Tech start-up Flutter announced on its website that Google has acquired them for the hand gesture recognition technology.
Flutter is a tech startup that focused on development of technology allowing hand gestures to be used for a more delightful digital experience.
"When we started three years ago, our dream to build a ubiquitous and power-efficient gesture recognition technology was considered by many as just "a dream", not a real possibility. Since then, we have strived to build the best machine vision algorithms and a delightful user experience," Flutter CEO Naveet Dalal said.
The compelling announcement went on, "Today, we are thrilled to announce that we will be continuing our research at Google. We share Google's passion for 10x thinking, and we're excited to add their rocket fuel to our journey."
It is not surprising that Google took its interest in the technology-driven company. It was even rumored that Apple could be interested in taking over Flutter.
The hand gesture company offers a popular service called "Kinect for OS X." It allows Mac users to issue music and movie navigation commands by using hand gestures. The application recognizes motion through the devices' built-in cameras to work with iTunes, Windows Player, WinAmp, and Spotify.
Google said, "We're really impressed by the Flutter team's ability to design new technology based on cutting-edge research. We look forward to supporting and collaborating on their research efforts at Google."
There is enormous potential for the joint efforts of Google and Flutter. Imagine hand gesture capabilities being built-in Google's applications. The possibilities may be endless especially if its limited ability for Apple devices is extended to the growing Android market.
Flutter in fact had previous plans to allow licensing of its hand gesture technology to be integrated in software products and applications. There is a huge potential for Android apps if this becomes a reality.
Also, it would work quite well with the Google Glass, Gmail Motion and others. This acquisition really spells a good omen for Google's venture into more interactive interface aside from the usual peripherals to control and navigate computers.
There was no official report on the acquisition terms, cost and other details.
