Magic Mouse – Apple’s new Multi-Touch mouse

October 20 saw another brainchild of Apple. It’s an ubercool and fully packed Magic Mouse. It’s an utterly new device. We admittedly bided our time for this incomer.

Official “Better-mouse-philosophy” lacks modesty, obviously. Undoubtedly, Apple knows how Multi-Touch works. Magic Mouse may be rated as first desktop multi-touch mouse. As Apple claims its surface recognizes 5 gestures or finger manipulations. New gestures may easily be added via soft, I suppose. Apple should have thought of that.

Magic Mouse has one button similarly with its predecessor. For “left clicking” you just click any point on the surface. As the Mouse’s “back” is one big button. Whereas, the opening of the right-click menu requires another manipulation. You hold one finger and make a clicking move with another in the right corner.

However, scrolling is likely to become mostly appreciated feature. We all work with documents. Whether it’s web pages, mail, Word docs, whatever. I suppose that the scrolling will do best in browsing big pictures. We can move Magic Mouse in all directions. Not just up and down.

In addition, two-finger practical swiping pages the history. As for Zoom Screen… People, it’s just a far-fetched feature. Hold Control button and scroll to zoom is an old Mac OS function. It’s been a while. And it doesn’t require a mouse.

Regarding the design. As for me personally, it doesn’t work. Mighty Mouse had similar problems. And Magic Mouse seems to embrace them, as well. My hand gets tired. And rather quickly. Many people complain too. Both gadgets have excellent design. And Magic Mouse is something from future. But a mouse must be a gadget to work with not a toy to look at.

Whatever it is, Magic Mouse is another fine fruit from Apple “garden” stuffed with some supercool features.

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