Several Macworld editors will be test-driving the Magic Trackpad over the next few days. According to Apple, the Magic Trackpad-much like the Wireless Keyboard-goes into a power-saving mode when not being used in order to extend battery life. Apple hasn’t published an official battery life for the Magic Trackpad, and we haven’t yet had our review unit long enough to make any guesses. The Magic Trackpad ships with two AA alkaline batteries, although Apple now sells its ownĪpple Battery Charger, complete with six rechargeable batteries-enough to power a Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Jitouch-works with the Magic Trackpad, although I suspect the developers of these utilities will be updating the software soon for full Magic Trackpad compatibility. Looking for more gestures? Unfortunately, none of the third-party utilities I tested for enhancing Apple’s laptop trackpads and the Magic Mouse. For example, you can choose whether or not to use one of the trackpad’s bottom corners as a right-click, and if so, which corner. For most gestures, your choices are simply whether or not the gesture is enabled, although a few give you more options. (In my testing, the update didn’t appear in Software Update for desktop Macs unless the Magic Trackpad was already paired.) Without this update, the trackpad will pair with your Mac, but will act as a single-button input device with no gesture support.Īfter pairing the Magic Trackpad with your Mac-it works with both desktop and laptop Macs-and installing the required software update, you configure the trackpad’s gestures just as you would on a MacBook-using the Trackpad pane of System Preferences, which also displays the Magic Trackpad’s battery level. The download is just shy of 80MB and requires a restart of your Mac. Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update, available via Software Update orĭirect download, for full functionality. Very clever, and a welcome Apple touch-no pun intended-for those who hate touch-tapping. When you press down on the trackpad surface, the feet “click,” giving you the same tactile sensation as you get with Apple’s current MacBook trackpads. My favorite Magic Trackpad design feature? While the Magic Trackpad may not appear to support physical “clicking,” it indeed does: The two nubby, rubber feet on the bottom, along the front edge, actually have buttons built into them. The actual trackpad surface is roughly 5.2 inches wide by 4.3 inches deep the entire device, including the battery compartment, is 5.2 inches deep. Rubber feet on the bottom of the trackpad keep it from sliding around your desk.Ĭlaims the Magic Trackpad is nearly 80 percent larger than the largest MacBook Pro trackpad-the largest trackpad the company has ever made-but doesn’t provide actual dimensions. You’ll also find the same power button (on the right-hand side) and screw-shut battery-compartment cover (on the left-hand side). (The trackpad is ever-so-slightly deeper from front to back.) As with the Wireless Keyboard, the back edge is raised about half an inch to accommodate a cylindrical battery compartment that holds two AA batteries. Wireless Keyboard, the Magic Trackpad uses the same aluminum-body design-and is almost the exact same height, depth, and inclination-as the Wireless Keyboard. Taking some photos of the Magic Trackpad, we’ve spent the day using it, and here’s our first in-depth look. (Sorry, the Magic Trackpad doesn’t work with the iPad.) After Using the same glass surface as the trackpad on Apple’s current laptop line, the Magic Trackpad supports the same Multi-Touch gestures, bringing Apple’s Multi-Touch technology to any Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later. Announced the Magic Trackpad, the company’s new standalone, Bluetooth trackpad.
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