Apple’s Multi-touch Magic Mouse arrives

Apple has today officially unveiled the much talked about and World’s first multitouch mouse, the Magic mouse. The Magic mouse does not have any buttons on its surface but has a smooth multitouch surface through which you can select, scroll and drag just like a trackpad.

With a single finger one can scroll 360 degrees around a page or photo viewer or any document. You can also scroll with more than one finger by scrolling up or down only as moving side by side in a web browser will behave as back and forward buttons.

Apple Magic mouse can be connected to the PC or notebook through bluetooth with a maximum range of 33 feet. The mouse runs on two AA batteries which can power it for about 4 months.

The design looks good with a white top polycarbonate surface and an aluminum base. The mouse works only on Mac OS X 10.5.8.

The Magic mouse is priced at $69 and will start shipping by the end of October.

Press Release:

Apple Introduces Magic Mouse — The World’s First Multi-Touch Mouse

CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — 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 $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. “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.

Pricing & Availability
Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and is available at the end of October through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $69 (US). Magic Mouse requires Mac OS X Leopard® version 10.5.8 or later.

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