Rumors/Pics of New Apple Mighty Mouse Surface

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If the rumors and pics at MacBlogz are to be believed, Apple’s got a new Mighty Mouse in the works for 2009. The revision supports multi-touch, which is a welcome addition for Mac aficionados. Follow the jump for pics and specs.

A lower profile body would make touch usability more versatile for complex gestures while still retaining enough height to fit the necessary batteries to power it. Outfitted with a glass front end surface to capture finger movements, this could be the end all be all Mighty Mouse of the future.
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All I know Is that it took apple 23 years to put a second button on their mouse and they called it an innovation. Putting a back and forward button is sure to follow suit.
 
commissioneranthony said:
All I know Is that it took apple 23 years to put a second button on their mouse and they called it an innovation. Putting a back and forward button is sure to follow suit.
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LMAO.


Although this does have more features than that. Could be interesting what you could use multi-touch for, but on a curved design like this seems like it'd be a PITA. Depends on implementation, but in my opinion it'll be more of a gimmick than actually able to assist in some tasks (Proven by that study awhile back that consumers will buy one product over the other simply because of touch capabilities).

Be interesting to see how it pans out, but it looks like that ergonomics of this thing suck.
 
commissioneranthony said:
All I know Is that it took apple 23 years to put a second button on their mouse and they called it an innovation.
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Actually, they said the scroll wheel was innovative, not the fact that it had two buttons ;)

As far as I'm aware, the scroll wheel was innovative if not almost entirely unusable (d'oh).

 
A multi-touch screen on an already gesture based device makes about as much sense as wearing a belt with spandex.
 
If it will cost $1000 Apple will still say that it's cheap.
I don't know why their keyboard is so expensive even though it has no real value or advantage compared to other keyboards.

I've just taken a quick look and it costs ~50% more than a Logitech Wave! I don't know how well the Apple keyboard works with a PC but if I remember correctly the Wave works even with Macs. I won't buy a Mac in the near... decade. :)
 
Apple Keyboard works just fine with PCs. Using one on my PC as we speak.

As far as "advantage" goes, that's in the eye of the beholder. I've gained a slight bump in my accuracy and WPM just from switching from the Logitech Media to the aluminum Apple Keyboard. So far, I'm pretty happy with it.
 
Ugh, no no no.

Most of Apple's designs are great but they have yet to release a good mouse. The Mighty Mouse has one nice thing, which is the trackball at the top, IMO it functions much better than a scroll wheel with tilt. Unfortunately the ergonomics of the rest of the thing absolutely sucks.

The first thing I did when I got my first Mac in 2002 was plug in an Intellimouse 3.0, and nothing tells me that I won't continue using third party mice with Macs anytime soon.
 
phide said:
Apple Keyboard works just fine with PCs. Using one on my PC as we speak.

As far as "advantage" goes, that's in the eye of the beholder. I've gained a slight bump in my accuracy and WPM just from switching from the Logitech Media to the aluminum Apple Keyboard. So far, I'm pretty happy with it.
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Same here, all my computers have the new Apple keyboards now. I moved from a Logitech G15 (which I loved) to the new Apple keyboard on my PC and I couldn't be happier. I just fly on those things and they short travel scissor keys are IMO perfect for fast gaming.

Apple makes a damn fine keyboard and IMO has the best notebook trackpad on the market, its a damn shame they can't stick a frigging mouse worth a crap.
 
Serpico said:
Ugh, no no no.

Most of Apple's designs are great but they have yet to release a good mouse. The Mighty Mouse has one nice thing, which is the trackball at the top, IMO it functions much better than a scroll wheel with tilt. Unfortunately the ergonomics of the rest of the thing absolutely sucks.

The first thing I did when I got my first Mac in 2002 was plug in an Intellimouse 3.0, and nothing tells me that I won't continue using third party mice with Macs anytime soon.
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I totally agree. The MM is way to sensitive, and uncontrolled in my opinion. And it's not very ergonomic compared to other mice at all. I packed my trusty old intellimouse to all my design and photo classes at school when using the imacs there, and I just used my MS bluetooth mouse on my laptop (until my two year old son broke the battery lid ... grrr.. kids.)
 
