Apple have unleashed another new wave of products upon us. This time may favourite of them is the "Magic Mouse", a great new multi-touch device using similar technology to that used in the current Macbook and Macbook Pro trackpads.
The Multi-Touch area covers the top surface of Magic Mouse, and the mouse itself is the button. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double-click anywhere. Inside Magic Mouse is a chip that tells it exactly what you want to do. Which means Magic Mouse won’t confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you’re just resting your hand on it.
The only real problem I have is that it's only available as a wireless mouse and I do get fed up with Apple's wireless devices and know a few people who got to the point of changing batteries daily. Despite my reservations about wireless devices I am still extremely tempted of getting one of these new bluetooth enabled mice as it will be great to try one. It would appear the wired Mighty Mouse is now referred to as the just Apple Mouse now as well. Anyone who buys one of the new iMacs will get one of these with it, but you can buy them on their own for £55 ($69).
Next up there is a new range of Macbooks that are lighter and thinner, using the same Unibody technology as the Macbook Pros. The trackpad is now made of glass, has a better LED backlit screen, and lasts for approximately 7 hours on a single charge. The Mac Mini has also been updated with more memory, a faster processor, and includes 5 USB ports, 1 Firewire 800 port, a mini display port, and mini DVI port.
The iMac range has been updated so that the basic model is a Core 2 Duo, and the top models use the quad-core processors Core i5 and Core i7. The screens are 21.5" and 27" LED backlit screens with an aspect ratio of 16:9 (so it's designed for watching movies on).
You'll also notice that there are some new Apple Remotes. I'm not entirely sure why these have been updated and I think they look a little ugly right now, but maybe the design will grow on me after a while.
