Apple has unveiled its new wireless Magic Mouse, which will be the first to make use of the firm’s revolutionary multi-touch technology.
Pioneered on iPhone, iPod Touch and Mac Notebook trackpads, multi-touch allows users to navigate a computer display using finger gestures on the mouse.
Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or balls, the top of the mouse is a seamless, interactive surface.
Users can scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two fingers and click and double-click anywhere on the surface to select an item.
The device will even know when people are just resting their hand on it, while new a new laser-tracking engine ensures that the pointer is far more sensitive and responsive than traditional optical trackers.
The product will be shipping with the new iMac and will also be available as a Mac accessory in the near future.
Magic Mouse is part of a number of new products that Apple unveiled this week, including the Mac Mini, iMac and Remote.