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Apple has a long history with with computer mice. They pioneered one of the first commercially available with the Lisa Mouse and helped make it mainstream when it shipped with the Macintosh 128K.   Apple has also been known to make good looking mice at the expense of ergonomics - like the infamous puck mouse that shipped with the first iMacs.      25 years after they shipped their first mouse, Steve Jobs introduced the wireless Magic Mouse at a keynote in 2009. And it's a work of art - a translucent white plastic top and curving aluminum bottom, perfectly minimal and symmetrical. And it swaps a fingerwheel for a full multi-touch surface, making it super powerful. A lot of people like using it. Many, like your designer writing this, find it unbearable and have switched to more ergonomic mice. It's narrow and the grip is awkward with the the sharp side edges inward curving aluminum. Wanting to use the mouse again for the multi-touch abilities, we iterated and 3D printed over a hundred...
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With the popularity of our TagVault Surface Mount for AirTag, we wanted another option that was just as durable, waterproof, and secure - but with a more minimal industrial design.  So we designed TagVault Surface Aero. It will look great on your motorcycle and even more discrete.  Mounts in seconds with strong 3M adhesive.   IP68 waterproof, with a new patent pending hidden gasket.   Sleek lines with an ultra low-profile   It's the best one time insurance you can buy.    Also available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EMsQ4c

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Introducing AirTag Security Cable

We wanted to make a better braided steel AirTag mount - more compact, stronger, really well made.    So we fired up our Swiss lathe and machined a custom oversized screw that keeps it secure and looks awesome. It is T10 Torx and comes with an included driver.   There is an inner patent-pending gasket that keeps AirTag water tight.    The braided steel loop is strong and has the perfect amount of flex.     And the body is also more compact than any other braided steel AirTag mount, manufactured with an extremely strong and tough glass filled polycarbonate composite.  Also available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/41ikytG

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Introducing The 10-Year Battery for AirTag

My camera bag with $10k of gear was stolen from my car. When I saw the broken glass and empty backseat, I immediately pulled up FindMy to track the thief - only to find that its last location was my office 3 months ago... because I hadn't changed the AirTag's battery. It was a terrible feeling on top of a worse one.  That is why we designed TimeCapsule - it gives you a whopping decade of power so you don't have to remember to replace the battery annually. It's especially nice for folks like us with a lot of AirTags to manage. Just discard the AirTag's back plate and CR2032 coin cell battery, set AirTag on the contacts in TimeCapsule, add 2 AA batteries (we recommend Energizer Ultimate Lithium), then screw her shut. Now you've got 14X more power capacity.   It's also fully waterproof so it stays powered in any environment. And no expense spared construction. A fiber reinforced composite body with premium CNC machined screws.  Great for long-term storage like an RV or a boat. And a must have for anything of high-value. It may be the most valuable product we've ever made. Also available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/49MY4Dt

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We wanted an ultra-secure AirTag case that could be mounted to anything. Easy to change AirTags battery. Waterproof. Robust. And discreet. So we designed TagVault Universal Mount for AirTag. It has mounting holes for screws, rivets, and slots for zip ties. Or just epoxy it down. IP69 waterproof It opens the same way TagVault Security mount does and the key is included. It is extremely tamper-proof and low-profile.  It works great!

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