Apple FCC Docs Hint at iMac Refresh

October 2, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

It’s looking more and more likely that Apple is planning a fall refresh of its iMac line. Last week, we heard rumors that some new all-in-one, dual-core desktops were already rolling off the assembly lines of Apple’s manufacturing partners. Now Engadget has spotted Federal Communications Commission filings that confirm the existence of the new wireless mouse and keyboard that might be paired with them.

Neither filing provides much detail about either device beyond model number, though the keyboard described in one does appear to be smaller than the current model. That said, AppleInsider speculates that the mouse Apple (AAPL) is evidently working on will be significantly mightier than the current Mighty Mouse, scrapping the device’s rollerball in favor of a touch-sensitive housing and perhaps even an aluminum finish.

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Good lord, just what we need, more proof that Apple doesn’t know anything about how people use a mouse.

I’ve tried a couple and while they LOOK good, I just can’t stand using them, try as I might.

Problem is, they are so weird I can’t even pass them on to some clueless Windows user.

If it doesn’t have two physical buttons that actually move, and a wheel that moves too, count me out. I don’t care if it’s made of platinum.

PS: I use an Apple chiclet keyboard, which I also hate. My continued use is testimony to how pathetically cheap all the alternatives have gotten.