http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/ Engadget Comments for Video: Demoing the multitouch trackpad http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
Experiment:
• Place your left index finger on a MB or MBP trackpad and the use your other index finger to scroll. You get the same effect as scrolling with two fingers.
• Place two fingers together on the trackpad and try spreading them apart in opposite direction, like you would do with an image of webpage on the iPhone. It doesn't work; in fact, it cancels out the other movement.]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
Experiment:
• Place your left index finger on a MB or MBP trackpad and the use your other index finger to scroll. You get the same effect as scrolling with two fingers.
• Place two fingers together on the trackpad and try spreading them apart in opposite direction, like you would do with an image of webpage on the iPhone. It doesn't work. In fact, it cancels out the other movement.]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
Experiment:
• Place your left index finger on a MB or MBP trackpad and the use your other index finger to scroll. You get the same effect as scrolling with two fingers.
• Place two fingers together on the trackpad and try spreading them apart in opposite direction, like you would do with an image of webpage on the iPhone. It doesn't work. In fact, it cancels out the other movement.]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
Engadget, please hire Veronica. She gives a fresh perpesctive on tech and gadgets. If her performance during CES 2008 doesnt convince you shes a keeper, i dunno what will. Hope will be seeing more of her during Macworld and the other conferences. Sex sells. just go to alexa.com, a huge spike since Veronica started covering for engadget.]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
Well, that's easy. Apple (the obvious comparison) doesn't actually sell technology or services, they sell "hype" and "cool" - and are very good at it. When was the last time someone walked up to you while you were holding an LG phone and said "Oh, that's not an Elantech? Man, it's like talking with strings and cups with you."

The fact is that the "technology" Apple sells is pretty on-par with the rest of the world. The rabid, unchecked glee that a small number of highly outspoken users experience (and the rest of us are on the receiving end of) is the result of very impressive marketing of the exact same technology that other people use.]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/

the big difference is that when Apple actually brings something to the market, and implements it in a useful way with sophisticated software and support, well then that technology has a chance of being important. If ODM Elantech comes out with this tech... who cares? If Apple brings it out (or, say, Dell or HP, etc put this on every laptop they sell) then it could be a game changer.

And, Apple has a good track record: the mouse, cd burners, killing the floppy, USB, LCDs, 802.11x, portable mp3 players, online music downloads, etc. Apple may not have invented the tech, but without Apple pushing these as standard equipment, who knows how long it would have taken for them to truly catch on.]]>Jan 10th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Apple didn't push most of those technologies into the mainstream, or out in floppy's case. You may be confused because a $4000 Mac had an LCD screen when a $2000 PC didn't... but that doesn't mean Apple pushed them mainstream. They went mainstream when the PC industry started selling enough that they could sell them cheaply. Sorry Jeff...]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 10th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/
-jp
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This makes me wonder if the end user can upgrade parts like that. I'd love to add multi-touch to my laptop!]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/ ]]>Jan 10th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/]]>Jan 10th 2008 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 11th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/video-demoing-the-multitouch-trackpad/Jan 11th 2008 1:03PM