Hey guys,
boys needs toys! That’s a fact. I saw the Magic Trackpad announced by Apple this Tuesday and I ordered it instantly. It was send via Post. Not kidding, it arrived in a big white envelope and it took 2 days to get from the Netherlands (I live 40km East from the Netherlands border) to my home.
After opening the envelope, I found a nice little box inside; this one:
Opening it…
It is VERY important, that you believe in this text! Run a system update and download the drivers from this website http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1066 and reboot your Mac. Once you’ve rebooted, pair the Magic Trackpad with your Mac by opening the Trackpad options in your System Preferences. If you played around (like me) before and paired it using bluetooth, maybe you also need to remove the batteries for a moment before you pair it again.
The Magic Trackpad is a piece of art. Simple, elegant, “less is more” following – it’s a typical Apple product and I already like this little guy 
Here’s a photo of the Magic Trackpad aligned with my Wireless Keyboard, my Magic Mouse and – my other input device I often use, my cool pen from Lamy.
At least, here’s a near view of the Wireless keyboard and the Magic Trackpad.
Resumé (so far)
It’s about an hour ago since I got this beautiful new device, but so far I can say, ONCE it is installed (sorry, but today this reminds me more of a Windows gadget installation than an Apple installation/configuration), it’s a great device. Sure, I guess we will need some time to get into using it on the desk, especially the none existing frame around this device makes it hard for me to find the “right click”, but that’s the only thing that I would put on the “I need to get used to it” list
It’s like a huge trackpad from your MacBook “mounted” on your desk I like it, but I admit, to rework the photos you see above, I used my Magic Mouse laying on my desk as well. For regular stuff I think it’s a great device.
As always, I’ve uploaded all shown photos to my flickr account in HiRes, so feel free to watch them on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37773250@N02/sets/72157624614281876/
Ciao
Dennis
Nice Toy
Did you test it under Linux? Did it work?
Uhm no.. hm.. should I? I don’t use Linux as desktop OS
Hey Dennis, ich fand dein Blog über deinen Twitter-Stream, den ich über den Twitter-Stream deiner Frau fand, die mir followed und eine Arbeitskollegin meiner Frau ist.
Wir leben in einer kleinen Welt. : )
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Schöne Vorstellung, vielleicht kaufe ich mir mal eins für den Media Mac mini im Wohnzimmer, da ist eine Maus schon eher unpraktisch…