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Have we finally found a tablet match for the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note? ViewSonic sent around a teaser for its "Touch and Connect" series prototypes, including a 22-inch "smart business tablet monitor," powered by what appears to be Ice Cream Sandwich. The giant touch-enabled device will be joined by a Windows 8 multi-touch display, new cloud computing solutions, high-end laser projectors and some interactive electronic billboards -- all set to make their debut on June 5th at Computex. More details will no-doubt be forthcoming in Taipei, so do stay tuned. And you may want to hold off on those giant tablet acquisitions in the meantime -- we have less than two weeks to wait for what could just be the largest mainstream tablet to date.

ViewSonic teases 22-inch Android ICS 'tablet,' promises more at Computex originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 May 2012 12:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Greek Artist Petros Vrellis is a big admirer of Vincent Van Gogh, which prompted him to produce an interactive version of Starry Night. It took him a patience-sapping six months to produce the original PC version, where finger swipes redirect the painter's famous daubs into a light and sound show. Of course, there was such a clamor from users all desperate to have a go, that he managed to produce an iPad app in a little under a month. Now you can pick it up from the App Store at the source link, or head on past the break to see this new version in action (you really do have to see it).

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PSA: Interactive Starry Night now available for the iPad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is one of those little projects you wish you could just play with the second you've seen it. Greek Artist Petros Vrellis coded an interactive light and sound show into Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night -- that you can control with your fingers. With a swipe of a single digit (or hand) you can pull the particles of the artists paint daubs to redirect the swirling mass of night sky in any direction, making music as you do so. After the break we've got video that you really, really should watch -- and afterward start begging the creator to get this onto people's iPads as soon as he can manage it.

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Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ArtInteractiveMulti TouchMulti-TouchMultiTouchMuseumPetros VrellisPetrosVrellisVan GoghVanGoghvideoVincent Van GoghVincentVanGoghTue, 14 Feb 2012 11:36:00 EST<![CDATA[3M Touch Systems 46-inch Projected Capacitive Display hands-on (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/3m-touch-systems-46-inch-projected-capacitive-display-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/3m-touch-systems-46-inch-projected-capacitive-display-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/3m-touch-systems-46-inch-projected-capacitive-display-hands-on/#comments Heard of Microsoft Surface? Sure you have. It's the tech that takes capacitive touch and smears it across a table-like design. While those devices, manufactured by the likes of Samsung, have begun their slow creep into the market, rival companies are hard at work on their own multi-user, widescreen touch solutions. Which is precisely what 3M Touch Systems is showing off today at CES Unveiled. At 46-inches, its prototype Projected Capacitive Technology ups the ante on user input, allowing a theoretical maximum of 60 touch points and up to four split screens. We had a chance to take the table for a test run, so click on past the break to see how it fared.

Gallery: 3M multitouch table

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3M Touch Systems 46-inch Projected Capacitive Display hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with excitement

Wacom intros new Bamboo line of tablets, carpal tunneled wrists tremble with excitement originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Perceptive Pixel wasn't kidding around when it launched the planet's biggest projected capacitive display here at SIGGRAPH -- all 82 inches of it were here on display, and naturally, we stopped by to give it a look. While 82-inch panels aren't anything new, this one's particularly special. You see, the company actually procures the panels from Samsung, and then it rips the guts out while bonding its own network of sensors directly to it; most large-screen touch devices simply pop a touch layer on top of whatever TV shows up in the labs, but this integrated approach takes sensitivity to a whole 'nother level. For those unfamiliar with the term 'projected capacitive,' we're surmising that it's actually far less foreign than you think -- it's a technology used in a handful of smartphones, from Samsung's Moment to Apple's iPhone. 3M was also showing off a PC tech preview back at CES, and after using it here on the show floor, there's no question that it's the future for larger-screen devices. To quote CEO Jeff Han: "once consumers get a taste of this on the mobile front, they start demanding it elsewhere."

Gallery: Perceptive Pixel shows world's largest projected capacitive display at SIGGRAPH

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Perceptive Pixel shows world's largest projected capacitive display at SIGGRAPH, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>27-inch82-inchbroadcastingcapacitive touchscreenCapacitiveTouchscreendisplayhands-onhdjeff hanjeff hannJeffHanJeffHannlcdlcd touchscreenLcdTouchscreenmonitormulti touchmulti-touchmulti-touch displayMulti-touchDisplayMultiTouchPerceptive PixelPerceptivePixelpro-capprojected capacitiveProjectedCapacitivesiggraphsiggraph 2011Siggraph2011touch panelTouchPanelvideoworlds largestWorldsLargestTue, 09 Aug 2011 20:06:00 EST<![CDATA[Perceptive Pixel unveils an 82-inch multi-touch LCD, TV news anchors overcome by giddy hands]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/perceptive-pixel-unveils-an-82-inch-multi-touch-lcd-tv-news-anc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/perceptive-pixel-unveils-an-82-inch-multi-touch-lcd-tv-news-anc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/perceptive-pixel-unveils-an-82-inch-multi-touch-lcd-tv-news-anc/#commentsPerceptive Pixel has been no stranger to massive multi-touch screens ever since it got over being so Frustrated. At this year's SIGGRAPH the company is showing off a whopping 82-inch projected capacitive LCD -- and you thought MondoPad was huge. Apparently, the "slim" 6-inch deep, optically bonded display is "the world's largest" of its type, although Perceptive does make an 88-inch DLP model if you need a bit more real estate. On-screen content is displayed in 1080p HD resolution at 120Hz, and with an unlimited multi-touch response time of less than 1ms, it's ready for all the situations Wolf Blitzer's digits can handle. We'll hopefully be checking it out on the show floor, but for now you'll find more details past the break.

