Its official, Google will use the force of 'Star Wars'Google by allowing users to embrace their inner Jedi or Sith, jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon before the new sequel opens next month.
The company introduced a tool that lets users customise the appearance of their apps in the run-up to the December 18 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. |
| Google is joining companies from toymakers to game developers seeking to benefit from what is set to be the year's biggest debut. File photo Image by: CHRIS HELGREN / REUTERS |
Depending on the path chosen, Google Maps comes with an X-wing or a TIE fighter as a cursor, while YouTube's progress bar is a light sabre. More changes will come ahead of opening night, Clay Bavor, head of Google's product management, said yesterday.
Google is joining companies from toymakers to game developers seeking to benefit from what is set to be the year's biggest debut.
The seventh instalment of the Star Wars saga, and the first since Walt Disney acquired franchise owner Lucasfilm in 2012, could be the all-time US box-office champ with $762-million in ticket sales, topping Avatar, according to an estimate by film researcher Boxoffice.com.
The force is indeed strong with this one.
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