Seriously now – aren’t webcams a tad bit boring these days? How many webcams do you see in electronics stores that basically all look alike? They have this big orb of a head and they’re attached to a body that looks like a mini tripod of sorts (or some variant of that). They’re all designed to simply attach to monitors or flat surfaces.. and they’re all just .. BORING. The folks at Clique Communications are looking to change all of that with their new Clique Hue HD Webcam. First off – the Hue HD has a flexible neck allowing you to position the webcam any which way you want to. Straighten it up, curve it downwards, angle it 90 degrees.. it’s entirely up to you!

Secondly, not happy with the base that the Hue sits on? Disconnect the webcam from the base and connect it directly to your computers’ USB port. Pretty sweet eh? It’s perfect for notebooks with side USB ports. Thirdly, the Clique Hue HD comes in a variety of colors – not just the boring silver or black color that typifies most webcams out there.

Ok.. onto the all important specs:

• 1.3 megapixel sensor
• built-in microphone and noise-reduction technology
• One-touch snapshot button
• Supports RGB24, I420, and YUV2 formats
• Supports up to 1280 x 1024 video resolution at 10fps or 1024 x 768 at 30 fps
• Up to 5 MP still images with software interpolation
• Video and audio recording
• 4x digital zoom
• Face tracking
• 16 types of special effects and 10 types of photo frames

The Clique Hue HD Webcam has an MSRP of $99.99 but you can get it now for $79.99.

[Check it out via GearLog]

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