Awaken the Force! Choose the light side or dark to give Google a Star Wars makeover
Even if you're not a fan, it can't have escaped your attention that there's a new Star Wars movie coming out soon. Google is as excited as millions of fans are, and to celebrate Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens it is giving you the chance to give Google apps and services a Star Wars makeover.
Choose to join the light side or the dark side, and Gmail, Google search, and more will be customized in a Star Wars style. Like the idea of being shown how to get to your destination by an X-Wing flying down the streets in Google Maps? Consider it done! But there's a lot more to look out for...
You'll have to think carefully before you choose your side. Whether you head to the light, or wrap yourself in darkness, will impact on your Google experience -- including adding Star Wars events to your calendar. If you change your mind, you can switch allegiances, and the makeover will follow you as you move between devices; they're available on Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Chromebook.
Writing on the Google Blog, Vice President of Product Management Clay Bavor says:
We reached out to our friends at Lucasfilm and Disney, and since then we've been working together on building google.com/starwars. It's a place for fans, by fans, and starting today you can choose the light or the dark side, and then watch your favorite Google apps like Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, Chrome and many more transform to reflect your path. And that's just the beginning. We've got more coming between now and opening night -- the Millennium Falcon in all its (virtual reality) glory included, so stay tuned. And we've hidden a few easter eggs, too. So awaken the Force within, and be on the lookout for things from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Check out the video below and then head over to http://google.com/starwars:
What will it be? The light side... or the dark side?