Apple’s Magic Trackpad Is Here [Magicpad]

Apple desktops have touchpads now too. The hot Magic Trackpad gives Mac Pro and iMac owners multitouch powers, gestures, and bluetooth connectivity.

The Magic Trackpad is admittedly a larger version of the MacBook Pro touchpad, with 80% more surface area for your entire swiping and pinching. The total surface acts as a button, so it\’s also a likely mouse replacement. And each of the expected gestures are here: two-finger scrolling, pinch to zoom, fingertip rotation, and three- and four-finger swipes. You will enable and disable gestures at your discretion from System Preferences:

The Magic Trackpad also has a similar design and angles as Apple\’s wireless keyboard, so putting the two side by side allow for pretty seamless switching backward and forward. Or in case you\’re the long-distance type, the bluetooth functionality lets you operate the it from up to 33 feet away.

Apple\’s trackpad intentions been slightly mystery since that patent surfaced back in February, but after it cleared the FCC this month it was only an issue of time. It\’s available now, and should set you back $69. [Apple]

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