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Perceptive Pixel unveils an 82-inch multi-touch LCD, TV news anchors overcome by giddy hands originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Shuo]

Continue reading Project MGS table reads your iPhone's media, gets you hands-on (video)

Project MGS table reads your iPhone's media, gets you hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video)

ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>big screenBigScreenconvertdisplaydisplaysIndustrial Technology Research InstituteIndustrialTechnologyResearchInstituteITRImulti thouchmulti touchmulti-touchMultiThouchMultiTouchpinch to zoompinch-to-zoomPinchToZoomscreenscreensTaiwanTaiwan DisplayTaiwanDisplaytouchscreentouchscreen conversionTouchscreenConversionTVvideoWed, 15 Jun 2011 23:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Neonode's zForce optical touchscreens hitting ASUS tablets later this year]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/neonodes-zforce-optical-touchscreens-hitting-asus-tablets-later/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/neonodes-zforce-optical-touchscreens-hitting-asus-tablets-later/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/neonodes-zforce-optical-touchscreens-hitting-asus-tablets-later/#commentsIt's been over a year since Neonode coyly said some nameless "Asian companies" would use its multitouch zForce displays in future products. Now one of them, at least, is coming out of the woodwork -- ASUS said it plans to ship a "series of products" with these optical touchscreens later this year. What does this mean for consumers? Neonode's screens don't tack any additional layers on top of the touchscreen, making this line of 5 to 13-inch displays different from more common capacitive and resistive ones. The result, Neonode says, is thinner and -- one would hope -- more responsive screens. No word on when these products will hit (nor how creative ASUS will get with its designs), but feel to dig for details in the terse press release.

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Neonode's zForce optical touchscreens hitting ASUS tablets later this year originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ASUSASUSTekmulti-touchmultimediamultitouch displaymultitouch screenMultitouchDisplayMultitouchScreenNeonodeNeonode zForceNeonodeZforceoptical touchoptical touchscreenOpticalTouchOpticalTouchscreentouchscreentouchscreenszForcezforce padZforcePadFri, 15 Apr 2011 03:09:00 EST<![CDATA[3M's 32-inch display with 10-finger multitouch steps out at CeBIT (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/3ms-32-inch-display-with-10-finger-multitouch-steps-out-at-cebi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/3ms-32-inch-display-with-10-finger-multitouch-steps-out-at-cebi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/3ms-32-inch-display-with-10-finger-multitouch-steps-out-at-cebi/#comments Though there are bigger multitouch screens out there -- and ones that can support more simultaneous touch points -- 3M's brand new C3266PW is the company's largest, said to be suited for industrial-strength installations with multiple simultaneous users (the company is quick to note that the ultra-wide 178-degree viewing angle along both axes is great for that, since folks can crowd around and start touching). They demoed the new unit here at CeBIT in two ways: three of them in a row on a "cascade table" with one high, one slanted, and one low, and another separate unit mounted on a solo kiosk at roughly eye level. The table's set up as a multi-display Windows box running a tech demo with maps, images, and videos that can be flicked between screens, pinched, and zoomed; the kiosk, meanwhile, is running a rudimentary flight simulator designed to demonstrate all ten points of multitouch capability at once with a finger-based aircraft control scheme (not the way you'd really design a game, but a good demo nonetheless).

3M points out that touch response -- the amount of time that it takes the screen to actually recognize that it's been touched -- is an issue in the industry, and it's not something that we really think about as users; if a gesture is laggy, we just assume the processor isn't up to the task or the software sucks. The C3266PW is rated at a relatively brisk 12ms recognition time, and while the company has other products with even quicker ratings, we definitely noticed the lack of lag as we played around (of course, the computers powering the displays have plenty to do with that). We've come to associate good capacitive displays with glossy glass and resistive with matte, but that's really not a fair assessment -- this one has a non-glare "anti-stiction coating" that, as its name implies, makes your fingers glide like butter. It might not be great for a phone, but it works well for a display of this size that's probably going to be used in public installations and potentially handled by hundreds of people a day. Follow the break for 3M's press release and video of both setups!

Gallery: 3M's 32-inch display with 10-finger multitouch steps out at CeBIT

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3M's 32-inch display with 10-finger multitouch steps out at CeBIT (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's multitouch update rolling out now; X8, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro getting ANT+ support soon originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading MSI details Sandy Bridge, Fusion all-in-ones ahead of CES, teases a sliding screen

MSI details Sandy Bridge, Fusion all-in-ones ahead of CES, teases a sliding screen originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: MSI Wind Top AE2420 3D unboxing and hands-on

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MSI Wind Top AE2420 3D all-in-one review originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last but not least, the company's looking to cordon off a section of touchscreen buttons, including a 'paste' command, and patent a "prediction engine" that would dynamically change the onscreen layout based on your past behavior. If most of these ideas sound more at home in a new tablet computer rather than a gaming handheld, then great minds think alike. Still, SCEA is Sony's gaming division -- forlorn Linux computing aside -- so consider us stumped for now.

