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Photos: Microsoft's new PC add-ons

By // September 13, 2006, 10:56 PM PST // billdetwiler

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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.

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