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Flutter, Makers of Gesture Control App For Mac, Acquired By Google
Flutter has been acquired by Google, announced on Flutter’s website. The YC W12 company makes a popular Mac app that enables Kinect-like control by gestures at the webcam. Flutter was included by Apple on its 2012 Mac App Store “Best Mac Apps of the Year”. This past February, Flutter added support for Google Chrome.
Flutter Updates App On Mac AppStore
Flutter has released an update on the Apple Mac AppStore. This new version adds support for Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Chrome, through an extension. Flutter’s Chrome extension enables support for YouTube, Pandora, Grooveshark, and NetFlix. Flutter’s latest release also includes a new option for “Preferred App” selection, 1-Click Camera control, and performance improvements. Flutter has […]
Flutter (YC W12) Named As One Of The Best Mac Apps Of 2012
Flutter has been included by Apple in its annual “Best Apps of the Year” section of the Mac App Store. Flutter is described by its developers as “Kinect for Mac”. You simply wave gestures at your Mac’s webcam to perform actions in other programs. Flutter currently works with iTunes, Spotify, rdio, Quicktime, VLC, and Keynote. Flutter […]
2013 In Review For Y Combinator
Y Combinator Universe published more than a hundred blog posts in 2013. Topics covered everything from relationship apps for couples to in-memory relational databases. I wrote about fashion startups and wearable devices. The acquisition of a dozen companies were mentioned. And Demo Day for two new batches were detailed, YC W13 and YC S13. Here’s a […]
New YC Investments Still Get Same Low Offers Since 2005, Portfolio Companies Potentially Worth $13.7 Billion
If your startup idea is so great, then why would you sell 7% of your startup for $20,000 dollars and some advice? You probably wouldn’t. Y Combinator has obviously thought of this question. That’s why their first advice after investing is to avoid anyone else’s “lowball offers”. That advice seems to be working so far: Valuations […]
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Flutter
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Flutter is an app for Mac that lets you control the play function on Spotify or iTunes by simply waving at your computer. |