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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/"><img alt="ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/06/itri-touchscreen.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 16px; float: right;" /></a>Turning a plain old display into a multi-touch affair isn't exactly a groundbreaking feat, but we're still drooling over the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/itri">Industrial Technology Research Institute's</a> (ITRI) latest <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/zerotouch-optical-multi-touch-force-field-makes-a-touchscreen/">touchscreen enabler</a>. The Taiwan-based outfit recently showed off a new attachment that the folks over at <em>Netbooknews</em> claim can make displays of any size touch-friendly. We're told that the touchy-feely accessory is still in development, which means it probably won't hit our living room anytime soon, but our fingers are tingling just thinking of the possibilities. Hop on past the break to see the thing in action.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/">ITRI touchscreen technology lets you pinch-to-zoom boob tubes of any size (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:37:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19968068/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/itri-touchscreen-technology-lets-you-pinch-to-zoom-boob-tubes-of/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>big screen</category><category>BigScreen</category><category>convert</category><category>display</category><category>displays</category><category>Industrial Technology Research Institute</category><category>IndustrialTechnologyResearchInstitute</category><category>ITRI</category><category>multi thouch</category><category>multi touch</category><category>multi-touch</category><category>MultiThouch</category><category>MultiTouch</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>screen</category><category>screens</category><category>Taiwan</category><category>Taiwan Display</category><category>TaiwanDisplay</category><category>touchscreen</category><category>touchscreen conversion</category><category>TouchscreenConversion</category><category>TV</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Trout]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackBerry Bold Touch previewed in leaked tutorials: prepare to pinch-to-zoom (updated)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/mobile.engadget.com/media/2011/04/bold-touch-tutorial-vid-eng.jpg" style="display: none;" alt="" /><br />
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A slew of leaked video tutorials for upcoming BlackBerry devices is finally giving us a glimpse into what RIM has in store to keep its diehard fans from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/editorial-rim-seems-to-be-as-lost-as-my-blackberry/">ditching the platform</a>. Among some more video of the all-touchscreen <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/31/blackberry-touch-monaco-gets-manhandled-said-to-get-official/">BlackBerry Monaco / Touch</a>, we're finally seeing how the popular Bold form factor will benefit from some touchscreen magic in the aptly named <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/bold touch">Bold Touch</a>. We're longtime fans of the traditional form factor, but if anything, the addition looks to be more trouble than it's worth. Like its sliding cousin, the <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/torch">Torch</a>, touch input seems even more gimmicky given that all the same functions can be performed using the familiar (and beloved) optical trackpad -- which doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Sure, touchscreens are all the rage these days and pinch-to-zoom is nice, but we can't help but wonder if RIM is simply killing time until its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/rims-mike-lazaridis-qnx-coming-to-blackberry-phones-when-dual/">dual-core QNX-equipped phones</a> hit unsuspecting BBM'ers. Of course, the company has been impressing us with its use of touch on the <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/playbook">Playbook</a>, so there's no telling what it might have in store come BlackBerry World. You can peep the Monaco action after the break, or check out a torrent of others at the source link as well.<br />
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[Thanks, Reagan M.]<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> Uh oh, looks like the original Monaco video got yanked, but fret not, as <em>Crackberry</em> has just <a href="http://crackberry.com/more-ideo-tutorials-blackberry-touch-monaco-extracted">posted</a> some more clips -- we got one of the new ones after the break as well.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BlackBerry Bold Touch previewed in leaked tutorials: prepare to pinch-to-zoom (updated)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/">BlackBerry Bold Touch previewed in leaked tutorials: prepare to pinch-to-zoom (updated)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19902560/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/blackberry-bold-touch-previewed-in-leaked-tutorials-prepare-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>blackberry</category><category>blackberry bold</category><category>blackberry monaco</category><category>BlackberryBold</category><category>BlackberryMonaco</category><category>bold</category><category>bold touch</category><category>BoldTouch</category><category>leak</category><category>leaks</category><category>monaco</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>rim</category><category>touch</category><category>tutorial</category><category>vid</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Schulman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opera delivers new Mini, Mobile browsers with pinch-to-zoom and shows off one for TVs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/opera-mobile-11--opera-mini-6.jpg" style="display: none;" alt="" /></a><iframe width="640" height="390" frameborder="0" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKdp9JY57h8" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>
