FaceVsion’s TouchCam V1 does SkypeHD at 720p for $69.99

All the cool kids are doing HD video chatting. You want to be a cool kid, don’t you? FaceVsion wants you to be, introducing the new TouchCam V1. It’s a follow-up to the N1 that we reviewed last year and generally liked, fixing our biggest criticism: cost. That camera launched at $120 while the new V1 will sell for just $69.99. It has the on-board H.264 encoding and 720p sensor that SkypeHD likes, and a simple (if somewhat budgety looking) design that won’t look too out of place on a lower-end laptop — so long as it as a Core 2 Duo processor or the equivalent. Look for it to start shipping sometime in the first quarter. Continue reading FaceVsion’s TouchCam V1 does SkypeHD at 720p for $69.99 FaceVsion’s TouchCam V1 does SkypeHD at 720p for $69.99 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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