For its subsequent trick, Apple is reportedly making ready a Magic Mouse redesign

Apple is engaged on a redesigned successor to the Magic Mouse, in line with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in at present’s Energy On publication. This new mouse would handle complaints some customers have had, together with that pesky charging port.

Gurman writes that Apple’s design workforce has created prototypes of the mouse in latest months with an eye fixed towards creating “one thing that higher suits the fashionable period.” He doesn’t get into any specifics — the group nonetheless hasn’t settled on a design — besides to say that the mouse will handle the charging port location and different “longstanding complaints.” It’s at the least 12 to 18 months away from launch, in line with Gurman.

How can Apple repair a mouse that’s objectively excellent? I’m kidding; after 15 years of largely the identical design, the Magic Mouse has loads of room for enchancment, even with its latest USB-C revision for the M4 iMac launch. Everyone seems to be completely different, however my wishlist consists of including some mechanical controls, addressing ergonomics (my hand at all times cramps after some time), and never having to spear the mouse’s underbelly to cost it.

However even when Apple strikes the port, I’m nonetheless somewhat grumpy when I’ve to dig out a cable to plug within the MX Grasp 3 that serves as my day by day driver. There are higher methods, just like the Logitech mouse that fees wirelessly by way of a mousepad that my colleague, Sean Hollister, hasn’t needed to deliberately cost for 2 years. I added MagSafe-style wi-fi charging by dropping my Magic Mouse into the wireless-charging equal of an ergonomic service business sneaker — it ain’t fairly, and I nonetheless can’t use it whereas it’s charging, but it surely will get the job carried out. I’d wager Apple can do one thing higher.