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Web browser maker <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/opera">Opera</a> is staying busy, unleashing several new versions of its product upon the populace today. Both of its on the go browsers have been updated with modern technology like pinch-to-zoom, sharing to other apps, improved scrolling and new tablet-friendly interfaces, while its also ready to show off a new version for set-top boxes and updating tools to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/opera-gets-serious-about-tv-widget-content-releases-cdk/">help developers create apps</a> for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/opera-browser-headed-to-sony-tvs-and-blu-ray-players/">Opera-powered TVs</a>. In case you need a scorecard, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/OperaMini/">Opera Mini 6</a> (available for J2ME, Android, Blackberry, Symbian/S60) compresses pages before downloading them and Opera Mobile 11 (for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/09/opera-mobile-10-1-for-android-hits-public-beta/">Android</a>, Symbian, Windows 7, MeeGo, Maemo) promises the entire web for those on high speed connections like WiFi, explaining the platform crossover. Peep the demo above or press releases after the break if you're still not sure what <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/pinchtozoom">pinch-to-zoom</a> means in or just point your mobile browser to m.opera.com and download the latest version for your device -- <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/ipad-gets-the-opera-mini-treatment-we-wonder-what-took-so-long/">iOS</a> need not apply at this time.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/">Opera Mobile 11 &amp; Opera Mini 6 screenshots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/#3990678"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/overview-mobile-android-tablet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/#3990668"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/opera-mobile-11--opera-mini-6-1300813593_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/#3990669"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/overview-mobile-android_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/#3990670"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/overview-mobile-android-landscape_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/opera-mobile-11-and-opera-mini-6-screenshots/#3990671"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/03/nytimes-mobile-android_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Opera delivers new Mini, Mobile browsers with pinch-to-zoom and shows off one for TVs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/opera-delivers-new-mini-mobile-browsers-with-pinch-to-zoom-and/">Opera delivers new Mini, Mobile browsers with pinch-to-zoom and shows off one for TVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:47:00 EST.  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Mind you, it's not a full, perfect multitouch implementation: pinch-to-zoom is actually the only gesture supported, which means rotation (in Maps, for example) won't work, and it's also not guaranteed to work in all multitouch-capable third-party apps. Furthermore, Sony Ericsson isn't yet talking about when the update will be available for other markets -- and considering the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/x10,android2.1">phased Android 2.1 rollout</a>, some markets could be in for a bit of a wait.<br />
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[Thanks, Vidit]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/18/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10s-pinch-to-zoom-update-starts-rolling-o/">Sony Ericsson Xperia X10's pinch-to-zoom update starts rolling out this week -- in Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/18/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10s-pinch-to-zoom-update-starts-rolling-o/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19805353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/18/sony-ericsson-xperia-x10s-pinch-to-zoom-update-starts-rolling-o/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>ericsson</category><category>japan</category><category>mobile</category><category>multitouch</category><category>ntt docomo</category><category>NttDocomo</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>sony</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>update</category><category>upgrade</category><category>x10</category><category>xperia</category><category>xperia x10</category><category>XperiaX10</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/x10-mt-test-rm-eng.jpg" /></a></div>
There's been a long back-and-forth from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/SonyEricsson/">Sony Ericsson</a> and the dev community as to whether or not the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/XperiaX10/">Xperia X10</a> was at all capable of multi-touch -- the company stance has been that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/28/xperia-x10-multitouch-issue-hardware-related/">the hardware</a> just <a href="http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/04/27/se-ends-xperia-x10-multitouch-speculation-once-and-for-all/">can't do it</a>, but still <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/16/sony-ericsson-x10-can-do-multitouch-after-all-will-get-android/">whispers</a> to the contrary have lingered. Consider those murmurs validated: <em>Sony Ericsson Product Blog</em> has announced that the X10 will, in fact, get multi-touch in the first quarter of next year -- with some caveats. The large asterisk that's destined to clarify the minutiae will tell you that pinch-to-zoom will be enabled for browser and maps, but as the blog post put it, "situations like when the movement of the two fingers cross each other on the X- or Y-axis that could cause strange behavior." Third-party apps should be able to join some functionality, too, with the similar limitations (including when buttons must be pressed simultaneously -- that won't work). In the video demonstration after the break, take note how <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/AngryBirds/">Angry Birds</a> doesn't quite pinch and zoom smoothly. So yeah, it's not all sunshine, but at least there's something to look forward to.