Comments on: Why Google Android Doesn’t Need Multi-Touch — There’s A Better Metaphor For Zooming

By: Lawyer in Miami

Lawyer in Miami — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:25:00 +0000

he Galaxy is one of the better Android phones on the market at the moment, …. What it does is check with Google whether there is an update notfication … Biggest drawbacks is that the hardware doesn’t support multi-touch:

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seo google — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:28:00 +0000

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By: paulnewser

paulnewser — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:34:04 +0000

Phil, thanks for the clarification. I use the word 'created' kind of like how Columbus 'discovered' America. Maybe not first, but first to be widely noticed.

By: mccjlwind

mccjlwind — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:27:50 +0000

I don't see what's wrong with a double tap, it's something that can be done one-handed. Mix that with the rotations mentioned in this article, and yeah, you do have something better than multitouch.

By: paulnewser

paulnewser — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:34:04 +0000

Phil, thanks for the clarification. I use the word 'created' kind of like how Columbus 'discovered' America. Maybe not first, but first to be widely noticed.

By: mccjlwind

mccjlwind — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:27:50 +0000

I don't see what's wrong with a double tap, it's something that can be done one-handed. Mix that with the rotations mentioned in this article, and yeah, you do have something better than multitouch.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:18:43 +0000

> That’s because Apple created the pinch-to-zoom metaphor

Nitpick: that's not actually true; they acquired it from fingerworks: http://fingerworks.com/ Good call re: zoom though.