Apple patents button-free mouse
Malaysia Sun
Sunday 13th May, 2007
(IANS)
Apple's latest patent is for a mouse without buttons.
The new model resembles the Mighty Mouse, Apple's last mouse technology breakthrough that featured touch-sensitive side buttons and Bluetooth technology, but uses touch sensors instead of buttons, the Hanover-based computer magazine c't reported.
The new mouse does not have a scrolling ball or wheel.
And Apple has more plans for the future. According to the magazine, the company has also sought a US patent for a device that would let consumers use Apple's new iPhone to control the company's television set-top box via Bluetooth.
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| By Firozali A.Mulla MBA PhD, 05-13-07, 10:21 AM |
Apple patents button-free mouse
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The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly.
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