# Personified Avatar Apps The 'Pocket Avatars' App from Intel Can Turn You into Quirky Characters By Megan Facciuolo | Published 2014-06-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-avatars References: [technabob](http://technabob.com/blog/2014/06/21/pocket-avatars-app/) & [pocketavatars](https://www.pocketavatars.com/) 'Pocket Avatars' allows you to personify your SMS messages. While there are plenty of [emoticons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iemoji-ai) to help you with that, they just don't seem to get the point across sometimes. This app transforms your body language into a mimicking character of your preference to help you get your emotions across effectively and more importantly, accurately. Made by [Intel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prestige-14-flip-ai-van-gogh-edition), the iOS and Android-friendly app takes advantage of frontal cameras and captures your facial expressions and voice when you respond to a text. It then applies them to a silly character to make chatting more fun and personable. The app contains about 40 different avatars, which includes Care Bears, [LEGO](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-lego-connect-4) characters, cartoon fish and even Barack Obama. Some are free, while others cost only 99 cents and can be sent on social media in addition to SMS. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Emotive Messaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop personalized messaging apps that use avatars to accurately express emotions. - **Facial Recognition Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new applications of facial recognition technology to enhance communication and user experience. - **Character Customization:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design apps that allow users to create and customize their own unique avatars for messaging and social media. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative mobile apps that utilize avatar technology to enhance user communication and messaging experiences. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate avatar apps with social media platforms to enable users to share expressive messages with their networks. - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore avatar technology for entertainment purposes, such as creating interactive characters for games and virtual experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Personalized AI Emojis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emojifyer-ai.md) - [Cartoon Avatar Digital Meetings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-avatar.md) - [AI Avatar Creation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-avatar1.md) - [Personalized Animated Emojis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omoji.md) - [Avatar-Supporting Social Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whatsapp-2.md) - [3D Video Call Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avatars-for-microsoft-teams.md) - [Meeting-Focused AI Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-2.md) - [Expressive AI-Fuelled Digital Avatars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expressive-avatars.md) - [AI Persona Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-persona.md)