Apple releases "Mighty Mouse"

Published on August 3, 2005 By 47songs In WinCustomize News

Finally!

The multibuttoned Mighty Mouse looks much like its predecessor single button mouse, with the addition of two side buttons and a scroll button. The major difference with this mouse over all others, is that it scrolls in all directions.

Have a look see:

Link

Comments (Page 2)

iMac User

on Aug 04, 2005

Waiting a long time for that... now it's available! Great, I must have this!

Seems to be very useful! I love Apple!

horizon

on Aug 04, 2005

I rest my case

starkers

on Aug 04, 2005

Hit the nail on the head, horizon....had a programmable Logitec for a couple of years now and it has more features than this new Apple one.

"I hate those meeces to pieces"....yep, Jinx was a PC enthusiast, too....perhaps he and Mighty Mouse'll get together and agree on this one

kona0197

on Aug 04, 2005

I'm surprised I'm reading about this now as the news that Apple has a 2 button mouse has been around for a long time.

Mnelson

on Aug 04, 2005

Ha, I have one of those Mx1000 mouses Horizon...and while it did cost $80, it's pretty cool. It's really more of a gaming mouse though (that laser is UBER-responsive, like you said) but the 3 side buttons are very handy for web-browsing, faster than the keyboard shortcuts anyway, but it doesen't do it ALL (however, it comes pretty close

). Lastly I like the fact that I only need to charge it once every 2-3 weeks (and I'm a heavy user).
Now, this "new" apple mouse is a step up I'll say, (it has its advantages once you get used to it), but the fact that it's corded/cost will drive me away for awhile. I mean, I'm using a mouse from a year ago, and yet it's still eons ahead of what Apple has now. Haha, I love how entertaining this could be, will we be seeing any "My mouse can beat up your mouse" fights in the future?

starkers

on Aug 04, 2005

Seems strange....Apple Mac OSes... named after felines...their new mouse....Mighty Mouse....cat and mouse fights, more like it

starkers

on Aug 04, 2005

And on Vista, we'll have a good view of it

Mnelson

on Aug 04, 2005

Oh, I had the honor of seeing a little preview today

. My girlfriend bought one for her iMac today, and while her old/reliable mouse for it was fine, the "new" "Mighy Mouse" proved to be VERY unresponsive, she had to literally smash the pad with her hand to get to move as she wanted, and clicking? Oh no, today she believes she has been introduced to HAL's reincarnation, as once she clicked the mouse the first time, it stayed down, and was therefore only able to be used once for its maiden test. Ah, that mouse sure wasn't so mighty after it received one of her signature kiboshings....so way to go Apple, way to make such an "easy" and "innovative" mini punching-bag, my only regret is that the popcorn was not ready to watch the spectacle, but we shan't make that mistake again shall we

Blueweb

on Aug 04, 2005

Logitech, my preciousssssss.
Works even on Os systems and side scrolling is buggy if you are into games.
Just like the Jesus in the ending of the movie Orgasmo said "

ffejeroni

on Aug 05, 2005

I was wondering if the scroll button was more like how the iPod selector works, that would be something worth condsidering, I think. Oh yeah, and I use the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0 at work (wired) and the wireless version at home, love them both. Wireless Duracell batteries have lasted for about 4 or 5 months now, and I use the machine a lot.

horizon

on Aug 05, 2005

Some of the extra buttons get to the point you don't know what to do, the 3 on the side I use for alt, ctrl, and shift. Those help me a lot in apps such as photoshop and the like, as well as moving files around. Others I often have such as tab, (alt+tab on the mouse can be handy) and combinations like Ctrl+m, things like that can be pretty versatile. The laser is just cool, I mean sure and optical is precise enough you can move your cursor 1 absolute pixel with ease, so getting more accurate doesn't really help a whole lot, seeing as how you can't move 1/10 of a pixel

But come on, it's a friggin laser

Mnelson

on Aug 05, 2005

Also because of its programmable buttons/cordless I use mine as a remote-control for my sound system/presentations and even as a TV remote sometimes(when I watch TV on my PC...which really isn't all too often sadly), haha, it really was a godsend for me, end of story.
And Horizon? Yeah it's a friggin' laser! Hook it up an amplifier/uber-battery and you've got yourself a full-blown deathray! And a mouse with a built-in deathray...well that's limitless!
Trying your ideas of world-conquest already?

47songs

on Aug 06, 2005

I'm sure Apple has taken into consideration the value of each button, programmed or not, whether on top or the side, of their "Mighty Mouse," before releasing it. I do, however, think it's interesting that after only one click from Mnelsons' girlfriend, that she had difficulty getting it to work again. That's certainly not a piece of hardware I'd want to invest in. But, I can't imagine Apple sitting on it's laurels for too long if there are questions of the Mighty Mouse's quality, since quality is something they highly promote.

Besides looks, Apple has always promoted it's simplicity in operation as compared to the complexity/diversity of the operation of PC's. Thus, I can understand their direction in advertising this new mouse. It certainly attracts a larger audience.

So, does it boil down to money? Ultimately...YES!!

tjesterb

on Aug 06, 2005

See the Mighty Mouse's guts at Ars Technia: http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/dissect.ars

My mouse: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/gallery/hardware/TrackballExplrMouse.jpg
Microsoft Trackball Explorer.

We loves it we does.

Mnelson

on Aug 06, 2005

Oh ho! Nice article there. Well, the technology is very simple/old, yet clever at the same time, a good use of it I'll say. Though why all the wasted space? They could have reduced its size a bit in some areas to make some functions (like the side buttons) easier to use. Also a speaker 0_o??? What's with that? Is there going to be some voice function in the future so that you can move your cursor?
"Cursor! Move 304 pixels to the left at a 30 degree angle from the origin!" Seems a bit akward to me...
Well it's sensetivity is nice, but I don't see why you'd need that really, just use a normal optical mouse and you'd get the job done all the same (and for a cheaper price!). If the price was to go down a bit, and I had a Mac, I'd probably buy it, seems better than their other one-click mouse.

Also tjesterb, slick model you've got there, but I'm still partial to my MX1000, ah...my precccciousssssss

Though I'll admit I have to work on my OCD for it, its daily baths nearly short it out, but you know, I gotta keep it well-groomed.

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