G1 is multi-touch capable

[Absolute]

As with the other post, this does not show multi-touch functionality. It shows you can confuse the surface by having more than one contact point on the surface. It will constantly switch back and forth and snap from one to the other, but it is not multi-touch.

ALL touch screens are multi-touch in that the rest of the screen doesn't just stop working because you have touched it in one spot.

Multi-touch is about being able to consistently interpret data from more than one entry point, and that, I assure you, is not part of the HTC Dream hardware.

Hmmm I read it is possible with the hardware, but the software cannot include it.

[ministersin]

Hmmm I read it is possible with the hardware, but the software cannot include it.

Remember where you read it. I'd love to check it out. Don't get me wrong I would be very excited to find out I was misinformed.

[K.Krstnsn]

I thought google had said it. Something along the lines of, "android currently doesn't feature it, b ut developers will be able to take advantage."

[hyperdroid]

A lot of people talk about how the hardware does support it but Google couldn't include it because of patents. but then people say that a developer can write an app to take advantage of it, but wouldn't that violate patents too?

[DreamcastDC]

As with the other post, this does not show multi-touch functionality. It shows you can confuse the surface by having more than one contact point on the surface. It will constantly switch back and forth and snap from one to the other, but it is not multi-touch.

ALL touch screens are multi-touch in that the rest of the screen doesn't just stop working because you have touched it in one spot.

Multi-touch is about being able to consistently interpret data from more than one entry point, and that, I assure you, is not part of the HTC Dream hardware.

Sorry but you are wrong.. The HTC Dream is using a Synaptics Clearpad Capacitive screen, so it is capable of multi-touch gestures, its just that the Android OS doesn't have any multi-touch Gestures API.

Here is a other article that took apart the G1
http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_880055...T_bf139ec3.HTM

[ministersin]

This video shows what claims to be the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro's multi-touch capabilities.

Notice they are not actually using the glass touchscreen, but actually touching only the body of the handset, which has separate sensors from the screen.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Owgcos_KY"]YouTube - Multi-Touch on the HTC Touch Diamond![/ame]

[jrokwitdacapitals18]

yea the ds would do something weird if u used two fingers also,

[ministersin]

Sorry but you are wrong.. The HTC Dream is using a Synaptics Clearpad Capacitive screen, so it is capable of multi-touch gestures, its just that the Android OS doesn't have any multi-touch Gestures API.

Here is a other article that took apart the G1
http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_880055...T_bf139ec3.HTM

The article is strictly opinion and only speculates about the substrate:

FROM THE ARTICLE: "The Touchscreen Controller is the widely used Synaptics 1007A, mated to the Touch Panel by a Synaptics-branded flex substrate; this suggests that the touch panel itself is also a Synaptics offering, most likely part of the ClearTouch line."

[ministersin]

I would also point out that even if the substrate is Synaptics, which we do not know, not all ClearTouch products (including ClearPad) have multi-touch. They are only capable of it.

Multi-touch is determined by the Enhanced Gesture Recognition, and a multi-touch screen requires more system resources. Since the API does not include multi-touch at this time, the EGR for multi-touch would only cost HTC more and use up additional resources that are not required for the system.

http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/t...y/gestures/egr

Even if Android plans to offer a multi-touch system (which there is no indication since the platform is more likely intended for widespread cell use, rather than proprietary multi-touch devices) they would roll out new hardware capable of it at that time, leaving previous hardware that does not meet the requirements on previous builds.

[Stanovoy]

WHY do you all insist that Apple owns "a ton of" patents on multi-touch???? I have responded to this a long time ago and several times since. Apple has only 2 that are remotely on point and not enough to stop anyone from implementing multi-touch. I have looked into this. If you think there are a ton of them, then show me the patent! Stop scaring developers from implementing multi-touch!