Google buys Flutter and its motion detector via webcam

Google has acquired Flutter: the U.S. start-up specialized in the development of a technology of motion detection.

iTunes, Spotify, QuickTime .. So if the user navigated these applications simply by moving his hands. Flutter society, founded in 2010, has developed a system for motion detection remote control applications via a webcam. Technology running Mac or Windows, Google has acquired with its purchase of Flutter. With an extension to the Chrome browser, the software also works with YouTube, Netflix, Pandora and Grooveshark. It could soon be integrated into Google tools: Chromebooks, Google Glass ... The amount of the transaction, however, has not been made public, but it's about 40 million dollars.

"Even after the launch of our first application, we continued our research and seek to improve our products with enthusiasm. Now, we will continue this research with Google. Moreover, users of services Flutter will continue to interact with our tools and hear soon about improvements ", said the CEO of the start-up, Navneet Dalal, on the site of Flutter. The employees of this young company will therefore move to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.