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Hands-on with the Magic Mouse

by Joachim Bean (RSS feed) on Nov 3rd, 2009

Well, I got my Magic Mouse a few days ago, and I've been using it for my everyday tasks for a few days (and I'm still using it), and here are my impressions.

Packaging:

This packaging is clear, showing the actual Magic Mouse, just like the packaging that Apple has been using recently for the iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod touch and accessories.

Downloading the update:

As we posted earlier, you'll want to to download the Wireless Mouse Update to enable the new features of the Magic Mouse, which is available for Snow Leopard and Leopard.

Set Up:

Once you've installed the Wireless Mouse Update, you'll want to go to the Mouse Preference Pane in System Preferences and click the new "Set Up Bluetooth Mouse..." button. You no longer have to use the Bluetooth Setup Assistant to pair, which makes it a little simpler. It will then search for your Magic Mouse, and make sure it's turned on, which is done by a switch on the bottom of the Magic Mouse. Once it's paired, you'll be all ready to use your Magic Mouse.

Read on below to see the how it was using the Magic Mouse....

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Tags: Bluetooth, Hands on, HandsOn, Magic Mouse, MagicMouse, mouse, Multi-Touch

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, Features

TUAW hands on with CrossOver Games

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Apr 17th, 2008

We posted about the release of CrossOver Games a little while ago -- it's a version of Codeweavers' Windows virtualization software that allows Windows games to be played on OS X and Linux. I grabbed a copy of the software for TUAW, and spent an afternoon running it through its paces.

You can check out the hands-on after the break -- after installing CrossOver Games, I first tried to load up Guild Wars using their installer's package interface, and was able to get it working pretty well. I then tried one of my favorite games, Civilization 4, and unfortunately, that one didn't turn out quite so well. And just for kicks, I also gave F.E.A.R. a shot -- it's not on CrossOver's compatibility list at all, but I've had a copy sitting around for a while that I haven't played yet, so I let the virtualization app take a crack at getting it working.

The hands-on is in this simple and easy-to-use (which is more than I can say about CrossOver Games) gallery format -- just click the picture furthest to the left down there and begin our journey into the exciting world of virtualization and game installation. I can tell you're excited already.

Gallery: TUAW's Hands on with CrossOver Games

Update: Arjun found the problem with Civ in the comments; apparently only the Steam version is compatible. Which vibes with the rest of what I found: if you want to play any of the Steam or built-in games with CrossOver, they'll likely work just fine. But if you want to install another game from a CD (especially unsupported games), you're out of luck.

Tags: civ-4, crossover-games, game, guild-wars, hands-on, handson, test, tuaw, tweet-this, virtualization

Filed under: Accessories, Analysis / Opinion, Peripherals, Apple

TUAW Hands On with the Apple Keyboard

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Aug 10th, 2007

Yesterday I took a little trip down to my local Apple Store (the Michigan Ave. store here in Chicago) to check out the Keyboard. That's what Apple is calling their latest engineering marvel-- not the iBoard or the MacBoard, just Keyboard. I got a chance to check out the new iMac, and play with the new iLife apps for a bit, then I cracked open TextEdit and started typing.

So what did I think? I wasn't kidding when I called it an engineering marvel-- the Keyboard is unlike any other keyboard I've seen. It is extremely, almost dangerously thin-- Apple is already making stuff the width of cardboard, and pretty soon they'll move on to paper-thin. It's not actually flexible, but I got the feeling that if I really tried (or just landed a heavy phonebook on it), I could break it in two. Probably not true, but I still felt that way.

But you don't buy a keyboard for its durability-- you buy it to type on, and that's where I ran into problems.

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Tags: applekeyboardhandson, beautiful, clicky, handson, keyboard, modelm, slicingmelon, textedit

Filed under: iMac, Apple

Engadget gets their hands on the new iMac/keyboard

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Aug 7th, 2007

You've seen the pretty pictures on Apple's iMac webpage, but take a look at these pics Engadget snapped at the Apple event. They got their hands on one of the new iMacs sporting both the wired and wireless keyboard and took a few pics.

Tags: engadget, handson, imac, new keyboard, NewKeyboard

Filed under: Hardware, Airport

Engadget gets hands on with Apple's new AirPort Extreme

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Feb 15th, 2007

While I still need to drop $180 to get an AirPort Extreme Base Station for 'review' from Apple, Engadget just put theirs through its paces. Overall, they found that the obvious upsides were Apple's sleek design and easy-breezy setup thanks to the revamped AirPort Admin Utility 5.0. In the drawbacks category, however, were a bizarre lack - in fact a back-step for the AirPort base station - of gigabit ethernet, and less-than-optimal transfer rates, though Engadget concedes your mileage may vary, as it so often does with wireless hardware.

Engadget has also posted a hands-on gallery, which includes their own screenshots of the new Admin Utility. Strangely, they didn't say anything about some of this base station's new found abilities, such as the new AirPort Disk, one of the key features making me count my pennies in anticipation of affording one of these.

Tags: airport, airport extreme base station, AirportExtremeBaseStation, engadget, galleries, gallery, hands on, HandsOn, wireless

Filed under: Hardware, iPod Family, Apple

Engadget gets their hands all over Apple's new gear

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Sep 12th, 2006

The good folks at Engadget were on the scene reporting from the Apple event today. As such they were able to give the new gear a once over thanks to Apple. They checked out the iTV, a 2GB nano, the new iPod, and the iPod shuffle. Head on over and feel the technolust.

Tags: engadget, hands on, HandsOn

Filed under: Hardware, WWDC, Apple

Engadget gets hands on with the Mac Pro

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Aug 7th, 2006

Engadget spends a little time with the new Mac Pros, and has posted some pictures of the experience. Check out the post for some cool pics of the strangely familiar Mac Pro.

Tags: engadget, handson, Mac Pro, MacPro

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