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Microsoft to launch Apple Magic Mouse killer in September

“Microsoft’s mystery touch device is actually a competitor to Apple’s Magic Mouse,” Electronista reports.

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“Both a leak and a store listing point to the Arc Touch Mouse having its namesake touch surface instead of traditional clicks,” Electronista reports. “It was originally the result of a research project into a multi-touch mouse whose details were published just as Apple was shipping its own device.”

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Tom Warren reports for Neowin that Microsoft “plans to unveil [the] new Arc Touch Mouse in September.”

“Microsoft plans to introduce the multi-touch mouse as a cheap alternative to costly touch displays for use with Windows 7,” Warren reports. “It’s understood this is a basic implementation of touch and will likely not support multi-touch initially. It’s expected to retail at approximately $70 according to some online price listings.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Derivativesoft. Stay tuned for the uni-touch “Arc Touch Trackpad” at least a year late, too!

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “jax44” for the heads up.]

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