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Apple Magic Trackpad arrives

Apple unveils the Magic Trackpad for desktop Macs - one of Apple's worst kept secrets!
Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor

Apple unveils the Magic Trackpad for desktop Macs - one of Apple's worst kept secrets!

 

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Some highlights:

  • Magic Trackpad is just like the trackpad on the MacBook Pro — but bigger. It’s made with the same advanced touch-friendly and wear-resistant glass surface. But with nearly 80 percent more area, it’s the largest Multi-Touch trackpad made by Apple. So there’s even more room for you to scroll, swipe, pinch, and rotate to your fingers’ content. And since the entire surface is a button that clicks, you can use it in place of a mouse.
  • It fits in perfectly. Magic Trackpad features the same sculpted aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, and side by side the two sit flush at the same angle and height. Go from typing to gesturing in one motion, or do both at the same time. How perfect is that?
  • Effortless wireless. Magic Trackpad works using Bluetooth technology, so you don’t have to deal with an annoying cable that dictates where you place it. Once you pair Magic Trackpad with your Bluetooth-enabled Mac, you’ll enjoy a reliable, secure connection up to 33 feet away. Magic Trackpad detects periods of inactivity, and it’s equipped with an on/off switch. Together these features help to conserve battery life, so you can keep gesturing for months at a time.

Supports click, scroll, swipe and rotate.

This will set you back $69.

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