Microsoft announces two Live-optimized webcams
By Evan Blass 
posted Jun 13th 2006 10:59AM
posted Jun 13th 2006 10:59AM
Xbox 360 owners aren't the only ones who have a Microsoft-brand webcam to look forward to later this summer, as Redmond will also be gifting Windows Live Messenger users with models of their very own. First in a planned series of cams designed to dumb-down the videoconferencing experience, the LifeCam VX-6000 and VX-3000 both feature built-in noise-canceling microphones, a "Live Call" button which brings up the Buddy Picker window, and software integration with Messenger for camera control and one-click photo uploads to Windows Live Spaces. Consumers looking for better image quality will want to go with the $100 VX-6000, which offers 1.3 megapixel video and stills up to five megapixels (using interpolation, obviously), while the $50 VX-3000 should suffice for those who need only standard VGA resolution. Pre-ordering has already begun on Amazon, but neither of these products will ship until sometime in August.
Wait, so where are you guys getting this info from? I wasn't able to find this in the Xbox 360 accessories page.
Live isn't just Xbox 360 anymore Hamson. This is live as in Windows Live Messenger.
windows live is not part of xbox live as such... Microsoft has just pulled more products under the 'live' branding.
These cameras are for your PC, not the X360.
See, this is a good looking camera! Compare it to the ugly POS that is the official Xbox360 camera. Was that so hard Microsoft?
Oh, this looks neat.
Most people play with their xbox or watch movies in the dark and sit on a sofa or bed. I dont think setting this on your desk or on top of your tv will work out to well. I am sure the live one will attatch somewhere else.
Fuzz:
THAT'S a "good-looking camera"?! No, THIS is a good looking camera!
http://www.apple.com/isight
Yes this camera looks quite nice. Wtf couldn't they design something like this for the Xbox Live Vision one! Not to mention, Xbox one doesn't have a mic. Yes, we have headphones, but why not just let us be completely free. Ah well, at least it has gesture recognition technology.
Why use VX-####??? That is LG's Model names for Verizon cell phones? Any idea what Micro$oft's reason is???
Looks like a "futuristic" camera from 1998!
WOOOOOW! LOL
Ah, thanks guys. Seems to me like it's just a scam to get you to buy another new product. Why wouldn't they make the Xbox 360 cam look like this?
I'd like to see any of you design critics do better, especially with reasonable price tag.
Much as we'd like, we can't all afford to make Apple products with perforated aluminum extrusions, high scrap-rate polished polycarbonate, and spin-polished screw heads. Sorry kids, it's just brass tacks.
Regardless of how good the thing looks, the video quality will still not hold a candle to the iSight. Why is it that we, and we I say we I mean mac users, can get such amazing video quality when conferencing and yet no one has figured out how to get that same quality with a pc.
Wow! Lots of haters! You Mac users are such sore losers when Microsoft comes out with something better, you guys like to bitch! Anyway, I Tried out both cams, isight is unreal when it comes to quality and the vx-6000 blows it away. The looks of both cams, isight looks like a telescope and the vx-6000 looks like a traditional camera/webcam. Anyway this isnt about how the vx-6000 is better then the isight. I recomend the vx-6000, the webcam delivers in crisp clear video and very good audio. I had a logitech 4000 video was good, audio sucked! The vx-6000 is unreal I recomend it.
Just another really cool gadget. Please I want it. I will use it with all respect to Engadget.
thanks, engadget!
Oh! I love it!
I wish, I wish upon a star
to win this cam
For the grandparents who are afar
so they can see the new baby in her tram
Great site!
Who doesn't like a free lunch (: Engadget = extraordinary new gadgets. It's my home page!!