Magic Mouse on Glass Surface

Optical mice do not work well, or often at all, on clear or shiny surfaces. You'll need to use some sort of mouse pad or other opaque, non-shiny surface.

Regards.

The magic mouse will NOT work on a clear glass desk. I have to use a mousepad with mine.

The Magic Mouse is a laser mouse so needs no mouse mat and can work on glass as long it its able to bounce the laser back without scattering it. Laser mice can also work a few CMs off a surface so you can even hold it and it will work, though not very well.
Just don't look at the laser as it can be harmful to your eyes. I'm not sure if Apple has filtered it but most laser mice are class 1 laser products.

If someone would like a Mouse made specifically for glass, you might take a look at; Logitech Performance Mouse MX--It uses two lasers on glass and only one for surfaces with less transparency.

I am having the same issue using this mouse over a granite countertop. Can't seem to get it to work without a piece of paper under it. Not as clean looking as pictured in the ads when you have to use a mousepad of any sort. Very disappointed.

I use a piece of paper instead of a mouse pad. But why do so many ads show a cool modern glass desk and all if it doesn't work?

I ordered an aluminum mouse pad to go with the new Magic Mouse, is called the MacPadd. Apparently the inventor is a rather strange individual (do a Google search on MacPadd) however the mouse pad is very sharp.

I have a feeling that they may not be available for long and are probably going to become collector items, therefore if you are interested, I would place an order before they are sold out.

I ordered direct from their American distributor, Other World Computing.

http://eshop.macsales.com/search/mouse+pad

I have a optical Apple Mouse and it works well on glass. Have not had a surface that it does not work on.

Hi. I heard optical mice consume more electricity when the surface is dark because the sensor has to work harder. Is this true?

Could you use frosted glass instead of transparent glass? The glass may have to be sanded to scratch it to become frosted (or a frosted glass sticke could be used to make it look frosted). Thanks in advance.

What really the best surface (combo of surfaces and material) for the Magic Mouse anyway? Aluminum, frosted glass, hard plastic, cloth, dark color, light color, all white, white with patterns, etc.

How Many DPI does it have by the way? 1000 DPI?

Gbu

I am having the same issue using the Magic Mouse on a granite countertop. I am also having trouble finding any information about it on the Apple website. I've never had issues like this with wireless optical mice before.

I know someone who uses a shiny white surface that no other mouse will work on without a mouse mat..........the mighty mouse works perfectly without a mouse mat.