Fix8 Brings the Presidential Election Alive With All New Candidate Avatars

Sherman Oaks, Calif. (PRWEB) March 19, 2008 -- Fix8 (www.Fix8.com), a division of Mobinex, Inc., a leader in virtual communications technology, today announced the release of a new bundle of 2008 Presidential Candidate avatars to their 65 premium avatars currently available (22 avatars are available in free addition). This 5 avatar pack will be offered free for a limited time and features; Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama John McCain, Mike Huckabee and CNN's Wolf Blitzer. To demonstrate the new avatars, Fix8 has produced a video entitled; "Fix that Issue" featuring the Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Wolf Blitzer avatars participating on game show. The video can be viewed at YouTube or on at www.Fix8.com/vote.

Fix8 combines real-time interactive animated video creation and User Generated Content (or reality!) all into one easy-to-use application. Fix8 offers users a fully immersible experience through the key integration of avatar technology mixed with creative accessories, voice manipulation, and editing tools to unlock an entirely new virtual universe. At the heart of Fix8 is H.E.A.R.T. (Human Expression Analysis & Rendering Technology), which digitizes human expressions and gestures via webcam allowing users to broadcast their videos on popular social networking sites and IM services including AOL, MSN, Skype and Yahoo.

In-Stat estimates global user generated content (UGC) revenues will grow from $80 million in 2006 to $1.6 billion by 2011. IDC estimates enterprise IM will grow from 40 million users in 2007 to more than 140 million by 2009, making it the fastest growing communications medium of all time.

"People have strong opinions on the election and the candidates. The avatar pack we've created for the Presidential Election provides a completely new way for people to engage with the major characters and a fun way to present their views and opinions, from camera-to-camera chat to webcasting, video blogging to interactive TV" said Fix8 Vice President of Marketing, Susan Nia.

About Fix8:

Fix8 is a state of the art personalization application, allowing people to customize an on-screen virtual likeness of themselves in real-time using interactive avatar technology and creative accessories. Fix8 integrates human expression analysis and rendering capabilities, avatar/facial sculpting and animation technology, voice manipulation, and one click 3D face-maker design capabilities in one package. Easy & fun to use, Fix 8 combines video, animation and instant messaging to create different forms of user-generated expression; 3D avatars for chat, 3D wall papers, 3D greeting cards?even 3D movies, image make-overs and other 'cool' apps. Fix8 was recently named one of Launch: Silicon Valley's "Top 30 Tech Innovators 2007." Developed in response to rapid growth in video sharing, social networking and user-generated content, Fix8 is the future of rich interactive communication. Headquartered in Sherman Oaks, Ca, Fix8 has offices in China and Vietnam. Fix8 is a division of Mobinex, Inc.

Download Fix8 at: http://www.Fix8.com.

Fix8 China can be found at: http://www.Fix8.cn.

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