Cordless Bluetooth... is there any other kind of Bluetooth?Two reliable sources confirm that Apple is near completion on a cordless Bluetooth mouse. The information we received is minimal. We know that the mouse will be rechargable when not in use via a FireWire connection and that Apple hopes to ship with the introduction of (970) PowerMacs.
MacObserver notes that Apple filed a patent application for a "Mouse having a rotary dial."
Originally posted by yzedf
Cordless Bluetooth... is there any other kind of Bluetooth?![]()
Recharge through Firewire? What a waste of a port. Why not have a dock (same as other cordless rechargeable mice) that just plugs into the wall?
Originally posted by yzedf
Recharge through Firewire? What a waste of a port. Why not have a dock (same as other cordless rechargeable mice) that just plugs into the wall?
well the ipod dock is firewire, so maybe there will be a "firewire" dock, who knows. if i could ask for anything it would be the powerbutton back on the keyboard, i loved it so much, with the imacs and emacs its just annoying reaching your hand back their to turn it on.Originally posted by yzedf
Cordless Bluetooth... is there any other kind of Bluetooth?![]()
Recharge through Firewire? What a waste of a port. Why not have a dock (same as other cordless rechargeable mice) that just plugs into the wall?
Originally posted by dongmin
well looprumors sure is throwing a lot of sh** on the wall. First, it's the "Move over Audrey" home appliance; then, it's the mouse-ipod-phone thingy; and now a bluetooth mouse. What's gonna be the next gadget rumor du jour?
Originally posted by Flowbee
At this point, making up rumors is probably the only way they can keep up a reasonable amount of traffic. Face it, most of us probably see the blurb here and then click the link to read the full report, whether we believe it or not. Presto, tons of traffic. Then when things slow down after a few days, they make up something new. Who would even bother to read that site, otherwise.
Originally posted by tacojohn
What if apple introduced one of these:
MobileWise
The size of a mouse pad. The bluetooth mouse would charge off of that, but when the user wanted to take it they could just take it off the pad and it would work- say like 20 hour battery life or something.
I personally can't wait until desk tops are made out of this- its a pain to have to plug in my computer, palm, iPod, phone, and gameboy.
I seriously doubt this but it would be cool maybe. I have an optical mouse, but still use a mouse pad.
Originally posted by nagromme
I'd choose USB for charging--and as a way to use the mouse when the batttery's drained, or with your other, non-Bluetooth Macs.
Originally posted by zap23
Sorry to burst your bubble, buddy, but USB doesn't carry enough power to charge stuff. That happens to be a reason FireWire is used for iPod.
Originally posted by zap23
That happens to be a reason FireWire is used for iPod.
plinkoman said:the iPod is firewire because it transfers the files much quicker, it has nothing to do with power