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Video Proof of Concept: Multi-Touch on the T-Mobile G1
Video Proof of Concept: Multi-Touch on the T-Mobile G1
I’ve been hearing rumblings over the past little while. Rumblings that hidden somewhere within all that lovely code that makes up the Android OS is the capability to make multi-touch a reality on the G1. Low-and-behold, this morning when I got down to a little bit of work, developer ...
G1 Multitouch Proof-of-Concept Video
ryebrye.com — Last night, I hacked together a quick proof-of-concept video to show those who aren’t inclined to read the debug logs the multitouch capabilities of the G1. Rather than go the proper route, where the multiple finger events would get pushed up ... (more) G1 Multitouch Proof-of-Concept Video
 T-mobile G1 multitouch proof of concept video (by RyeBrye)
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T-mobile G1 multitouch proof of concept video (by RyeBrye)
youtube.com — This video shows a modified fingerpaint program that draws circles under two fingers simultaneously, and tracks the fingers as they move across the screen. T... (more) T-mobile G1 multitouch proof of concept video (by RyeBrye)
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Android Multitouch Proof of Concept Ain't Pretty, But It Works [Android]
Gizmodo — IntoMobile just posted this video of a guy doing two-finger drawing on a T-Mobile G1 Android phone, hacked last night by a sharp developer who goes by the handle RyeBrye. We haven't seen any multitouch apps to date, so it's nice to see the functionality present, though, as you will see in the vid, not even classic Pink Floyd can make this thing beautiful. [RyeBrye via IntoMobile] ...

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