Multi-Touch on the G1 (VIDEO)

phandroid.com - 1/12/2009

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We’ve heard that Android has Multi-Touch capabilities before but we’ve never seen it in action with such detail and such great explanation/description. The video uses a lot of developer lingo but illustrates beautifully how multi-touch could work on real applications like Google Maps ...

gottabemobile.com - 1/14/2009

Windows 7 Beta 1 Multi-Touch Is Much Improved

— gottabemobile.com — ntrig I documented my experience with the Windows 7 pre-beta, N-Trig’s Win 7 multi-touch driver, and the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC back in November . Most folks will remember that experience as being pretty lousy. Well, there is finally some good ... (more) Windows 7 Beta 1 Multi-Touch Is Much Improved

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Engadget: Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1

Gizmodo: Android Runs Multitouch on the G1, Really [Clips]

CrunchGear: Real multi-touch (and limitations) demo’d on the G1

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Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1
Engadget — ... he has figured out a way to demonstrate full working multitouch on a stock T-Mobile G1, and he even provides the video to prove it and a list of instructions for developers to follow suit. For those just casually interested, the vid after the break is apt to be enough to get your saliva flowing, but for the hardcore data snoopers in the crowd, the incredibly lengthy read link is where it's at. Go where you must -- it's like a choose-your-own-adventure book, but for nerds. [Via Phandroid, thanks Rob and Keyan] Continue reading Video: coder whips up working ...

Android Runs Multitouch on the G1, Really [Clips]
Gizmodo — ... limitations (the Synaptics touchscreen was not physically designed for multitouch, and thereby has some problematic though predictable issues). Like we've said before, Android really is quite promising. And I, for one, can't wait until it's done cooking (or at least until everyone stops fearing Apple's multitouch patents). For those with G1s interested in duplicating this demo, Hutch has provided all of his software with full instructions on his site. [Luke Hutch via phandroid] ...

Real multi-touch (and limitations) demo’d on the G1
CrunchGear — ... easy to install for users, but is not technically a very low-level one. In fact, the kernel is already working in multitouch, it’s just in another interface layer that the extra information is discarded. So the hack sends the info around that layer’s protections and to a demo application. So it’s still not a consumer app, but it’s getting a lot closer, I’d say in six months we’ll have a solution capable of being installed by a grandma. [via Phandroid]