http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/ Engadget Comments for Rubin on adding multitouch to the Nexus One: 'we'll consider it' 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/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Maybe not, but if the hardware can do it why in the hell wouldn't you code it into the software.

It's just creating another thing for the iPhone fanboys to pick on.]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Thanks for your input. Now go and look up irony in the dictionary, kid.]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Exactly... The phone has multitouch. The main apps just don't use it.]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
In the review, Engadget says it does not have multi-touch which renders the NES emulator useless. I don't think the NES emulator is a "main app." ]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Exactly, lol. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Multitouch is personally really important to me. It is WAY easier to use anything that zooms, or the keyboard, if it has multitouch.

And it's great that the OS supports it, but the apps I want it in most (gallery, browser, maps, and the keyboard) don't support it, which makes the fact that other apps can support it nearly useless.

It also makes no sense for them to continue to avoid enabling it, which is annoying in itself.

But I've got the mulitouch browser hack on my G1, and its nicer than using tap to zoom, but since its a hack, its a bit choppy, and it would be WAY nicer if it were officially supported by google, because I imagine it wouldn't be choppy like the hack is now. So i REALLY want mulitouch, and i have a feeling that *most* users that aren't asking for it simply aren't asking because they don't know about it. I can't imagine someone *not* wanting it.
-Taylor]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Multitouch is big. Why they aren't including it in the apps, but the hardware and OS support it makes absolutely no sense. Hence all the theories here that Google/Apple have some agreement/understanding that it won't be officially implemented.]]>Jan 5th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Now, the keyboard, I can totally see why that would be good. Pinch to zoom just smacks of having to use two hands when one would do though.]]>Jan 5th 2010 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/statement it's clear that Google release the nexus one phone not as an iPhone Killer but a smartphone for the whole world. You judge now which sounds more good to you?

Nexus One is something that has been waited for countries who didn't have the opportunity to have a high-end smartphone. I'm talking about asia. All questions has definetely been answered: http://bit.ly/nexus-one-official-details-and-questions

]]>Jan 5th 2010 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Try driving and trying to pinch to zoom or vice versa....completely worthless. I WISH my iphone had a single tap buton like on android.]]>Jan 5th 2010 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Well, no offense, but I'm pretty sure the biggest problem with your scenario isn't the fact that it's hard to multitouch and drive, but that you're playing around with your cellphone while driving in the first place... shit man...]]>Jan 5th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Yeah i heard him try to clarify what he ACTUALLYwanted an answer to and not settle for a politician type answer. God that really grinded my gears how they avoided the question like that.]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Amazing... thats what most of us have been saying from the beginning of all this.]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Shouldn't you be at Macrumors getting put in Time Out as usual?]]>Jan 5th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Nah, I'll settle for replying to one.]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
You must be Bongobanger on Macrumors? ]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Yup, although I rarely go there any more. I have a Macbook but run Windows 7 on it so there's little point frequenting an Apple fansite.

Besides some of the people there are truly, truly crazy.]]>Jan 5th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Nah, it's because everyone thinks you're a cock.

]]>Jan 5th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
I downranked you, and I'm typing from an iPhone. Trust me, MakAnderson is right about you.]]>Jan 5th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
I don't give a damn where you are typing from. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
In June. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Engadget commenters remind me of bullies on the playground. Cutting down someone else because of their own insecurities. iPhone owner: "I'm pissed that I don't have Flash, so I'm going to point out that you don't have multitouch on your native apps!". Android owner: "I'm pissed that I don't have multitouch, so I'm going to make fun of your lack of Flash!".

These are electronic devices. Hunks of metal and plastic. They aren't revolutions or saviors. Buy what works for your needs, and don't buy what doesn't. If you want Flash, don't buy an iPhone. If the Android interface doesn't suit you, don't buy Android. Is that so hard?]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
I actually carry a Blackberry.
But I honestly appreciate your straight forward reply. I am tired of all the bickering too, but I ended up just feeding the fire.]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/from the review: "One other thing. As we mentioned in our impressions post, there's no multitouch on the Nexus One. Now, we can live with a browser or Google Maps with no pinch-to-zoom, but not having a hardware keyboard hamstrings this device in other ways. For instance, gaming on the phone is pretty much abysmal save for a few accelerometer-based titles. And some of our favorite software, such as Nesoid (an NES emulator) is a total dead."

]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Haven't you read the review? They said that the Nexus One doesn't have multitouch at all. I couldn't care less about pinch-to-zoom, but you can't even register more than a single registration, which makes quick typing on a touch keyboard painfully slow. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/from the review: "One other thing. As we mentioned in our impressions post, there's no multitouch on the Nexus One. Now, we can live with a browser or Google Maps with no pinch-to-zoom, but not having a hardware keyboard hamstrings this device in other ways. For instance, gaming on the phone is pretty much abysmal save for a few accelerometer-based titles. And some of our favorite software, such as Nesoid (an NES emulator) is a total dead."]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/Jan 5th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/That's what I'm wondering why does Engadget keep saying multi touch doesn't work as a whole when it clearly does. They did the same for the Droid review.]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/
Doesn't the built-in touh keyboard still not have multitouch? Wouldn't that cripple typing speed no matter what app you're using? ]]>Jan 5th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/rubin-on-adding-multitouch-to-the-nexus-one-well-consider-it/???????????????

is the man a complete idiot?]]>Jan 5th 2010 3:21PM