Mighty Mouse

The Mighty Mouse (code-named 'Houdini') is the first multi-button USB mouse ever manufactured and sold by Apple Computer. It was announced and sold for the first time on August 2, 2005. Prior to the Mighty Mouse, Apple had sold only one-button mice with its computers, starting with the Apple Lisa 22 years earlier. The departure from a single button to a multi-button mouse after years of criticism was a further shock coming after the announcement that Apple would transition its Macintosh line of computers to Intel microprocessors. Image File history File links Mighty_Mouse. ... Image File history File links Mighty_Mouse. ... Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... Operating a mechanical 1: Pulling the mouse turns the ball. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Apple Lisa was a revolutionary personal computer designed at Apple Computer during the early 1980s. ... The Apple Intel transition was the process of changing the CPU of Macintosh computers from PowerPC processors to Intel x86 processors. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. ... Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386 A microprocessor (abbreviated as µP or uP) is an electronic computer central processing unit (CPU) made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) (aka microchip or just chip). ...

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About

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Apple Pro Mouse

Construction of the mouse is similar to the single-button Apple Pro Mouse, in that the USB version uses optical technology to detect mouse movements (the Bluetooth version uses more precise laser technology), and the entire top acts as a single clickable surface. However, the mouse actually has four functional button actions: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2728x1860, 389 KB) Description Apple pro mouse USB white Author fr:User:Quark67 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Apple Mighty Mouse ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2728x1860, 389 KB) Description Apple pro mouse USB white Author fr:User:Quark67 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Apple Mighty Mouse ...

• Left button (when top surface is pressed, regardless of contact points)
• Right button (when top surface is pressed and contact is made only on the right side)
• Scroll ball (acts as a button when ball and top surface are both pressed down, and may scroll in any direction)
• Side squeeze buttons (function as a single button)

The scroll ball enables users to scroll in every direction, as opposed to a tilting scroll wheel, which enables a user to scroll up and down or side to side. The scroll ball is slightly sprung, and indents into the mouse several millimeters when used. It can also function as a button if the scroll ball is pressed (causing the clicking surface to press down also) A scroll ball is a ball located on top of a computer mouse. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

There is a side button on each side of the mouse. Both buttons invoke the same button action; there is no logical differentiation between the left side button and the right side button.

Under Mac OS X, the buttons are programmable and can be set to launch applications or trigger features of the Apple operating system, such as Dashboard and Exposé. Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... Application software is a defined subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform. ... Dashboard is an application for Apple Computers Mac OS X 10. ... Mac OS X 10. ...

The mouse functions without drivers (i.e. in non-officially supported operating systems) as a "standard" USB mouse. When used in this fashion all buttons and scrolling are generally available, apart from horizontal. As of yet there are no official drivers except for Mac OS X. In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ...

On August 2, 2005, Apple introduced Mighty Mouse, at the suggested retail price of $49 US.[1] August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 12 October 2005, Apple began shipping a Mighty Mouse with every iMac, and on 19 October 2005, with the PowerMac G5 line as well. The user has a choice to upgrade to an Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The correct title of this article is . ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Power Mac G5 The Power Mac G5 is Apple Computers name for models of the Power Mac which utilize the PowerPC G5 CPU. The professional-grade computer is the most powerful of all the computers Apple makes. ... The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a wireless keyboard built for Macintosh computers. ... The Apple Wireless Mouse is a one button mouse built for Macintosh computers. ...

On 25 July 2006, Apple released a wireless Mighty Mouse[2] which uses Bluetooth 2.0 to communicate and a laser instead of optical technology, resulting in increased accuracy. The new version uses two AA batteries, but can run on a single AA battery to reduce weight. Wireless Mighty Mouse was priced at $69 US. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bluetooth logo Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs). ... A LASER (from the acronym of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is an optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. ... Rechargable AA batteries An AA battery (IPA pronunciation: or ) is a dry cell-type battery commonly used in portable electronic devices. ...

As of July 2006, the wired version of the Mighty Mouse costs US$49, and the Bluetooth version costs US$69. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Many pre-Mighty Mouse Mac users acclimated to the single button mouse do not use the right button feature, keeping to the originally used style.

Features

• Touch-sensitive top shell
• 360-degree clickable scroll ball
• Force-sensing side "squeeze" buttons
• Optical tracking in wired version or laser tracking in wireless version
• Compatible with Macintosh and other PCs
• Programmable functions for the four buttons
• Aural feedback when clicking, "squeezing" and scrolling the mouse
• Easter egg: when held above a surface at a right angle (90 degrees), the shape of the light projected from the wired USB mouse resembles the head of a mouse. This is a also true of the Mighty Mouse's predecessor, the Apple Pro Mouse. [3]

Criticisms

Common criticisms users have about the Mighty Mouse include:

• Right clicks may cease to function after a period of time, after which you may have to reset your mouse every 20 minutes or so by switching it off and on several times.^{[citation needed]}
• Right clicks can be difficult. The fingers must be lifted completely off the left side of the mouse for a right click to work. This can make it difficult to use for gaming, where one generally has fingers ready on all buttons. The design of the Mighty Mouse also makes it impossible to use both the left and right buttons at the same time. Some users have reported that right-click problems increase as the mouse batteries discharge.^{[citation needed]}
• The squeeze buttons do not provide much tactile feedback and can be awkward to reach.[4]
• The scroll ball is sensitive to dirt, and difficult to clean because it is not removable. It is often rendered inoperable and irreparable after only a few months of use. Apple's cleaning suggestions do not always work.^{[citation needed]}
• The shape of the mouse can cause pain and cramping of the hand after extended usage.^{[citation needed]}
• The optics of the mouse are linked to audio noise on the headphone jacks of iMacs. [5]
• Mighty Mouse, especially wireless version, cost more than the mice manufactured by other companies. For example, Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse cost only US$49.95 when it was first released in 2004-9-20[6].

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Fixes

Though Apple has not publicly addressed the claims (stated above) of the sensitivity of the Mighty Mouse, as well as its multiple problems with right and left button clicking, there are rumors that Apple has silently fixed these problems. Users report that the Mighty Mouse (as of February 2006) runs much smoother and the scroll ball stays cleaner than the prior builds, and that the durability has gone up as well. Apple has not made a public statement about this.

External links

• Mighty Mouse
• Wireless Mighty Mouse -- Apple Store
• Wired Mighty Mouse -- Apple Store
• Review of the mouse by AnandTech
• Review of the mouse by Ars Technica
• Review of the mouse by Macologist
• How to clean your Mighty Mouse
• How to clean the scroll ball
• Clean your Mighty Mouse from the inside out
• How to disassemble and completely clean your Mighty Mouse
• Another step-by-step disassembly and cleaning page