Pursuits
Google Lets Users Embrace Inner Jedi With 'Star Wars' Apps
- Web users can pick Dark Side or Light Side as themes
- Companies adding to the hype ahead of next month's premiere
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Google is 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 customize the appearance of their Google apps ahead of the Dec. 18 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Depending on whether the user chooses the dark side or the light side of the force, Google Maps comes with a X-wing or a TIE fighter as a cursor, while YouTube’s progress bar is a lightsaber. More changes will come ahead of opening night, Clay Bavor, head of Google’s product management, said in a blog post Monday.