Tilt / TyTn II / Kaiser Gets Community-based OpenGL ES and Direct 3D Drivers

Doug of Tiltsite.com emails in to let us know that the fine folks at HTCClassAction.org have not been sitting on their hands after the drama about the Kaiser / TyTn II / Tilt's lack of video drivers shook out. Though HTC is not releasing a full set of true drivers, the hackers at HTCClassAction are! They're still basically in “proof-of-concept” mode right now, but the concept, it's proven: full video hardware acceleration is working on a TyTN II.

OK folks, here it is! A few hours later than projected, but still: OpenGL ES and D3D drivers (non-fullscreen) for the kaiser!

Before continuing, we would like to stress yet again, because there seems to be a little confusion here and there: these drivers are not finished, this is a work-in-progress. This is not a fix-all solution!. Currently the only things that are supported are hardware-accelerated D3D and OpenGL ES. These drivers are merely a release you can 'play' with, and prove it can be done. How many real-world applications will work with it remains to be seen, and we expect the users in the community will gather a list of these rather quickly. - HTCClassAction.org - Because HTC dropped the ball, and it's about time they pick it up!

In other words, you're not going to get the snappy just yet and if you do intend to give the drivers a whirl, be sure you read through the entire page to check for your own compatibility and to see what you're getting. Ok -- enough kvetching, it's just plain incredible that these drivers are being developed! Take that, Treo 800w!