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Apple revolutionised the way people listened to music with the iPod. Now they hope their groundbreaking 'Magic Mouse' will have the same impact. The sleek and shiny beast has no buttons or scroll wheel. Instead the whole top shell of the mouse is a sensitive multi-touch surface that lets users navigate using finger gestures.

It goes on sale today for £55 but will come for free with the latest Mac computers. A spokesman said: 'We’ve reached another milestone by bringing gestures to the desktop with a mouse that’s unlike anything ever before.'

The point and click mouse works in a similar way to the touch screen on the iPhone and iPod touch.  The entire surface of the mouse acts like a giant button. Clicking anywhere on the mouse will have the desired effect and right clicking is achieved by tapping the upper right corner. Sweeping a finger vertically over the mouse scrolls up and down documents and webpages, while a horizontal swipe will scroll left and right.

The mouse is also able to capture the pace of the scroll and will continue the momentum of the action when the user lets go. A two-fingered swipe lets users browse their music in iTunes or pictures in iPhoto. They can also zoom in on a screen by holding down the control button and scrolling upwards.

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