By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel Corp is getting into voice instant messaging with a smartphone app that uses facial tracking technology to caricature a senders expressions. Pocket Avatars was launched on Thursday by Mike Bell, an Intel senior executive whose job is to make sure the worlds largest semiconductor maker is at the front of future technology trends after arriving disastrously late to smartphones and tablets. The app uses a smartphones camera and microphone to record a short message while mapping the speakers facial expressions onto one of several cartoon characters. In an interview, Bell described the app, which is free on Android smartphones and iPhones, as a way to demonstrate facial tracking technology that could appear on future Intel platforms such as laptops or tablets.
Intel launches messaging app using cartoons to mimic sender’s face
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