<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
(	O
model	O
number	O
M4848	O
)	O
,	O
commonly	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
hockey	O
puck	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
unusually	O
circular	O
shape	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Bondi	O
Blue	O
iMac	B-Device
G3	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
and	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
successive	O
desktop	O
Macs	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
Apple	O
mouse	B-Device
to	O
use	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
format	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Desktop	I-Device
Bus	I-Device
(	O
ADB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
for	O
its	O
design	O
;	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Bryan	O
Gardiner	O
of	O
Wired	O
deemed	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
to	O
be	O
among	O
"	O
Apple	O
's	O
most	O
notorious	O
flops.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Mouse	B-Device
II	O
that	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
hockey	O
puck	O
"	O
mouse	B-Device
has	O
a	O
circular	O
shape	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
mouse	B-Device
button	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
like	O
previous	O
Apple	O
mice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
's	O
round	O
shape	O
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
clumsy	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
small	O
size	O
and	O
tendency	O
to	O
rotate	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
cause	O
for	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Griffin	O
iMate	O
ADB	O
to	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapters	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
allowed	O
the	O
older	O
,	O
more	O
comfortable	O
ADB	O
Mouse	B-Device
II	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
those	O
iMacs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
some	O
products	O
like	O
the	O
,	O
a	O
shell	O
that	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
mouse	B-Device
to	O
give	O
it	O
the	O
ADB	O
mouse	B-Device
's	O
elliptical	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
flaw	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
shared	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
offerings	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
atypically	O
short	O
cord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
through	O
the	O
integrated	O
hub	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
keyboards	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
transition	O
to	O
USB	B-Protocol
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
relocation	O
of	O
ports	O
on	O
their	O
notebooks	O
from	O
the	O
center	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
edge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
USB	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
