And, it’s actually pretty cool (conceptually). The new Magic Mouse is out and about.
Very cool idea: making the mouse itself multi-touch so you simplify the mouse external surface and let multi-touch take over. It also frees up the interface so you can invent new touches or gestures to handle certain tasks. Now, instead of needing to add a new button or scroll wheel, you just read the interface for a certain type of touch. BAM…new UI interaction.
The real question here is if this will stick. It might look good on paper but how will things go when you’re handling that ashtray and touch the wrong place which results in you deleting a folder or worse sending a tweet you didn’t mean to (i.e. something you can’t undo or confirm).
As soon as I can, I’m gonna grab one of those suckers and try them out. Stay tuned…
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