magic mouse
Software

MagicPrefs Is Like Pixie Dust For The Magic Mouse

If you have a Magic Mouse, you need to download MagicPrefs – it lets you fully customise gestures, swipes, touch sensitivity and, crucially if you’ve got a 27-inch iMac, double the tracking speed. It’s free. [Apple]

November 26, 2009
Gadgets

Gifts For Apple Cultists Who’ve Grown Beyond Shame

If you’re reading this, there’s at least a 50 percent chance you or someone you know is a complete Mactard. Here’s their wish list (SPOILER: It’s all Apple stuff):

Computing

ColorWare’s Kaleidoscope Of Colour Comes To 27-inch IMacs And The Magic Mouse

Hot the heels of letting you paint the PS3 Slim, ColorWare will now also customise your latest Apple gear. For $US500, you can colourise your own iMac, or pay a $US700 premium (over Apple’s prices) to buy one from ColorWare.

November 22, 2009
Software

Magic Mouse Drivers For Windows Now Available

Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol’ fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Boot Camp update. You can grab them here, report back with results. [Uneasy Silence, thanks Dan!]

October 28, 2009

Apple Software Update Enables Support For Magic Mouse

Apple just released an update for Leopard and Snow Leopard granting use of the Magic Mouse’s more advanced functionality (read: multitouch) instead of just pointing and clicking. Check out our review of the Magic Mouse here. [The Loop]

October 25, 2009
Gadgets

Week In Review: Apple, Microsoft, Nook And More — It Was Nuts

What didn’t happen this week? We saw the Windows 7 release, new Apple hardware, Barnes & Noble’s eReader, the beginnings of major net neutrality legislation and more. It was so crazy, we thought we’d round up all the highlights.

October 22, 2009

Magic Mouse Torn Apart, Nothing Magical Found Inside

What a bait-and-switch, Apple. You charge a boatload for this fancy new mouse and call it “Magic”, yet iFixit‘s teardown reveals nothing even close to magical — just boatloads of capacitive sensors.

Apple Magic Mouse Review

The Magic Mouse is undoubtedly the best mouse Apple’s made in years. They’ve taken their knowledge in trackpad finger gestures and one-piece manufacturing and made this delicate, yet sturdy, bridge-shaped mouse. The question is how it compares to other mice.

October 21, 2009

Would You Use The Multitouch Magic Mouse With A Multitouch Trackpad Laptop?

It seems redundant: the new multitouch Magic Mouse with a multitouch laptop—but some people might prefer it. Would you prefer a regular mouse? How about no mouse at all?

Gadgets

10 Things You Need To Know About Apple Today

Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to miss a lot in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know:

Subscribe Contact