Alongside today’s expected new iMac updates, Apple has announced a trio of new input devices for desktops: the Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Keyboard. The new keyboard and trackpad have an updated design to accommodate improved keys on the keyboard and Force Touch on the trackpad, while the mouse has been redesigned internally. All three devices work on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that juice up via a standard USB Lightning cable:
The new keyboard includes a new scissor-mechanism similar to that of the keyboard on the latest 12-inch MacBook, while the trackpad’s Force Touch feature is akin to the trackpads on those MacBooks and latest MacBook Pro models. The new features of these products means that the new devices will cost a bit more than their predecessors: the trackpad costs $129 (up from $69), the keyboard costs $99, and the mouse costs $79. The Verge has gone hands on with the new input devices, while Steven Levy has published a profile about the product line’s development on Medium.
