Articles Tagged “Multi-Touch”

Google rolls out a Nexus One update with multi-touch on board

by Susan Ellery on Feb 02, 2010 0 Comments">0

Google announced today that it will be rolling out an over the air update to all Nexus One owners. The update will finally bring multi-touch to an Android handset in the US with pinch to zoom functionality being added to the browser, gallery, and maps. The update will also address that 3G connectivity issue which has been plaguing the Nexus One and adds Google Goggles to the handset as a default application. Last but not least, Google Maps has been updated to include night-mode maps, search suggestions based upon map history, and synchronization of starred maps between your handset and …

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Dell’s Mini 5 Android tablet unveiled in a leaked hands-on video

by Susan Ellery on Jan 14, 2010 3 Comments">3

Dell officially unveiled its Android-powered Mini 5 tablet at CES last week and introduced the slate as a 5 inch concept device. Dell released a few renderings for eye candy but was silent on the specs for this sweet looking device. Thanks to a video posted on YouTube, we can get a closer look at this slate in action. The leaked video reveals an integrated GSM radio connected to Viettel, a multi-touch browser, a custom onscreen keyboard, and Dell’s custom Android interface. No word on pricing or availability for this slate but we are hoping this one comes fast and …

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Google speaks of upgraded Nexus One “Enterprise” and reason for current lack of multi-touch

by Chuck Zich on Jan 11, 2010 1 Comments">1

While on stage with th Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, a Google Engineering VP was recently heard speaking about an upgraded Nexus One Enterprise version which would include a better battery and physical keyboard. Naturally, he also spoke of more models such as a budget version, which always seem to follow halfhearted, noncommittal comments about future products. The original question was also brought up in a separate conversation with Andy Rubin, who stated something along the same lines of the Nexus One being the first in a line of ever improving models. Again, this seems to be a given that …

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Acer Liquid A1 to get Android 2.0 update, multi-touch by March 2010?

by Susan Ellery on Jan 04, 2010 2 Comments">2

According to French blog, Mobinaute, Acer France unofficially confirmed that the Acer Liquid A1 will be updated to Android 2.0 in March 2010. The blog also hints that the upgrade may activate multi-touch, a feature typically seen on European Android phones and not their American counterparts. No word on whether the currently underclocked processor on the Liquid A1 will be unchained and allowed to operate at its full 1GHz capacity. If Acer did the unthinkable and incorporated multi-touch and 1GHz of processing power into this Android 2.0 update, then the Liquid A1 would become one the top Android phones and …

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Add multi-touch to the DROID web browser via the Milestone

by Susan Ellery on Jan 04, 2010 0 Comments">0

DROID owners clamoring for some multi-touch like their European counterparts should take a close look at a lively discussion over at AllDroid. Apparently, member t3hSteve was able to hack the multi-touch enabled browser of the Motorola Milestone onto the Motorola DROID. The hack is not for the faint of heart as it requires a rooted device and some familiarity with adb but if you are up for the task, a enviable multi-touch browsing experience will be your just reward. Hit the jump for a short video of the pinch and zoom in action. [via Gizmodo]

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Multi-touch Milestone ROM and Android 2.1 ROM now available for the Motorola DROID

by Susan Ellery on Dec 19, 2009 1 Comments">1

Just a few days ago, we reported on the addition of multi-touch to the DROID, a feat that was achieved by a few members of Alldroid who managed to take the firmware from the Motorola Milestone and install it on the DROID. Now that they have had a few days to put their nose to the grindstone, they have bundled up the hacked Milestone ROM and packaged into a custom ROM for the world to download and install to their DROID. Don’t care much about multi-touch but find Android 2.1 exciting? There is a new Android 2.1 ROM for you …

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Nexus One will not include multi-touch?

by Susan Ellery on Dec 18, 2009 3 Comments">3

Well-known modder Tnkgrl spent some time with the Nexus One and revealed some juicy new details on this much-talked-about Android phone. She confirmed what was revealed by the FCC – the Nexus One will be unlocked but will only support T-Mobile’s flavor of 3G. AT&T is supported but only on EDGE, no 3G for AT&T customers. Like the DROID, the Nexus One will not have multi-touch, though the hardware, also like the DROID’s, will most likely support it. That was the bad news, now for some good news. The Nexus One was snappy and was perceived to be faster than …

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Motorola DROID gets multi-touch via the Motorola Milestone

by Susan Ellery on Dec 17, 2009 2 Comments">2

Thanks to some hard work by the members of AllDroid forums, Motorola DROID owners who are not afraid of flashing can look forward to adding multi-touch to their handset in the very near future. With a little bit of hacking, the multi-touch capable firmware of the Motorola Milestone, the European version of the DROID, has been ripped and successfully ported to the DROID. After making a video showcasing their triumph, the most worthy hackers are focusing their efforts on producing a cooked ROM so we all can share in this multi-touch goodness. Their video showcasing two-finger pinch and zoom is …

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Multitouch to come to Android in Eclair?

by Nicholas Ahn on Aug 13, 2009 3 Comments">3

Cnet is reporting that it believes that multi-touch support will come with the Eclair (2.0) update for Android, and not in Donut (1/6). As for devices, Cnet also mentions that they believe the upcoming Motorola Sholes for Verizon will be the first phone to come with the Eclair update, and that it will make its debut on October 6 at the MotoDev event in San Diego. For those of you who have hacked multi-touch support onto your G1′s, how significant would this inclusion be? Is multi-touch as essential as it’s been made out to be? It is already available in …

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New multi-touch demo works with stock G1 kernel

by Michael Oryl on Jan 11, 2009 3 Comments">3

Luke Hutchison dropped us a note recently telling us that he has managed to reveal the inherent multi-touch capabilities of the T-Mobile G1′s display without having to rebuild and replace the device’s original kernel. He has even managed to find a way that other developers could take advantage of it in apps through the existing API, even though such applications would only run on devices with his patched Java stack. This isn’t, by any means, a project for normal users, and it wouldn’t offer them any functionality they don’t already have, but it is a cleaner demonstration of the G1′s …

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Video proof of multi-touch on the T-Mobile G1

by Nicholas Ahn on Nov 23, 2008 0 Comments">0

Following the recent discovery that the T-Mobile G1 did have the hardware capability for multi-touch gestures, Ryan Gardner has created a hack that makes use of the commands from the debug logs. The proof of concept video shows the hack, which draws a red line to register the first finger, and a yellow line to register the second finger. By dragging both fingers along the screen, two lines, of red and yellow, are drawn wherever the fingers touch. As seen in the Apple iPhone, there are various applicable and valuable uses for multi-touch in various applications (most commonly seen in …

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The T-Mobile G1′s hardware supports multi-touch?!?!

by Nicholas Ahn on Nov 18, 2008 0 Comments">0

Blogger RyeBrye has found that the T-Mobile G1 outputs data suggesting that the G1′s touchscreen display has support for multi-touch, something previously thought to be only available to iPhone users. Code from the debugging console demonstrate that the T-Mobile G1 can indeed track two fingers. As multi-touch capabilities have always been appreciated on the Apple iPhone and Microsoft Surface, one can only wonder why HTC chose to leave off multi-touch support from the G1. Patents, and future developments may explain why, but we don’t realy know yet. G1 owners can only hope that support for multi-touch is brought via a …

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