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11.28.09

Apple's Magic Mouse Mates a Multitouch Trackpad With Traditional Pointer

By John Mahoney Posted 10.20.2009 at 11:43 am 10 Comments

Magic Mouse: Apple

Good idea: ditch the annoying scroll nipple (especially annoying on Apple's previous mice) and turn the entire top surface into a multitouch trackpad. That's what Apple's done with the Magic Mouse. Is this the end of the scroll wheel?

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INVENTION AWARDS A New Breed of Mouse

Control your computer in three dimensions by giving your mouse the finger

Posted 05.14.2007 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

How do you prevent insurgents from shooting down choppers? How do you keep a cast from itching? How do you reinvent the brick? You sketch. And then you work: nights, weekends-for years, if you have to. You blow all your money, then beg for more. You build prototypes, and when they fail, you build more. Why? Because inventing is about solving problems, and not stopping until your solution becomes real.

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