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- The Magic Mouse 2 was one of Apple’s most controversial designs when it was released in 2015.
- Apple can, and should, make a better computer mouse.
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Apple is on a roll lately.
This year, the company unveiled a Mac desktop that professionals can get excited about, debuted a stunning standalone computer monitor, added Dark Mode to the iPhone, unleashed the potential of the iPad by freeing it from the iPhone’s operating system, and so much more. It even unveiled a credit card this year!
It feels like Apple’s technical prowess is finally catching up to the company’s incredible designs. But if there’s one product that still needs some love, it’s Apple’s computer mouse, the Magic Mouse.
For over 20 years, from 1983 to 2005, every computer mouse that Apple built just had a single button. It was simple, and reflected Apple’s own design philosophies.
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In 2005, Apple introduced the Mighty Mouse. This design had four controls instead of one, including a pressure-sensitive track ball.
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Four years later, in 2009, Apple ditched the Mighty Mouse for the Magic Mouse. This was the first design to support multi-touch gestures on the mouse itself, and connected to computers via Bluetooth. It was powered by two AA batteries.
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Source: Business Insider – dsmith@businessinsider.com (Dave Smith)