NZXT Avatar Mouse official

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NZXT announce the Avatar high performance gaming mouse today officially. We already reported about a preview of the NZXT Avatar the other day. As with all of NZXT’s PC accessories, Avatar is designed to provide gamers with the ultimate crafted gaming armor to emerge victorious in the gaming arena of choice.
Feature highlights of the NZXT Avatar include 2600 DPI Optical Sensor, LED DPI indicator, 5.8Mega Pixels/second with a max frame rate of 6,469, 7 programmable keys and an ergonomic Design. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:16:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NZXT Avatar Gaming Mouse Preview

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NZXT is known for its PC cases. We reviewed for instance the NZXT Tempest a short while ago. NZXT is apparently expanding into the peripheral business with a new gaming mouse dubbed NZXT Avatar.
The NZXT Avatar has some similarities to the Razer gaming mice, but NZXT apparently has not OEMed the Avatar from Razer. The companies use some of the same suppliers.
NZXT specifies the resolution of the Avatar with 2600 dpi. Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:30:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wii, Xbox and PS3 Avatars tell a lot about You

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Microsoft made their rumored 3D Avatars official at the E3 2008 briefing on Monday. Now we know how we "look" in the virtual worlds of all three major consoles.

Nintendo made the start with the Mii avatars and Sony already teased us with Playstation Home last year. In the image above you see all three avatar design next to each other. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox Live 3D Avatars coming this Fall?

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Information about Microsoft working on 3D avatars for their Xbox Live platform leaked. The image and some description of the Xbox Avatars was found on a survey site.

The Wii with its Mii characters has had 3D characters that players can customize and associate with from the get go.
The Xbox characters are supposed to also be highly customizable and also playable in various games. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Avatar has new Player with Ribisi

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By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Giovanni Ribisi is landing on a new planet.

The actor has signed on to James Cameron's 3-D feature "Avatar," playing a passive-aggressive character named Selfridge. The Fox film revolves around a band of humans pitted against a distant planet's indigenous inhabitants. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:28:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MotionPortrait Turns Still Images into Moving Avatars

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There is something more than a little disturbing about this to me. Motion Portrait takes a still photo and gives it a creepy 3D motion and sound capability. The Japanese technology takes a normal still image them turns it into a 3D talking head that can be placed into other applications.

The company says the tech is ideal for video games and forum avatars. The technology will also be offered to other companies for use in their own products. Looks like a good update to the Wii Mii, albeit a somewhat spooky one. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:20:05 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Avatar Maker Gizmoz raises $6.3M and launches Free Service

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Startup Gizmoz today announced that it secured a $6.3 million Series A investment from Benchmark Capital and Columbia Capital.

Gizmoz offers a free service to convert your photo into a 3D talking head. You can take this head and integrated it on your blog. You can also generate video clips and other forms of original content and send them via email to family or friends, or uploaded to video sites. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr