Apple Pro Mouse
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The Apple Pro Mouse is a USB optical computer mouse introduced by Apple in 2000, notable for its buttonless, translucent design that complemented contemporary iMac and Power Mac systems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple Mouse | 1 |
| Apple Mouse (2003) | 1 |
| Apple Pro Mouse canonical | 1 |
| Apple Pro USB Mouse | 1 |
| Apple USB Mouse | 1 |
| Apple USB Pro Mouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11757519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apple Pro Mouse Context triple: [iMac G4, inputDevice, Apple Pro Mouse]
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A.
Apple Magic Mouse
The Apple Magic Mouse is a sleek, multi-touch wireless mouse designed by Apple for Mac computers, featuring gesture-based controls and a rechargeable battery.
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B.
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse
The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse is a compact, single-button computer mouse designed by Apple for use with classic Macintosh systems that featured the Apple Desktop Bus interface.
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C.
Apple Wireless Keyboard
The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a compact, Bluetooth-enabled keyboard designed by Apple for use with Mac computers and other compatible devices.
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D.
Apple Magic Keyboard
The Apple Magic Keyboard is a sleek, low-profile wireless keyboard designed by Apple, featuring a rechargeable battery and seamless integration with Mac computers.
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E.
Force Touch trackpad
The Force Touch trackpad is Apple’s pressure-sensitive, haptic-feedback trackpad that simulates physical clicks and enables additional gesture-based controls on MacBook devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apple Pro Mouse Target entity description: The Apple Pro Mouse is a USB optical computer mouse introduced by Apple in 2000, notable for its buttonless, translucent design that complemented contemporary iMac and Power Mac systems.
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A.
Apple Magic Mouse
The Apple Magic Mouse is a sleek, multi-touch wireless mouse designed by Apple for Mac computers, featuring gesture-based controls and a rechargeable battery.
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B.
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse
The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse is a compact, single-button computer mouse designed by Apple for use with classic Macintosh systems that featured the Apple Desktop Bus interface.
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C.
Apple Wireless Keyboard
The Apple Wireless Keyboard is a compact, Bluetooth-enabled keyboard designed by Apple for use with Mac computers and other compatible devices.
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D.
Apple Magic Keyboard
The Apple Magic Keyboard is a sleek, low-profile wireless keyboard designed by Apple, featuring a rechargeable battery and seamless integration with Mac computers.
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E.
Force Touch trackpad
The Force Touch trackpad is Apple’s pressure-sensitive, haptic-feedback trackpad that simulates physical clicks and enables additional gesture-based controls on MacBook devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple hardware product
ⓘ
computer mouse ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apple Pro USB Mouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pro Mouse
Apple USB Pro Mouse ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pro Mouse
|
| bodyMaterial | clear plastic ⓘ |
| brand |
Apple
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Inc.
|
| buttonCount | 1 ⓘ |
| category | input device ⓘ |
| colorScheme | clear and white ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Mac OS 9
ⓘ
Mac OS X ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
USB-equipped Macintosh computers ⓘ USB-equipped Windows PCs ⓘ |
| connectionType | wired ⓘ |
| controlMethod | mechanical click on entire shell ⓘ |
| designedBy | Apple Industrial Design Group ⓘ |
| designedFor | desktop use ⓘ |
| designFeature |
single-button mechanism
ⓘ
symmetric shape ⓘ translucent enclosure ⓘ |
| era | early 2000s Apple industrial design ⓘ |
| hasButtons | buttonless design ⓘ |
| hasScrollWheel | no ⓘ |
| includedWith |
some Power Mac G4 configurations
ⓘ
some iMac G3 models ⓘ |
| interface | USB ⓘ |
| introduced | 2000 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| marketedWith |
Power Mac G4
ⓘ
iMac (slot-loading models) ⓘ
linked to:
iMac
|
| notableFor |
buttonless appearance
ⓘ
first optical mouse from Apple ⓘ matching translucent design with contemporary Macs ⓘ |
| powerSource | USB bus power ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Apple USB Mouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pro Mouse
|
| releaseRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| successor |
Apple Mouse (2003)
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pro Mouse
|
| supports | USB 1.1 ⓘ |
| trackingTechnology | optical ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Power Mac G4 Cube
ⓘ
linked to:
Power Mac G4
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Apple Pro Mouse Description of subject: The Apple Pro Mouse is a USB optical computer mouse introduced by Apple in 2000, notable for its buttonless, translucent design that complemented contemporary iMac and Power Mac systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Apple Pro Mouse
linked to: Apple Pro Mouse
linked to: Apple Pro Mouse
linked to: Apple Pro Mouse
linked to: Apple Pro Mouse