“Even though a computer mouse rightly can be thought of as one of the more peripheral of peripherals, a new one just arrived that can honestly claim the adjective ‘transformative,'” Mark A. Kellner reports for The Washington Times. “Apple Inc.’s $69 Magic Mouse truly brings change this reviewer can believe in.”
MacDailyNews Take: Yeah, but can it make Oprah cry her eyelashes off?
Kellner continues, “Although it is a ‘normal’ computer mouse in the sense of being able to move the cursor around, its clicking, scrolling and “sweeping” actions make it more like the latest notebook touch pads than the older mice this new device has rendered obsolete.”
“The firm calls it ‘the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse’ and is including it with the new iMac computers, also introduced recently. The rest of us have to shell out the simoleons to buy one,” Kellner reports. “Believe me, it’s really, really worth it.”
“Scrolling is now supereasy and very fast: The software controls for the Magic Mouse let you control the scroll rate,” Kellner reports. “But it’s the very act of scrolling with the Magic Mouse that is, well, magical. Unlike using the scroll wheels on many (most?) of today’s mice, the simple move of gliding one’s fingers up and down the mouse feels more natural than I can describe in words. It just works better.”
Read the full review here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jules” for the heads up.]
You can bet Oprah, along with all of the other simps, are crying their eyes out for real now that they’re finally beginning to realize that they’ve been duped.
Welcome to Carter II.
Stay tuned for Reagan II.
And, by the way, I love my Magic Mouse, too!
“Yeah, but can it make Oprah cry her eyelashes off?”
Maybe not, but it makes Chris Matthews’ legs tingle.
Yes, the Magic Mouse is one of the most political mice I’ve ever used.
MDN:
Please delete the off-topic post above (just below your forum guideline).
I own one and I enjoy it. It looks cool , it doesn’t even look like a mice. You can scroll anywhere , but it doesn’t work below Apple logo.
I dont recommend for shooter games because when you move a finger a bit it changes weapon, that’s very annoying.
I’m going over to Politico.com and post my review of the Magic Mouse. Then I plan to renew the Mac Vs PC flame war, and bring computer discussions into every political debate to reflect the tendency of many here who seem to want to mix MAC Daily News with their politics. Makes sense doesn’t it!!!
@ Change undefined
Contrary to your ramblings, “change” was quite well defined by Obama throughout his election. He’s now following through on what he said he’d do, which is why the majority of this country approves of his job performance.
Source: Gallup
I know you don’t like to let “facts” and “reality” intrude into your wingnut fantasy world, but it’s really better for everyone if you at least try to face down your cognitive dissonance.
@ Predrag
If MDN is going to delete those off-topic posts, it should delete its off-topic snarky take about Oprah.
Haven’t ried the mouse yet.
Just had to the urge to say all you republicans are poo-poo heads. All you democrats too. And your president is also a poo-poo head. Finally my country is better than your country.
There…that ought to get this thread to 3 pages at least hehehehe
uummmmm….apparently in my country we need typing lessons…that should have been …TRIED the mouse….
Hey, I’ve found that if I left click, it says a “Yes we can”, and if I right click, it Googles Sarah Palin.
Couple the mouse with Smart Scroll and your Mac will be more joyful.
Sounds like a Japanese ad.
Delete off-topic posts?… then how will we “discuss” politics?
MDN get rid of the politics
The Real Rob,
Just so you know, Gallup only measures registered voters. It’s not as meaningful as likely voters, which is what Rasmussen measures:
“Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. Today’s results match the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President and it’s the third straight day at -14.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Republicans Maintain Steady Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot
Scrolling is nice and all that but I need to program my buttons for cut and pasting since I do a ton of writing (even political discussion comments).
Is there only the two ‘buttons’, left and right? That would be useless to me.
I found the mouse to be too small and I have small hands. Maybe it just takes getting used to but I really disliked it when I tried it at the store.
Buster,
MDN’s “Related articles” are your friend.
