Oct 3, 2013

If Google Now functions as the ears of your smartphone, waiting for your next command, tech startup Flutter hopes their gesture control app will serve as the eyes for both mobile devices and computers. Google seems to think it is a good idea as they have acquired the company according to a letter on the Flutter web site. The ability to use gestures to control a computer device is obviously not new. The most recent example is the implementation of gesture controls for the Moto X, but even that was preceded by implementations like the Xbox Kinect hardware. One thing that may make Flutter a bit unique is the use of the webcam built-in to a device, meaning no extra hardware is needed.

There is no word from Google on how they see Flutter being used, though it does open the door to implementation of their Gmail Motion product they were hawking back in April 2011.

Flutter is currently capable of controlling an assortment of apps like iTunes, Spotify, VLC Media Player, and thanks to a newly created Chrome extension users can control Netflix, YouTube, Pandora and other services. Below you can check out an image explaining how Flutter works followed by a video showing the app in action.