Gillian Shaw
Sun
LIFECAM CINEMA, MICROSOFT
VOYAGER PRO, PLANTRONICS
HP PHOTOSMART A646 COMPACT PRINTER
SOLO FX SPECIAL EDITION, ISKIN
LIFECAM CINEMA, MICROSOFT, $90
High-definition in a webcam, the LifeCam delivers clear video with its ClearFrame technology, helping to overcome less-than-optimal lighting conditions. With 16:9 widescreen video capture with up to 30 frames per second, this webcam works from close up — four inches from the webcam — to far away, automatically focusing to adjust to the distance. It delivers 5.0-megapixel stills and comes with a flexible base that bends to fit on notebook screens and monitors. www.microsoft.com/hardware
VOYAGER PRO, PLANTRONICS, $99
A noise-cancelling Bluetooth headset, this is created for comfort so you can wear it for long periods of time. It has three layers of protection from wind noise, and a range of up to 10 metres. Talk time is up to six hours on a battery charge, with stand-by time up to five days. Call reject, last-number redial and voice-activated dialing, with a mute function that turns off and on with a voice prompt. www.plantronics.com
HP PHOTOSMART A646 COMPACT PRINTER, $150 US
With its own handy carrying case, this compact portable printer weighs just over a kilogram and prints up to five-by-seven photos, including four-by-12-inch panorama shots and four-by-six photos and four-by-eight-inch photo cards. A 3.45-inch (8.7-cm) touchscreen lets you view, edit and personalize photos right on the printer, without having to hook up to a PC. Add captions and do slideshows on the touchscreen. USB connection or direct printing from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, memory cards, PictBridge cameras and USB thumb drives. Includes photo editing like red-eye removal and photo fixes. www.hp.com
SOLO FX SPECIAL EDITION, ISKIN, $35
Now that the iPhone is available through Telus and Bell as well as Rogers, it should be good news for the makers of iPhone covers, who offer an ever-expanding range of options. The solo FX SE from iSkin aims for glamour and elegance in protective cases for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. In three colours: black, pink and white. It comes with two protective screen films, one ultra clear and one a special FX mirror film. www.iskin.com
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