@Micro Me
“Hey, I’ve found that if I left click, it says a “Yes we can”, and if I right click, it Googles Sarah Palin.”
Now THAT was funny…
Buster
you are now Buster “the poo poo buster”
The Real Rob,
I love my Magic Mouse. Extremely precise and intuitive.
Obama’s broken promises (so far):
– End income tax for seniors making less than $50,000
– Allow five days of public comment before signing bills
– Tougher rules against revolving door for lobbyists and former officials
– Create a $3,000 tax credit for companies that add jobs
– Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009
– Recognize the Armenian genocide
– Negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on C-SPAN
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/rulings/promise-broken/
We will take this country and put it back on the right track, despite the connivances of Rachel Maddow, Katie Couric, Chris Matthews et al.
Zune tang would probably say something like:
Why does MAC continue this silly effort to marginalize buttons, and what do they have against buttons anyway? Everyone knows we PC users, who work in the real world, need multiple buttons to get the really hard work done.
That’s biggest reason why MAC will never sell computers in great numbers to enterprise; they still haven’t learned to make a decent mouse! ha ha ha
MAC took away your four buttons and now you have none!
@ The Real Rob
You really, really are a poncy prat, aren’t you.
i took the plunge and really like the Magic Mouse. I miss not having been middle button because I used it for Spaces. But, I really like the non-mechanical scrolling (my mighty mouse climbed up pretty routinely). I saw this yesterday that might help someone. It did not work for me. But, it is called Better Touch Tool and purports to give missing features to the Magic Mouse. Maybe Apple will do something similar in a future update.
http://blog.boastr.net/
Geeze, this guy reeeeally likes this mouse. I mean, whoa. Take a step back and recompute, dude. It’s a mouse not a insert choice body part here.
MW: hot
Only downside is no expose. Yes I know I can use hot corners… It’s not the same 🙁
keithbporter,
New tool brings Exposé, middle mouse button, much more to Apple’s Multi-Touch™ Magic Mouse – November 18, 2009
@ The Obama Liar
Funny how you link to the 7 promises he’s broken, yet conveniently leave out the 54 that he’s kept and 154 that are in the works. Why not show the whole picture? Are you afraid of the truth?
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/
@ Obama must move right
You probably only read Rasmussen just like you only read Fox News. How about breaking out of your ideological fairy world and looking at some hard evidence? Here’s the average of all the significant polls. Obama is at 50.6 percent. The majority of the country approves of his job performance. Quit pretending otherwise.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/
MS (Meetoo Software Co) will have to respond with a Magic Mouse of their own now. Of course it’ll be shaped like a wee little table, allowing the user to move and stretch photos all day long but not much more.
Personally, I’m waiting for a 3D mouse. One that’s like a bowl of viscous electro-goo I can insert my hand into and just feeeeel around my desktop. (Hmmm the, Pr0n industry would like that).
The Magic Mouse is the first Apple mouse I’ve ever really liked. I’m glad they finally made a good one.
On the subject of political references, there’s nothing wrong with them as long as they tie in with the subject under discussion.
But I have to admit, it is funny watching the libs call for censorship here. Such thin-skinned people – like their empty suit of a president. Face it, guys, you backed a loser.
Send Obama back to Chicago in 2012!
I too don’t see what Oprah or politics in general has to do with the discussion. MDN has brought this on themselves and it is RUINING A FORMERLY VALUABLE WEBSITE!
Yes, I’m ticked off- it demeans your credibility, particularly the snotty tone. The same attitude towards your self-assigned “beleagured” competition sometimes goes too far also, but at least it’s on topic!
Yes, the mouse is great. But look in the system preferences for the Magic Mouse, . . . you see a great empty space where the mouse’s functions can be expanded. Like other touch-screens and pads, their capabilities can be extended through simple software updates.
I’m looking for a third button, and perhaps a few keyboard commands ported over.
ohhrah Magic Mouse
oohrah 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
MDN, you’ve encouraged the political crap. Does it help your hits? Is it as worth as all those shitty pop unders? Opinions are like aholes, everybody has them and they all stink.
