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Magic Mouse Drivers For Windows Now Available
6:00AM Chris Jacob | 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!]
Peripherals
Detecting False Coins With Mouse Sensors
10:03AM Jesus Diaz | A team of Spanish researchers at the University of Lleida have developed a way to detect false coins using a mouse’s optical sensors. The system works comparing patterns in two euro coins, which at the ongoing exchange is about $US15,302. More »
Peripherals
Razer’s No-Frills Abyssus Gaming Mouse Needs More Frills
3:03AM Matt Buchanan | I’m a minimalist when it comes to mouse bling, but for $US50, Razer’s Abyssus is a little too lean — there aren’t even any thumb buttons — just raw 3500dpi and a 1ms response time with on-the-fly adjustment. More »
Peripherals
OpenOfficeMouse Is An 18-Button Freak, But I Want It
8:19AM Rosa Golijan | It’s got 18 programmable buttons. E-I-G-H-T-E-E-N! Forget the 512k of flash memory, analogue Xbox 360-style joystick, basic scroll wheel and whatever else is in there. Yes, I’m a button lover. Yes, I just had an orgasm. And yes, I will waste $US75 on this. More »
Peripherals
Apple Software Update Enables Support For Magic Mouse
1:00PM Dan Nosowitz | 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]
Peripherals
This Mouse Costs $US1200
2:59AM Jesus Diaz | Get your $US1200 ready, because after you learn this Bluetooth mouse is made with grade 1 titanium, high-quality resin and has a neodymium scroll wheel, you are so going to want it. Come on, you know you want it. More »
Peripherals
Magic Mouse Torn Apart, Nothing Magical Found Inside
2:10PM Dan Nosowitz | 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. More »
Peripherals
2:00AM Jason Chen | 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. More »
Apple Magic Mouse Review
2:00AM Jason Chen | 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. More »
Peripherals
Mighty Mouse Survives Extermination Changing Its Name
1:59AM Jesus Diaz | Oh, Mighty Mouse. You were hated, but you and your damn nipple survived extermination after the coming of the Apple Magic Mouse. You had to pay a steep bill to survive, in shame, rejected by The Steve, but you survived. More »
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