I can't use my watch while I charge it. Nor my earbuds. Nor my portable Bluetooth speaker.
None of those can give me any meaningful amount of use time (and definitely not enough for a full work day) from a 2 minute charge.
My mouse can. The port location is not a problem. The constant whining about it from people who largely don't use it is more annoying than any disruption a charge cycle causes.
> If my Logitech G502 mouse couldn't charge while in use, I wouldn't even consider buying it.
Similarly, if a mouse doesn't support touch gestures I wouldn't consider buying it.
I guess we both make compromises: you never have gesture support, I maybe can't use the mouse for two minutes while I go make a coffee if I forget to charge it overnight once a month.
> Specially because previous generation of apple's mice could be charged while in use.
The first version of the Magic Mouse required you to change AA batteries, and its predecessor was a wired USB mouse. Not really sure how you think either of those is charging while you use it?
When my mouse starts blinking I just plug cable and continue whatever I'm doing and it's a solved problem. No second guessing if I can take a break now in the middle of a meeting, no unnecessary cognitive load, no need to remember to charge it when "I have the time", it's... magical.
Personally I don't find it to be a particularly huge "cognitive load" to see a "mouse battery is low, charge soon" notification and then just charge it at the end of the day.
But for those that do, it's great that we have choices.
None of those can give me any meaningful amount of use time (and definitely not enough for a full work day) from a 2 minute charge.
My mouse can. The port location is not a problem. The constant whining about it from people who largely don't use it is more annoying than any disruption a charge cycle causes.