Apple debuts Mighty Mouse

Apple today introduced , its next generation mouse with several innovative new features, including four independently programmable buttons, an Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction-vertically, horizontally and even diagonally, and more. "With the Scroll Ball, users can scroll with natural, fluid movements, making Mighty Mouse perfect for applications from viewing web pages and photographs, to video editing and music creation." Apple says the Mighty Mouse is the first multi-button mouse that retains the simplicity of a single-button mouse, and can be used as a single- or multi-button mouse depending on the user's preference. It features a single seamless enclosure with programmable touch sensors that act as primary or secondary buttons. MIghty Mouse is available now for $50 from the Apple Store.

"With Mighty Mouse, we've simply built a better mouse," said David Moody,
Apple's vice president of Worldwide Mac Product Marketing. "With its
innovative Scroll Ball and unique integration of multiple buttons, Mighty
Mouse adds functionality while retaining the elegant, easy-to-use Apple
design."

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(R) X and other applications. Mighty Mouse's 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 version 10.4.2 "Tiger" features such as Spotlight, Dashboard and Expose, or to launch any application such as Safari or iChat.

Mighty Mouse features an easy-to-use design that comfortably fits the left
or right hand and an optical tracking engine for responsive and accurate
cursor movement on almost any type of surface. With up to four programmable
buttons, Mighty Mouse makes it easy to access key features of Tiger with the
side buttons and Scroll Ball providing quick, one-click access to Spotlight,
Dashboard and Expose.

by MacNN Staff