Multi-touch Proof of Concept in the T-Mobile G1
Blogger RyeBrye has put together a nice proof of concept video showing that the G1 does indeed support multitouch input. Earlier this week he was able to turn on multitouch support by hacking the synaptics touchscreen driver and presented debugging logs for the touchscreen that showed that the T-Mobile G1 can indeed track two fingers. As impressive as that is, output from a debugging console just doesn’t set the world on fire. Throw together a video that shows the mulit-touch in action and now you have an eager audience. RyeBrye’s short but sweet video visually demonstrates that the G1 screen is capable of multitouch input. Yes, we know that a series of simultaneous red and yellow dots may not impress hardcore iPhone fanboys who are spoiled with their suite of multitouch gestures. Critics out there need to remember that multitouch is not even an advertised feature of the G1 and that the multitouch demonstrated in the video is just a quick hack to prove the concept – not a full implementation of course. RyeBrye is going to release his source code and leave the refinement and improvement in multitouch to others. We look for good things to come from the G1 community and can’t wait to see what those talented open source developers do with this latest revelation. Hit the jump for the full video.
[via Engadget]
Omnia>>G1>>Storm>>iPhone.
kthx
Grrreattt Scotts!
Actually joe, the g1 blows fat balls and your chart should like like this
Nokia 5800>>touch hd>>xperia>>omnia>>renior>>inov8>>bold>>storm>>iphone>>t-mobile pebl>>dog shit>>htc g1
I’ve played with majority and own some of these so I know what works and what is a mobile piece of garbage.
G1 is a sidekick 2008 and a half
Nice multitouch demo though. The man has some skills
Actually, “Joseph,” all that really matters is sales. Therefore, iPhone>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Storm>>>G1. The others are sales duds and are therefore meaningless to adults that don’t live in their mom’s basement.
Cheers.
lmao @ dog shit
Do I really want a “search engine” in my phone?
Where’s the Ask Jeeves AJ5 with voice “Ask Your Phone” support? Oh, wait.. that’s Google Maps!
Come on, guys.
Pretty cool demo. The G1 is stepping up it’s game.
Why does it really matter if it has multi touch ? It has a keyboard and various other buttons….
@ joseph.
Where does Bold fit into your paradigm or is it full touch screen only?
G1 is not a sidekick 08 and a half….its a sidekick with acne and glasses on a fast track to mit…
@ dan: Yup the G1 is a sidekick with glasses and acne on a fast track to MIT, and with a fantastic future ahead of it, as opposed to its sidekick brother, who will live forever in its mother’s basement texting its loser friends.
Goodness. Such words and hate. Makes a goat scared.
G1 is a good concept. It is sad that Google is using valid consumers as beta testers though. A goat like me thinks that a multi-billion dollar enterprise would have their shit together before releasing an OS. Then again… That is a goat trying to think.
Nice function well I like the G1 its really stepping up its game. Well as of me I am a crackberry fan.
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Joseph just said he has played with dog shit he must be one sick dude. Lol
Must every blog I visit have to have a Top 10 argument within its comments section, Jeez…y…
if sales is all that counts, how would you put the storm before the G1?
That’s pretty nice…and if there were no arguments on blogs then these sites wouldn’t exist!
Whatever, at least make good arguments. All I’m reading here are a bunch of haters talking shit on a device they never had any intention of owning in the first place, who like comparing oranges to ketchup, and whose iPhone could unexplicably explode in their pockets yet wouldn’t admit it anyway because they wouldn’t want to hurt Steve Jobs’ feelings.
“I’ve played with majority and own some of these”
Yeah, we believe you. We really do. No. Really!
And even if true… like your 2 minutes of holding a device after waiting 60 minutes in line at a tech convention or P.R.-event makes you an expert or gave you enough time to fully learn the device.
Good job, let’s all do our part to make sure only assholes comment on the inter-web.
(Oh wait… that means that I’m an asshole too! Shit!).
Yeah, but has anybody figured out how to unlock the G1’s GNasal capabilities? I’ve got a seriously stuffy nose over here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYWtouy8eE
dog shit>>Joseph