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Magic Trackpad Details: Software Update Required, Clicking Feet, and a New Gesture

baryon said:
It appears the software update also enables the gestures on MacBook Pros? Can someone confirm?
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It may. But it just might allow the Magic Trackpad to work and support the gestures, and not the old trackpads (the one with a separate button)

saxon48 said:
Does this mean we can get inertial scrolling now in the mid-2009 MBP's?
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I'm not sure. But if you have a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro, does it show up in Software Update? If it does, download it, and let us know.
 
baryon said:
It appears the software update also enables the gestures on MacBook Pros? Can someone confirm?
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Yep, Three-finger drag works as advertised.
 

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saxon48 said:
Does this mean we can get inertial scrolling now in the mid-2009 MBP's?
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According to this, we do (I have 17" Early 2009). Installing update now.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4254

Update: I had the inertial scrolling with the Magic Mouse, so I'm happy to have that feature on the MBP. But, the big surprise was the 3-finger dragging. It's great. I never liked the tap-drag option (it caused a delay in normal tapping, and it wasn't reliable). With 3-finger dragging, you just tap with 3-fingers and drag (with 3-fingers). It seems to work with anything draggable (for instance, dragging the URL from Safari to a folder or to iChat).
 
"Clicking feet"? That just gave me an idea: I wonder how easy it would be to use this on the floor as some sort of secondary input device ... with your toes! :D
 
With BetterTouchTool, I'm sure it will be awesome. I'm sure Apple has it pretty limited, and I'm guessing the tracking speed won't be fast enough. But a third party program should really open it up.

Hope the battery life is better than the Magic mouse.

Are there any differences between this and some of the Wacom or other Tablets? I haven't used them before, just curious.
 
RMo said:
"Clicking feet"? That just gave me an idea: I wonder how easy it would be to use this on the floor as some sort of secondary input device ... with your toes! :D
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Kinda like foot petals on an organ. Interesting concept though.
 
Must resist the lust...must resist... cannot resist!! MUST HAVE MAGIC TRACKPAD.
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I'm assuming it is the same width (from front edge to back edge) as the current keyboards?

I have a macbook pro and a wireless keyboard with mighty mouse so I don't really need this. But regarding someone saying it isn't really a game changer, I agree, but what this does do is offer people the choice of traditional mouse vs multitouch, and it allows those using macbooks to use the same input method regardless if they use the macbook out and about or while at their desk.
 
Wait a minute. Are you saying you can use this with Windows XP, yet requires SL on a Mac? :mad:
 
pcguru83 said:
I'm not so sure about the feet clicking and not the trackpad itself. Hopefully it works just as well as it does on the laptops.
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I know, that just seems bizarre to me. What if someone wanted to use this on a couch for controlling a Mac mini connected to their TV? I'm sure a future revision will get rid of the clicking feet.
 
cult hero said:
Yes. The late 2008 models as well. I just confirmed it.
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Apparently the early 2008 MBP (separate button, but with multitouch gestures) doesn't get the update... Software Update is empty. Is there a manual download I can try?
 
FINALLY, mid-2009 MacBook Pro's get inertial scrolling.

I don't know what took so long. I'm a bit annoyed that Apple used it as a selling point for the more recent MacBooks, when the older ones could support it all along.
 
So, with this and a capacitive pen, does one need to buy a Wacom tablet anymore? (I am referring to the smaller versions; Bamboo etc.)
 
If I have a magic mouse would this be useless?

If I have a magic mouse would this be useless? I would love to be able to pinch for zoom in ProTools.
 
It's a bummer for me about the clicky feet... I was hoping to use this on my lap to run my Mac Mini media center. Seems like with the clicky feet I would need a solid surface on which it rests. There is the tap to click, but I don't like that as much.

I'll have to try one out once they are in stores and see what I think.
 
The feet do the click?!?! WTH? So in other words... your hand probably has to be somewhere close to the bottom (at least the bottom half) of the pad for a click to even work? Once again Apple puts form before function.
 
MacRumors said:
Apple's Magic Trackpad is priced at $69 and requires two AA batteries, available as part of Apple's new battery charger set also released today.
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No. No No No No No No No No No No No No.

It required two AA batteries. End of sentence. People really shouldn't be encouraged to buy Apple's iCharger. It's blatant stick-a-logo-on-anything and it shouldn't be encouraged in any way shape or form.
 
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