Neowin News Feed for: Avatars

Microsoft announces general availability of Text to Speech Avatar in Azure AI Speech Service

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:02:02 +0000

The Azure AI Speech service now includes a Text to Speech Avatar feature that can convert text into a video of a photorealistic human avatar speaking with a natural-sounding voice. Read more...

Real-time avatars for calls coming to Meta products

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:22:01 +0000

Meta has announced a range of updates that it's making to avatars across its ecosystem. Notably, you can now use your avatar as a filter while you have video calls on Messenger and Instagram. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Free USB drives, Bing AI in Edge, and pirated Windows

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:36:02 +0000

Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about Microsoft handing out free USBs to Insiders, the integration of AI in even more Redmond products, and pirated Windows (!). Read more...

Avatars for Microsoft Teams are coming in May

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:24:01 +0000

It seems that Avatars for Microsoft Teams will hit general availability in May 2023. Powered by the Microsoft Mesh MR platform, these personalized creations will allow you to take camera breaks. Read more...

WhatsApp users can now express themselves with avatars

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:48:01 +0000

WhatsApp now has avatars that can serve as your profile picture. Your avatar can also be used in 36 expressive stickers that you can send to friends and family. The update rolls out today. Read more...

Meta's avatars can now be equipped with assistive devices and NFL shirts

Paul Hill — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 20:40:02 +0000

Meta has updated its avatars to be more inclusive of people with certain disabilities. NFL fans can also equip their avatars ready for Super Bowl LVI which is set to take place on February 13. Read more...

Mesh for Teams enables customized avatars to have meetings in immersive spaces

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:00:18 +0000

Microsoft is bringing Mesh to Teams, enabling organizations to create immersive mixed-reality spaces to host meetings between personalized avatars. Over 800 3D emoji are being made available too. Read more...

Microsoft's new Xbox avatars are finally available to Insiders

Rich Woods — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:44:01 +0000

Microsoft is adding a bunch of new options for customizing your Xbox avatar. Announced almost two years ago, the feature is now available through the Avatar Editor app to Xbox Insiders. Read more...

Xbox Live will pick up new avatars in April according to sources

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:04:01 +0000

A source familiar with the new Xbox Live Avatars has claimed that they'll be rolled out during April and that some Microsoft employees already have access to them. Alpha testers will get them soon. Read more...

Genies are new avatars that will re-enact news or events for you

John Keefer — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:24:01 +0000

If you didn't think tech could get any more bizarre, then you haven't heard CEO Akash Nigram talk about his new startup called Genies, which makes an app designed to bring rival Bitmoji to its knees. Read more...

Microsoft delays Xbox Avatars overhaul until at least early 2018

John Keefer — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:08:01 +0000

Changes to the rather mundane avatars for Xbox have been promised for two years. At E3 this year, Microsoft even said the revamped icons would show up this fall. Bad news, folks: That's not happening. Read more...

Microsoft has announced the new Xbox Live Avatars will arrive this Fall

Gabriel Nunes — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:08:01 +0000

More than two years after our first glimpse at Microsoft's plans to revamp its Xbox Live Avatars, we now have a time window for the update. It will feature new graphics and customization options. Read more...

'Sneak peek' at Xbox avatars with wheelchairs hints at wider avatar upgrades on the way

Andy Weir — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:06:01 +0000

Microsoft's Mike Ybarra has provided a 'sneak peek' at how Xbox avatars will look with a new wheelchair option - and the images suggest that more detailed avatars may be on the way for everyone. Read more...

Microsoft is adding wheelchair options for Xbox avatars

Andy Weir — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:29:18 +0000

Xbox avatars can be extensively customized, but wheelchair users currently have no way to accurately portray themselves in digital form. But Xbox chief Phil Spencer says that option is "not far off". Read more...

New videos give a sneak peek of the upcoming Xbox One Experience

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 10:48:01 +0000

Microsoft will be releasing the new Xbox One Experience on November 12 to all users and the company has now posted a couple of videos showcasing some of the features that are headed to the console. Read more...

12-person Party Chat is now available for everyone on the Xbox One

Usama Jawad — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out new features for its Xbox One users which includes an expansion to allow a 12-person Part Chat. The particular feature had received 2200 votes on the Xbox Feedback Forum. Read more...

Hands On with Microsoft's new Avatars app

Brad Sams — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:45:02 +0000

Earlier today, Microsoft announced a new Avatars app for Windows 10 and if you look in the new beta store in the Technical Preview, you can try it out right now; a gallery is posted after the jump. Read more...

Microsoft is bringing an Avatars app to Windows 10

Brad Sams — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:30:57 +0000

Microsoft's Major Nelson has said that they will be bringing the Avatars app to Windows 10 and that they will share more about the app later this week; a screenshot was shared of the new application. Read more...