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Posted by Jools
Apple today introduced the Mighty Mouse, its next generation mouse which offers power users up to four independently programmable buttons, without compromising simplicity for users who prefer just a single-button mouse. Mighty Mouse also introduces a new Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction-vertically, horizontally and even diagonally. With the Scroll Ball, users can scroll with natural, fluid movements, making Mighty Mouse perfect for applications from viewing Web pages and photographs, to video editing and music creation. Mighty Mouse is priced at £35 or $49

http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/







http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/

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Posted by axxxr
very nice indeed...any idea when it will be available in the u.k?

Posted by Jools
From about 5 minutes ago. I just ordered one from the Apple Store. Phoned them up and I was the first person in the UK to order!!

Says free shipping on the online Apple Store, but when I added it to my basket it added £4.50 for shipping. Phoned Apple up and did the order over the phone instead and got the free shipping!

Cool!



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Posted by axxxr
Congrats on being the first person to get hold of one...let us know here how you get along with it.



Posted by Jools
They've removed the Free Shipping now! Looks like I was lucky!

Posted by p900 lover
nice, is there any chance it will work on a PC?


Posted by solidsingh
hasnt apple caught on with wireless mice yet?

Posted by Jools
Yes, it works on PCs.

"System Requirements: Mac OS X (programmability requires Mac OS X v10.4.2 Tiger or later), or Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Mighty Mouse is also compatible with PCs. Mighty Mouse uses the standard, multibutton mouse driver included in the Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems and plugs into any USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port.


Apple have been producing a Bluetooth Wireless Mouse (and keyboard) for ages...

Another interesting nugget of information:

"Mighty Mouse even sounds as good as it feels. The audio feedback built into Mighty Mouse provides an aural sensation that responds to your movements. A tiny speaker inside Mighty Mouse produces button-clicking and Scroll Ball-rolling sound effects."

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Posted by p900 lover
cool, im just on the fone 2 the apple shop and if they have 1 in stock i will get it today.

Posted by amnesia
woah!
I wish it was wireless *sighs*

Pics pics pics guys ^_^

Posted by 50Cent
thats wiked... touch sensitive.. nice idea

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Posted by haynesycop
i wish it was wireless aswell amnesia, i am sure they will release a wireless version they would be mad not to imo

Posted by p900 lover
i was going 2 get 1, but i didnt actually get around 2 go 2 the apple shop, was to busy buying other stuff,

but i think i will wait 4 a wireless one to come out 1st.

Posted by knight4led
this seems to entirely go against Apples philosophy that a computer should be so easy to use that you only need one button. That was the reason Apple mice had only one function for so long. Wonder what caused them to change their tune?

Posted by Jools
It may have something to do with pleasing Windows switchers who have been used to two-button mice forever. Also, the Mac OS has for a long time now had 'contextual menus' (i.e. right-click menus) which with a one-button mouse required the rather clunky 'hold down CTRL and click' to view - not exactly Apple ease-of-use either.

Apple could have released a two-button mouse years ago when 'right-click' menus first appeared in the Mac OS. They probably didn't because they wanted to spend the time and do something a bit special when they did.

The good thing with this mouse is it can still be used as a one-button mouse by old-skool die-hards (or people who prefer it simple) as it has no obvious buttons on the outer. Or, more advanced users can configure the extra buttons to work as they want.

The Apple innovation comes in the scroll any direction mini-trackball and the touch-sensitive buttons.

I presume there will be a Bluetooth version at some point, but I guess there's some technical reason (power, data transfer?) for why its wired at the moment. Or maybe its a marketing reason as Apple know they'll sell shed-loads of this wired model, then when the BT one appears they'll sell another shed-load, half of which to people who bought the wired version 6 months earlier!

BTW, free shipping from the Apple Store has been re-instated!

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Posted by Jools
Reviews - one with video!...

http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=300

http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008561.html

Posted by Gigs
It may have something to do with pleasing Windows switchers who have been used to two-button mice forever.

Or it could also have something to do with people like Logitech proving you can put alot of functionality on a mouse and still keep it quite simple. (browser back/forth, omni directional scroll with 1 button, application switching via 1 press button etc)




Posted by Jools
Mine should be arriving today, in the meantime...

Mighty Mouse dissection
Ars Technica Review


Posted by knight4led
I am aware of the different clicks and context menus Apple has offered ever since about OS 7. I am not disputing that new features have been added, but all along only one button on the mouse until now.

And I don't happen to think the little scroll ball is an Apple innovation, more like a gimmick to compete with Microsoft. For the past two years Microsoft mice have offered a scroll wheel that scrolled up, down, left and right in addition to having pressed state that was programmable.

I like the new mouse design, but it doesn't seem to like a typical Apple product to me. I think they are becoming less innovative and interested in directly competing with other manufacturers.


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