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Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse - Confirmed

Sounds like this could be the mystery product that PowerPage was talking about.

I'm glad that Apple is going with this, but I also hope, like others, that it is a two-button mouse.

Regards,
Gus

P.S. After a couple of weeks, it sure feels good to have a solid rumor again. ;)
 
Originally posted by GetSome681
DO NOT RETURN IT!

The mx700 will be a MUCH better mouse than this apple wireless mouse, pending the apple mouse operates over bluetooth. The radio technology that logitech uses in the mx700 is much faster than bluetooth, resulting in hardly no noticeable lag. If people try telling you otherwise, they don't know what they're talking, and have never done any real gaming with a bluetooth mouse.
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Now that's really interesting! What sort of technology does the MX700 use then? I have to say I was pleasantly suprised by the accuracy and responsiveness of the MX. Add to that NiMH, 8 buttons, scroll wheel, nice weight, docking station and you have a real winner.

e.
 
I believe Logitech uses RF istead of bluetooth. This is pretty cool, though, it's nice to see some concrete proof that Apple has something new and cool up their sleeves...even though I have a PowerBook and have no need to use them, it's just cool to know that they will be out there. If the mice do have multiple buttons, I might consider a bluetooth mouse for the times I may like to have the extra function over my single track button.
 
Re: 2-button w/scroll

Originally posted by MoparShaha
If its not a two button mouse with scroll, I'll go insane. C'mon apple, get with the 21st century.
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Man, I couldn't agree more!! :rolleyes: For as much as I would LOVE an Apple bluetooth based wireless keyboard/mouse combo, there is NO way in hell I will give up the functionality I gain by having a Logitech scrollwheel mouse. It just wouldn't be worth it! PLEEEEASE Apple, give us more options that than that one stupid mouse button already!:mad:
 
Originally posted by esheep2001
Now that's really interesting! What sort of technology does the MX700 use then? I have to say I was pleasantly suprised by the accuracy and responsiveness of the MX. Add to that NiMH, 8 buttons, scroll wheel, nice weight, docking station and you have a real winner.

e.
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It uses what they call "Fast RF Technology"
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?c...topics&CRID=463&parentCRID=272&contentID=6076

It's basically just a radio frequency, but I forget at what exact frequency it runs at.

I'm not dissing any bluetooth mice, just saying that if you do anything more than casual surfing (especially fps gaming) a bluetooth mouse might not be for you.
 
Originally posted by esheep2001
And I just bought an MX700

Doh!

e.
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Me too! There was an incredible deal at the Dell peripherals store that I just couldn't give up... dang, and the mouse is supposed to arrive today to my front door. Oh well, at least I'll have a year or two to wait for all the kinks to get worked out ... :rolleyes:
 
Re: IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!

Originally posted by tazznb
If it's not a 2-button mouse I may not purchase it (even if it matches the G5 tower's aluminum).
Tazzy
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You are preaching to the converted!

I simply cannot use a 1 button mouse anymore, it is simply not as userfriendly and functional as a mouse with 2 buttons, a scroll wheel which also pushes down as a button.

Cmon, stop being so cheap apple! splurge for the extra 75 cents it will cost to make a mouse that way.
 
Originally posted by esheep2001
And I just bought an MX700

Doh!

e.
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Don't be too hasty master Merry! I have the MX700 and it is an awsome mouse. Apple will have to come out with a very good design indeed to top this; and considering their last attempts (do we remember the puck?) I'm not overly confident it will be better than the MX700. Besides, the MX already matches the G5 :cool:
 
For everyone concerned that the mouse will not have 2 buttons or a scroll wheel, I wouldnt be so worried.

Steve himself made a point of demonstrating Panther with a 2 button mouse and made several references to using a 2 button mouse to take advantage of alot of Panthers features.

It was pretty obvious back then that Panther was going to be a new way of doing things, and Steve himself was hinting at those changes by making so many references to using 2 button mouses.

Looks like Paris will be the perfect platform to debut the keyboards and mouses especially if that too is the time that Panther begins shipping.

Ive been waiting for this for a long time, now if only Apple would release the 15" powerbooks too Ill be a very happy boy :)
 
I wouldn't criticize Bluteooth mice too soon. It may indeed be impossible to make one with excellent responsiveness--but it may be possible.

There's only BEEN one Bluetooth mouse in wide use--Microsoft's--so all we can really judge fairly is THAT mouse.
 
I knew it...too

I just bought the MS BT Mouse yesterday, and I was thinking to myself "wonder when Apple is going to release their BT mouse/keyboard". Ahhh not anytime soon I'll go ahead and get this one. Newman! It is a nice mouse though. Like the way it fits in hand, just wish it would allow me to configure the extra buttons. Apple's should be much better.

