http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/ Engadget Comments for Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration on T-Mobile G1 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/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 13th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
I really like the G1. But, I'd perfer it if it ran iPhoneOS.]]>Jan 12th 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
lets wait till either the wmc or sometime in june, then see what continues to be.]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
The app store is open to anyone who's willing to pay $25. Also it's near-instant approval, as opposed to an Apple talking head approving it.]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
But I like iPhone's vitual keyboard, APP store, Itune's synching and iphoto synch.

If you sandwiched them together, you'd get a big bulky phone that does pretty much everything the average person wants it to do.]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Android can run apps not in the market. By default, only apps from the market are allowed, but you can go to Settings > Applications and turn on Unknown Sources. Then, simply download the application from the web (the .apk file), and it automatically goes through the install process.]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Actually, no, you don't have to go through the Market. There's even a handy little setting on the phone to allow the install of non-Market applications. And, if you're wondering how Android is more open, perhaps you've missed the many articles covering Apples seemingly arbitrary approval process for iPhone apps? I won't make any excuses for the system's legitimate shortcomings (app installs being restricted to built-in phone memory is the worst, in my opinion), but as far as openness goes, Android has the iPhone beat, plain and simple.]]>Jan 12th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Like Apple will ever license their software to a 3rd party, actually Steve Jobs first action as returning CEO was to stop licensing (pre MacOS/X). Android is a great idea and hopefully a lot of phones will be able to use it (yes, even older existing ones could and probably for free)....

This whole "don't touch the superiority of my latest gadget" has to stop, it's childish and stupid!]]>Jan 12th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
The idea that maintaining control over app releases is automatically a bad idea and has no good points in its favour, is ridiculous. A completely open market would leave users susceptible to all kinds of malware and age-inappropriate content, which is precisely why the Android market is not completely open. The anti-Apple crowd brayed long and loud when Apple announced that their market would not be completely open, yet were strangely quiet when Google announced that the Android market would also not be open. Unprepared, they were, to judge their favourite device by the same standards they had held others to.]]>Jan 12th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
but really.. that's like saying i have a patent on using your whole hand to move your mouse... everyone must now use their thumb and pinky only... dont use your middle 3 fingers...

or patenting 3 finger holes in bowling balls... and all bowling balls not manufactured by a certain company must now use 1 hole only.

multitouch is multitouch, 1,2,3 or all fingers & toes I cant see this ever holding up in patent court at all.]]>Jan 12th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Do you really think that other phone manufacturers have not looked into multi-touch? Especially the Google OS?]]>Jan 13th 2009 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Remember that Microsoft holds a lot of multi-touch patents too and hasn't sued Apple yet.]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/But the patents are still in process and have not yet been granted. So all the copy cat phones are
safe for now.

But if Apple gets some or all of the multi-touch patents granted they can put the smack-down
on anyone that tries to use it.


]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Apple tried to patent the term "multitouch" [1], but probably got laughed out.

[1] Wikipedia]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Visicalc is brought to mind at this point...
]]>Jan 12th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Totally going to take a look at his code when I get home :)
Very nice work buddy. And woo android XD]]>Jan 12th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 13th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/
Ok, maybe not, but I can dream.]]>Jan 12th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/video-coder-whips-up-working-multitouch-demonstration-on-t-mobi/Jan 12th 2009 2:10PM