Apple is engaged on a redesigned successor to the Magic Mouse, in line with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in in the present day’s Power On e-newsletter. 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 latest 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 a minimum of 12 to 18 months away from launch, in line with Gurman.
How can Apple repair a mouse that’s objectively good? I’m kidding; after 15 years of largely the identical design, the Magic Mouse has loads of room for enchancment, even with its latest USB-C revision for the M4 iMac launch. Everyone is 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.
But even when Apple strikes the port, I’m nonetheless a little bit grumpy when I’ve to dig out a cable to plug within the MX Master 3 that serves as my every day driver. There are higher methods, just like the Logitech mouse that prices 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 trade sneaker — it ain’t fairly, and I nonetheless can’t use it whereas it’s charging, however it will get the job executed. I’d guess Apple can do one thing higher.
