Apple ships Bluetooth Mighty Mouse

by admin July 25, 2006 at 11:09 am

Apple has launched the wireless incarnation of its Mighty Mouse multi-button, scroll-ball fitted input device. As anticipated from recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings, the rodent used Bluetooth 2.0 and drops LED optical tracking for a laser-based system.

Like the previous, wired version, the wireless MM has a pair of side-mounted buttons – hopefully, they’ve been moved to a slightly more comfortable position this time – while two sensors mounted beneath the single plastic cover detect touches to emulate the action of a two-button mouse. The tiny ball on top allows users to scroll diagonally as well as horizontally and vertically, trackball fashion.

Read more: reghardware.co.uk