There are certain applications where multitouch by far provides the best interface. Look at the Google Earth app on iPhone, for instance. Zoom, rotate, and move without having to press a single button or toggle switch. The alternative? Three separate buttons for those functions, and having to toggle those buttons endlessly for simple navigation. Not fun.
Agreed. I like using my phone one handed, so zooming into maps and webpages with the G1 is easy. But with the iPhone, you need two hands. Multitouch sure looks cool and is a darn good "impress the friends" feature, but for practical use, I don't like it.
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Super. Now we have two phones with the same worthless feature set.
It's an awesome achievement for the sake of achievement but I still find multi-touch on a mobile phone to be nothing more than a novelty.
seconded, now I can pinch stuff to zoom in oh joy
There are certain applications where multitouch by far provides the best interface. Look at the Google Earth app on iPhone, for instance. Zoom, rotate, and move without having to press a single button or toggle switch. The alternative? Three separate buttons for those functions, and having to toggle those buttons endlessly for simple navigation. Not fun.
Agreed. I like using my phone one handed, so zooming into maps and webpages with the G1 is easy. But with the iPhone, you need two hands. Multitouch sure looks cool and is a darn good "impress the friends" feature, but for practical use, I don't like it.