Sony fires barrage of touchscreen patent applications, only one points at new PSP originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gesturegesturesmulti touchmulti-touchmultitouchpatentpatent applicationpatent applicationsPatentApplicationPatentApplicationspatentspinch to zoomPinchToZoomprediction enginePredictionEnginePSPPSP 2Psp2SCEASonySony Computer EntertainmentSony Computer Entertainment AmericaSonyComputerEntertainmentSonyComputerEntertainmentAmericatouchscreenSun, 28 Nov 2010 21:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/#comments There's been a long back-and-forth from Sony Ericsson and the dev community as to whether or not the Xperia X10 was at all capable of multi-touch -- the company stance has been that the hardware just can't do it, but still whispers to the contrary have lingered. Consider those murmurs validated: Sony Ericsson Product Blog has announced that the X10 will, in fact, get multi-touch in the first quarter of next year -- with some caveats. The large asterisk that's destined to clarify the minutiae will tell you that pinch-to-zoom will be enabled for browser and maps, but as the blog post put it, "situations like when the movement of the two fingers cross each other on the X- or Y-axis that could cause strange behavior." Third-party apps should be able to join some functionality, too, with the similar limitations (including when buttons must be pressed simultaneously -- that won't work). In the video demonstration after the break, take note how Angry Birds doesn't quite pinch and zoom smoothly. So yeah, it's not all sunshine, but at least there's something to look forward to.

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Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>mtmulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchpinch to zoompinch zoompinch-to-zoomPinchToZoomPinchZoomsesony ericssonSonyEricssonvideox10xperiaxperia x10XperiaX10Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 hacked to support multitouch, sort of]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-hacked-to-support-multitouch-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-hacked-to-support-multitouch-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-hacked-to-support-multitouch-sort-of/#comments So there's no recent sign of an official multitouch update ever coming to the maligned X10 from Sony Ericsson, but you know how it goes: when a manufacturer fails to step up to the plate, a hacker with a heart of gold (or two) usually does so in its place. So it goes in this case, with folks on xda-developers showing off some very, very rudimentary multitouch capability on video. The hack isn't available to the public yet -- and considering that Sony Ericsson claimed multitouch wasn't technically possible with this device, there's no guarantee it'll become good enough to use -- but it's a promising sign. Follow the break for a video of it working... kind of.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 hacked to support multitouch, sort of originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ericssonhackmobilemulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchsonysony ericssonSonyEricssontouchscreenx10xperiaxperia x10XperiaX10Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple sues Motorola right back over six patents]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/30/apple-sues-motorola-right-back-over-six-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/30/apple-sues-motorola-right-back-over-six-patents/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/30/apple-sues-motorola-right-back-over-six-patents/#comments What, you didn't think Apple was just going to sit around and take it after Motorola first sued for patent infringement and then asked to court to declare some 20 of Cupertino's patents weren't applicable to its products, did you? Apple's fired back with two lawsuits claiming that Motorola's Android phones, including but not limited to the Droid, Droid 2, Droid X, Cliq, Cliq XT, BackFlip, Devour A555, Devour i1, and Charm, infringe a total of six multitouch and OS patents. That would be pretty much par for the course -- you sue me, I sue you -- but there are a couple interesting strategic wrinkles to note:
  • We've only seen Apple litigate one of these patents before: #7,479,949, Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics. You should remember it well -- it's the patent covering scroll behavior on multitouch screens that was hyped as "the iPhone patent" and triggered a press frenzy over a possible Apple / Palm lawsuit. As we predicted at the time, that hasn't yet materialized, but old '949's gotten pretty popular: Apple's asserting it against Nokia and HTC as well.
  • Apple might be suing over six patents in these two cases, but ultimately Apple will claiming Motorola's devices infringe a total of 26 patents -- part of Apple's defense to Motorola's 20-patent lawsuit will be to claim that Moto's in fact infringing each of those patents. That's a lot of patents across a lot of devices, and it'll just take one finding of infringement to cause a lot of pain.
  • Apple's filed its two cases in the Western District of Wisconsin, a patent "rocket docket" that tries cases quickly and are often perceived as being plaintiff-friendly. (Part of the Apple / Nokia lawsuit is happening in this same court.) Moto's obvious next move will be to try and consolidate all these cases into a single proceeding at one court, a procedural tactic that will take likely take months. And that's just the first step. Don't expect these cases to be decided for at least a year -- probably many years -- unless Apple and Motorola decide to settle, which is always possible.
  • Apple's now seriously engaged in litigation with the two largest Android handset makers (HTC and Motorola), largely over OS-level patents. At some point Google has to get involved, if only to indemnify its partners against further liability for using Android, and we can't help but think Apple and Google are eventually bound to face off directly. Or perhaps not -- by suing Android handset makers, Apple's essentially putting a tax on Android without having to further muddy up its complex competitor / partner relationship with Google by adding in a major lawsuit.
We've added in a list of the patents after the break, if you're interested -- and we know you're interested, right? It's not like it's a beautiful Saturday afternoon or anything.

