Apple is engaged on a redesigned successor to the Magic Mouse, in response to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in at the moment’s Energy On publication. This new mouse would deal with complaints some customers have had, together with that pesky charging port.
Gurman writes that Apple’s design group has created prototypes of the mouse in current months with a watch towards creating “one thing that higher matches the trendy period.” He doesn’t get into any specifics — the group nonetheless hasn’t settled on a design — besides to say that the mouse will deal with the charging port location and different “longstanding complaints.” It’s at the least 12 to 18 months away from launch, in response to Gurman.
How can Apple repair a mouse that’s objectively excellent? I’m kidding; after 15 years of largely the identical design, the Magic Mouse has loads of room for enchancment, even with its current USB-C revision for the M4 iMac launch. Everyone seems to be completely different, however my wishlist contains including some mechanical controls, addressing ergonomics (my hand all the time cramps after some time), and never having to spear the mouse’s underbelly to cost it.
However even when Apple strikes the port, I’m nonetheless somewhat grumpy when I’ve to dig out a cable to plug within the MX Grasp 3 that serves as my every day driver. There are higher methods, just like the Logitech mouse that expenses wirelessly by way of a mousepad that my colleague, Sean Hollister, hasn’t needed to deliberately cost for 2 years. I added MagSafe-style wi-fi charging by dropping my Magic Mouse into the wireless-charging equal of an ergonomic service business sneaker — it ain’t fairly, and I nonetheless can’t use it whereas it’s charging, however it will get the job completed. I’d guess Apple can do one thing higher.
