New MacBooks, Improved Multi-Touch Trackpad

Category: Mac

The latest MacBook and MacBook Pros (late 2008 models) both have a new “buttonless” trackpad which is bigger and made of a touch-friendly, and wear-resistant glass. The entire trackpad has been completely redesigned and it’s also one large button so it’s clickable everywhere on the surface. No separate button means there’s more room for additional multi-touch gestures and your fingers can move with ease on the smooth and silky glass surface.

Use two fingers to scroll up and down a page or a window. Pinch to zoom in and out in Safari, Preview, iPhoto, the Finder and even Photoshop CS4. Swipe the trackpad with three fingers together to go back and forth in your browser or navigate between photos in iPhoto and Preview apps. Rotate to adjust an image with your fingertips or use the new four-finger swipe gesture: up and down to access Exposé modes, left or right to switch between open applications. You can also right-click with two fingers or configure a right-click area anywhere on the spacious trackpad to access shortcut menus.

The new improved Multi-Touch trackpad feels as good as it functions and the more you use it, the more you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. Apple designers and software engineers have spent a considerable amount of time working on the sensitivity, audio feedback and friction of the trackpad. They incorporated these great new Multi-Touch gestures and the result of all these efforts is one of the largest, and most ergonomic MacBook trackpad ever. With the breakthrough aluminum unibody enclosure and stunning LED-backlit displays, these new notebooks are truly spectacular!