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Apple sues Motorola right back over six patents originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidapplebreaking newsBreakingNewsgooglelawlawsuitlegalmotorolamulti-touchmultitouchpatentpatent infringementPatentInfringementsuesuedSat, 30 Oct 2010 15:42:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubuntu 10.10's multitouch Unity UI demoed on Dell, makes multitasking look easy (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/ubuntu-10-10s-multitouch-unity-ui-demoed-on-dell-makes-multita/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/ubuntu-10-10s-multitouch-unity-ui-demoed-on-dell-makes-multita/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/ubuntu-10-10s-multitouch-unity-ui-demoed-on-dell-makes-multita/#comments Want to see how multitouch works in Maverick Meerkat's Unity UI, but don't have a convertible tablet PC? You're in luck today, as Ubuntu Developers put together a handy-dandy video of the Ubuntu 10.10 interface running on their very own Dell Latitude XT2's dual-digitizer touchscreen. As you'd expect, the $2,400 convertible does a bang-up job as a tablet PC, playing Flash video and OpenGL games with ease, but the uTouch gestures appear to contribute to the overall experience by making window management a relative breeze. But in the immortal words of LeVar Burton, you don't have to take our word for it -- see for yourself right after the break, while we pray for Canonical to reconsider its stance on a dedicated tablet version of Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu 10.10's multitouch Unity UI demoed on Dell, makes multitasking look easy (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Dell LatitudeDell Latitude XT2DellLatitudeDellLatitudeXt2LinuxMaverick MeerkatMaverickMeerkatmulti-touchmultitouchtablettablet pcTabletPcUbuntuUbuntu 10.10ubuntu linuxUbuntu10.10UbuntuLinuxuiUnity UIUnityUiuser interfaceUserInterfacevideoXT2Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Inspiron Duo touched for the very first time]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/dell-inspiron-duo-touched-for-the-very-first-time/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/dell-inspiron-duo-touched-for-the-very-first-time/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/16/dell-inspiron-duo-touched-for-the-very-first-time/#comments Yeah, you made me feel, shiny and new... We digress. That's jkkmobile's finger in the photo above, testing out Microsoft Surface Globe on the Dell Inspiron Duo convertible's swiveling 10-inch screen -- a rite of passage that you can watch after the break in all its low-res glory. We're seriously jealous of this dude right now, but thankful that he discovered a few more facts about the device: for one, that swivel only spins in one direction, and for another, we're looking at a capacitive multitouch screen. We still don't know what those sensors are on the left side of the netbook's clamshell frame nor what resolution that webcam shoots at, but we do see a set of flaps on the left-hand side presumably concealing some ports, and what could be a flat removable battery pack on the bottom of the cherry-red unit. Video after the break.

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Dell Inspiron Duo touched for the very first time originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capacitive touchscreenCapacitiveTouchscreenDellDell Inspiron DuoDellInspironDuoDuoInspironInspiron DuoInspironDuomicrosoft surface globeMicrosoftSurfaceGlobemulti-touchmultitouchtouchscreenwindows 7windows 7 touch packWindows7Windows7TouchPackThu, 16 Sep 2010 22:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica hacked for multitouch support]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/06/samsung-i5700-galaxy-spica-hacked-for-multitouch-support/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/06/samsung-i5700-galaxy-spica-hacked-for-multitouch-support/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/06/samsung-i5700-galaxy-spica-hacked-for-multitouch-support/#comments Historically, Samsung has worked up a pretty spotty record for properly supporting its Android devices with updates to newer versions of the platform -- just look at the Behold 2 debacle for evidence of that -- but that doesn't mean some enterprising folks out in the field can't make up for that, now, does it? The Galaxy Spica (also known as the i5700) has been blessed with multitouch support in some homebrew drivers that are making their way into homebrew kernels for homebrew ROMs, despite the official line that said phone doesn't support more than one finger at a time. Really drives home the point that "support" can refer both to the hardware's capability and the manufacturer's willingness to maximize it, doesn't it? Follow the break for the hack on video.

[Thanks, OKK77]

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Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica hacked for multitouch support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidgalaxy spicaGalaxySpicagooglehacki5700mobilemulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchsamsungspicaMon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Multitouch keyboard swiped from Droid X, hacked and color-matched for EVO 4G]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/multitouch-keyboard-swiped-from-droid-x-hacked-and-color-matche/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/multitouch-keyboard-swiped-from-droid-x-hacked-and-color-matche/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/multitouch-keyboard-swiped-from-droid-x-hacked-and-color-matche/#comments One of the most compelling features of Motorola's upcoming Droid X for Verizon is the multitouch capability of the keyboard, which in theory means you can do things like press shift and a letter at the same time; in practice, it means that you can belt out a message faster. Needless to say, owners of other Android devices want it, and xda-developers members have obliged as usual, even stopping along the way to change the Droid X's red accents to green to better suit the EVO 4G's UI color palette. Once the APK is installed (you'll have to sideload it, naturally), it looks like you'll be able to select and use it just as you would any other input method on the phone. Score one for platform flexibility, and score another for hackers.

[Thanks, Chris]

Multitouch keyboard swiped from Droid X, hacked and color-matched for EVO 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iBuyPower's Magic makes any game playable through multitouch (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Battalion CZ-11BattalionCz-11gamingiBuyPowermagicmulti-touchmultitouchsensingsensortouchvideoSat, 03 Jul 2010 16:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Settlers of Catan in development for Microsoft Surface, still can't help you trade sheep for wood (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/settlers-of-catan-in-development-for-microsoft-surface-still-ca/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/settlers-of-catan-in-development-for-microsoft-surface-still-ca/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/settlers-of-catan-in-development-for-microsoft-surface-still-ca/#comments It's a pretty well-known fact that The Settlers of Catan / Die Siedler von Catan is fantastic fun, and though the original board game has seen a few digital incarnations, all the cutthroat hexagonal colonization sim ever really needed was a giant screen with multitouch. MayFair Games let Vectorform build this version for Microsoft Surface, which is on display at the Origin Games Fair this week; CNET reports the final version will be available this August. Good luck finding enough resources to trade for the table to play it on. Video after the break, more details at our source links.

