
Works for a month then nothing.
If yours only lasted a month, you’ve got a dirty place. I’ve had mine since it came out and I occasionally have problems with it, which is easy enough to fix. The one I’ve had at work has worked since I got it without any problems and work is much dirtier than my home.
I’m tempted to buy this new wireless model.
so it says 20times more sensitive? How does it fare with games? I’ve owned a few different mice before from logitech to dell. Some are great for gaming and some are just bad. I wanna know what it is for this?
Can we get a new pro tower?
About time. Going to call my LAS (Local Apple Store) to see if they have them in stock when they open.
$69 for a mouse? I don’t care if its wireless or not. It can’t do anything better than my $25 Logitech Optical scroll mouse.
The $20 “The Mouse” from Mac Mice looks almost identical to the Mighty Mouse, except it has a scroll wheel. I suspect the MM was inspired by it. I hate the right-click thing though, wish I could disable it.
neomonkey: you can disable right click on the MM, that is why Apple made the right and left clicks “virtual” so that you don’t need to right-click. Since OS X was so well designed, you don’t need right-click as much as you do with Winders.
Happy to hear this, that’s for sure. Maybe I am in the minority, but I have been very happy with the wired MM. I haven’t experienced the dirty scroll button that others have, so maybe I’m just lucky. Though I confess to cleaning my keyboard and mouse at least once a week, and I do wash my hands. So, I’ll have to stick with the wired MM at work where I have everything plugged into a KVM, but at home, I can see getting the wireless with the iMac.
Horrible, horrible, horrible mouse — both the wired & the wireless version. NOBODY likes this mouse. It’s the worst mouse ever created. Apple, give it up and license a real mouse from Logitech. These mice from Apple are just a disgrace to the whole line of Apple products.
Can some of the more knowledgeable MDN readers enlighten me on the “1 or 2 batteries” ? Thanx
Have had a MM for about a year. Occassionally, the vertical scrolling has went MIA for a bit. Other than that, it’s a GREAT mouse. Love it.
P.S. Bring on the new towers! My credit card is ready!
Not everyone has the same hands. Some people’s hands are dry as a bone, while others have to undergo surgery to stop sweaty palms. My guess is that those who are complaining about the scroll ball getting gummed up are closer to the latter group than they are the former. I probably wash my hands 5 times a day, but still have to clean the gunk off my keyboard once a month or so.
MacBill –
It’s humorous that you’re pretentious enough to speak for everybody, but some people actually appreciate what apple was going for when they created the Mighty Mouse. The flexibility of two buttons, the minimalism of one button. Nobody says you have to like it. Words of rational human wisdom: Nothing out there will please everyone. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it.
No go on my local retail stores. One sales rep didn’t even know about the BT MM. Guess I’ll have to order it online or wait a week or so.
Am I the only one that thinks it is crazy that Apple announcing a new mouse would be the top Tech story on Google News…
The thing with this is that some jerkoff could just swipe it from your desk, keep it in a drawer when you are away from desk! (of course this geos for any brand …)
“Am I the only one that thinks it is crazy that Apple announcing a new mouse would be the top Tech story on Google News…”
Maybe Google News should step back to beta! (and stay there)
i really think the MM has a design flaw with the ball. i’ve had 2 or three go bad on me after 3-5 months of use. had a logitech for the last year, and no problems whatsoever. and i’ve had the same hands with both mice.
maybe they need to package the MM with latex gloves…
Wash your hands. Cheetos clog up the scroll ball, you nasty nerds. Oh yeah, wash your clothes and take a bath while you’re at it.
YESSSS! I have been using a wired MM on an iMac for a few months now with no problems. I love it. Now want one for my bluetooth set up at home! I am hoping that the battery life on this one will be better than the standard BT Mouse.
BTW I have used quite a few scroll mice over the last few years and find I like the MM the best. (though microsoft makes a pretty nice one as well).
eep…. 70 bucks!
“and an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction.” For the first two weeks, then it only scrolls in one direction and that’s probably not even the direction the user had in mind.
And come on, a dock that enables you to recharge it is bare minimum 2006. Apple shows they are still stuck in the 1970s when it comes to mice!
Weird…I’m in the same group that has never had a problem with the mighty mouse. I love the virtual right and left click as it’s very intuitive, but I don’t think it’s quite as form fitting as my Kensington optical.
I think wireless mice are overrated except for very specific situations. I haven’t had one that’s lasted for longer than 3 months which is why I went back to wired optical mice. Give me something that I don’t have to recharge or put batteries in and I’m happy.
I have a Mighty Mouse, and I hate it. I have to lift my index finger off to do a right-click with my middle finger. The “squeeze” side buttons are pressed whenever I lift the mouse up while trying to “carry the click”, so I had to disable the “squeeze” side button functionality. The scroll wheel is really tiny and requires frequent cleaning.
Now Apple offers one that requires batteries, and it costs $70. How thrilling.
The iMac no longer offers the wireless k’board & mouse as a bundled option. Suggests the WMM will now be the standard, especially as I couldn’t firnd the plain MM on the UK Apple Store.
A small amount of extra revenue perhaps?