caterpillarcowboy: viiv: mikehudack: laughingsquid: Apple Announces The Magic Trackpad Very excited about this. Wooo me too!! Sorry, I don’t get it. Being able to click-hold-drag (to highlight a rectangular area, for example) is a lot easier to do with a mouse than on a trackpad. And if your mouse also includes scroll up/down and page forward/back buttons, don’t you get everything you need? Apple is using this device to test how it might work as the input device for the forthcoming revamp of Apple TV.  If Apple TV moves to iOS as the operating system (most including me think this will happen in the next version), Apple runs into one very large problem… touch. iOS is a touch interface and that works fine when you’re holding your iPhone or iPad.  But when you’re sitting 8 or more feet away from your TV, touch won’t work.  The magic trackpad is the answer as it will allow people to sit on their couch and use a touch based interface.  
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Apple Announces The Magic Trackpad

Very excited about this.

Wooo me too!!

Sorry, I don’t get it. Being able to click-hold-drag (to highlight a rectangular area, for example) is a lot easier to do with a mouse than on a trackpad. And if your mouse also includes scroll up/down and page forward/back buttons, don’t you get everything you need?

Apple is using this device to test how it might work as the input device for the forthcoming revamp of Apple TV.  If Apple TV moves to iOS as the operating system (most including me think this will happen in the next version), Apple runs into one very large problem… touch. iOS is a touch interface and that works fine when you’re holding your iPhone or iPad.  But when you’re sitting 8 or more feet away from your TV, touch won’t work.  The magic trackpad is the answer as it will allow people to sit on their couch and use a touch based interface.  

Source: Laughing Squid

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    Apple is using this device to test how it might work as the input device for the forthcoming revamp of Apple TV. If...
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    Um.. I think I want one…
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    Actually, I’m kinda surprised they didn’t make it quite some time ago. It would have been a great way to introduce...
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    Sorry, I don’t get it. Being able to click-hold-drag (to highlight a rectangular area, for example) is a lot easier to...
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    the techy in me is rejoicing.
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