Apple Multi-Touch Magic Mouse Orders Shipping [Apple's Magic Mouse to Right All Wrongs With the Mighty Mouse]

About a week ago the Apple store went down to prepare for an interesting new announcement that included updated MacBooks, iMacs, Mac Minis, time capsules and a new mice. Speaking of the little rodent, Cupertino is putting them into the box with their new iMacs and have announced that it’s not going be available for standalone purchases until the end of October. Well here we are, it’s the end of October and word is that orders for the new Apple Magic Mouse started shipping.

Successor for the Mighty mouse which used a scrolling wheel that didn’t do too well with your greasy fingers, the Apple Magic Mouse is here to right the wrongs with its special features. More specifically we’re talking about its multi-touch capabilities that Apple have tackled for Snow Leopard users just a few days ago with a Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0 that allows access to the device’s full range of functions — you’ll need Mac OS X 10.6.1 though.

“The same Multi-Touch technology first introduced on the revolutionary iPhone comes to the mouse. It’s called Magic Mouse, and it’s the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse. Click anywhere, scroll in any direction, and swipe through images on its smooth, seamless top shell. It works wirelessly using Bluetooth, so you don’t have to worry about cables or adapters cluttering your workspace. And built-in software lets you configure Magic Mouse any way you want.”

Meant as the world’s first multi-touch mouse, Apple’s Magic is selling for $69 and should be delivered in 5 to 7 business days.