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/">Xperia X10 will get pinch-to-zoom in Q1 2011, with some limitation (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19722312/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/xperia-x10-to-pinch-and-zoom-in-q1-2011-with-some-limitation-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>mt</category><category>multi touch</category><category>multi-touch</category><category>MultiTouch</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>PinchZoom</category><category>se</category><category>sony ericsson</category><category>SonyEricsson</category><category>video</category><category>x10</category><category>xperia</category><category>xperia x10</category><category>XperiaX10</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opera Mobile coming to Android within a month, bearing hardware acceleration and pinch-to-zoom]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/10x1014oub254ewfgoomb.jpg" /></a></div>
Forget all that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/opera-mini-5-on-android-mini-review/">Mini stuff</a>, Opera is bringing its full-flavored mobile browser to Android some time very soon indeed. To tempt people on board, the new software will support hardware acceleration for buttering up frame rates while you zoom around at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/28/opera-parodies-googles-chrome-speed-tests-mercilessly-video/">potato-scalding</a> speeds, while pinch-to-zoom will also be implemented in a big O Android browser for the first time. Opera Mini will be partaking in the latter upgrade as well, while Opera Mobile proper is expected to make its debut on the Android Market at some point over the next month. All versions of the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/visualized-tweetdeck-beta-usage-chart-beautifully-showcases-and/">well diversified</a>" OS are supported too!<br />
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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> Opera has clarified that the first Android beta of Opera Mobile will have pinch-to-zoom and will arrive some time over the next month, but <em>won't</em> be bringing hardware acceleration with it. That'll be a feature for a later date.<br type="_moz" /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/">Opera Mobile coming to Android within a month, bearing hardware acceleration and pinch-to-zoom</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:34:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19673570/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/opera-mobile-coming-to-android-within-a-month-bearing-hardware/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>browser</category><category>coming soon</category><category>ComingSoon</category><category>hardware acceleration</category><category>HardwareAcceleration</category><category>mobile browser</category><category>mobile web</category><category>MobileBrowser</category><category>MobileWeb</category><category>opera mini</category><category>opera mobile</category><category>OperaMini</category><category>OperaMobile</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>web</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple awarded limited patent on pinch-to-zoom]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13//"><img border="0" vspace="4" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/10/10-13-10appmtpat.png" alt="" /></a></div>
Boom: Apple was just awarded a patent on pinch-to-zoom for multitouch displays. That's the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/">first directly applicable patent</a> we've seen on the gesture since we first started looking during the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/apple-vs-palm-the-in-depth-analysis/">Apple / Palm war of words</a> in January 2009, and it certainly gives Apple some potent ammunition against its competitors -- although there are some specific limitations on what Apple's been granted that will prove to be important. Let's break it down, shall we? Patent #7,812,826 was first applied for on December 29, 2006, and over the course of the patent process the claims have been significantly narrowed to cover a very specific set of actions:<br />
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    <li><em>A multitouch display detects at least two contacts.</em></li>
    <li><em>Those contacts perform a first gesture.</em></li>
    <li><em>That gesture adjusts an image in some way: magnification, orientation and rotation are specifically claimed, but the patent is broad enough to cover virtually any adjustment.</em></li>
    <li><em>The first set of contacts is broken.</em></li>
    <li><em>A second set of contacts is detected.</em></li>
    <li><em>The second contacts perform another gesture <b>within a pre-determined period of time</b>.</em></li>
    <li><em>The gesture continues to adjust the image in the same way.</em></li>
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It's steps 5, 6, and 7 that are critically important here: Apple doesn't have a patent on "pinch-to-zoom" generally, but rather pinching to zoom, and then pinching to zoom again within some fixed period of time. How long that period lasts is totally up in the air, but it has to be defined somewhere -- this patent doesn't really apply unless there's a clock running and a second gesture takes place. Still, it's the first granted patent on the now-ubiquitous gesture we've seen, and based on its filing history it's essentially effective as of December 30, 2005 -- long before anything multitouch products with pinch to zoom had arrived on the market. That's no small weapon to bear -- we'll see what Apple does with it.<br />
