Patently Apple highlights an interesting Apple patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today. The application describes a removable clip for a mobile device such as an iPod, with the clip integrating tactile or trackpad like controls to be used either while attached to the device or as a remote control. In [...]
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Apple Researching Removable Mobile Device Clip with Tactile Trackpad Controls
Posted by Gary on January 18, 2013
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Apple posts iMovie, Retina MacBook Pro trackpad updates
Posted by Gary on June 13, 2012
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Trackpad update fixes unresponsive control Continuing off a batch from yesterday, Apple has posted two more software updates. The most important of these is MacBook Pro (Retina) Trackpad Update 1.0, which copes with a launch-day glitch. Affected MacBooks will have problems with their trackpad not “consistently” responding to input, Apple writes. The file is only [...]
Apple Phasing Out Magic Mouse in Favor of Magic Trackpad? [Updated: New Model?]
Posted by Gary on August 5, 2011
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Cult of Mac reports that Apple is planning to discontinue its multi-touch Magic Mouse in the relatively near future, pushing users to adopt the Magic Trackpad in order to make full use of the new gestures included in OS X Lion. According to the source, who is apparently in Apple’s retail arm, Apple is not [...]
Apple Phasing Out Magic Mouse in Favor of Magic Trackpad?
Posted by Gary on August 5, 2011
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Cult of Mac reports that Apple is planning to discontinue its multi-touch Magic Mouse in the relatively near future, pushing users to adopt the Magic Trackpad in order to make full use of the new gestures included in OS X Lion. According to the source, who is apparently in Apple’s retail arm, Apple is not [...]
Opinion: Magic Mouse vs. Magic Trackpad
Posted by Gary on May 9, 2011
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Two multitouch pointing devices enter; only one can leave Posted on by Dan Moren and Lex Friedman, Macworld.com Shoppers buying one of Apple’s shiny new Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs are faced with a choice before they check out: Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or both? Each input device normally retails for $69, supports multitouch gestures, and can handle [...]
Apple’s Magic Trackpad seems crazy profitable due to nine cheap parts
Posted by Gary on July 30, 2010
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Apple’s magical trackpad, as they like to call it, consists of nine parts none of which are user replaceable. In addition, the $69 multitouch accessory is probably one of the most-profitable products Apple has ever made. The Magic Trackpad model number A1339 offers no user serviceable parts beyond two AA batteries (provided) that slide into [...]
Review: Apple Magic Trackpad
Posted by Gary on July 30, 2010
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Early Tuesday, Apple announced the Magic Trackpad, the company’s new standalone, Bluetooth trackpad. Using the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s current laptop line, the Magic Trackpad supports the same Multi-Touch gestures, bringing Apple’s Multi-Touch technology to any Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later. (Sorry, the Magic Trackpad doesn’t work with [...]
Teardown of Apple’s Magic Trackpad reveals tightly packed thin design
Posted by Gary on July 29, 2010
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By Sam Oliver Published: 08:35 AM EST iFixit has completed their teardown of Apple’s new multi-touch Magic Trackpad, finding that the very thin device is bound by copious amounts of glue, making it difficult to disassemble. Released on Tuesday the $69 Magic Trackpad offers users the ability to use multi-touch gestures on a desktop Mac [...]