diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 58c6f400d3..f3a89ae0af 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var config = {
     'node_modules/es6-module-loader/dist/es6-module-loader-sans-promises.src.js',
     'node_modules/systemjs/lib/extension-register.js',
     'node_modules/angular2/node_modules/zone.js/zone.js',
+    'node_modules/hammerjs/hammer.js'
   ]
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03b9f64baa..9a4bc277fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "angular2": "2.0.0-alpha.13",
     "es6-module-loader": "~0.11.0",
+    "hammerjs": "^2.0.4",
     "systemjs": "~0.11.0",
     "zone.js": "0.4.1"
   }
diff --git a/playground/basic-example/index.html b/playground/basic-example/index.html
index 8fa6d3cb8f..965e013d5d 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/index.html
+++ b/playground/basic-example/index.html
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
         register(System);
     </script>
 
-    <!-- Angular2-related imports -->
+    <!-- Third party imports -->
     <script src="/lib/angular2.js"></script>
     <script src="/lib/zone.js"></script>
+    <!-- <script src="/lib/hammer.js"></script> -->
 
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -29,13 +30,18 @@
 
 <!-- Application bootstrap logic -->
 <script>
-  System.baseURL = 'http://localhost:9000/basic-example/';
+  System.baseURL = 'http://localhost:9000/';
+  //System.register('hammerjs', function() {
+  //  return {
+  //    Hammer: window.Hammer
+  //  }
+  //});
   System.register({
     map: {
       'ionic': '../ionic'
     }
   });
-  System.import('main');
+  System.import('basic-example/main');
 </script>
 
 </html>
diff --git a/playground/basic-example/main.js b/playground/basic-example/main.js
index 9ac7cecfef..aaa9be9ee0 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/main.js
+++ b/playground/basic-example/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-console.log('hello');
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core';
 import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {Tabbar} from 'ionic/components/tabbar/tabbar';
+// import {Hammer} from 'hammerjs';
 
 import 'ionic/components/tabbar/mixins/android/android-tabbar';
 
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/edgePanGesture b/src/core/gestures/edgePanGesture
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/panGesture.js b/src/core/gestures/panGesture.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/gestures/panGesture.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