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P.S.- Apple was also awarded some 17 other patents yesterday, including two more that deal with multitouch, but none of 'em are nearly as interesting as this one. Hit the via link for more on those.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/">Apple awarded limited patent on pinch-to-zoom</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19672847/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/13/apple-awarded-limited-patent-on-pinch-to-zoom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apple</category><category>legal</category><category>patent</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resistive HTC devices can have (pseudo) multitouch, too]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.windowsphoneme.com/?p=386"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/04/4-19-10-htcresistmultitouch200.jpg" alt="" /></a>"Multitouch on a resistive screen?" We must be joking, right? Not at all -- if we've learned anything from our encounters with a little firm named <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/stantum/">Stantum</a>, resistive multitouch is not only possible, but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/19/stantums-mind-blowing-multitouch-interface-on-video/">potentially preferable</a> to its capacitive counterpart. Of course, that knowledge doesn't help you any if you're currently stuck with single finger commands, but if your phone is made by HTC and running Windows Mobile, you may one day get to see what two digit input feels like. Adel Al Zubeir figured out that when two fingers are placed on a single-touch screen, the digitizer reads the spot between the two... and with a little bit of math, he cooked up a program that can figure out the relative position of both fingers to allow vaguely useful pinch-to-zoom and other dual-touch gestures. Sadly, you can't just drop this onto your phone to instantly enable the tech <em>a</em><em> la</em> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/nexus-ones-unitouch-browser-falls-victim-to-cyanogen/">Cyanogen</a>, but if you develop for WinMo, you <em>can</em> start building functionality into your apps with the beta SDK at our source link. Early proof-of-concept video after the break.<br />
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[Thanks, <a href="http://www.scienceprousa.com">David C</a>.]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Resistive HTC devices can have (pseudo) multitouch, too</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/">Resistive HTC devices can have (pseudo) multitouch, too</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19445736/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/resistive-htc-devices-can-have-pseudo-multitouch-too/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Adel Al Zubeir</category><category>AdelAlZubeir</category><category>dual touchscreen</category><category>DualTouchscreen</category><category>HTC</category><category>multi touch</category><category>multi-touch</category><category>multitouch</category><category>pinch and zoom</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchAndZoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>resistive</category><category>Resistive Multitouch</category><category>resistive touchscreen</category><category>ResistiveMultitouch</category><category>ResistiveTouchscreen</category><category>SDK</category><category>video</category><category>xda developers</category><category>xda-developers</category><category>xda-developers forum</category><category>Xda-developersForum</category><category>XdaDevelopers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Hollister]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LG GW990 shows up on video, competes with HTC HD2 for camera's attention]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=1&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmobile.hdblog.it%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Flg-gw990-lg-gt540-lg-mini-gd880-video-hd%2F&amp;sl=it&amp;tl=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/26feb10lg08b346.jpg" /></a></div>
When people say the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/gartner-apple-android-and-rim-winners-in-2009-smartphone-os-g/">smartphone market</a> is growing, they don't usually mean literally, but looking at the massive popularity of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/htc-hd2-review/">HTC's HD2</a> whopper, and the anticipation surrounding <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/19/dell-mini-5-prototype-impressions/">Dell's Mini 5</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/lg-gw990-hands-on/">LG's GW990</a>, it's pretty safe to say there is a market for oversized and overpowered (is there such a thing?) handsets. The Moorestown-powered GW990 has made another video appearance, this time showing off its multi-screen functionality and not altogether smooth pinch-to-zoom skills. We're reminded this Mobile Internet Device (a title that's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/lg-gw990-hands-on/#2595626">inscribed on its case</a>) will run Moblin (now known as <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/lg-gw990-to-be-among-first-meego-phones/">MeeGo</a>), before a HD2 is whipped out for a showdown between super-sized smartphones. It's really quite a sight. After all that excitement is done, the video continues on to take a look at the forthcoming <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/lgs-gt540-mixes-android-2-0-pretty-and-low-end/">GT540</a> Android handset and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/lg-mini-gd880-hands-on/">Mini GD880</a>, giving you all the more reason to click past the break for a viewing.<br />
