Google confirms it’s buying facial recognition firm Viewdle

The rumors have been confirmed, Google’s Motorola Mobility is indeed acquiring the facial recognition technology company Viewdle.

“Motorola Mobility today announced that it has acquired Viewdle, a leading imaging & gesture recognition company,” a Motorola spokesperson told TechCrunch today. “Motorola and Viewdle have an existing commercial agreement and have been collaborating for some time. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.”