MashMe turns you into an animated character with just a webcam

You've probably seen services that let you create a cartoonish version of yourself using a photograph. Now, a startup called MashMe lets you do that with video — you stand in front of a webcam, talk and make gestures, and the resulting video replaces you with an animated character in real time

The technology recognizes body movements, facial expressions and your voice — it senses when you're angry, happy or sad, and transfers those emotions to the animated you. It works with pretty much any camera and the technology can also be applied to live video chat, on services such as Skype or Google Hangouts Read more...