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[Thanks, Iacopo]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LG GW990 shows up on video, competes with HTC HD2 for camera's attention</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/">LG GW990 shows up on video, competes with HTC HD2 for camera's attention</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19374700/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/26/lg-gw990-shows-up-on-video-competes-with-htc-hd2-for-cameras-a/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>5-inch</category><category>gd880</category><category>gt540</category><category>gw990</category><category>intel moorestown</category><category>IntelMoorestown</category><category>lg</category><category>lg gt540</category><category>lg gw990</category><category>lg mini gd800</category><category>LgGt540</category><category>LgGw990</category><category>LgMiniGd800</category><category>meego</category><category>mid</category><category>mobile internet device</category><category>MobileInternetDevice</category><category>moorestown</category><category>multitouch</category><category>mwc</category><category>mwc 2010</category><category>Mwc2010</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>smartphone</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HTC Hero shows off multitouch-enabled Sense UI on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUPkkrHq820&amp;feature=player_embedded"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/11feb10herop2ibt5.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Bear in mind we don't know for sure whether this is a forthcoming iteration of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/senseui">Sense UI</a> or just an industrious hacker, but the video after the break shows off some pretty sweet multitouch integration into HTC's Android skin. Pinch-to-zoom, that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/">most notorious</a> of functions, is used to achieve an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/15/jailbroken-iphone-gets-expose-like-view-you-retail-users-just-k/">Expos&eacute;-like</a> overview of all the widgets you have open, with an easy tap getting you into the one you want. It seems a relatively intuitive action, even if the person showing it off does his or her best to make it look as clumsy as possible. This should be most enticing when considered in light of the purportedly <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/htc-hero-update-to-android-2-1-pegged-for-mid-march/">upcoming HTC Hero update</a> to Android 2.1 -- who's to say this isn't what HTC is cooking up as an extra topping for that Eclair?<br />
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[Thanks, Nader]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>HTC Hero shows off multitouch-enabled Sense UI on video</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/">HTC Hero shows off multitouch-enabled Sense UI on video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19354021/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/11/htc-hero-shows-off-multitouch-enabled-sense-ui-on-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android os</category><category>AndroidOs</category><category>expose</category><category>expose-like</category><category>google</category><category>hero</category><category>htc</category><category>htc hero</category><category>htc sense</category><category>HtcHero</category><category>HtcSense</category><category>multitouch</category><category>pinch and zoom</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchAndZoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>sense</category><category>sense ui</category><category>sense ui 2.1</category><category>SenseUi</category><category>SenseUi2.1</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vlad Savov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch (updated with video!)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://googlenexusoneboard.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-software-update-for-nexus-one.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/nexus-one-rev-sm.jpg" /></a> <span style="margin-top: 7px; float: right; margin-right: 10px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Nexus_One_gets_a_software_update_enables_multitouch_Enga'; </script><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js"></script></span> The iPhone isn't the only handset <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/iphone-os-3-1-3-available-now/">getting bumped</a> today -- Google's just outed a very, very significant update to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/NexusOne/">Nexus One</a> that includes <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/GoogleGoggles/">Google Goggles</a> on board and a re-upped version of Google Maps that includes suggestions and a dedicated night mode. Much more significantly, though, they've <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/the-engadget-show-005-googles-erick-tseng-ces-wrap-up-widi/">capitulated</a> and enabled <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/multitouch,android">multitouch</a> in Browser, Gallery, and Maps -- great news and a big win for the Android community at large. Finally, there are some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/google-nexus-one-3g-issues-result-of-poor-coverage-bugs-patch/">3G improvements</a> in there, but you might have to wait a bit -- Google expects to have it rolled out to pretty much everyone toward the end of the week. Seriously though, now that we've gotten that whole multitouch spat cleared up, it's time for Engadget to rally around something else: ridding the world of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/18/tiny-ninjas-unbox-the-nexus-one-on-googles-dime/">tiny ninjas</a>, perhaps? Follow the break for a video of the new firmware -- in all its multi-fingered glory -- in action!<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> <em>ReadWriteWeb's</em> <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/nexus_one_gets_official_multitouch_support.php">gotten an official statement</a> from Google on the question on everyone's mind: why now? The company says that Android 2.1 "powers a new class of devices" with more horsepower and bigger displays, and "based on these new capabilities and numerous requests from Android users, we decided to provide pinch-to-zoom capabilities with this new over-the-air software update for Nexus One devices." This sounds like a total cop-out to us -- HTC got multitouch working just fine on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Hero/">Hero</a> way back on 1.5 -- so we still think they just got uncomfortable with the noise surrounding the groundswell of demand for it. Of course, that's fine by us -- power to the people, right?