SirKronan said:
I totally agree. The MM is way to sensitive, and uncontrolled in my opinion. And it's not very ergonomic compared to other mice at all. I packed my trusty old intellimouse to all my design and photo classes at school when using the imacs there, and I just used my MS bluetooth mouse on my laptop (until my two year old son broke the battery lid ... grrr.. kids.)
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I tossed the MM after a month and replaced it with the same mouse I use on my PC. Thing is I'd be totally happy with a trackball replacing a tiltwheel on a normally shaped mouse, I really wish someone would do that.

Its crazy though, Apple makes the best notebook trackpad and IMO one of the best keyboards on the market right now, yet they absolutely fail at making a decent mouse.

WTF
 
They are way too worried about making their mice look pretty when instead they should be making them functional.
 
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SixtyWattMan said:
They are way too worried about making their mice look pretty when instead they should be making them functional.
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+1 with one exception - their new touchpads. HOLY CRAP. That's how touch pads should have ALWAYS been. The touch surface is also the button!! You've got more surface to track on and a bigger area you can tap for button action. And feedback is a normal click you would expect from a button, but it's one of the largest touchpads you'll ever find on a laptop. Two fingers scrolls in all directions, one finger click is left click, two fingers is a right click. No buttons to find and one less edge for gunk and dirt to build up in. Every touchpad should be like this. Why didn't we make them this way in the first place??? :D

Serpico said:
I tossed the MM after a month and replaced it with the same mouse I use on my PC. Thing is I'd be totally happy with a trackball replacing a tiltwheel on a normally shaped mouse, I really wish someone would do that.
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Kensington's attempt:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ngton&lp=6&type=product&cp=1&id=1190677437518
 
Joe Average said:
Notebooks/laptops have been doing this since touchpads/trackpads were created and put into use what, over 15 years ago or longer... nothing new here, move on. :D
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Perhaps, but I haven't seen a mainstream or commonly sold in stores model with such a large touchpad that has the click built into the main pad ever. And I've been selling laptops for over 4 years. Perhaps there are other iterations of this out there, but none employed with such a large surface and with such effective/accurate tracking. Show me pics/links or you move on. :p
 
SirKronan said:
Perhaps, but I haven't seen a mainstream or commonly sold in stores model with such a large touchpad that has the click built into the main pad ever. And I've been selling laptops for over 4 years. Perhaps there are other iterations of this out there, but none employed with such a large surface and with such effective/accurate tracking. Show me pics/links or you move on. :p
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?
Go to dell.com
hp.com

They've all got this feature.

It's just another example of technology that's been around forever, that Apple just adopts and calls "revolutionary".
 
TechieSooner said:
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Go to dell.com
hp.com

They've all got this feature.

It's just another example of technology that's been around forever, that Apple just adopts and calls "revolutionary".
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Either you don't know what I'm talking about or you don't know what you're talking about.

I've used a lot of touch pads and no one has anything anywhere nearly as well implemented as apple's. The 13" smallish macbook has a bigger touch pad than any 15-17" windows laptop I've ever used.

And I did go to dell.com. Guess what I saw on their laptops? Buttons. No need for them with apple's solution. And there's NOTHING else period that compares in the same price range.

Did they invent the touch pad? No. Do I want to buy one? Heck no: there are things I hate about the new lapops - glossy screens, no FireWire. No way I would buy one. They just make the best lapop touch pad.
 
I don't see what you're getting at.. I've used Apple touch pads on all of their laptops, and there's nothing much different than when I'm using the touch pad on my Asus laptop. I can use my touch pad to click without the need for buttons. My touch pad is pretty big with very accurate pointing and sensitivity.
 
SirKronan said:
Either you don't know what I'm talking about
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I guess nobody around here does. Perhaps you could explain better, because like me and others have said: clicking via touchpad has been around forever.
SirKronan said:
Either Guess what I saw on their laptops? Buttons. No need for them with apple's solution.
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And if this is your argument: you fail.

You're actually praising Apple for taking away a FEATURE that many people like?

Guess what buttons gives you? Options. With Apple, you're forced to use the touchpad.

I'd hardly consider that an advantage.

Dell could just as easily cripple their systems by taking away those buttons, but I don't see it happening because most common-sense users shopping at Dell prefer having the choice.

