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Windows 7 Multi-Touch SDK Slated For an October Release
Posted by Sean Fallon at 4:30 AM on May 30, 2008
Details on the multi-touch functionality in Windows 7 are only a couple of days old, but it appears that Microsoft is already looking ahead with a multi-touch SDK slated for release at this year's Professional Developers Conference in October. At that time, Microsoft is expected to "highlight the new multi-touch gesture APIs and explain how you can leverage them in your applications." [PDC via tabletpctalk]
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twilight-arc
Posted 5:04 AM 30/5/08
So how many more Gigabytes of memory do we need for this? Vista doesn't set a very good track record, and the gap between what was promised for Longhorn and what ended up in Vista is very large.
twilight-arc
itscarmennnn
Posted 5:02 AM 30/5/08
@Munch: mwahaha...I've always had a skill to help :)
itscarmennnn
itscarmennnn
Posted 5:01 AM 30/5/08
@TheSonOfKrypton: Haha, wait a minute there is NOTHING wrong with some old school hip hop. I know 2pac songs by heart!
but sadly the most kind of music i listen to is Death cab for cutie, atreyu, rilo kiley, the bled, a fine frenzy, M.I.A...yeah sorry lol
itscarmennnn
Munch
Posted 4:53 AM 30/5/08
@itscarmennnn: Thanks, but that comment did the trick. I'll let you know next time, though :-)
Munch
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 4:53 AM 30/5/08
But does it come with Clock AND Reversi?!
+ Watch video
Hiphopopotamus
TheSonOfKrypton
Posted 4:51 AM 30/5/08
@itscarmennnn: I'm surpised you actually listen to hip hop carmen. I woulda pegged you more as a garbage music fan like heavy metal or country or some shit.....Hmm, gotta stop stereotyping....
TheSonOfKrypton
itscarmennnn
Posted 4:46 AM 30/5/08
with the monitor!
mwaahah
itscarmennnn
itscarmennnn
Posted 4:45 AM 30/5/08
@Munch: lol.
I think this is crap what about all the guys in the world that have to have both hands on the screen while jerking off to porn!...I swear I almost feel compelled to come to your house and use my hands to help you....
itscarmennnn
Munch
Posted 4:43 AM 30/5/08
@itscarmennnn: PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?
Munch
Munch
Posted 4:42 AM 30/5/08
Multi-touch? I say BOOOOO! With two hands on the screen, the other things that I touch when I'm online could get lonely.
Munch
zombo
Posted 4:39 AM 30/5/08
As long as we don't have to keep staring at the ugly bearded kid... that's fucking scary. Make it stop...
zombo
joestoner
Posted 4:39 AM 30/5/08
Get ready for 4-5 years of multitouch as a weird "bonus" feature in software that doesn't really add any value.
The day Windows 7 comes out will not be the day that everyone gets multitouch capabilities. It'll probably be the day that some apps let you perform some commands with multitouch, most likely rotating and resizing objects that can be rotated or resized via other means.
This is only the first step in the process. We'll still need software developers to figure out how to use it well, and hardware manufacturers to create nice multitouch devices, and of course, users who buy the devices. And most people aren't going to buy one before 7 comes out.
So... we'll see what the rest of the landscape (namely Apple) has done with the tech in 2010.
joestoner
itscarmennnn
Posted 4:38 AM 30/5/08
This is bullshit..
I spent over a grand on my laptop that has vista on it.
::takes laptop out back and turns on Geto Boys-Damn it feels good to be a gangsta, grabs baseball bat and starts smashing her laptop "YOU PIECE OF FAT SHIT!".:::
itscarmennnn
Johnny Chimpo
Posted 5:46 AM 30/5/08
@twilight-arc: I think a lot of consumers are going to be a bit gun shy about Windows 7 considering Vista's slow adaptation. I am thinking Windows 7 will be a little bit closer to what Longhorn was originally slated to be, a cleaner, richer, more compact OS. Then again I am a die-hard Cubs fan so hope for 'next year' is a common theme. (don't look now but they are 1st in ESPN's Power Ranking!)
@itscarmennnn: Off topic, but if you dig MIA check out Santogold if you haven't already. I just got the album last week and it's wonderful.
[www.myspace.com]
Johnny Chimpo
TheSonOfKrypton
Posted 5:41 AM 30/5/08
@itscarmennnn: All bands I've never heard of, except for Death Cab for Cutie....So my initial stereotype was correct..... +1 for steretyping!
TheSonOfKrypton
se.blackheart
Posted 6:37 AM 30/5/08
will this SDK have support for GPS and 3G? i hear those are new features in Windows 7.
se.blackheart
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 8:28 AM 30/5/08
@Johnny Chimpo: I agree, and please buy lots of her albums and purchase tickets for all her upcoming concerts (which can be found at [pollstar.com])
Love,
A totally neutral 3rd party.
Hiphopopotamus
newSeasons
Posted 9:17 AM 30/5/08
HA! yet again its windows. I can already see the flaws!
newSeasons
leonard71
Posted 11:40 PM 30/5/08
THIS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE SOLITAIRE!!
leonard71