World’s First Multi-Touch Mouse Revealed by Apple

The first mouse in the world which uses Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ technology, the wireless Magic Mouse, was released by apple. Multi-Touch technology which was introduced by Apple on iPhone®, iPod touch® and Mac® notebook trackpads, permits customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. There are no mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls because the top of the Magic Mouse is all a Multi-Touch surface. The price for the Magic Mouse will be $69 and it will come standard with the new iMac®.




Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller, declared: “Apple is the Multi-Touch leader, pioneering the use of this innovative technology in iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads.” He continued: “Apple's Multi-Touch technology allows us to offer an easy to use mouse in a simple and elegant design.”



Magic Mouse is built with a touch-sensitive enclosure which allows it to be used as a single or as a multi-button mouse with advanced gesture support. If users apply intuitive gestures they can easily scroll through huge documents, pan across big size images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. Magic Mouse is for both left and right handed users and the multi-button or gesture commands can be easily configured by accessing System Preferences.



Magic Mouse has a laser tracking engine which provides a smooth, consistent experience on many surfaces, unlike a traditional optical tracking system which requires some adequate surfaces. Bluetooth wireless technology is incorporated into the Magic Mouse in order to offer a clean, cable-free desk top and a secure connection which works from up to 10 meters away. Magic Mouse was built with extended battery performance and for that reason includes an advanced power management system that works with Mac OS® X in order to automatically switch to low power modes during periods of inactivity. Two included AA batteries power the wireless Magic Mouse.