But as far as your other comment, I guess I'm still confused how Apple's touchpad clicking is something that a Dell or HP system wouldn't have.
 
another brain washed by apple, touchpads = old, but of course apples slaps their name on it and it is a god send!
 
I think what he's saying is the apple touchpad makes a physical click when pressed on, which means you could move the mouse and click without lifting your finger. Every other touchpad I've used has to be tapped for an on-screen click, making the process much more cumbersome.
 
TechieSooner said:
And if this is your argument: you fail.
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No...I think you fail, seeing as how you don't even understand what differentiates Apple's touchpad from other common, cookie-cutter touchpads out there (though you argue against it as if you do). Here's how:
rndmize said:
...the apple touchpad makes a physical click when pressed on, which means you could move the mouse and click without lifting your finger.
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So, in summary, Apple's touchpad is A) extensively large due to the omission of seperate buttons, B) tactically fantastic due to the use of a glass "cover" and C) very intuitive due to the fact that the touchpad can be physically depressed, duplicating a mouse click (not merely a feedback-less tap).

I don't believe any other manufacturer offers a physical click functionality on their touchpads. Got anything to suggest otherwise?
 
Mouse - Back/Forward Button = Turd
The buttons below my Dells touchpad click but I still tap the pad. And what the hell do you need a bigger touchpad for anyways? Are you going to use 2 fingers? I am also stunned that they call this a Mighty Mouse looks like something that would go in your ass at the doctors office.:rolleyes::D
 
MrGuvernment said:
another brain washed by apple, touchpads = old, but of course apples slaps their name on it and it is a god send!
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No, he's saying that Apple built a huge touchpad that has context-sensitive physical clicking. One finger, push down...physical click = left mouse click. Two fingers, push down...physical click = right mouse click. No PC manufacturer has that. It's a simple idea but he's saying he likes it a lot better than typical PC touchpads.

And no, so far as I know, there isn't a PC manufacturer that has a touchpad with a physical clicking action, let alone a multitouch, context-sensitive one. But of course, it's Apple, so it must be all marketing with no tangible benefit.
 
AHH, that i did not know, thank you for that clarifcation, when i had my macbook i recall the double click thing, but didnt know it could tell the diff between 1 finger and 2 kind of thing.
 
finalgt said:
No, he's saying that Apple built a huge touchpad that has context-sensitive physical clicking. One finger, push down...physical click = left mouse click. Two fingers, push down...physical click = right mouse click. No PC manufacturer has that. It's a simple idea but he's saying he likes it a lot better than typical PC touchpads.
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If this is what he was arguing, then I can see that, sure. You did a better job on his argument than he did :p

I can understand that. That was a nifty feature when I tried it but it was still hit and miss. I really don't like the physical click myself, but I guess it's a matter of personal preference. It always seemed like I had to add another "step" to the navigation process, versus just going with the flow with traditional touchpads.
 
Multitouch on the more recent MBP and and MBs is excellent. Easy to use. Before hand when using a touchpad there is no way to say go back a page without moving the cursor. Now you can just do a swipe.

However on a Might Mouse I a not sure how well it will work out. Apple can just add more buttons to the mouse which serve the same purpose.
 
lixuelai said:
Before hand when using a touchpad there is no way to say go back a page without moving the cursor.
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Backspace button?

Again, Apple is their own PITA. They fix a "problem" that should have never existed in the first place, and get praised for it... WTF???
 
finalgt said:
No, he's saying that Apple built a huge touchpad that has context-sensitive physical clicking. One finger, push down...physical click = left mouse click. Two fingers, push down...physical click = right mouse click. No PC manufacturer has that. It's a simple idea but he's saying he likes it a lot better than typical PC touchpads.

And no, so far as I know, there isn't a PC manufacturer that has a touchpad with a physical clicking action, let alone a multitouch, context-sensitive one. But of course, it's Apple, so it must be all marketing with no tangible benefit.
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YES!!! You know what I'm talking about and what you're talking about. And techie, I saw your acknowledgment. Cool beans.

