Intel has recently announced a new product that’s quite different
from what it’s traditionally known for. This new product is an app called
Pocket Avatars that will soon compete with the already crowded market of
instant messaging apps.
Pocket Avatars uses your smartphone’s cameras and other
sensors to track your face and translate your voice and expressions into a 3D
character or avatar in a video that you can send to your contacts.
The app is currently capable of recognizing gestures like
nodding, blinking, sticking out your tongue and raising eyebrows. And Intel is
promising that more gestures will be supported in the future including
movements from the neck and shoulder.
Getting the app to work requires a lot of computing power so
you can only send 15-second videos. Pocket Avatars is now available both on
Google Play and the iTunes store with 20 free characters buy users can download
45 additional avatars for $0.99 each.
