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0 pointsgrecy13y ago0 comments

> Multi-touch is big though and I at least have no recollection of prior art.

For anyone that doubts this, checkout the iPhone announcement keynote one more time. It's really worth watching again.

The first time Steve slides to unlock, and the first time he "flicks" to scroll with rubber-banding the crowd is floored.

It's worth watching for the "stylus" gag alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uW-E496FXg

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jarek13y ago· 2 in thread

I didn't downvote you, but do either of your examples actually have anything to do with multi-touch?

grecyOP13y ago

You're right, the two examples I chose to highlight aren't multi-touch. If you watch the video linked, you'll see a ton of examples that are, and you'll see Steve talking about how proud they are to have invented it and patented it.

You'll also see the crowd freak-out when they see it, which I think is a reasonable way to assess how many times previously they've seen something similar.

jarek13y ago

> You'll also see the crowd freak-out when they see it, which I think is a reasonable way to assess how many times previously they've seen something similar.

I would disagree: RDF.

Not to mention whether a group of Apple journalists and enthusiasts have seen something before isn't quite a waterproof endorsement of lack of prior art.

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