New LifeCam Webcams from MicrosoftFor both desktop and laptop users

New LifeCam Webcams from MicrosoftFor both desktop and laptop users

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of two new webcams, the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500. The two new additions include stunning new features and a new design that allows for them to be used with both a portable and a desktop computer system. Each of two new webcams provide several distinguishable features that virtually make them a unique offer on the market.




“Our design team has been working hard to ensure that we could fit best-in-class webcam technology into such a tiny footprint. Even at only one-half inch deep, LifeCam Show packs a mean punch with industry-leading audio and video technology,” said Industrial Design Manager at Microsoft, Ralf Groene. “We also designed these LifeCams to attach with ease to any type of PC because we know that consumers move between notebooks and desktops and back again, and they want a webcam that can move with them.”





The new LiveCam Show is one of the thinnest webcameras on the market. According to the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, the new LiveCam Show will be shipped with its own complete attachment system, which can enable an easy setup for any desktop or portable computer system. The included attachment system has a laptop clip, a desktop stand and two attachment discs, all of which will prove extremely useful, Microsoft assures.

Other features include a 2.0 MP sensor, built-in unidirectional microphone with acoustic noise cancellation and echo cancellation, and Windows Live Call button.



The other new webcam announced by the company, the LifeCam VX-5500, ships with three interchangeable faceplates in blue, red and white. This feature allows the user to choose their favorite color, depending on their current mood. As with the LiveCam Show, the new VX-5500 also comes with an innovative attachment clip. It also sports a VGA sensor for a 640 by 480 video, 1.3MP resolution and a unidirectional, noise-canceling microphone.



Regarding pricing and availability, the company announced that the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500 will be made widely available in October 2008, for an estimated price of $99.95 and $59.95, respectively.