Magic Mouse
The Magic Mouse is a multi-touch mouse that is manufactured and sold by Apple. History. The Magic Mouse was first sold on October 20, 2009. The Magic Mouse was the first consumer mouse to have multi-touch capabilities. Taking after the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and multi-touch trackpads, the Magic Mouse allows the use of gestures such as swiping and scrolling across the top surface of the mouse to interact with desktop computers. Magic Mouse. The first generation of the Magic Mouse connects via Bluetooth and runs on two AA batteries. Apple includes two non-rechargeable  batteries in the box. Until 2016, Apple sold a battery charger which could charge two AA batteries, suited for the Magic Mouse. Like its predecessor, the Mighty Mouse, the Magic Mouse is capable of control-clicking without requiring the key combination. The Magic Mouse was included along with a wireless keyboard with the 2009 generation of iMacs, and with a wired keyboard with the 2010 Mac Pro workstations. It could also be purchased separately. Magic Mouse 2. The second generation of the Magic Mouse was released on October 13, 2015, and retains the same key features such as a glass  multitouch surface and bluetooth connectivity. The main difference was the ommision of the use of AA batteries, and instead features a lithium-ion rechargeable battery and Lightning connector for charging and pairing. The Magic Mouse 2 has since been renamed to simply Magic Mouse, and Apple has stopped selling the first generation Magic Mouse on their website. The mouse originally came in two color variants: silver and space gray. However, the space gray variant was discontinued with the August 2021 update. More colors are available exclusively with the 2021 24” iMac. In March 2022, a black variant with a silver  underside which was bundled with the newer Tower Mac Pro, which was also made available as a standalone purchase. Apple Mouse August 2021 revision. Apple updated the Magic Mouse in August 2021 alongside the iMac M1 updates. It appears that the only confirmed changes were a USB-C to Lightning cable, replacing the USB to Lightning Cable that was previously included, and a name change. Apple dropped the "2" from its name and is now known as Magic Mouse. The same product changes were applied to the Magic Trackpad as well. With this update, the product page now specifically calls  out "a month or more between charges", which was not previously specified, suggesting the battery capacity was increased as well. Use and Reception. It can be configured as a two-buttoned left-handed or right-handed mouse, but the default is a single button. It uses laser tracking for increased pointer accuracy over previous generation Apple mice. Since its release, it has been included along with a wireless keyboard with the 2009 generation of iMacs, and with a wired keyboard with the 2010 Mac Pro workstations. It can also be purchased separately. Initial reception to the Magic Mouse was negative , with reactions to its inability to trigger Exposé, Dashboard, or Spaces, as its predecessor could, or to middle click. Many of those features can be enabled on the Magic Mouse with the use of third-party tools. Other issues centered on the Magic Mouse's ability to maintain a stable connection to Mac Pro workstations. Criticism of Magic Mouse 2. The port for the Lightning Connector is located on the bottom of the mouse, which means that it is unable to be used while it is charging, a design choice that caused it to be poorly received by most outlets  and reviewers. Gestures. The following are the gestures which can be done using the Magic Mouse. Not all gestures are supported on all operating systems: Gestures can be customized and new ones can be added via third-party software. Inertia scrolling is said to be available in Snow Leopard only after installing a software update, but it could also be enabled in Leopard with a terminal command. Despite these new features, the Magic Mouse still cannot left- and control-click together. Technical specifications. Source: