Apple’s Magic Trackpad revealed?
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Of all the surprises we expected to hear about in the WWDC keynote , a multitouch trackpad peripheral didn’t exactly pop into our brains. But, alas, here it is. What we appear to be looking at is a brand new input device that Apple has dreamed up which connects to desktops (and laptops, if you like) via Bluetooth, much like the Apple Keyboard. If you take what you see in the photos at face value, it would seem that the folks in Cupertino are making a play for finger-based input in a big way — taking the work they’ve done on Mac laptops and the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, and translating it to the desktop realm. This weirdly lines up perfectly with rumors from earlier in the year, emanating from both John Gruber (of Daring Fireball fame), and MacRumors — the former reporting that Apple was set to release a “Mentioned-Nowhere-Else-But-in-This-Very-Headline Multi-Touch Trackpad Gadget for Desktop Macs,” and the latter taking notice of an Apple trademark application for the “Magic Trackpad.” It certainly all makes sense given that the company has made not-so-subtle moves away from standard input devices to finger-friendly options in many, many of its recent products. Whatever the case may be, we’re potentially just hours away from the truth, so feast your eyes on the photos, and get ready for the big reveal. Gallery: Apple Magic Trackpad leak Apple’s Magic Trackpad revealed? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

