http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/ Engadget Comments for 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/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
That and the way Alps touchpads fritz out randomly and erroneously register presses sometimes.]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
I love my toshiba nb205. By far the best netbook on the market. However, the alps trackpad has driven me to the point where it is going on ebay tomorrow. No multitouch, and the thing just randomly spazzes out every 3-5 minutes. Don't ever buy a laptop with an alps trackpad as the main input device, you will regret it. ]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Really? I've got a Dell E6500 Latitude, they're supposedly professional line.

Love almost everything about it, but the Alps touchpad, which freaks out in Windows and Linux. Forums are rife with people complaining about and verifying the fact that it's freak out tendencies also occur in Linux and other OS's, meaning it's a hardware problem.

I'm not sure I can buy another laptop that has an Alps touchpad. I remember having this problem with my Alps touchpad on another computer way back in 2000, and they still haven't fixed it. I forgot my vow to never go Alps again then and I'm paying for it now.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/"I got Alps, and it sucks. Randomly freezes sometimes on Windows, but it work fine on Linux :)"

You may want to get that looked at.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/can anyone help me? it's installing version 6.2 instead of 6.5 as shown in the picture! what the hell is going on?
i uninstalled the drivers before installing these and tried installing it 3 times already... ]]>Mar 19th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/But the real silliness is the fact that Engadget is posting this as news...it's been known for YEARS that the multitouch features are just disabled in many OEM driver sets but installing a driver from a multitouch enabled driver would unlock all kinds of gestures...this was news...in 2008]]>Mar 19th 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/SUE SUE SUE]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/I have no idea why you got down-ranked on this one, pretty good humor.

Or is it??]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
Will this new drive work on my late 2008 MacBook Pro? Or will Apple force me to buy me a new one for that feature.. oh bother..]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
Whoever said they did should be hung up by his/her toenails. It's just not true.
]]>Mar 19th 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/I found that any synaptics pad works on this unlike the old modded drivers where 7.0 didnt work]]>Mar 20th 2010 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 20th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
thumbs up synaptics!]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
...or does it? That's by far my favorite way to scroll with a trackpad.]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/if you go in the synaptic directory in program files there are alot of demo videos. they show pinch to zoom, chiral motion, and many other stuff, but I didn't see these things in the settings. Wonder how can I make them work.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Synaptics has had chiral motion and multitouch for a while but it seems some of the older touchpads don't have full features.

You'll have to update and see if your touchpad supports it or if you just get basic things like 2 finger scrolling.]]>Mar 19th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
LOL. Has he somehow sinned against Lord Steve?]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 20th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/It works !!]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
This certainly not something new, and its barely even multi touch. the ability to detect a wider point of contact has always been available for capacitive touchpads, and Synaptics has had the ability to utilize it for well over a decade.

ALPS, on the other hand, is fail. I had to coat my ALPS pad in masking take just to get it to recognize my finger.]]>Mar 20th 2010 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=305521

Starts at post #14.]]>Mar 19th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 20th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Almost a year, actually. I've had multitouch scrolling on my Acer Aspire One as long as I can remember...]]>Mar 19th 2010 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/No, those are new touchpads with multitouch built in.

This one enables it for old laptops (works for me and I bought mine in 2005!)]]>Mar 19th 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
Good job, Apple users have had it for about 5 years now.

]]>Mar 19th 2010 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/I suggest that people use install scrybe from http://www.uscrybe.com/ to get full functionality.
]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 20th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
also, has anyone tried scrybe? it seems kinda cool. It might take some time to learn though.]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/It does that...Me thinks the Trackpad has firmware,all Synaptics updates are like that...]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp47501-48000/sp47815.exe]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/
waaaaaaaa, SP47815 is 32-bit and I have Windows 7 64-bit...

any chance there is a 64-bit version around somewhere?]]>Mar 19th 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/synaptics-driver-enables-multitouch-gestures-on-older-trackpads/Mar 19th 2010 3:38PM