Apple Magic Trackpad

#1

Post by mickeyben » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 12:44 PM UTC

Apple Magic Trackpad
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Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#2

Post by teilo » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:21 PM UTC

Hmm. Maybe for my Mac Mini in my entertainment center, but I much prefer a trackball at the desk.

No doubt BetterTouchTool will be updated to support this, making it far more useful: http://blog.boastr.net/

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#3

Post by username3 » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:26 PM UTC

Can it track eleven points of contact like MacBooks?

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2009/11/09/track-11-fingers-on-...

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#4

Post by buro9 » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:27 PM UTC

Finally some of the stuff from fingerworks starts to surface as add-ons products for desktops. I've been wanting something to replace my long dead fingerworks keyboard, so I for one am happy.

Now... if only there were drivers for something other than just OSX.

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#5

Post by tmlee » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:31 PM UTC

I dont know, it just seems weird to be positioned on the right (where the mouse is)... well, won't know till i try it~

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#6

Post by vegasbrianc » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:36 PM UTC

tmlee wrote: post #5

I dont know, it just seems weird to be positioned on the right (where the mouse is)... well, won't know till i try it~

I agree with you. It looks handy but dont know till I give it a go and see how useful it actually is.

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#7

Post by suraj » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:45 PM UTC

It should have been a mouse pad you can touch. Probably with a different design for mouse (you just need a metal point instead of trackball/optics).

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#8

Post by adolph » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:50 PM UTC

I'm amazed that Apple seems so set on the AA battery format for desk peripherals that it is releasing a AA battery charger with the trackpad. I don't find AA objectionable, but Apple's marketing regarding removable batteries centers around "we can pack more battery in by eliminating the packaging."

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#9

Post by mbateman » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:54 PM UTC

adolph wrote: post #8

I'm amazed that Apple seems so set on the AA battery format for desk peripherals that it is releasing a AA battery charger with the trackpad. I don't find AA objectionable, but Apple's marketing regarding removable batteries centers around "we can pack more battery in by eliminating the packaging."

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Maybe they figure that making a battery charger is with AA batteries, in these cases, better than putting any sort of power input on the otherwise sleek device? An iPad or iPhone needs inputs on it to begin with, but solely bluetooth peripherals don't.

Re: Apple Magic Trackpad

#10

Post by robgough » Tue, Jul 27, 2010, 1:56 PM UTC

buro9 wrote: post #4

Finally some of the stuff from fingerworks starts to surface as add-ons products for desktops. I've been wanting something to replace my long dead fingerworks keyboard, so I for one am happy. Now... if only there were drivers for something other than just OSX.

I would replace my mouse at work with this in a heartbeat, but I'm a .net developer by day and need those windows drivers. (I use an MBP at home)

I think they're missing a huge opportunity here by not providing those drivers.

Obviously an opportunity they have decided they don't care about, I just wish they did.