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New Mighty Mouse? Rumor on the interwebs

petermcphee

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I like it. It would be pretty cool to have this as a side-kick to the aluminum late 2008 MacBooks.

What do you think?
 
Nice looking, I like the lines. But it would need something more to get me to leave my MS arc, which btw goes wonderfully with the black/alum color scheme on the new macbooks.
 
What a pain in the arse - can't figure out how doing multi-touch gestures on a moving, curved surface would be good?

So we do a pinch but the mouse squirrels around under your hand and the multi-touch area curves away? So how do you maintain control?

I'd like to see the Apple wireless keyboard mated with a multi-touch trackpad next to it - someone did a mockup a while back and it looked great.
 
Dmac77 said:
I like the design, but... it's a mighty mouse so it will suck.

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... this is exactly like being racist, except to a mighty mouse which is much better quality than Logitechs by far. My MX revo ( in the trash, the 5 one I bought/returned/exchanged ) had the paint worn off in one day of light use. The rubber peeled off. The whole thing was cheaply designed and felt really uncomfortable.

Now that trackpad on the aluminum keyboards look really intriguing...
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
... this is exactly like being racist, except to a mighty mouse which is much better quality than Logitechs by far. My MX revo ( in the trash, the 5 one I bought/returned/exchanged ) had the paint worn off in one day of light use. The rubber peeled off. The whole thing was cheaply designed and felt really uncomfortable.

Now that trackpad on the aluminum keyboards look really intriguing...
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I'm sorry, but the Mighty Mouse, is the most uncomfortable unusable POS that I have ever used (next to my Dell). I personally love my MX Revolution, and I can't stand any other mouse.

Don
 
That trackpad thing is pretty cool looking. I think that the AluMacBook glass trackpad has such a great feel to it, I would like to see that surface emulated on something like the trackpad you posted.
 
I dont really care what the mighty mouse looks like, apple just needs to fix its usability as currently the mighty mouse is a piece of ****.

Every time the mighty mouse tempts me back into using it because of its nice design/look and after a few hours the scroll gets stuck or it sinks in and never works right and pisses the hell out of me, the left or right click sometimes gets screwy and isnt always 100% accurate (why wont they just make it 2 separate clicks??). And the side button which is the most uncomfortable piece of trash I've ever used.

Sorry I have about 4 of the mighty mouse (been through 3 mac pros and got them free anyways) and its a piece of trash.

Sure it looks pretty but it collects dust and smears with nasty black marks very easily and did I mention the scroll wheel is absolutely useless??

I've had my logitech mx400 mouse and you can configure the 2 side buttons to activate spaces and expose, it works like a charm and I've used this mouse for the past 4 years and still working exactly as it did since day one.
 
Dmac77 said:
I like the design, but... it's a mighty mouse so it will suck.
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I'm afraid you are correct. My Mighty Mouse was great while it worked, but I ended up having to clean it every few days, and no cleaning technique worked consistently or for long. My mouse is supposed to work for me, not make me its slave, so I reluctantly replaced it. Unless Apple changes the technology, I'm sticking to Logitech or even Macally.

However, the Mighty Mouse is still a lot better than the Apple hockey puck mouse ever was!
 
Just because you received a lemon for a mouse, doesn't mean ALL of them suck. I have used mine for several months ( like 4-5 ) and I still only did one thing to it. Changed the batteries. I'm not an OCD guy either, so it does get slightly normal to heavy usage daily. My friends who own it as well have no problems. I do understand there are problems, but not as major as you guys exaggerate it to be.
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
Just because you received a lemon for a mouse, doesn't mean ALL of them suck. I have used mine for several months ( like 4-5 ) and I still only did one thing to it. Changed the batteries. I'm not an OCD guy either, so it does get slightly normal to heavy usage daily. My friends who own it as well have no problems. I do understand there are problems, but not as major as you guys exaggerate it to be.
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Heard that noise! Mine is great too. Every time I read the posts on this board where people express frustration with the MM, I feel lucky that mine has been so great.
 
i really like the aluminum texture but not those two pointy edges
plus multi-touch pad looks awkward within the design...... anybody bia me?
 
Chundles said:
Now, forget the clickwheel/number pad overlays - I would buy one of these in a heartbeat rather than a new mouse.

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That is exactly what I want! A trackpad attached to a keyboard - I'm just too used to the trackpad.
 
my mighty mouse works great, BUT you have to admit, Logitech knows how to make a great mouse, better than Apple too.

As much as i love my MM i wouldn't claim it's better than a MX revolution. It works but not better.
 
New Mighty Mouse at Macworld (or shortly thereafter)?

Just saw this article on CNET but haven't seen anything about it over here (yes, I did a search). It sounds pretty cool but I'm not sure if I'd like it. Seems like it would take a long time to get used to.

Is it time for Apple's Mighty Mouse to get a tune-up?

That's the question many people on the Internet are asking as MacBlogz has published images of what it expects Apple to do with the multibutton mouse. Extrapolating from Apple's patents on multitouch, MacBlogz's prototype features a sleek profile and aluminum body.

The report notes that a 2007 patent application calls for an "arbitrary shaped grippable member" that would utilize positioning and multitouch detection to interpret a user's movement. Basically, it appears that the button would be replaced by a multitouch trackpad. "In essence, it would act as one seamless area from which a user could scroll and pan by dragging a finger over the device's surface," the report says.

The prototype's aluminum body is drawn from a parallel with the iMac and MacBook, which have shed their white, plastic shell for aluminum. The change in materials would also eliminate the build-up of gunk on the edges, the blog post suggests.

As far as shape goes, the prototype's lower profile would be "more versatile for complex gestures," while maintaining enough height to accommodate its batteries.

The mouse may be still be in the dream stage, but it's one Apple users would embrace.
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Oh my god apple I've been saying this to myself forever. Please come out with it I will buy it in a heartbeat!
 
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