Microsoft to Launch Multitouch Mouse
PrintMicrosoft hasn't said anything official as of yet, but it looks like the company is planning to release a version of the Arc mouse with multitouch input. The evidence is extensive and fairly convincing. First, Microsoft has registered the domain "arctouchmouse.com", which currently redirects to Bing. Several European retailers have started listing a "Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse" on their sites. The Redmond mostly software company was also known to be working on multitouch mouse concepts in their research division in 2009.
If this product does exist, what can we expect from it? Windows 7 does have multitouch functionality built right in, but most consumers don't have the hardware to take advantage of it. Even if the Arc Touch is just a PC clone of the Apple Magic Mouse, it will allow PC users a new set of experiences without buying an expensive multitouch PC.
The listings we mentioned earlier are showing the Arc Mouse as selling for about $70. Assuming that is a PC Magic Mouse, would you take a chance at that price point?
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dstevens
July 07, 2010 at 9:17pm
im pretty up to speed on tech, but...
what the heck does it do?
its an arched touchpad
oh and it has multi touch support?
bingojubes
July 03, 2010 at 8:31am
That ARC Mouse would have been great had they also made a larger version of it. i bought one but then returned it after holding it in my hands for about 5 minutes - that damn thing is just too damn small!
Remake the ARC instead!
omen3330
July 02, 2010 at 6:35pm
Depends if I used the feature a lot, I bought the Razor Mamba wireless so at this point I have no right calling it expensive.
TechW
July 02, 2010 at 1:05pm
I've used the Apple Magic Mouse and personally hated it. So, no, I would not buy a PC version at any price.
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