The Real Rob,
Galliup has Obama job approval falling steadily and now at only 49%, which would be LESS than the 51% who don’t approve. Based on what’s coming up with KSM on trial in NYC, the “health care” fiasco, the Afghanistan dithering, Obama’s perpetual groveling tour of the world, Nancy Pelosi, Henry Reid, Tax and Cap blowing everyone’s energy bills sky high for no appreciable gain, etc., that gap will only grow into a chasm:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/gallup-daily-obama-job-approval.aspx
The trend is clear. People are finally waking up. A bit late, but they’re waking up. The honeymoon is over and soon the whole charade will be, too.
First 2010. Then 2012. Chris Matthews’ entire body is going to go numb.
If it has a smooth top and no tail,
Is it still a mouse?
Seems more like a tribble to me. (BTW – love Apple’s new mouse/tribble
@ Josh
like their empty suit of a president. Face it, guys, you backed a loser.
LOL! Last time I checked, Democrats thoroughly owned Republicans in the last two elections. Indeed, Democrats convincingly control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Thus, I’m backing winners. You, on the other hand, are backing the losers who got trounced.
@Towertone
After all these years of university and I am an official poo-poo buster?
My mom will be so proud :0(
On a different note, it really does amaze me how people spout politics here and are SERIOUS about it. People….get a life fer crissakes….chill…. its the weekend!
The Real Rob,
If you really believe that you’re backing “winners,” you’re even crazier than we all thought you were, if that’s even possible.
@ The Obama Liar
which would be LESS than the 51% who don’t approve:
You’re a fool. Did you read that graph? 44% disapprove, not 51%. Thus, I repeat: more Americans approve of President Obama than disapprove.
You should read that article, too. It has this about your hero Ronald Reagan:
“Ronald Reagan, like Obama, also dropped below 50% in his 10th month in office, though Reagan’s drop occurred a few days sooner in that month (Nov. 13-16, 1981) than did Obama’s (Nov. 17-19, 2009).”
You should also take note of this fact:
“Thus, Obama’s descent below 50% is an important symbolic milestone in his presidency, but history suggests the odds of his regaining majority approval are high, and he could do so relatively soon, particularly since the individual nightly numbers for him in recent days have been right around the 50% mark. History would suggest his current loss of majority approval bears little relation to his chances of being elected to a second term in 2012.”
Sorry to burst your bubble.
@ Superior Being
LOL! How do you define a winner? I define a winner as someone who wins an election. Notice the common term “win.” Do you define it differently?
“….Face it, guys, you backed a loser”
The last time I looked in my ‘ole “Funk n Waggnells” ..
the word “loser” had George Bush’s picture–right next to Dick Cheney’s !!
OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE WORST MOST POST I HAVE EVER READ ON MDN. I’M TOO PISSED RIGHT NOW TO DO THE MATH, BUT I WONDER WHAT THE RATIO OF POLITICS TO MAGIC MOUSE FEEDBACK IS ACTUALLY ON THIS THING.
AND TOO @iLuvMyMacs: ” Delete off-topic posts?… then how will we “discuss” politics?”
HOW?! GO TO FREAKIN FOX NEWS !!!
JESUS. YOU PEOPLE. MAKING ME TYPE IN ALL CAPS…
P.S. to @iLuvMyMacs:
If that was sarcasm on your part I apologize. I may be too worked up to recognize it right now.
Hmmm 69 eh? I can go for that.
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Gallup: Barack Obama’s average job approval rating has plummeted to among the worst since the polling organization began measuring presidential popularity and job approval.
“In Obama’s first quarter and second quarter, his job approval average compared favorably with those of prior presidents. But after the drop in his support during the last quarter, his average now ranks near the bottom for presidents at similar points in their presidencies. Only Clinton had a lower third-quarter average among elected presidents,” Gallup said on October 29, 2009.
http://bit.ly/2v3s61
Do you really think that anyone will fix the mess we are in?