Continue reading Settlers of Catan in development for Microsoft Surface, still can't help you trade sheep for wood (video)

Settlers of Catan in development for Microsoft Surface, still can't help you trade sheep for wood (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>board gameboard gamesBoardGameBoardGamesDie Siedlerdie siedler von katanDieSiedlerDieSiedlerVonKatanMayfair gamesMayfairGamesMicrosoft SurfaceMicrosoftSurfacemulti-touchMultiTouchmultitouch tableMultitouchTableSettlers of CatanSettlersOfCatanSurfacetabletoptabletop gamesTabletopGamesvectorformWed, 23 Jun 2010 01:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Mozilla shares tentative vision for Firefox 4]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/mozilla-shares-tentative-vision-for-firefox-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/mozilla-shares-tentative-vision-for-firefox-4/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/10/mozilla-shares-tentative-vision-for-firefox-4/#comments Our first glimpse of Firefox 4 was limited to a few tasteful mockups; this time, Mozilla's main man Mike Beltzner has revealed the company's plans for its next generation web browser in its entirety. While exact features and dates are sketchy, his presentation reveals Mozilla would like to hold the Firefox 4 beta in June, before unleashing a CSS3, partially HTML5 compliant web browser with multitouch support, background updates, geolocation, Firefox Sync (aka Mozilla Weave) and a greatly streamlined UI this holiday season. The presentation has "PLANS MIGHT CHANGE" written all over it in large red letters, so trust us when we say none of this is for sure, but we like the direction Firefox is going and we'll be happy to see more. Video presentation at our source link, full slideshow after the break.

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Mozilla shares tentative vision for Firefox 4 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 May 2010 22:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>background updatesBackgroundUpdatesbrowserbrowsersCSS3FirefoxFirefox 4Firefox 4.0Firefox SyncFirefox4Firefox4.0FirefoxSyncgeolocationHTML5Mike BeltznerMikeBeltznermozillamozilla FirefoxMozilla WeaveMozillaFirefoxMozillaWeavemulti touchmulti-touchmultitouchUIuser interfaceUserInterfacewebweb browserweb browsersWebBrowserWebBrowsersMon, 10 May 2010 22:48:00 EST<![CDATA[Confirmed: Droid Incredible's multitouch support is better than the Nexus One's]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/confirmed-droid-incredibles-multitouch-support-is-better-than/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/confirmed-droid-incredibles-multitouch-support-is-better-than/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/confirmed-droid-incredibles-multitouch-support-is-better-than/#comments You might recall that fascinating video a while back showing the Nexus One's touch sensor getting all discombobulated when the tester's multitouch fingerwork started to get a little too fancy, and now, Android Central has confirmed that Verizon's Droid Incredible doesn't suffer the same fate -- but why is that, exactly? Android and Me is reporting that the Droid Incredible and EVO 4G both employ an Atmel maXTouch sensor with unlimited touch support -- a relatively new product launched in late '09 -- whereas the Nexus One is using Synaptics' older ClearPad 2000, which was designed to top out with simple two-finger gestures like pinch zoom. The upshot? Complicated multitouch games might end up being less playable (or downright unusable) on the Nexus One, but the silver lining is that HTC's gone ahead and rolled out better components for its latest round of devices that should prevent this from being a problem going forward. Follow the break for Android Central's video of the Droid Incredible multitouching circles around the Nexus One -- figuratively speaking, of course.

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Confirmed: Droid Incredible's multitouch support is better than the Nexus One's originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androiddroid incredibleDroidIncrediblegooglehtcincrediblemulti-touchmultitouchnexus oneNexusOneverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvideovzwMon, 26 Apr 2010 07:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Cypress touchscreens track hovering fingers, make devices even more 'magical' (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/23/cypress-touchscreens-track-hovering-fingers-make-devices-even-m/#comments If you're reading this from a Samsung i8910 or Palm Pre, you're already holding a Cypress-powered touchscreen, but chances are you've never given it a thought. That's going to change, because this week the company demoed a killer app: TrueTouch screens that can detect fingers hovering over glass, not merely on it, allowing compatible software to finally register mouseover input. In other words, you won't actually need to touch new touchscreens to zoom in on text or perform certain commands. Cypress expects to have the tech ready in Q2, but first it might have some explaining to do -- we're pretty sure Apple successfully patented this very idea in January. Plus, KIRF iPhone? See it in action after the break.

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Cypress touchscreens track hovering fingers, make devices even more 'magical' (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AppleCypressCypress TrueTouchCypressTruetouchdisplaylegalmouseovermulti touchmulti-touchmultitouchproximityproximity screenproximity sensingproximity sensorProximityScreenProximitySensingProximitySensorscreentouchscreentouchscreensTrueTouchvideoFri, 23 Apr 2010 03:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Resistive HTC devices can have (pseudo) multitouch, too]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/#comments"Multitouch on a resistive screen?" We must be joking, right? Not at all -- if we've learned anything from our encounters with a little firm named Stantum, resistive multitouch is not only possible, but potentially preferable to its capacitive counterpart. Of course, that knowledge doesn't help you any if you're currently stuck with single finger commands, but if your phone is made by HTC and running Windows Mobile, you may one day get to see what two digit input feels like. Adel Al Zubeir figured out that when two fingers are placed on a single-touch screen, the digitizer reads the spot between the two... and with a little bit of math, he cooked up a program that can figure out the relative position of both fingers to allow vaguely useful pinch-to-zoom and other dual-touch gestures. Sadly, you can't just drop this onto your phone to instantly enable the tech a la Cyanogen, but if you develop for WinMo, you can start building functionality into your apps with the beta SDK at our source link. Early proof-of-concept video after the break.

