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Apple debuts wireless version of Mighty Mouse
Apple has finally announced a wireless version of the Mighty Mouse, the multi-button mouse now included with some Macs.
The wireless Mighty Mouse is Bluetooth 2.0-based
A press release from Apple states:
"The wireless Mighty Mouse features a single seamless enclosure with programmable touch sensors that act as primary or secondary buttons. With a simple click on the upper right or left side of the mouse, users can instantly access features such as contextual menus found in Mac OS X and other applications. The wireless Mighty Mouse?' two other buttons are activated by pressing its Scroll Ball and squeezing its sides, and can be easily programmed to give users one-click access to Mac OS X 'Tiger' features such as Spotlight, Dashboard and Exposé, or to launch any application such as Safari or iChat."
The new wireless unit is priced at US $69, and works with either one or two AA batteries.
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to fustrating to use. Macally dot mouse and iOptiNet do what we want. The
Mighty Mouse may look cool, but it isn't for the Power User/Mac Professional.
imho
Tom
batteries gets expensive over time.
Wonder if they have resolved the scroll ball problems, especially from finger oil
etc. I'm on my 2nd mighty mouse (first stopped functioning after 4 months -
covered by warranty). I like the design and how it functions. Don't like that it
can't be cleaned internally.
You are wrong. Rechargeable NiMH AA batteries are very economical to run. You
can share the charger with all the other AA requiring devices in your office or
household. You really shouldn't use disposable AAs!
two sets of 2100+ mAh NiMH batteries will have the mouse last longer then
traditional AA's, and you have one set to run while the other is recharging
(and they should get over 500 charges, which should last many years)
(I do this with my digital camera, mouse, and one particular home theater
remote that sucks up more power then most)
compared to wired ones? As far as I know, you cannot login into singel user
mode with the wireless ones. And they consume batteries! I mean, my wired
keyboard and mouse work great...
You can get into single-user mode using a wireless keyboard (holding down
Command-S at startup) (at least with Apple's keyboard), but once you're there,
the Mac and/or keyboard don't respond to anything you type. Isn't that clever?
Indeed, the inability of Bluetooth keyboards and mice to work in Single User
Mode is a serious drawback from a maintenance standpoint. As a result, it's
advisable to keep a wired keyboard and mouse available for troubleshooting.
But how often does the average user boot into SUM? It's not like they demo the
procedure at the Apple Store. Every time I do it on a client's computer
they get a very puzzled look on their face and ask what the heck an I doing? In
other words, for most people it will never be an issue. For those of us who
need to be concerned, forewarned is forearmed.
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Don't anthropomorphize computers.
They hate that.
The single-user issue was fixed in 10.4.3 -- the wireless keyboard has worked
perfectly in single-user mode since that release.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301984
- by Ethical Paul 2 July 26, 2006 5:20 AM PDT
- The mighty mouse is pretty, but the right click function is horrible. 1/2 the
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(9 Comments)time it registers as a left click and you have to re-click. Could they just put an
actual right click button on there instead of always have to play Buck Rogers
with the hall effect sensor crap?