<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch (updated with video!)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/">Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch (updated with video!)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19342076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.1</category><category>Android2.1</category><category>breaking news</category><category>BreakingNews</category><category>google</category><category>multitouch</category><category>nexus one</category><category>NexusOne</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>software</category><category>update</category><category>upgrade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Ziegler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editorial: Google's multitouch dilemma]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-04droidmt.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
As anyone who's seen <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/the-engadget-show-005-googles-erick-tseng-ces-wrap-up-widi/">the last Engadget Show</a> knows, we were incredibly lucky to have Google's Erick Tseng as our guest. Erick is product manager of Android at Google, and he's one of the sharpest, brightest, funniest guys around -- it was great having him on the show, and I sincerely hope we see a lot more of him as time goes by. It's obvious that Android is in capable hands.<br />
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Of course, the problem with having someone as funny, sharp, and bright as Erick on the show is that they tend to come in extremely well-prepared, and Erick was no exception -- he'd read <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/the-engadget-show-tapes-this-saturday-january-16th-with-erick-t/#comments">the many comments</a> where you all asked for solid answers regarding the state of multitouch gestures on Android, and he had his answers ready and polished to a high shine. Like we've been hearing for months now, Erick told us that Android now supports the recognition of multiple touch inputs -- the basic definition of "multitouch" -- and that the real issue is actually how multitouch is implemented. It was a fascinating exchange that I <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/the-engadget-show-005-googles-erick-tseng-ces-wrap-up-widi/">encourage you to watch</a>, but here's the main quote:<br />
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<div>When people say 'why doesn't Android have multitouch?' it's not a question of 'multitouch'... I want to reframe the question. We have multitouch -- what people are asking for is specific implementations in the UI that use multitouch, like pinch-to-zoom, or chording on the keyboard.</div>
</blockquote>That's a solid, respectable answer, and it was delivered with confidence, poise, and charm. There's just one problem: it's not actually an answer, because the semantics don't matter. No matter how you look at it, the lack of "specific multitouch implementations" is still a huge issue with Android -- one that's become a growing distraction.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Editorial: Google's multitouch dilemma</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/">Editorial: Google's multitouch dilemma</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19322927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/editorial-googles-multitouch-dilemma/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>apple</category><category>editorial</category><category>gestures</category><category>google</category><category>multitouch</category><category>multitouch gestures</category><category>MultitouchGestures</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/11/2009-11-04droidmt.jpg" /></a></div>
There's been a whirlwind of chatter about Apple's multitouch patents since the Motorola DROID was released to reviewers sans any built-in support for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/android-2-0-support-officially-added-to-sdk/">Android 2.0's multitouch APIs</a> -- there's no pinch-to-zoom in the browser or maps app, and the soft keyboard is decidedly a single-touch affair. What's even more curious is that the DROID clearly supports multitouch, as several new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/motorola-droids-built-in-apps-dont-have-multitouch-support-th/">apps have demonstrated</a>, and the overseas UMTS variant of the handset, the MILESTONE, has been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/gsm-droid-with-multitouch-pinch-to-zoom-demoed-on-video/">shown on video</a> with pinch-to-zoom in the browser several times now. That's led to a ton of speculation that Apple's somehow blocking Google from using pinch-to-zoom in the US, so we thought we'd step in with a little refresher on the state of Apple's multitouch patents and some thoughts how they might be affecting the DROID. Read on!<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/">Some more perspective on the DROID and multitouch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19223545/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/some-more-perspective-on-the-droid-and-multitouch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android 2.0</category><category>Android2.0</category><category>apple</category><category>droid</category><category>featured</category><category>features</category><category>gestures</category><category>google</category><category>legal</category><category>milestone</category><category>motorola droid</category><category>motorola milestone</category><category>MotorolaDroid</category><category>MotorolaMilestone</category><category>multitouch</category><category>patent</category><category>pinch to zoom</category><category>pinch-to-zoom</category><category>PinchToZoom</category><category>touch gestures</category><category>TouchGestures</category><category>verizon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nilay Patel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
