Mac gaming could get an intriguing boost but not in the way you'd expect

Date:
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:22:28 +0000

Description:
Nanoleafs new monitor lights can be synced with your monitors content. Plus a patent points to a haptics-loaded Magic Mouse.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Nanoleaf
has launched a new lighting strip that syncs with your monitor It could provide an immersive boost to Mac gamers Apple has also patented a Magic
Mouse with haptic feedback

Things have been looking up for Mac gamers in recent years, with Apple launching increasingly powerful hardware and AAA games coming to the companys computers in increasing numbers. Now, there are a few new reasons why Mac gaming could be getting a touch more immersive.

The first is that Nanoleaf has just launched the PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip
, which is a lighting strip for Mac and PC desktop monitors that provides rainbow effects for an immersive experience while gaming, listening to music, or watching TV shows and movies.

The strip connects to your computer over USB-C and needs to be paired using Nanoleafs desktop app. Once thats done, its lights can actively match what is happening on your screen, providing a backlighting effect that extends the on-screen colors to your surroundings.

Nanoleafs Lightstrip costs $49.99 and can be pre-ordered from the companys website. Itll start shipping at the end of March. Apple patent points to a haptic gaming Magic Mouse (Image credit: Kaboompics.com / Pexels)

While Nanoleafs latest product is available to order now, theres another idea that could give Mac gamers a boost thats a little more experimental, and it comes in the form of a freshly uncovered patent (via Patently Apple ).

The patent describes how a future Magic Mouse could be embedded with haptic sensors that mimic the effects of on-screen action. For example, it could enable you to feel the texture of moving through sand or sliding on ice, providing a much more immersive gaming experience.

Right now, Apples Magic Mouse is poorly suited to gaming due to its slippery top surface, unergonomic shape, and lack of customizable buttons. While the ideas discussed in the patent might help make it more viable for gaming, it will need a more wide-ranging overhaul before it becomes gamers pointer of choice. That said, the idea of a mouse embedded with haptic sensors could equally apply to creative and productivity tasks, so theres a degree of flexibility here.

Being a patent, we dont know when or if this will ever come to fruition.
But its interesting to imagine how it could benefit Mac gamers and productivity lovers alike. You might also like Best Mac games 2025 - the best Apple-friendly gaming experiences you can get The best smart lights 2025: light up your life with smart bulbs and lamps Good news! Apple finally redesigns the Magic Mouse with USB-C! Bad news! The charging port is still on the bottom



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