Apple Intros Magic Trackpad For Desktops, Battery Charger Accessory
Basically, this is a trackpad right out of a MacBook Pro, but larger and equipped with Bluetooth for use with the iMac and Mac Pro. We're sure that Apple will be keeping this compatible with Macs alone, but there's a chance that someone could hack it to work with PCs in the future. Apple isn't shelling out too many details about the pad, but you can definitely use it in place of a mouse, just as you use a trackpad in place of a mouse on a laptop. Inertial scrolling, multi-finger gestures, swiping, pinching, zooming and scrolling can now all be accomplished on your Mac desktop without a mouse. That's a pretty radical change, and we fully anticipate other companies following suit with similar options for the PC.
On a slightly smaller, less important note, Apple is evidently entering the rechargeable battery space. It's probably the strangest Apple product to be revealed in many, many years, but Apple is actually now selling an Apple Battery Charger. It's a pretty simple device. You just plug it into your wall and insert up to 2 AA rechargeable Apple batteries (shame it won't charge 4 of them), with $29 buying you the charger itself along with 6 NiMH batteries that can last up to 10 years, but they probably won't if you use them regularly. We suspect Apple created this after unveiling so many battery-needing devices (Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, etc.), but we can't see why you'd choose Apple batteries over any other rechargeable battery.
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"but we can't see why you'd choose Apple batteries over any other rechargeable battery." Apple Fan: Because it's Apple! And it's White! and....SHINY! WEWT Normal Person: $29 bucks for a charger that only charges 2 batteries at a time and only comes with 6 batteries? I'll stick with my Eneloops. But in all seriousness, that trackpad looks nice. Programmers, start your engines for a W7 conversion! (although it already has Blue tooth so W7 should recognize it if you have BT) |
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They have apple batteries? O.o wow that came to me as a surprise... :) Chainzsaw, i have white rechargeable batteries, but they aren't apple :P. Then there goes the brand "Eneloops" :D Also Chainzsaw, the pad is Mac only unless hacked :) |
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is this supposed to be a replacement for a mouse? or in addition to? Cuz uhhhh... i'll stick with my mouse. I can't stand those things on laptops... I wouldn't want one with my desktop. |
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I totally agree with you acarzt. I saw that and thought: "Wow... now your desktop input experience can be as horrible as on a laptop." |
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NO...You need one because its magic!!! The magic Turtleneck says so! Just think about how much your girlfriend would think you are magic if you spent the money you would save buying PC's...ON HER! Or I guess if you buy Apples then you don't need a girlfriend! Just lots of porn and a turtleneck! OH...Now I get it! They use that instead of a sock, and tell themselves that they are better than you!! Talk about narcissism! |
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Think this would work better as one of those design pads that are used for cad drawings |
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i'd rather have a touch screen, a keyboard and a mouse :-) |
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Is it just me or does it seem like apple is making more crappy over priced items. |
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Is it just me or does it seem like apple is making more crappy over priced items.
Yeah, Its just you....They have been making overpriced crappy items for a long time now! Ever since those goofy clear colored all-in -ones back in the late 90's:P |
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lol... my School used to have a bunch of those I'm glad they've moved to PCs :-) |
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I said making more crappy items |
What crappy items? I don't know about you but the magic trackpad is perfect because we're only using like one hand at a time and a design pad would just be impractical. |
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