The LifeCam NX-6000 is Microsoft’s first Webcam designed expressly for notebooks. It features 2.0-megapixel video, has a retractable lens and buttons to start a video chat or to post still shots from the camera directly to a blog.
Microsoft debuted its first four-in-one laptop accessory on Wednesday, the Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. At the click of a button, the Bluetooth mouse becomes a laser pointer, a slideshow controller and a remote for music playing or movie watching.
The newest keyboard from Microsoft is wireless, rechargeable and glows in the dark. The Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 is Vista-ready with buttons for instant access to the Windows Start menu, the Gadgets menu, Media Center and Windows Live video calls. The WED8000 can sense if a user has walked away from the keyboard and will go into hibernation mode to save battery life.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
