Recording summary · November 2020
unboxing the Apple Magic Mouse
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Overview
Daniel unboxes a black Magic Mouse 2, praising Apple's packaging, preferring the black finish to match an iPad, and noting its heavy feel, while expressing frustration over the bottom-placed Lightning charging port instead of USB-C.
Daniel connects the mouse to an iPad via Bluetooth, configures scrolling and sensitivity, and tests gestures, expressing dissatisfaction that gesture controls and app switching do not operate as expected compared to a trackpad or Mac.
Daniel placed a GoPro in the window to monitor deliveries, which drew pointing from upstairs neighbors outside the apartment.
Themes
Magic Mouse 2 unboxing, design, and charging port criticisms.
iPad compatibility, Bluetooth pairing, settings adjustments, and gesture limitations.
GoPro delivery monitoring incident with neighbors.
Developments
Daniel unboxes the Magic Mouse 2 and removes the plastic wrapping.
Daniel powers on the mouse and pairs it to an iPad via Bluetooth.
Daniel adjusts scrolling and sensitivity settings on the iPad.
Daniel placed a GoPro in the window to spot delivery arrivals, prompting upstairs neighbors outside to point at it.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the mouse surface material is glass.
Whether the mouse came pre-charged or will connect automatically.
Whether Magic Mouse gestures work on an iPad the same way they do on a MacBook.
Whether buying the mouse was a good idea, depending on whether the experience improves with familiarity.
Whether purchasing a trackpad instead would have been better due to missing app-switching gestures on the iPad.