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Apple Ambidextrous Mouse idea could auto-recognize users

Chris Davies — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:18:18 +0000

A new Apple patent application for an Ambidextrous Mouse has been submitted, describing a wireless, user-configurable mouse that could automatically recognize whether it was being held by a left- or right-handed user and adjust its virtual buttons and other controls accordingly. Perhaps more interestingly, however, Apple suggests that the peripheral could also be used to

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iMac Core i7 Review (Mid 2010)

Vincent Nguyen — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:27:57 +0000

Apple’s recent refresh of the all-in-one iMac range may not have concurred with all of the preceding rumors, but the main expectation was certainly met: faster processors than ever before. Fresh to the SlashGear test bench is the 27-inch iMac, with the flagship quadcore Intel CPU. Pairing a 2.93GHz Core i7 processor with 4GB of

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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse tipped as Apple Magic Mouse rival

Chris Davies — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:41:49 +0000

A new product listing for a Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse (product code RVF-00003, with an MRSP of around $70) has prompted speculation that the company are preparing their own rival to Apple’s Magic Mouse. istartedsomething spotted the scant details online, together with an arctouchmouse.com placeholder, and drew some tentative connections between the presumed new peripheral and

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iPad gets Bluetooth Magic Mouse hack [Video]

Chris Davies — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:51:09 +0000

Having argued why I disagreed with Apple’s stance that the stylus is dead and the finger is the way forward this weekend, it’s interesting to see other users obviously unsatisfied with solely-touchscreen control of their iPad. Over at Redmond Pie they’ve been demonstrating how to hook up an Apple Magic Mouse to a jailbroken iPad

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Apple sued over multitouch IP: iPad & iPhone imports under threat?

Chris Davies — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:45:34 +0000

Apple’s iPad might be shipping out to preorder customers, but there’s at least one company who’d like to put a stop to it. Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics have filed a suit against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) today, on the premise that the Cupertino company’s multitouch implementation impinges on one of their

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ColorWare offer custom iMac and Magic Mouse paintjobs

Chris Davies — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:51:12 +0000

If your Core i7 iMac isn’t unique enough – and if you have one that powers on and has an intact screen, then from the sound of things it’s already pretty rare – then you could always turn to ColorWare for help. The customization company have announced that they’re happily take your Apple all-in-one (or

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Magic Mouse update adds OS X Leopard support

Chris Davies — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:31 +0000

Apple have released Magic Mouse drivers for Mac OS X 10.5.8, which will allow those still running OS X Leopard to use the multitouch functionality of the new peripheral. The update is accompanied by the 10.6.1 Snow Leopard driver; however, the imminent OS X 10.6.2 release is expected to add native support for Magic Mouse

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Apple Magic Mouse gets inevitable teardown

Chris Davies — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:12:21 +0000

Apple’s Magic Mouse is impressing us on the desktop, but what sort of evil spirits might be lurking inside? iFixit bravely donned protective eyewear and grabbed the nearest set of screwdrivers in order to strip the multitouch mouse down to its bare boards, in their latest Apple teardown. There’s actually more glue than screws involved

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Apple new MacBook, Mac mini, iMac and Magic Mouse hands-on

Vincent Nguyen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:06:09 +0000

The Apple Store has just gone back online with a broad sweep of updates, and I’ve been catching up with Apple this morning to go hands-on with the new range. After the cut, all the details and some hands-on feedback with the new 13.3-inch MacBook, three new Mac mini desktops, four new iMacs with 21.5-inch

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