News and reviews of input devices, including mice, keyboards, trackballs, wired and wireless, including Bluetooth

Slideshow: Unconventional (but useful) input devices

Macworld Staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0800

In this slideshow, we present to you several input devices that are a lot different from the mouse (or laptop trackpad) and keyboard used on a daily basis.

Macworld Buying Guide: Mice

Rik Myslewski — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:00 -0800

We’re in the Golden Age of Rodents. It’s time to look at the mice you’re missing. However, the wealth of choices can be daunting. We have a few tips to help you.

Macworld Buying Guide: Keyboards

Dan Frakes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:00 -0800

The keyboard you choose is based on a personal decision, but there are some features and terms you should understand so you make the proper buying decision. And that’s what this guide is here to do. Here are our tips to buying a new keyboard.

Review: Bamboo Fun and Bamboo Pen & Touch

Harry McCracken — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:41:00 -0800

We review and compare two new Wacom consumer pen tablets.

Logitech to buy HD video company for $405 million

Nancy Gohring — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:14:00 -0800

Logitech has agreed to buy HD video communications company LifeSize for $405 million.

Review: Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000

Roman Loyola — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:00 -0800

The Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 is a nice mouse, nice enough to be used on a regular basis, not just when you’re traveling with your laptop.

Apple posts Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0

Scott McNulty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0800

Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 is available for OS X 10.5.8 and later, allowing access to the "special features" on the Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Integrate your iWeb site with Facebook

Adam Berenstain — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Here's a few tips on bringing iWeb and Facebook together.

Bugs & Fixes: Magic Mouse loses its way

Ted Landau — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:05:00 -0800

A pair of irritating symptoms have made Ted Landau's experience with Apple's latest mouse less than magical.

xGestures updated for Snow Leopard

Jeff Porten — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:00 -0800

xGestures is a program that allows mouse movements to trigger menu items, keystrokes, and AppleScripts; it's recently been updated to work with Snow Leopard.

Video: Up close with the Magic Mouse

Roman Loyola — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:30:00 -0700

In this video, Roman Loyola takes a close look at Apple new Magic Mouse and its Multi-Touch gestures.

Restore your old pictures with iPhoto

Derrick Story — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:00 -0700

Return your scanned old photos to their former glory with a few easy adjustments in iPhoto.

Apple releases Magic Mouse software updates for Leopard, Snow Leopard

Jonathan Seff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:00 -0700

Apple on Tuesday released software updates for Leopard and Snow Leopard to support the new Magic Mouse.

Review: Apple Magic Mouse

Roman Loyola — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0700

Though it’s not perfect, the Magic Mouse successfully combines design and usability.

iFixit tears down the Magic Mouse

Aayush Arya — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:03:00 -0700

Apple’s new touchy Magic Mouse bares all at the hands of the iFixit crew, who once again work their dastardly destruction.

First Look: Apple Magic Mouse

Roman Loyola — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:26:00 -0700

Apple’s Magic Mouse has a creative new design that, upon first impression, you’ll either love of hate.

New iMacs and more

Christopher Breen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0700

In this week’s special-edition episode we look at the “two” in the week’s one-two punch—Monday’s spectacular quarterly earnings and today’s raft of new Apple hardware.

Apple unveils multi-touch Magic Mouse

Jason Snell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:03:00 -0700

Apple's replaced its existing Mighty Mouse pointing device with the new Magic Mouse, which foregoes the rollerball in favor of a multi-touch surface.

Review: Targus Wireless Mouse for Mac

Roman Loyola — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Longtime users of Apple products won’t mistake the Targus Wireless Mouse for Mac as an Apple product, but it is certainly designed in the spirit of Apple.

Must-have apps for iPhone photographers

Heather Kelly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:45:00 -0700

Lo-fi iPhone phone photography is gaining respect as a legitimate art form. Make your shots gallery-worthy with these apps.

'Mighty Mouse' trademark awarded, but not to CBS or Apple

Lex Friedman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:14:00 -0700

Another company has been awarded rights to the name "Mighty Mouse," which may leave Apple in want of a new moniker.

Cartoon you: Illustrator’s Live Trace converts your photo into a drawing

Pariah S. Burke — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Illustrator's Live Trace feature is the subject of our fourth article on how to create your own avatar portrait for social networking Web sites and instant messengers.

USB Overdrive lets you control your input devices

Jonathan Seff — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:29:00 -0700

USB Overdrive 3 provides Snow Leopard (as well as Tiger and Leopard) users with customizable, system-level mouse and keyboard control without slowing down your system.

Wacom releases new Bamboo tablet line

Jackie Dove — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Wacom's new line of tablets sports a streamlined design and multi-touch gestures, and eliminates the mouse.

Review: Adesso CyberTablet 6400

James Dempsey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

If you've never used a tablet before and want to see what they're like, or you're looking for a tablet for light-duty photo retouching and illustration, the Adesso CyberTablet 6400 is a pretty good deal.

Smart Notebook SE debuts for Mac

Peter Cohen — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:25:00 -0700

Smart Notebook Student Edition (SE) ties in with Smart Technologies' Smart Board interactive whiteboard technology.