![]() As for the Apple Magic Trackpad 2, not so sure I’d even want to attempt to fix that product, albeit it’s very pricey for a trackpad! Not fond of the fact that this product has no screws, making this product not only very difficult to pull apart (Estes, 2015, October 16) but also to repair. Still not so fond of the placement of the Lightning Port in the case of the Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Estes, 2015, October 16) as well as the fact that the Lightning Port cable can only connect to your Apple Mac to recharge you’ll have to purchase an accessory to recharge from a 110 V outlet, if you’re a non-MacBook Pro user or if you find that more convenient. This is mighty convenient and makes using the Apple Trackpad 2 very user-friendly and customizable and more of the kind of product that you can modify to your device.Īpple upgrades for Hardcore fans – Yearly upgraded to support Apple iPad ProĪpple seems to be in love with single ports on their devices, be it the USB-C (Ackerman, 2015, April 9) on the 12″ Apple Macbook (2015) or the alledged plan to remove the headphone jack (Kelly, 2016, January 6) from the upcoming Apple iPhone 7 in favour of the Lightning Port. You can activate the ones you prefer in the OS X preference panel. There is also the use of Swiping gestures to activate Mac-centric features like the Notification Center, Mission Control, Exposé, and Launchpad that are now a part of the Apple iOS 8. It also supports Apple iPhone 6S multi-touch gestures, bringing the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 in line with its smartphone Apple iOS 8 products: Lovers of all things Apple will appreciate the fact that it supports Apple iOS 8 multi-touch gestures as well as Force Touch. It’s also wider with an active area of 160.02 mm (6.3 in) by 114.3 mm (4.5 in), making it much bigger than the original Apple Magic Trackpad. Instead, the AAA batteries have been replaced with a Li-Ion battery that makes the Apple Magic Trackpad 2 a lot thinner. It’s now a much thinner wedge shape (PC Mag, 2015, October 14) starting at a height of 10.92 mm (0.43 in) and tapering down to 4.83 mm (0.19 in) as the battery compartment that usually holds the AAA batteries has been removed. The US$123.99 Apple Magic Trackpad 2 has also been similarly modified. This is mighty convenient, as if your charge runs out, you’ll and continue typing while recharging as you’ll be spared the inconvenience of having to flip the keyboard over to connect your Lightning Port.Īpple Magic Trackpad 2 – A Thinner Multi-touch Wedge with Force Touch ![]() Sensibly enough, Apple has placed the Lightning Port at the center of the back of the Apple Magic Keyboard 2 (Estes, 2015, October 16) instead of on the underside as in the Apple Magic Mouse 2. Texas Instruments BQ24250C Single Input I2C/Standalone switch-mode Li-Ion battery charger.ST Microelectronics STM32F103VB 72 MHz 32-bit RISC ARM Cortex-M3.The Apple Magic Keyboard 2 (Martindale, 2015, October 19) packs the following components: It also has larger keys that make typing more comfortable and hopefully faster. Also no screws, making this product very difficult to pull apart (Estes, 2015, October 16) and fix as well! Apple has again abandoned the use of AAA batteries in favour of rechargeable Li-Ion batteries. The US$97.65 Apple Magic Keyboard 2 is thinner and wedge shaped (Ochs, 2015, October 20) with dimensions of 279.4 mm by 114.3 mm by 10.16 mm (11 in by 4.5 in by 0.4 in) weighing in at 0.5 lb. Broadcom BCM20733 Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth 3.0 single-chip solution.The US$77.45 Apple Magic Mouse 2 packs (Martindale, 2015, October 19) the following components: It’s also screwless, making pulling it apart and fixing it if it has a problem a very difficult affair. The main difference is the fact that the batteries are now rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries that are recharged via a Lightning Port, located on the underside of the Apple Magic Mouse 2.
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