Apple has finally done away with their 2005 vintage Mighty Mouse and unveiled their latest Wireless Multi Touch Magic Mouse. The main feature of this new mouse is its multi touch surface on its entire top side replacing the old wheel system. According to PC Magazine:
The new mouse, which ships standard with the new iMac models announced today, does more than let you right- and left-click. You can use a single finger to scroll around-not just up and down or side to side, either. Within supported apps, such as Preview, you can scroll in any direction.
The Magic Mouse also supports swipe gestures, though not the same ones you’ll find in Apple’s multi-touch trackpads. Swiping left with two fingers in Safari will move you back a page, and in a stack of images in iPhoto, swiping left or right with two fingers will take you to the previous or next photo, respectively.
If you’d prefer to eschew the Bluetooth Magic Mouse, you can still pick up a wired version of the Mighty Mouse-now re branded the Apple Mouse, after the company lost its rights to use the “Mighty Mouse” trademark earlier this month.
The Multi-touch Apple Magic Mouse is powered by two AA batteries, and Apple claims that they’ll power the mouse for approximately four months. The Magic Mouse is available on its own for $69 beside a standard issue with iMac. It requires Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later with Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0.
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