If you have the Bluetooth icon showing in your menu bar you can see the battery level for the trackpad in there without going into System Prefs.Really the only you know what the % of power is by going to trackpad preferences? I would have thoughtin all their genius would build an indicator level INTO the trackpad itself in some seamless way.
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Yeah but you have to go into Bluetooth icon, Trackpad to popup another window to show you the current battery level. I understand desktop real-estate is very limited, so the intuitive thing would be to at least include a low-indicator light on the device itself to know *when* to check the Bluetooth icon.
It's a definite flaw, which at least gives me hope that by the end of next week we'll have the battery level displayed directly in the menu bar courtesy of some bright spark uploading their new app to MacUpdate.
Any developers reading this......THAT MEANS YOU!!!!
Any developers reading this......THAT MEANS YOU!!!!
It's a definite flaw, which at least gives me hope that by the end of next week we'll have the battery level displayed directly in the menu bar courtesy of some bright spark uploading their new app to MacUpdate.
Any developers reading this......THAT MEANS YOU!!!!
Why do you have any hope that there will be such an update? Wireless keyboard has been out for some time and still no such update.
Because the answer is on the bottom of our feet??
You need a dictionary. For words like sole & function.
Huh? Maybe Wacom better do some better marketing. I don't spend my life perusing the peripheral market, not for a lack of soul, but in fact because of a soul that prefers spending spare time out doors, or listening to music, or watching a good comedy, or .... Additionally, I might also value stye and design, not wanting a desk that looks like a mixed bag of disposable electronics.
I just looked up Wacom's site, and had I come across Wacom's Bambo Touch a while ago, I likely would have gotten it. However, I prefer the style of the MT, which matches my MBP, Cinema Display, Apple Aluminum Key Board, and yes an external drive designed to mix and match with Apple aluminum designs, all on top of my frosted glass desk with aluminum edgings. So, after looking at the Bambo, I'm completely happy with my purchase, which has improved my computing immensely, while keeping my workspace stylish.
Yes, style matters. Functionality matters, too. And while Apple usually does not invent a lot of things, they are good at mixing style and functionality. They did not come up with GUI or the, just made it accessible; they did not invent the MP3 player, but made the usable and marketable; they did not invent the smart phone; though produced the first one worthy of the moniker; and apparently they did not invent the first multi-touch peripheral; but did make a damn stylish one that with it's slight tilt, as the post above states, really adds to the ease of use, as with incorporating the click mechanism in the feet. It ain't for all, surely, as nothing is, but I find it cool.
But what do I know, apparently I don't have a soul. Christ, some people take this stuff too seriously. Time to walk my dog, while y'all play with your mice.
Style is important but this argument misses the point. For at least couple of years Wacom was selling new "revolutionary" input device which by the way was well known amongst Apple users because Wacom tablets are used primarily by graphic designers and yet the device has not gained much following. My point is that the "new" device perhaps is not as magical as some people are portraying it to be because if it was people would have heard about it and eventually adopted it. It has not happened. I think it's not a coincidence that Magic Mouse users are the most eager adopters of the new Apple tablet. Perhaps it's time for Apple to stop experimenting on people
Style is important but this argument misses the point. For at least couple of years Wacom was selling new "revolutionary" input device which by the way was well known amongst Apple users because Wacom tablets are used primarily by graphic designers and yet the device has not gained much following. My point is that the "new" device perhaps is not as magical as some people are portraying it to be because if it was people would have heard about it and eventually adopted it. It has not happened. I think it's not a coincidence that Magic Mouse users are the most eager adopters of the new Apple tablet. Perhaps it's time for Apple to stop experimenting on people
Nope, did not miss the point. Though I used to date a graphic artist some 20 years ago, I am not one, and last I checked the world where Mac users were all graphic artists was long, long ago. I did not buy it because it is magical, nor because I thought that Apple was the first (as I said, Apple develops upon ideas more often then invents). And I, for one, am happy that Apple, or any other business for that matter, experiments. It's how private enterprise works. Yes, sometimes it flops, though I suspect that there are plenty of happy Magic Mouse users (never got one, so I could not evaluate one). And I'm not sure that you have the numbers or reasons of MM adopters of the MT (yes, I hate Magic moniker, but I try not to let silly marketing persuade or dissuade me from buying products), but it could be that they like the multi-touch on the mouse and want to expand that with a larger tablet. They may also keep the MM and use it in conjunction with the MT. But again, I don't have those figures, nor would anybody at this time, and you certainly would not get them from the biased samples identified in threads like these.
But my original purpose of posting on this thread was not to hail the all-great and revolutionary Apple. I saw the product, and came here to see other's experiences, then bought one, so I thought I'd return the favor to those posting experiences. So as I posted earlier, it works great, looks great, and has functionality beyond what is advertised such that it has full functionality with my 2008 MBP when documentation stated that three-fingered dragging would not work. And as I found out last night, the software even upgraded the functionality of the trackpad on my MPB by adding all the multi touch functionality to my laptop's trackpad. Revolutionary? Nah. But I'm happy nonetheless.
Just to make sure that I was not sucked into the Jobs reality distortion field, I read up on the Bamboo Touch. You know, Apple Store actually sells them, and there are some fairly positive reviews, though some negative ones as well. Mind you, these reviews were out long before the MT was produced. The one I found most telling was the one from the guy who bought one because he loved the multi-touch features with his MBP trackpad. But even with the larger surface area of the Bamboo, he did not find it as accurate as the MBP, and it did not have all of the gestures. Others who like it note that it is complicated to setup and learn. My guess is that this guy is going to get a MT. And after reading the reviews, I don't think that I'll be trading mine in for a Bamboo.
This product seems to be yet another example of Apple's ability to innovate through better implementation. It's simple and intuitive to use, elegant in design, and the tear down shows that the elegant design holds a lot of detail.
This product seems to be yet another example of Apple's ability to innovate through better implementation. It's simple and intuitive to use, elegant in design, and the tear down shows that the elegant design holds a lot of detail.
It's a definite flaw, which at least gives me hope that by the end of next week we'll have the battery level displayed directly in the menu bar courtesy of some bright spark uploading their new app to MacUpdate.
Any developers reading this......THAT MEANS YOU!!!!
Sorry, us developers realize that actual battery levels effect a users experience more than an icon showing battery levels. Doing what you want would either 1) significantly reduce battery life or 2) be so inaccurate you'd have something fair to actually complain about.
IMO what people prefer when it comes to mouse or trackpad has mostly to do with what they are more used to.
It took me a couple of months or more before an ibook trackpad felt more natural than a mouse. I then switched back to mouse when getting a desktop system and now I'm back to the (magic) trackpad. I only wish they would have done away with the mechanical clicking altogether, that would have been more radical. I only use tap to click.
It would be cool if you could use the trackpad for drawing the password when logging in.
That way it wouldn't be a passWORD, more like pass symbol.
It took me a couple of months or more before an ibook trackpad felt more natural than a mouse. I then switched back to mouse when getting a desktop system and now I'm back to the (magic) trackpad. I only wish they would have done away with the mechanical clicking altogether, that would have been more radical. I only use tap to click.
It would be cool if you could use the trackpad for drawing the password when logging in.
That way it wouldn't be a passWORD, more like pass symbol.