[Thanks, David C.]

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Resistive HTC devices can have (pseudo) multitouch, too originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Adel Al ZubeirAdelAlZubeirdual touchscreenDualTouchscreenHTCmulti touchmulti-touchmultitouchpinch and zoompinch to zoompinch-to-zoomPinchAndZoomPinchToZoomresistiveResistive Multitouchresistive touchscreenResistiveMultitouchResistiveTouchscreenSDKvideoxda developersxda-developersxda-developers forumXda-developersForumXdaDevelopersTue, 20 Apr 2010 15:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson X10 can do multitouch after all, will get Android 2.1 in September?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sony-ericsson-x10-can-do-multitouch-after-all-will-get-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sony-ericsson-x10-can-do-multitouch-after-all-will-get-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sony-ericsson-x10-can-do-multitouch-after-all-will-get-android/#comments So, was all that hubbub for nothing? British retailer mobiles.co.uk -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of giant Carphone Warehouse, for what it's worth -- is claiming a "man on the inside" as saying that the X10 actually can do multitouch after all, despite word from a Sony Ericsson product manager to the contrary. In fact, not only can it do multitouch, but it will do multitouch through a software update in the second half of the year, the source goes on to say. This all ties in nicely with the dude's claim that the X10 will see an official update to Android 2.1 in September, a window that dovetails rather nicely with Sony Ericsson's official line of 2H 2010. Of course, by the time September rolls around, we can only assume that Froyo will be alive and well, so the ultimate question of relevancy for Sony Ericsson's very first Android venture remains to be answered.

Sony Ericsson X10 can do multitouch after all, will get Android 2.1 in September? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.1Android2.1ericssonmulti-touchmultitouchsonysony ericssonSonyEricssonupdateupgradex10xperiaxperia x10XperiaX10Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Multitouch pioneer Jazzmutant / Stantum makes cocky three finger pan from past to future of input]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/multitouch-pioneer-jazzmutant-stantum-makes-cocky-three-finger/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/multitouch-pioneer-jazzmutant-stantum-makes-cocky-three-finger/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/multitouch-pioneer-jazzmutant-stantum-makes-cocky-three-finger/#comments Before the iPhone, Microsoft Surface or even Jeff Han's famous 2006 demonstration at TED, a commercial multitouch display already existed. It's a customizable music control surface called the Jazzmutant Lemur, and it dates back to at least 2004. Under the new name Stantum, Jazzmutant's touchscreens continue to impress, and now that its groundbreaking original finally has a potential competitor in the iPad, company co-founder Guillaume Largillier has granted Create Digital Music a sizable interview to comment on the future of the technology. Amidst jabs at Apple for developing a solution only a "Neanderthal" could love, the co-founder hints that the $2000 Lemur might finally see a price drop, and that the company's decided to license their tech to other multitouch tablet manufacturers. Be sure to bring your table salt before hitting our source link, as the second half of the piece is an editorial very much in Stantum's favor, but you might hold off on the full pinch -- it's a pretty good read nonetheless.

Multitouch pioneer Jazzmutant / Stantum makes cocky three finger pan from past to future of input originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Guillaume LargillierGuillaumeLargillierjazzmutantlemurmulti-touchmultitouchStantumtouchscreentouchscreensThu, 15 Apr 2010 21:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Xperia X10 multitouch issue is hardware-related?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/28/xperia-x10-multitouch-issue-hardware-related/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/28/xperia-x10-multitouch-issue-hardware-related/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/28/xperia-x10-multitouch-issue-hardware-related/#comments Sony Ericsson's flagship Android smartphone, the Xperia X10, has been plagued by laggy performance since we first laid eyes on it, but that won't always be the case; the company has confirmed repeatedly that upgrades (including a newer Android OS version) will come. However, it now seems that multitouch is not in the cards. "There's no multitouch in X10 - and I also can confirm that it's not only related to [software] but also to [hardware]," said product manager Rikard Skogberg at the official company blog. If true, that means the X10 won't get multitouch even when rooted, much less a Nexus One or Milestone-like level of native, official multitouch support. But remember, Sony Ericsson has fancy UI quirks of its own -- though you may never pinch-to-zoom on an X10, at least you can enjoy reticulating Splines.

[Thanks, Björn R.]

Xperia X10 multitouch issue is hardware-related? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Haven't updated your laptop's trackpad driver lately? Then you may well want to consider doing so, at least if your laptop is equipped with a Synaptics trackpad. As a user on the Hardware Zone forums discovered, the latest Synaptics driver seems to enable multitouch gestures on older laptops that didn't previously support them, including two-finger scrolling, and three-finger click. What's more, while the drivers themselves come from HP, they should work just fine on other laptops with a Synaptics trackpad. Hit up the link below to try it out for yourself.

