Comments on: Hands On: Magic Mouse

By: Cony

Cony — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:59:52 +0000

I’m going to Helsinki next month and I hope to visit the local Apple store at Helsinki. Could you please let me know the address? :)

By: cc

cc — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:31 +0000

Mine lasted about week 1/2 on the batteries. Have to change after two weeks. Have to turn it off after use to save battery life. A total pain.

They should make a mouse pad that charges it when low.

I’m using my old mighty mouse again.

By: Dievos

Dievos — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:56:09 +0000

I couldn’t agree more… as a maya user this mouse is junk. How hard would it be to include a three finger middle click option? seriously WTF? Apple: pay a programmer for a week FFS and include a middle click update…

By: Alex Stoneham

Alex Stoneham — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:12 +0000

Nicer form factor, but no squeeze or middle click == inferior, I got a “gesture” for them when I found out I lost those over the mighty mouse wireless.

By: Mr Lizard

Mr Lizard — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:59 +0000

Yep, there’s a bug already. See here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2211072&start=0&tstart=0

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:53:01 +0000

no middle click? Than it completely useless for any one using professional apps. Any 3d app like Maya, Silo, Houdini, Modo, etc ALL USE MIDDLE CLICK. ANY compositing app like NUKE or SHAKE or FUSION use middle click. Whats with an i7 nahelm and no middle click for pro apps?? I love Apple, and as good as this mouse COULD be, its worthless to any pro without a middle click. How unthoughtful and ignorant of them to not include a middle click option for pro users and consumers alike. When it comes to mice Apple are idiots. Ill never give 70 bucks for a mouse that removes real functionally for a damn gimmick. Id rather deal with cleaning the MM than have no midde click. Its essential to me for my job. And the blatent disregard for a middle click tells me maybe apple isnt in touch with is customer base as it thinks. How dumb can JOBS be to not think a middle click is needed, especially on a pro powered i7 machine.

By: Apple Issues Magic Mouse Update, But Where Are the Mice Themselves?

Apple Issues Magic Mouse Update, But Where Are the Mice Themselves? — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:55:59 +0000

[...] it ships. I know for a fact us TAB staffers are finding it hard to get our hands on one (short of trying out the store display models), both through Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores and its online [...]

By: James

James — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:41:11 +0000

I make it a point not to go to the Apple store until I’ve watched a few videos on a product. Admittedly, I’m a bit compulsive with my purchases (especially Apple products) so care must be taken.

After watching this video and a few others, I’m tempted to buy one to go with my Macbook. I’m also thinking of a new 27″ Imac come the first of the year, but that’s still in debate.

I’ll probably hold off until next payday by which time I think Apple will have shipped the updates for multi-touch. One can hope, eh?

Thanks for giving us a first look at the device!

By: John

John — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:38:56 +0000

It’s nice Apple innovated and did something other than a normal mouse but paying more fore a device with actually less funtionality than the Mighty mouse?
The tiny trackball currently does everything the new swipe giestures can do but it has 2 other tricks the magic mouse can’t do. No squeeze for expose and no middle click for gadgets.

I’m going to stick with MightyMouse for now.

By: Cousin Dan

Cousin Dan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:58:08 +0000

The middle click thing would limit me. I use it for web browsing and for some software like sketchup (holding middle click allows you to pan 3D models and is very useful). I also use the squeeze on my mighty mouse to access my dashboard, perhaps this is overcome with swiping. I do want one but I need that middle click.

Excites me more than Windows 7 which according to microsoft’s own intro video makes things both faster and quicker!

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:11:45 +0000

But can you squeeze it for Exposé?

By: Maintainer

Maintainer — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:34:19 +0000

I used one at my local Apple Store and multitouch was working. It even had the preference pane installed. I’m not sure what they’ll add in the 10.6.2 update as it all seems functional now.

I’m really curious about the vid, I wonder if the commentator bothered to look at the prefs.

By: Simple Llama

Simple Llama — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:53 +0000

In it’s current state, the multi-touch functionality doesn’t work? That kinda makes the mouse not very exciting, doesn’t it?

The idea of multi touch is really neat, but it’s hard to believe Apple would ship it without the software being ready.

By: Rhiannon

Rhiannon — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:08:57 +0000

In response to your #1 point, Apple mice aren’t made to fit the curvature of the hand. Instead, you’re supposed to hold them with just your fingertips making contact with the mouse, and your hand naturally forming a curve but not touching the mouse. This allows greater precision with small mouse movements since you need only move your fingers while your wrist is on a pivot, rather than moving your entire hand.

This is the direct opposite of most Logitech mice which are marketed as “ergonomic” and tend to meld with your hand, try become an extension of your hand.

Which design is “better” is left entirely to personal preference, but I’ve found a lot of people don’t think the Mighty Mouse (now Apple Mouse) is very comfortable simply because they were trying to grip it with every part of their hand. No doubt it will be the same with the Magic Mouse all over again.

By: Galley

Galley — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:21:02 +0000

I fondled one today. I liked it.

By: Drag

Drag — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:03:35 +0000

Two problems with it:

1) It is too flat and doesn’t fit the natural curvature of the hand placed on it.

2) The material used is not swipe friendly. The texture should have been like the trackpad on the laptops.

But other than that it looks quite sleek sitting on the desk.