Thursday, January 22, 2009

Microsoft Launches Two New LifeCam Webcams


Microsoft launches two funky-looking new webcams this week, the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500, both offering a host of handy, quirky new features and ‘fun new video effects’ for fans of online video chatting.The LifeCam Show is a thin, mirrored webcam that attaches easily to a notebook or desktop PC via clip, or can be positioned on an 11-inch tall desk stand.The LifeCam VX-5500 goes for a “more sassy approach” with switchable faceplates and a collapsible design.
The LifeCam Show includes a noise-and-echo-cancelling microphone and offers users a 2-megapixel sensor for video and is sold with a bundled magnetic laptop clip ,a desktop stand and attachment discs that “allow users to attach the adhesive disc to the back of their laptop, giving them the ability to close their laptop easily with the webcam still attached for greater portability.”
Available from October, UK pricing to be confirmed. In the US, the LifeCam Show will cost $99.95, and the LifeCam VX-5500

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