Apple’s New Keyboard, Multitouch Mouse Design Leaks from FCC

The Famous Mighty mouse has seen a number of  transitions over the last decades. The first button-less device was launched in 2005 and soon became iconic for the Mac,  being a unique direction in mouse technology. Though Steve liked it like anything, on the Other side, certain Mac owners had a bad experience with it, specially with the track ball, which is susceptible to breakage.

But looks like Apple learned the lesson, and according to a new Insider , Apple’s waken up the fix the concerns by completely redesigning the mighty mouse. Among the rumored changes: doing away with the track ball, utilizing touch-sensitive technology, and adding multipoint touch detection technology.

Perhaps, Recent apple patents may refer to the same mouse.  These recent patents detail how you touch and and how you move your hand into movement on the screen. It would also translate into clicks, thus eliminating the need for most buttons or even a track ball.

What makes the specualtion even more attractive is, the current Mighty Mouse is on backorder across the country, meaning that Apple’s not shipping out the new models at the moment. So for sure, new ones are coming soon.

AppleInsider says Steve Jobs himself is the man in-charge for the development of this new mouse. He is promising to bring desktop mouse experience in-line with the multitouch action found on the MacBooks. The new mice somehow enable iPhone-style kinetic scrolling, which would definitely be interesting.

FCC Sources:

Apple Bluetooth keyboard
Apple Bluetooth mouse
What do you think this could all lead to ? Better Macs than ever? Let us know.