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Shipping Log - Week 32
Here's what we shipped this week: 1) a new no-code editor to more easily create horizontal avatars with green screening. 2) a new usage page with more call metadata and an improved UI, and 3) the ability to give feedback at the end of your calls within the LemonSlice playground.
Aug 7, 2026
What is a digital human?
A digital human is an AI character you can see and talk to in real time. Learn how AI digital humans work, what they are used for, and how to create one.
Aug 7, 2026
What is a real-time avatar?
An AI character you talk to live on video, generated frame by frame as you speak.
Aug 7, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 31
Here are the headlines from this week: 1) We updated our playground's avatar creation flow to give you better quality avatars. 2) Our Zoom and meeting platform integration is out of beta, 3) We have a new websocket endpoint for low-level avatar integration (now in Beta), 4) LemonSlice avatars are now available on the Agora Conversational AI Engine.
Jul 31, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 29
Here's what we shipped in Week 29: 1) LemonSlice Lite - a low-cost avatar model for high-volume consumer apps, 2) Guides for advanced features like real-time avatar updates, and 3) Import your existing ElevenLabs voice agent into LemonSlice.
Jul 18, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 28
Here's what we shipped in Week 28: 1) an open-source green screen demo, 2) the ability to create multiple API keys per account, 3) an updated home page.
Jul 10, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 27 - POTUS talks to our avatar
Here's what happened in Week 27: 1) The President of the United States talked to our avatar! 2) Our AI Teddy Roosevelt avatar, built in collaboration with Microsoft, launched to the world. 3) We made it easy to know when your avatar is ready.
Jul 6, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt Speaks Again: LemonSlice Powers a Life-Size, Conversational AI Avatar at the Opening of the New Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Through a partnership with Microsoft and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, visitors can look the 26th president in the eye and ask him questions, hearing answers in his own words, powered by LemonSlice’s real-time interactive avatar technology.
Jul 1, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 26
Here's what we shipped in Week 26: 1) Faster avatar connection times, 2) Tooling to add your avatar to third-party meeting platforms like Zoom (beta), and 3) Community Slack channel!
Jun 28, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 25
Here's what we shipped in Week 25: 1) An open-source live shopping demo, 2) Revamped developer docs, and 3) A cookbook of great avatar projects.
Jun 21, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 24
Here's what we shipped this week: 1) Improve your avatar images automatically, 2) Improved connection times, and 3) See session events directly in your dashboard
Jun 14, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 22
Here's what we shipped this week: 1) A cookbook with open-source demos, 2) Better guides for advanced enterprise features, 3) Improved video quality, and 4) Better transcript alignment with LiveKit
May 29, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 17
Here's what we shipped this week: 1) Green screen for your avatars, 2) Simulcast for variation video resolutions, and 3) Tips for integrating with LiveKit.
Apr 28, 2026
LemonSlice vs. Tavus vs. HeyGen : Choosing the Right Platform for Interactive Video
We break down the core product features that differentiate LemonSlice from other interactive avatar providers.
Apr 28, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 16 - We are FAST!
We shipped LemonSlice-2.1 Flash this week, the fastest interactive avatar model!
Apr 17, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 15
We released our new model: LemonSlice-2.1! It's our most advanced interactive avatar model to date. Read about some of its new features.
Apr 10, 2026
Shipping Log - Week 14
We are pushing hard to get everything over the finish line for our new LemonSlice-2.1 model release. Today, we are beta releasing a preview on our homepage.
Apr 4, 2026