July 2010
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The Magic Trackpad is Just a Better Mouse
For all the hyperbole about the mouse being dead, no one has called out the Magic Trackpad for being what it really is—just a better mouse. Though it is touch based and enables certain gestures, the power of a real touch based OS like iOS is in direct manipulation via a touch screen. Here’s how I put it in my chapter on iOS UI in iPhone User Interface Design Projects:
“One of the keys...