The Apple Magic Mouse is a multi-touch mouse manufactured and sold by Apple Inc. It was announced and sold for the first time on October 20, 2009.The Apple Magic Mouse is the first consumer mouse to have multi-touch capabilities. Taking after the iPhone, iPod Touch, and multi-touch trackpads, the Magic Mouse allows the use of gestures such as swiping and scrolling to interact with desktop computers.
The mouse requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Bluetooth. It can be configured as a two-buttoned left-handed or right-handed mouse, but the default is a single button. It useslaser tracking for increased pointer accuracy over previous generation Apple mice. Since its release, it has been included along with a wireless keyboard with the iMac.
Initial reception to the Magic Mouse has been mixed, with positive reactions to it’s scrolling functions but negative reactions to its inability to middle click, or triggerExposé, Dashboard or Spaces (features offered by its predecessor). It has also been criticized for long-term ergonomic concerns.
