So this is an answering machine widget with a couple of twists. You can leave a message either with your mic or with a text-to-speech renderer, and you can pick your avatar within the widget. Pretty neat but the interface is still too intimidating for n00bs, I think. Gizmoz deserves props for making as easy as it is, though. One other nit: these widgets don't work very well mixed with other text. It may be a scribefire problem, though.
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Gizmoz widget
Okay, these are actually pretty fun. Gizmoz is taking widget creation to a new level: they have a neat SWF viewer that does rudimentary facial recognition and then animates a head-shot. It does lip-syncing, eye movements, head movements, and winking. You can use their stock photos and sounds, or record your own (Flash can access your microphone or webcam if you have one). Here are two I made from their stock assets:
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