I like my current Logitech wired mouse, but that three-foot wire is always getting in the way and getting caught on things. I considered the new Wacom trackpad, but this is a much nicer option….. With (allegedly) one-month battery life, I think this will be a great wireless mouse.

I do have a Bamboo pen and mouse tablet, but the mousing surface is too small for the mouse, and though I’ve tried using pens here and there for a few years, I just cannot get used to them.

I use a Waccom Bamboo tablet with the pen. I’ve found that for my extended hours at the computer having my hand in the pen holding position instead of that cupping position around a mouse does wonders on keeping my hands comfortable. Also my range of motion with it extends to be controllable from not just my wrist, but also fingers and forearm …making for less focused work on any one group of hand muscles.

Anyway… sorry for this long comment about hand muscles and ergonomics? Am I am old fart or just a total nerd? Hmm…

Did Apple create a breakthrough product that will change the industry?

If by “breakthrough product” you mean “achieved the basic functionality of a mouse that other companies have managed for years”, then yes.

I’ve never understood how a company famed for creating user friendly products has consistently failed over a decade or more to make a decent mouse. The basic five year old Dell infra-red mouse I’m working on now is easier and more comfortable to use than an Apple option.

Computers, check. Keyboards, check. iPhones, check. iPods, check. Mice (…mouses?) – rubbish.

So I suppose a barely usable mouse product would indeed be a breakthrough for Apple.

If it works good everyday for others it`s a winner. If it only works well in demo then…

Plus: I really have no choice but to get one anyway. I must do as Apple commands.

I doubt that I’ll get one anytime soon because i am a student and it’s a little bit on the expensive side. And I dont think schools will be using them because they have no wire so there is a greater posdibility of mouse theft.