Synaptics driver enables multitouch gestures on older trackpads originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dresshplaptopmulti-touchmultitouchmultitouch touchpadmultitouch trackpadMultitouchTouchpadMultitouchTrackpadSynapticstouchpadtrackpadFri, 19 Mar 2010 14:38:00 EST<![CDATA[Pioneer DJM-2000 digital mixer sports multitouch screen, per-frequency mixing delight]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/pioneer-djm-2000-digital-mixer-sports-multitouch-screen-per-fre/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/pioneer-djm-2000-digital-mixer-sports-multitouch-screen-per-fre/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/pioneer-djm-2000-digital-mixer-sports-multitouch-screen-per-fre/#comments Ready to graduate from DJ Hero? Got a house payment handy? Then Pioneer would like to show you the way to the pros. Say hello to the DJM-2000, a four-channel digital mixer built around a 5.8-inch multitouch screen and sporting enough knobs, buttons and sliders for a NASA launch sequence. Designed to play nice with the matching CDJ-2000 players Pioneer released last year, the unit features an integrated audio effects suite with six dedicated processors and several intriguing modes for multitouch music control. While the mixer has the traditional crossfade slider that allows DJs to assign a certain percentage of the output to channels on the left and right, the DJM-2000 debuts with "frequency mix," a mode that lets DJs assign within seven narrow frequency bands as well by manipulating virtual sliders on the touchscreen, and a "sidechain remix" mode that uses the screen to apply custom effects in real time. Yeah, it's not as wild as some other touchscreen DJ rigs we've seen, but at least this one's for sale: Pioneer says the mixer will retail for $3000 this June. Droolworthy video demonstrations after the break.

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Pioneer DJM-2000 digital mixer sports multitouch screen, per-frequency mixing delight originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CDJ-2000djDJMDJM 2000DJM-2000Djm2000mixermixersmulti-touchmultitouchmusicPioneerPioneer DJM 2000Pioneer DJM-2000PioneerDjm-2000PioneerDjm2000touchpadtouchscreenWed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Nexus One's multitouch confused more easily than Droid's?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nexus-ones-multitouch-confused-more-easily-than-droids/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nexus-ones-multitouch-confused-more-easily-than-droids/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nexus-ones-multitouch-confused-more-easily-than-droids/#comments Thought all multitouch-capable displays were created equal? Think again -- Android and Me has posted a rather fascinating (if not somewhat depressing) video showing a demo multitouch app created by a game developer who'd grown suspicious after running into all sorts of trouble getting the feature to work the way he wanted on the Nexus One. First up, the Droid handles the demo with aplomb -- two thumbs are recognized smoothly and consistently. Next, though, the Nexus One gets confused after a while and starts registering presses at the wrong corners of the on-screen box formed by the placement of the thumbs. There's always hope that this could be fixed with a firmware bump, but that hope looks to be in jeopardy from language posted by a Google engineer in the official Android dev forums: "...this is how the touch screen hardware on the Nexus One works (which is essentially the same screen as on the G1 and myTouch). The Droid has a sensor from a different manufacturer, with different behavior. Other phones will likewise have different sensors." In other words, Google seems to think that HTC's just using a lower-quality sensor than Motorola is. That's good news for Droid owners, we suppose -- but with game development on Android still something of a non-starter, hardware issues like this keep fragmenting the user base and preventing big-name developers from jumping in and betting on the platform. Follow the break for video proof of the wackiness.

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Nexus One's multitouch confused more easily than Droid's? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androiddroidgooglehtcmotomotorolamulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchnexus oneNexusOneWed, 03 Mar 2010 20:31:00 EST<![CDATA[ASUS gets official with swivel-screen multitouch Eee PC T101MT]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/asus-gets-official-with-swivel-screen-multitouch-eee-pc-t101mt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/asus-gets-official-with-swivel-screen-multitouch-eee-pc-t101mt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/asus-gets-official-with-swivel-screen-multitouch-eee-pc-t101mt/#comments Thanks to the oh-so-revealing pages of the FCC, we already knew that ASUS had yet another multitouch-enabled Eee PC in the works, but there's just nothing quite like the satisfaction of seeing an official portal launched to celebrate the reality of being. The Eee PC T101MT is a swivel-screen netvertible that packs a 10.1-inch resistive multitouch display (1,024 x 600), Windows 7, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 160GB or 320GB hard drive, 0.3 megapixel webcam and a 6.5 hour battery. You'll also get a VGA output, a trio of USB 2.0 sockets, Ethernet audio in / out, an SD / SDHC / SDXC card reader (nice!) 500GB of internet-accessible ASUS WebStorage and your choice of white or black. Per usual, there's nary of a mention of a price or release date just yet, but you can check out what fun awaits you in the demonstration video just past the break.

