When checking my feeds, I saw an interesting sight. "Apple Releases New Mouse"?! And, sure enough, Apple had released a new mouse, a new Mac Mini, MacBook, and iMac. In fact, Apple's new mouse caused so much buzz that "Magic Mouse", as Apple's new mouse is called, became the third place trending topic on Twitter on October 20. So what is the deal with this new mouse, anyway? Well, Apple's new mouse's name is no understatement; the Magic Mouse is a multi-touch mouse! Yes-sir-ee! This mouse has no physical buttons, and operates entirely by touch. It is also only available in a wireless model, and is priced at $70. This new mouse, and also the wireless Apple keyboard, are now including as standard with all of Apple's iMacs. Apple's iMacs have also received an upgrade: the $1,200 iMac now has a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 21.5 inch screen (1920 x 1080 resolution), four gigabytes of RAM, and a 500 GB hard drive. The highest level iMac has a 27 inch screen (2560 x 1440 resolution), a 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 (Quad-Core), four gigabytes of RAM, a one terabyte (1,024 GB) hard drive, and the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card with 512 MB of graphical memory. This iMac costs $2,000. The Mac Mini also received an update. The entry-level model now has a 2.26 GHz processor, a 160 GB hard drive, and 2 GB (double) of RAM. You can get up to a 2.66 GHz processor, four gigabytes of RAM, and a 500 GB hard drive. The server edition of the Mac Mini (new) has two 500 GB hard drives, totaling one terabyte of space! The regular MacBook now has a 2.26 GHz processor, 250 GB of hard drive space, a seven hour battery, and a polycarbonate unibody enclosure! It seems like the new line of Macs and the new "Magic Mouse" will bring a lot of competition to the computer market. Stay tuned, and let's see who wins!    The new 27-inch iMac. The new MacBook. The "Magic Mouse". |