Word: beamer
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...webcams for less than $100 that will let you do the same thing over your Mac or PC, but who wants to sit in front of a computer any longer than you have to? Besides, webcams require a microphone, speaker, modem and special software. The only extra the Beamer needs is the phone you already...
...should the Beamer, from newcomer Vialta in Fremont, Calif., fare any better? For starters, it has a stylish design that looks more like a picture frame than another high-tech gizmo. What's more, it plugs directly into a regular phone line and requires no computer hookup. And at $500 for a pair (both parties need one so they can see each other), it comes at a pretty fair price...
Designed in-house at Vialta, the Beamer neatly houses a 3 1/2-in. color screen in a silvery frame with a clear plastic faceplate. A small camera is perched just above the screen, and the entire unit is 8 in. tall, 6 in. wide and 4 in. deep--small enough to fit on a shelf or ledge. The few controls, including one for brightness and image quality, are tucked away on one side...
...they compete--but Hilary was nonetheless excited and asked Ginny if she could wear a smudge of her glittery pink lip gloss. Sanderson, who also coaches Hilary's basketball team, took the stage and nervously riffled through a stack of note cards. He started off by talking about Lisa Beamer and the crash of Flight 93. Then he said, "Those passengers taught us all something about victory... And this season, you girls have taught me something about victory. You never moaned or groaned or complained, and by continuing to fight on the court, you helped us all forget a little...
...driving. A car came over a rise with its lights on high beam. Half-blinded, my father's colleague instinctively pulled off the road. He hit a parked trailer, almost sheering the car in half. My father died; the driver was unhurt. I don't know if the high-beamer even stopped...