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Review: Mighty Mouse

Apple has never been big on two-buttoned mice. Ever since the Lisa in the 80s, they have always shipped a one – button mouse with their desktop computers. Apple admirers claimed it was for simplicities sake, and critics said it was because Macs were for idiots, and as such they could only use one-buttoned mice. However, Apple recently announced a new mouse. They jumped the gap and went straight from one button to four, surprising everyone.

The OoBE (or ‘Out of Box Experience’) is typical Apple – small, stylish and very nice. There’s not really a lot to say about the packaging; it has some pictures of the mouse and an Apple logo on it, and thats it. Opening it up reveals the Mighty Mouse tucked away in a cardboard holder.

The Mighty Mouse utilizes USB 1.1 or 2.0, and has an 800dpi optical sensor (with a red LED underneath). However, there is a wireless version available which uses Bluetooth and has an invisible laser sensor instead (this review applies to both models since the wireless version is virtually identical)… Read more

Mouse with Handwriting Input

Hanwang Technology have combined a mouse with a handwriting input to solve the problem caused by limited special-character keys on keyboards. Simply draw out the character you want to type into the middle of the mouse with the provided stylus, which slots neatly into the side of the mouse, and it will translate it into text. Such a simple and useful idea with a decent implementation is what gadgetry is all about. They get the thumbs-up from us.

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