Product Description

The HUE webcam for Windows and Mac has a brilliant high def resolution picture capture - great sound through internal USB microphone - easy installation - compatible with Skype, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and iChat (requires Mac OS X v10.4.9 or higher).

Its innovative & versatile design allows limitless positioning options - users can leave webcam in its base or remove it and plug it directly into a laptop USB for optimal mobility.

Produce live videos and email them to associates, family and friends - chat in real-time around the globe over Skype, MSN, Yahoo or iChat completely FREE - the HD webcam can do it all, superb video quality and superior sound.

Webcam features

- 10 x zoom
- Snapshot photo
- Record video and sound directly to computer
- Full 360° rotation
- Special background effects
- Special lens effects
- Built in USB microphone
- USB 2.0 output compatible with 2.0 and 1.1
- UVC compatible


System requirements

- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 OR Mac OS 10.4.3 or above OR Linux
- 128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM recommended)
- Available 1.1 or 2.0 USB port


Package Contents

- HD Webcam
- Camera Base
- 6 ft USB to USB Mini cable
- Install CD with full manual

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3958 in Consumer Electronics
• Colour: Green
• Brand: Huehd

Features

• Unique & innovative "plug and play" UVC webcam with a built-in USB microphone - brilliant High Definition picture quality for Skype, MSN, Yahoo and iChat.
• Flexibility - simply connect the Hue webcam to your computer's USB port and it will be ready to use. May be used without the USB base and can be plugged directly into your computer or notebook.
• Compatible with Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Vista, XP and Mac OSX (v10.4.3 or higher).
• Make FREE phone/video calls using Skype, MSN, Yahoo and iChat - record your own videos, animations to post on YouTube.
• Selected by Time Magazine as a "Best Invention", featured on front cover of O Magazine and on ABC's Good Morning America.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Green Webcam
I've been hunting around for a good webcam with a mic to use with Skype and iChat and that works with both Vista and OSX. I ended up buying this one on a friend's recommendation.

Immediately after unboxing, I managed to drop it on my desk! Luckily, it came out unscathed. I'm prone to dropping things but it has a very sturdy build, so I think we'll get on just fine!

The installation was fast and both OSX (Leopard on a MacPro) and Vista (on a laptop) recognised the webcam instantly.

I started a video chat in Skype and it worked straight off the bat - no problems at all. The quality of the video is excellent! Full points for ease of use!

The camera can detach from the base and plug straight into the laptop, which is great! The bendy neck means you can adjust the height of the camera, which makes it a lot more flexible than most of the webcams I've had in the past.

In short, a good, easy to use, no-hassle webcam! Just what I was looking for!

fab product
This was our first experience with a web cam, it was easy to use and looks good, i would recommend it to anyone who is looking for one
regards Seonaid Mackenzie

Dont do it!
What a disappointment.

Before being even slightly tempted to buy this product, please read the reviews on the other colours/versions of this same webcam. You will see a recurring theme - it does not work. At all.

First of all, from a hardware point of view: the idea is great, nice big flexable neck so that you can put your webcam 'here you want'. Except you cant - the base is too small/light, and the thing just falls over! Also, the lense is manual focus, which is a pain.

But that doesnt even come close to the main problem - this product is the complete opposite of 'plug and play'. In fact, after many 'hardware malfunction' and 'device not recognised' messages in both windows vista and xp, followed by the manufacturers software from the original CD failing to recognise the device I actually did a clean install of both OS's. Still no luck.

Too much stress. Sending mine back.

source: Computer scientist with years of hardware/software/windows professional experience.