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Google Acquires BumpTop

Elements of BumpTop's 3D user interface could be used in future Google smartphones or slate computers.

InformationWeek
May 3, 2010
Google has bought BumpTop, a Canadian startup that developed a 3D interface for Mac and Windows PCs.

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