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Re:Google Maps for Mobile 5 unveiled, adds dynamic map drawi... by trotsky on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @12:05PM (#1979652)
depending on hardware capabilities (3D rendering) and "distinct multitouch" hardware support

Hrmm, only 8 phones are 100% compatible. Could anyone explain what distinct multitouch is? Why would a touchscreen support two finger pinch but not a two finger push?

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Re:Google Maps for Mobile 5 unveiled, adds dynamic map drawi... by extension on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @02:09PM (#1980150)
"Distinct multitouch" is multitouch as you would expect -- multiple simultaneous independent points of contact on the screen. The N1 uses some sort of pseudo-multitouch where it can make a pretty good guess how far apart your fingers are, but doesn't know unambiguously where they were.

Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSUqkh8pcI

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