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By Justin Yu
Oct 22, 2009

Good

6.7

out of 10

The good: Sexy design; vertical scrolling works like a physical scroll wheel; pairs easily with Mac computers; ambidextrous.

The bad: Awkwardly narrow profile; doesn't work with Windows PCs; laser sensor not as advanced as Darkfield and BlueTrack competition; horizontal swipes don't feel as natural as thumb buttons; can't customize swiping functions; no pinching.

The bottom line: Apple's new wireless Magic Mouse gets a sleek makeover and even has multitouch controls, but it's better as a portable laptop companion rather than a full-size desktop accessory. The swiping gestures add interactivity to Web browsing and media, but the awkwardly narrow single button design leaves us reaching for better mice from Logitech and others.

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Mouse of the Year

Nov 1, 2009

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Cool design as always.
Cons: None so far
Opinion:
It works straight out of the box. Responsive laser tracking, you can even trash that mouse pad. Apple's "Less-is-More" approach had did it once again. I've got mine, love it & it should be awarded "Mouse-of-the-Year 2009"!

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Teaser of a Multi-Touch Tomorrow....

Oct 22, 2009

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Slick Design, Battery Life, Multi-Touch Functionality
Cons: Unfamiliar Territories - 'Multi-Touch on a Mouse'; No Squeeze buttons for quick Expose
Opinion:
This is possibly a device which signals to a purely buttonless future with all Mac/Apple devices. Apple has an obsession to make things simpler for consumers and it is constantly working towards bringing new innovative and interesting ways of making consumers use the product they would otherwise have NOT used...
Lets face it, No one uses a Blackberry(any model)/Samsung/LG/Nokia handset as much as an iPhone user uses his/her iPhone or for that matter an iPod Touch even.... Its not about ground breaking technology alone... its about giving the customer something that he/she would be delighted to use every single time they take in their hands or slip into their pockets....

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