Apple Accessories - Add to the Experience!

Your Mac is a spectacular computer, but you can add a number of Apple Accessories that are designed to make your life easier, and to add to the overall experience.

One of the most popular accessories are back-up devices like Apple's Time Capsule.

Alternatively, it could be a networking device like the Airport Express or if you have a Mac mini a superb Apple Wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse. The options are endless!

The reason that you have so many options is that your Mac has an amazing range of interfaces, which include USB, FireWire and now the new Intel Thunderbolt technology.

This page is your source for information, reviews and links to tutorials about the currently available Apple accessories.

The Apple Wireless Keyboard

The Apple Wireless Keyboard Image courtesy of Apple

As we all know our Macs look absolutely superb. So it is vital that our accessories look equally as good. One way to achieve this is to buy Apple accessories.

If you own a Mac mini, or an old Mac with a wired keyboard, then a superb add-on is the Apple wireless keyboard. It is slim and compact and is crafted from matching aluminium with attractive white keys.

But by far the best feature is the fact that it is wireless, no cables! Yes, if you own a Mac with bluetooth wireless technology you don't need to plug it in.

The Apple Magic Mouse

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The Apple Magic Mouse reinvents the mouse. It is the first mouse that allows you to use multi-touch gestures for swiping between web pages in Safari etc.

The Magic Mouse is also wireless, using bluetooth technology, making a wonderful companion to an Apple Wireless Keyboard discussed above. If you are thinking off buying a new iMac you will be pleased to know that you will be getting a Magic Mouse as standard.

Apple Magic TrackPad

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Apple accessories are always designed to tie in with new product features. The Magic TrackPad is one such accessory.

The power of the MacBook Pro TrackPad is now avaiable on the desktop, allowing full use of the new OS X Lion multi-touch gestures on your iMac or Mac Pro.

It is designed with the same aluminium looks as your keyboard, and is intended to fit neatly alongside giving you easy access.

All of Apples input devices are intended to get the most from the new multi-gesture features in Mac OS X Lion.

Apple Thunderbolt Display

The Apple Thunderbolt Display is the update to the original Apple Cinema Display, and is Apple's own standalone 27" display.

The Apple Thunderbolt Display Image courtesy of Apple

The beauty of the new Thunderbolt Display is that it is designed to integrate with your Mac. It allows you to connect your Mac to your display providing all of the cables you need to create a nice tidy working environment.

Apple accessories, like the Thunderbolt Display, are always designed to make your life easier. The Thunderbolt Display also provides additional connection ports offering the same USB, FireWire, and Thunderbolt connections as found on your Mac.

Apple Time Capsule

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The Time Capsule is Apple's revolutionary and very powerful backup device, working seamlessly with Mac OS X Lion and the Time Machine software to automatically backup your Macs.

Time Capsule is available in 2TB or 3TB versions, but also includes various connectivity options including WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB.

Apple AirPort Extreme

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The Airport Extreme is a very powerful wireless networking solution for any home or business, that utilises the latest WiFi standard 802.11n providing a very fast networking experience.

But the Airport Extreme has some additional features that make it a very powerful solution, including a USB port for connecting a printer or external drive. Three gigabit ethernet ports for connecting to multiple computers, and a gigabit WAN port for connecting to a DSL mode.

Apple AirPort Express

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The Airport Express is another of the Apple Accessories for networking, offering a portable Wireless network that simply plugs into a power socket.

This is a very powerful networking solution for the home or small business, which has some interesting additions that you don't normally find on a wireless device.

To start of you get a gigabit ethernet port. This is ideal for connecting the Airport Express to a DSL modem, connecting you to the Internet. This allows upto ten Mac users to connect to the Internet via the wireless network.

Next you get a single USB port. This is an ideal way of connecting all of the users in your home to a printer plugged into the USB port.

Finally, you get an 3.5mm audio port which allows you to play music remotely using the Apple AirPlay feature.

AirPlay allows you to play your iTunes music through any speakers that are connected to your wireless network.