I had the pleasure of connecting with Caroline from a company called Ipevo. Caroline gave me the quick rundown on a number of their current products as well as some great new ones like the wi-fi and widget enabled Kaleido R7 digital picture frame  coming in March. Some other interesting items for notebook users are the USB powered TR-10 portable conferencing phone, PoV web camera, and a number of Skype enabled handsets. I am currently reviewing the TR-10 and hope to have a video review sometime in the future. Ipevo has a solid offering of products that are nicely designed and fairly priced in my opinion. Take a look at the video below and see for yourself. 

Ipevo creates “experience over IP” – Upcoming Products (w/video) is a post by Adam Helweh from Notebooks.com.

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We took a look at the Logitech’s redesigned QuickCam for Notebooks and were impressed with its simplicity and low price point. This is a very basic webcam that clips onto the top of a notebook’s screen and just works.

The QuickCam for Notebooks can record video at up to (640×480 pixels at 30 fames per second), with a quality that’s just fine for home users. If you need higher quality or are a power user, you should take a look at a more expensive model.

This webcam and its software are easy to use and is cheap enough to ship off to friends and relatives that you want to chat with by video, but who aren’t tech savvy. The list price is $39.99, but some retailers are already selling it for less.

Designed to work with Microsoft Vista, the QuickCam is compatible with popular instant messaging apps like Skype, AIM and Yahoo! There are several filters built-in if you want to have fun and change how you look. You can fine-tune video and audio performance. The built in software is intuitive and allows users to adjust microphone and camera settings to get the best picture and to decrease echo and background noise.

We tested out the QuickCam for Notebooks (see video above) and the results were reasonable, but not stellar. There’s a manual focusing ring that you’ll need to twist to fine-tune your image. When twisting it, or using the snapshot button it’s easy to dislodge the QuckCam for the top the notebook’s screen, especially if you have an ultra-thin screen

The QuickCam for Notebooks will be available online and at retail this month.

• VGA (640×480, 30fps), 1.3 megapixel still photos (w/software interpolation)
• Requires Windows 2000, XP or Vista
• Requires USB 2.0
• Activity Light
• Snapshot Button
• Built-in Microphone

Pros: Easy to use, Affordable, Fun Filters, 2-year warrantyCons: Plastic Lens, Clip can come loose on thin notebook screens.

Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks-$33.99 at Amazon.com

Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Product Page

Review: Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks is a post by Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com.