Many of those features can be enabled on the Magic Mouse with the use of third-party tools. Initial reception to the Magic Mouse was negative, with reactions to its inability to trigger Exposé, Dashboard, or Spaces, as its predecessor could, or to middle click.
Since its release, it has been included along with a wireless keyboard with the 2009 generation of iMacs, and with a wired keyboard with the 2010 Mac Pro workstations. It uses laser tracking for increased pointer accuracy over previous generation Apple mice. It can be configured as a two-buttoned left-handed or right-handed mouse, but the default is a single button. The mouse requires minimum Mac OS X 10.5.8. Like its predecessor, the Mighty Mouse, the Magic Mouse is capable of control-clicking without requiring the key combination. Until 2016, Apple sold a battery charger which could charge two AA batteries, suited for the Magic Mouse. Apple includes two non-rechargeable batteries in the box. It connects via Bluetooth and runs on two AA batteries. Taking after the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and multi-touch trackpads, the Magic Mouse allows the use of gestures such as swiping and scrolling across the top surface of the mouse to interact with desktop computers. The Magic Mouse is the first consumer mouse to have multi-touch capabilities.
The Magic Mouse is a multi-touch mouse that is manufactured and sold by Apple.