Gallery: ASUS Eee PC M101MT

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ASUS gets official with swivel-screen multitouch Eee PC T101MT originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ASUSatomatom N450AtomN450eeeeee pceee pc t101mtEeePcEeePcT101mtlaptopmulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchN450netbooknetvertiblesdxct101mttablettablet pcTabletPctouch gateTouchGatevideoSun, 14 Feb 2010 16:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Droid gets official multitouch support -- in Google Maps, anyway]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/motorola-droid-gets-official-multitouch-support-in-google-map/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/motorola-droid-gets-official-multitouch-support-in-google-map/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/motorola-droid-gets-official-multitouch-support-in-google-map/#comments When it rains, it pours, huh, Google? Not even a week after announcing the big multitouch update for its own Nexus One, Google has turned loose a new version of Google Maps that enables pinch-to-zoom support on the Droid. Of course, it was no secret that Android 2.0 had the framework in place to support this kind of stuff -- Moto enabled it all by its lonesome on the Euro-spec Milestone -- but it looks like this could be the watershed moment where multitouch finally becomes a must-have feature on Android devices across the board, as Moto CEO Sanjay Jha recently suggested would happen. The new version 3.4's available as a software update in the Market right now, so grab it if you've got your Droid handy.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Motorola Droid gets official multitouch support -- in Google Maps, anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbreaking newsBreakingNewsdroidgoogle mapsGoogleMapsmapsmotomotorolamulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvzwFri, 05 Feb 2010 13:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Nexus One's big update can be had without the wait]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-ones-big-update-can-be-had-without-the-wait/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-ones-big-update-can-be-had-without-the-wait/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-ones-big-update-can-be-had-without-the-wait/#comments Android's devised one of the slickest, most widely-deployed systems for delivering over-the-air operating system updates to smartphones, but there's a problem: you've got to wait until your carrier (or manufacturer) blesses you with them. They're typically deployed in rolling batches so that it's easier for the company to do one final test of the code's veracity and limit potential damage before sending it to a wider audience -- but where there's a will, there's a way, right? As is often the case with these things, some folks have found a way to get the Nexus One's glorious new multitouch code on the phone before Google's willing to give it to you, and for anyone who's done this before, it's a fairly standard-issue procedure: copy the update to the root of your microSD card, reboot into recovery mode, and apply the binary. We've tested the procedure and it works like a champ, so if you're feeling impatient, go ahead and pull the trigger -- we're going to go out on a limb here and say that the risk of bricking is pretty low.

[Thanks, Jeremy]

Nexus One's big update can be had without the wait originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidgooglehackmulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchnexus oneNexusOneupdateTue, 02 Feb 2010 20:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Nexus One's unitouch browser falls victim to Cyanogen]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/nexus-ones-unitouch-browser-falls-victim-to-cyanogen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/nexus-ones-unitouch-browser-falls-victim-to-cyanogen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/nexus-ones-unitouch-browser-falls-victim-to-cyanogen/#commentsHey, Andy, thanks for "considering" adding multitouch to the Nexus One -- meanwhile, though, there are folks in the trenches actually making it happen, so we might not need your help anymore. The usual suspects over at xda-developers (the legendary Cyanogen, specifically) have mixed, baked, and cooled a delicious new Browser APK for Google's so-called superphone that undoes the company's poorly-made decision to leave out the hot-button feature on everyone's mind. The dude says that you might lose your settings and bookmarks in the process, but we'd say that's a small price to pay -- especially considering that you'd normally have to flash the entire ROM anyhow. Seriously though, Andy, just check it out for a few days and see what you think, alright?

[Thanks, Owaeis]

Nexus One's unitouch browser falls victim to Cyanogen originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidgooglehackhtcmulti-touchmultitouchnexus oneNexusOneThu, 21 Jan 2010 19:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: 'I personally don't like two-handed operations']]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/andy-rubin-on-multitouch-in-android-i-personally-dont-like-tw/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/andy-rubin-on-multitouch-in-android-i-personally-dont-like-tw/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/andy-rubin-on-multitouch-in-android-i-personally-dont-like-tw/#comments In a very special CES edition of All Things D today, our own Joshua Topolsky had an opportunity to directly confront Google's Andy Rubin on the nagging multitouch issue -- not necessarily multitouch itself, but the growing disparity in support between American and European devices (the Droid / Milestone being the most famous example):
"You call this a superphone -- 3.7-inch capacitive display, but no keyboard and no multitouch. Yet it has multitouch outside the US. Why not America?"
Andy's reply:
"It's not an America versus outside America kind of thing. It's a decision that is a result of the OEM model. I personally don't like two-handed operations... there is no conspiracy."
That doesn't explain the fact that the European Nexus One seems to have some in-built multitouch enabled -- nor does it explain why any manufacturer would ever opt to exclude it under any circumstances unless there's some outside pressure involved. Surely Rubin's personal preferences don't play into this... right? Right, Google?

Andy Rubin on multitouch in Android: 'I personally don't like two-handed operations' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>all things dAllThingsDandroidandy rubinAndyRubincesces 2010Ces2010mossbergmulti touchmulti-touchMultiTouchnexus oneNexusOnerubinwalt mossbergWaltMossbergFri, 08 Jan 2010 21:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Surprise, surprise: HTC's Euro-spec Nexus One does multitouch]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/surprise-surprise-htcs-euro-spec-nexus-one-does-multitouch/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/surprise-surprise-htcs-euro-spec-nexus-one-does-multitouch/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/surprise-surprise-htcs-euro-spec-nexus-one-does-multitouch/#commentsAlright, Google, we get it: you hate America. That's the only conclusion we can reach for why the company's last two Android version hero devices -- the Droid for 2.0 and the Nexus One for 2.1 -- have mysteriously opted to exclude multitouch support in the phone's in-built apps (despite retaining support in third-party downloads). As we all know, the European Milestone adds that functionality back in, and it seems that the European version of the Nexus One (which'll be offered by Vodafone) is getting the same boost. We say this because a phone being passed around to Germany's Heise has pinch zooming enabled -- very likely the same stuff Voda will have on offer when it starts selling the phone in the coming weeks. That's fine, Google, whatever, we hate gestures anyway. Hate 'em.

Update: According to a Google employee on a Google Mobile help page, the phone shipping to European markets will be no different than the one here in the US. We're not sure we entirely buy that, but we'll get to the bottom of this before long.

[Thanks, Philipp, John]

Surprise, surprise: HTC's Euro-spec Nexus One does multitouch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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