According to prnewswire.com, "Magic Mouse features a seamless touch-sensitive enclosure that allows it to be a single or multi-button mouse with advanced gesture support. Using intuitive gestures, users can easily scroll through long documents, pan across large images or swipe to move forward or backward through a collection of web pages or photos. Magic Mouse works for left or right handed users and multi-button or gesture commands can be easily configured from within System Preferences.
"The Magic Mouse laser tracking engine provides a smooth, consistent experience across more surfaces than a traditional optical tracking system. Magic Mouse uses Bluetooth wireless capabilities to create a clean, cable-free desk top and its secure wireless connection works from up to 10 meters away. To extend battery performance, Magic Mouse includes an advanced power management system that works with Mac OS® X to automatically switch to low power modes during periods of inactivity. The wireless Magic Mouse is powered by two AA batteries which are included."
Now this device is just the latest in "touch" devices being released by companies throughout the world. What is it about "touch" that is so captivating. From my experience with talking about "touch" phones with my friends, most of them complain about how they suddenly stopped working before they were even a year old. Also they talk about how they loose their sensitivity and make it hard to text sometimes.
Now I have not only heard bad stories about "touch" phones. I also have friends who really love their phones and feel that they are easy to use and very slick. I have never had a "touch" anything. I like to be able to feel the buttons that I am pushing. My latest advance is to get a phone with a slide out full key pad. I do really like this as it creates a mini computer key pad, which enables me to text more rapidly, especially when it comes to numbers as I do not have to change the format I'm in to get numbers, they are already on my key pad.
So what is going to happen with "touch" devices? Are they going to be a trend that suddenly disappears? Or are we going to see more and more devices using "touch"? Personally, I can definitely see more and more "touch" devices. I just wonder what will be next. Are we going to see touch screens being standard in cars for setting cruise control, the radio, heating and air conditioning, lights, etc.? Are we going to see students writing their papers on a computer notebook that transfers the writing to word process, much like some laptop computers are capable of doing? What is next? I am sure we will soon find out...
