Webcams optimize digital communications experience.(Microsoft Hardware Advances Digital Communications Experiences)

Optimized for use with Windows Live(TM) Messenger, LifeCam 5.0 megapixel VX-6000 and 1.3 megapixel VX-3000 include Windows Live Call Button, which facilitates video calls by eliminating multiple steps. One touch brings up Buddy Picker to show only current online buddies. LifeCam Dashboard provides access to controls users need most, including pan, tilt, and zoom. Both webcams feature built-in acoustic noise-canceling microphone and Video Effects to personalize background.

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First webcams from Microsoft make seeing, hearing and sharing a breeze.

REDMOND, Wash., June 13 / -- Seeing your grandchild's first steps from miles away. Hearing your friend's laugh from across the country. Sharing your dorm room decorating skills with your parents back home. Those are the moments and experiences that will become the hallmark of Microsoft(R) LifeCams, an innovative new line of webcams that dramatically simplifies the video communications experience to let people see, hear and share life's experiences in an extraordinary way.

Consumer research(1) has revealed that people want to stay connected, and many would use webcams if they were easier to operate and provided better audio and video quality. To counter those …