Apple’s Magic Mouse could also be getting an enormous makeover within the subsequent yr or so

The Magic Mouse has gone a very long time with none main adjustments to its design past issues like dropping the AA batteries and gaining a USB-C port, however Apple is now reportedly planning an overhaul. Within the Power On e-newsletter, Mark Gurman stories that Apple has began engaged on prototypes for a extra fashionable model of the Magic Mouse, which was first launched approach again in 2009.

Whereas some customers have beloved the Magic Mouse for its gesture controls, different features like its nonergonomic design and its underside charging port have been the topic of complaints for years. We don’t know what precisely the redesign will carry, but it surely’d be nice to see these issues lastly addressed. And it appears like we’ll. In accordance with Gurman, “Apple is trying to create one thing that’s extra related, whereas additionally fixing longstanding complaints — sure, together with the charging port challenge.” It may nonetheless be some time earlier than we see the brand new Magic Mouse, although. Gurman notes that it may take one other yr to 18 months to get it prepared for market.

The e-newsletter additionally offers us a bit extra data on the rumored new AirTag that Apple reportedly has within the works for launch subsequent yr. Constructing on his earlier stories a few next-gen AirTag with a better chip and more tamperproof design, Gurman now stories that the brand new tracker can have “a brand new ultrawide band chip on par with the one launched within the iPhone 15,” which he says may triple its detectable vary with Precision Discovering.