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Japanese Avatar Software Replaces Your Hair, Gives You Facepaint in Real Time


This is real-time "avatar" software from Japan that takes video of a person and automagically gives them a new hairstyle, makeup or outfit. It's really incredible how well it works in real time, and you can imagine this tech being used everywhere from hair salons to clothing stores to online gaming. I want to know what I'd look like with a Mohawk and a Fu Manchu, so let's get this tech Stateside pronto, OK Japan? [TV in Japan]

1:30 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Adam Frucci
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