Well now we know. No date, but at least we know that it should be here before Panther is released.
 
Originally posted by Gus
I'm glad that Apple is going with this, but I also hope, like others, that it is a two-button mouse.
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Two! I've been hooked on 3 buttons, scroll + back and forward for longer than I care to remember. The first thing I did when I switched (yes, I'm a 1st gen flat panel iMac switcher now awaiting my dual 2G G5) was try my MS explorer. The apple mouse simply sucks, big time. It was a nice philosophy when 'WIMP's first appeared on the scene but given the guys from Logitech are from the originators of the WIMP concept and themselves advocate these multi-button mice it's time apple followed suit.

Take a look here:
http://sloan.stanford.edu/mousesite/1968Demo.html
for some interesting history.

Note that Doug Engelbart is now director of his company, Bootstrap Institute and Bootstrap is housed rent free courtesy of the Logitech :)

Two buttons? Nah, bring on the five button + scroll monster at least!

e.
 
mesh mice

An aluminum mouse with perforated skin would be excellent. A little fan in it would be awesome as well to keep the working hand cool (power consumption....I know...I know.....).
 
Re: mesh mice

Originally posted by proglife
An aluminum mouse with perforated skin would be excellent.
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Helloooooo mr. Gunk! lol

Mouses get dirty quickly enough as it is, got to wash it every few days. (And yes, I shower everyday) I wonder how dirt friendly perforated alu would be... and also, I'm not a big fan of how the G5 looks. I love it looking at it from the side... but front and back... oh well. If I get one, I'll set it on my desk so I get to look at it sideway.
 
NO PUCKS!!!

I wonder about the rumors of the scroll wheel similar to the iPod's that were floating around for a while. Might be something even better than a traditional scroll wheel.

And I sure hope there it's got a wired solution as well as batteries. I love goin wireless, but you can't have your keyboard or mouse crap out on you in the middle of the night when a paper is due.
 
AA batteries? Too bad...

I was hoping that Apple would do something similar to the iPod.

The Keyboard/Mouse would have a built-in rechargable battery, and come with a 2-ended USB cable. So you could use it wireless, then when the batteries got low you could plug it in and use it wired while the batteries charged off of the USB power.

That's more of the kind of innovation I'd hope to see from Apple.
 
Re: IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!

Originally posted by tazznb
I hope they're nice, too!
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I know that this is a nice to have item, but I don't see what the big deal is. If you wanted a wireless keyboard or mouse, you could get one from a third party.
 
Re: MX700 OS X compatible?

Originally posted by bukweet
Does the Logitech MX700 ship with OS X native software?
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Yes, but like I said before, it's not as flexible as the MS equivalent. Luckily the extra cruise and quick switch buttons can be reprogrammed and cover the extra funcionality I need.

e.
 
AA's

If they came with built in rechargable batteries, then the devices would be *far* more expensive, and no one would buy them.

Heck, they're likely to be more expensive than the third parties anyway.

So let's not go expecting the moon for the price of a few acres in backwoods Arkansas here...

Jaedreth
 
Originally posted by mactastic
NO PUCKS!!!

I wonder about the rumors of the scroll wheel similar to the iPod's that were floating around for a while. Might be something even better than a traditional scroll wheel.

And I sure hope there it's got a wired solution as well as batteries. I love goin wireless, but you can't have your keyboard or mouse crap out on you in the middle of the night when a paper is due.
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You can buy a 4 pack of AA batteries for a buck at any dollar store. They're much easier to find than AAA. My Logitech mouse has been using the same 2 batteries since a bought it 6 months ago, and I'm on the computer all the time. All this talk about batteries running out, try having a few packs on hand. ( 2 bucks, 8 fresh batteries)
 
Re: AA batteries? Too bad...

Originally posted by RalphNumbers
I was hoping that Apple would do something similar to the iPod.

The Keyboard/Mouse would have a built-in rechargable battery, and come with a 2-ended USB cable. So you could use it wireless, then when the batteries got low you could plug it in and use it wired while the batteries charged off of the USB power.

That's more of the kind of innovation I'd hope to see from Apple.
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and maybe also like the ipod, it could have a dock that plugged into one end of that cable to drop the mouse in.
 
it's not hard to buy rechargable batteries and a charger. i used the same 4 batteries in my portable cd player, everyday, for a year and a half before they started to go. i imagine with the low power consumption of a keyboard or mouse they would last a couple years at least.
 
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