It is ridiculous to think that conservatives or liberals or moderates really have an answer… these so called civil servants are really all sold out to their corporate interests.
In this sense I do think that those democrats, who are actually trying to do something beyond serving corporate interests… might be able to create a functional solution, but they are obstructed by big money…
it is all a sell out.
MDN “magic word” PAID
@ The Obama Failure
LOL! Obama’s approval “plummeted” from 62% to 53%. In case you didn’t realize, 53% is the majority of Americans. And the same number who elected him.
Once again, the majority of Americans approve of Barack Obama’s job performance.
Nice try, though.
hahaha, im crying my eyelashes off with tears of LAUGHTER seeing all you blue kool-aid drinkers trying to defend obamas miserable failures. i bet even he knows his policies are complete horse$hit!
It was difficult to assess using the Magic Mouse while at the Apple Store – having to use while standing vs. sitting, mousing on wooden surface.
But when I got home and started using Magic Mouse, I immediately found it to be far superior to any other mouse I’ve used. When I was trying out the two-finger swipe gesture (at the Apple Store) to go back and forth in Safari, the movement felt awkward, but when I tried it at home, I realized it only takes a very light swipe of about 1cm to activate. Use it all the time and swear by it. As someone mentioned earlier, Apple almost certainly will create and enable further gestures/uses of the multi-touch Magic Mouse. Bravo, Apple!
The Real Rob,
That was at the end of October, as I indicated with that thing the rest of us call the “date.” Obama has since lost another 4 pts. in the Gallup poll over the last couple of weeks, down to 49%.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/gallup-daily-obama-job-approval.aspx
You were saying?
I’m not surprised that you voted for Obama.
@ The Obama Failure
You were saying?
I’ll repeat it again, since you wingnuts seem to love ignoring reality. The majority of Americans approve of Barack Obama’s job performance.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
@kneugent
It was and it’s OK- now relax…
the foxnews suggestion won’t work in here… logic and facts just screw up all the arguments.
The Real Rob,
Cling to that for as long as you can.
@ The Obama Failure
Cling to that for as long as you can.
Cling to what? I’m just stating facts. As of this moment, most Americans approve of how Barack Obama is running this country. To say otherwise is to lie.
Could his average approval drop to 49 tomorrow? Sure. It could also increase to 51. Right now it’s not really that important. It’s his first year in office, and he’s at about the same level of support as his election percentage. He hasn’t had a chance to enact his agenda yet. We’ll see where his approval stands after health reform passes, after green energy legislation passes, after financial reform passes, and after his Afghanistan decision.
Still, one thing is for sure: he’s certainly a long way away from the horrendous 23% that Bush ended at.
LOL! Take a look at that dive!
http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm
Anyone defending Obama today is a fool or hates America or both.
The Real Rob,
Obama’s already at 49% in Gallup poll. It’s all over the news (the real news, not MSNBC)..
@ Sarah
You must have joined late.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
The Real Rob,
Is that all you’ve got? I’ll stick with Gallup, thanks.
That would explain how they find it comical for a black woman to be emotional upon the historical election of the first black president.
Nah… I’m white and I’m not that ignorant. Must be some other explanation.
@ Sarah
Is that all you’ve got? I’ll stick with Gallup, thanks.
LOL. So you’re just going to cherry pick your favorite poll?
I’ll stick with the poll average, thanks. Which is above 50%, in case you were wondering.
The Magic Mouse rocks!!
@Mac Tony,
Congratulations for making an on-topic post. And, yes, I believe the Magic Mouse rocks. One might even call it rockingly ‘sick.’
Just recieved my Majic mouse in a word, awesome! I love being able to accec the previous page with a two fingered flick to the right. it really is a pretty cool piece of tech.
@DaDark,
After using my Magic Mouse for weeks, I hate having to use anything else.
@ iLuvMyMacs:
Excellent point.
Fox News…
If George Carlin were still alive, surely that would top his list of oxymorons.