Webcams: Not Just For Live Sex Feeds (Obviously)

Posted by Steph Auteri

[$50, Microsoft]

I have grand plans for future MM Test Drive posts. Grand, I tell you. Some even including video.

As there's not always someone around to videotape me like the burgeoning star I am, perhaps I should invest in a webcam. And these forthcoming (June) webcams from Microsoft are cute as hell (my no. 1 requirement for all new gadgetry).

The LifeCam VX-5000 is a lightweight, compact webcam with a flexible base, with 3x digital zoom and pan and tilt functions. It also features a Windows Live Call button on top for video chats with contacts, and PhotoSwap, which allows you to share pictures in a virtual photo album. 

And now, a poll. Because I enjoy polls:

 

[Via Gizmodo] 


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Posted May 13 2008, 01:30 PM
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About Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site -- stephiswrite.com -- and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom.com. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page, http://twitter.com/stephauteri.

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