BenQ’s INFTYLAB M Mouse brings Mac-style scrolling and virtual desktop shortcuts to a traditional pointer, but its limited gesture support and uneven zooming keep it from matching Apple’s trackpad.
BenQ’s INFTYLAB M Mouse is pitched as a Mac-first peripheral rather than a generic desktop mouse, and its gesture support reflects that narrow focus. According to Macworld, the mouse works with the company’s INFTYLAB Glide software, which lets users assign trackpad-style and Multi-Touch gestures to shortcut buttons so that scrolling and navigation feel closer to the way a Mac trackpad behaves. The mouse also comes in white, echoing Apple’s long-standing preference for a minimalist look.
In practical terms, the supported gestures are limited but useful. Users can switch between Natural and Standard scroll modes, choose whether wheel movement follows the Mac trackpad’s direction, and map the mouse’s buttons to desktop-space actions such as Left Space and Right Space. Macworld says those commands are designed to move between macOS virtual desktops in the same way a swipe would on a trackpad, which is helpful when switching away from full-screen apps without minimising them.
What the M Mouse does not support is just as important. Macworld reports that it does not offer the broader set of Mac trackpad gestures, such as pinch-to-zoom, and the Glide software does not allow zoom sensitivity to be adjusted. The horizontal scroll wheel can be used for zooming, but Macworld found the response slightly uneven in Safari, even though it worked better on RAW images. That makes the M Mouse a device for gesture-inspired shortcuts rather than a full replacement for Apple’s own trackpad.
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