Trackpad for Mac Desktops... = the "New" mouse??

[MarkMS]

the day I bought my mbp, I started asking the Genius if Apple is going to release a separate trackpad for the iMac... he looked at me like I was from mars.

Haha, I can just imagine the look that Genius would have made! 0_o

 

[Digital Skunk]

To be honest, the mighty mouse is probably the worst Apple product still available for purchase to date.

the iPhone being a close second.

I would like Apple to kill the entire concept of using fingers to point a virtual arrow on the screen. If not that, then just give me a mouse.

 

[Mr. Giver '94]

I agree 100%.

I would never buy a keyboard that had a trackpad built-in -- especially if it took the place of the number pad. I think it would fly as an add-on piece, either wireless or with a USB cable; but leave it off the keyboard.

Agreed.

 

[minox]

I've had a Multi-touch keyboard since 2003

From fingerworks, I've had this:

I'm in the process of making this:

The entire surface of the keyboard is a multi-touch gesture/mousing surface. Right half of the surface is for mousing, the left half is for cursor control and text formatting. Single finger touches are seen as key presses. Two finger touches are mousing and multiple finger touches are gestures. Such as pinch to cut and pinch out to paste, five finger spread to zoom out (reverse to zoom in), four finger scrolling, three finger w/ thumb twist to close and app (reverse to open a file) and the list goes on and on and on....

 

[rockosmodurnlif]

I agree 100%.

I would never buy a keyboard that had a trackpad built-in -- especially if it took the place of the number pad. I think it would fly as an add-on piece, either wireless or with a USB cable; but leave it off the keyboard.

Funny because I would buy a keyboard that had a trackpad built-in.

Imagine a company making two different products, one with a trackpad and one without.

I used to hate trackpads like I hate glossy screens, now I like trackpads better than a mouse (especially given what Apple seems to want to do with them). I wonder what I'll think of glossy screens in the future.

 

[AndrewLyle]

Looks fake as hell, and we all know how fake hell is.

Of course its fake, OP asked for a mockup

thats my mockup

 

[vmardian]

Macbook pro trackpad conversion

http://bounav.free.fr/wp/?p=176
http://bounav.free.fr/wp/?p=247

 

[MacModMachine]

I love how the last pic has the notch for the lid.

thats a drip tray for your sweat.....

 

[ViViDboarder]

First... If you have the Magic Mouse you can use Better Touch Tool and put your mouse into "Trackpad Mode". Works just like a trackpad on a laptop and lets you program all your gestures.

Although, I don't see the reason to actually want a trackpad... I'd rather use the Mouse as a Mouse with gestures (Better Touch Tool lets you program those too).

http://blog.boastr.net/

Second... "FRIST!!!" says ASUS. http://www.engadget.com/tag/EeeKeyboard/

 

[tkboss88]

you guys know this post is about a year old right?! the magic mouse wasn't invented yet! but anyways, i would love a humungous trackpad for my imac. like this one: http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_touch.php
the surface area on the magic mouse is just too small =/

 

[ArcspacE]

Has anyone tried the Microsoft Arc (folding) mouse?

Any good?
Compared to the Mighty Mouse?