That's what I was getting at. Having used both the old mac touchpads and oodles of windows based touchpads (dell, HP, etc.) the BEST implementation to date is Apple's new one in my opinion. It really works slick. Spend some time on it and you'll find yourself loving it. Maybe not. Some people don't accommodate change very well and like to stay with what they're used to. I'm not knocking them, just saying how I think that all touchpads should offer multi touch, and I should be able to simply push on the pad ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME to make a click. And it's so simple. Two fingers is a right, one is a left click. No separate buttons to find. I have ALWAYS hated buttons separate from a touch pad. I have to have one finger navigating and one finger clicking to be most effective or move to the buttons every single time I want to click. The Apple solution provides the first seamless and 100% effective (again, IMHO) single handed operation. That way you can use your other hand to drink with, wipe your behind, push function keys if editing in photoshop or something, whatever ... WAY effective. He really did explain it better. Lol. Some people here understand me better than I do ... :D
 
I one finger click by tapping the touch pad with almost no effort. It beats pushing into a touch pad with more effort.
 
SirKronan said:
YES!!! You know what I'm talking about and what you're talking about. And techie, I saw your acknowledgment. Cool beans.

That's what I was getting at. Having used both the old mac touchpads and oodles of windows based touchpads (dell, HP, etc.) the BEST implementation to date is Apple's new one in my opinion. It really works slick. Spend some time on it and you'll find yourself loving it. Maybe not. Some people don't accommodate change very well and like to stay with what they're used to. I'm not knocking them, just saying how I think that all touchpads should offer multi touch, and I should be able to simply push on the pad ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME to make a click. And it's so simple. Two fingers is a right, one is a left click. No separate buttons to find. I have ALWAYS hated buttons separate from a touch pad. I have to have one finger navigating and one finger clicking to be most effective or move to the buttons every single time I want to click. The Apple solution provides the first seamless and 100% effective (again, IMHO) single handed operation. That way you can use your other hand to drink with, wipe your behind, push function keys if editing in photoshop or something, whatever ... WAY effective. He really did explain it better. Lol. Some people here understand me better than I do ... :D
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I'm at work on Xmas eve, lazy, and want to go home... I only skimmed.
With a touch pad and two buttons below... I use my thumb for the left and right click. I can use my other hand for drinking and such. So... What is the big deal. A touch pad with two buttons works great. A pressure sensitive touch pad without buttons is a cool idea, one finger left, two fingers right, three fingers shocker... but... its not a problem for a lot of people. In case I missed the point entirely... :( I want to go home
 
w1retap said:
I one finger click by tapping the touch pad with almost no effort. It beats pushing into a touch pad with more effort.
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While the actual effort isn't that much, I thought the same thing when I used it. Really the best way to put it is adding an extra "step" in the process. The extra step doing is having to physically register a click versus it just picking up on contact.
 
The main point being pushing into something where it has feedback is still a button.
 
SirKronan said:
YES!!! You know what I'm talking about and what you're talking about. And techie, I saw your acknowledgment. Cool beans.

That's what I was getting at. Having used both the old mac touchpads and oodles of windows based touchpads (dell, HP, etc.) the BEST implementation to date is Apple's new one in my opinion. It really works slick. Spend some time on it and you'll find yourself loving it. Maybe not. Some people don't accommodate change very well and like to stay with what they're used to. I'm not knocking them, just saying how I think that all touchpads should offer multi touch, and I should be able to simply push on the pad ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME to make a click. And it's so simple. Two fingers is a right, one is a left click. No separate buttons to find. I have ALWAYS hated buttons separate from a touch pad. I have to have one finger navigating and one finger clicking to be most effective or move to the buttons every single time I want to click. The Apple solution provides the first seamless and 100% effective (again, IMHO) single handed operation. That way you can use your other hand to drink with, wipe your behind, push function keys if editing in photoshop or something, whatever ... WAY effective. He really did explain it better. Lol. Some people here understand me better than I do ... :D
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Don't forget swipe gestures for going forwards or backwards in webpages, or multitouch for easy scrolling. Even if I was only using Windows, I'd still be using a Mac notebook simply for the touchpad (the features still work in Boot Camp).

Nobody else's comes even close.
 
phide said:
No...I think you fail, seeing as how you don't even understand what differentiates Apple's touchpad from other common, cookie-cutter touchpads out there (though you argue against it as if you do).
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TechieSooner always fails, its crazy how far his head is up his own ass, all the time.
 
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