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...connections, online video quality is finally up to snuff, if not exactly Emmy worthy. There's also a low-cost program that makes video chatting simpler than ever. Before you get started, you'll need to invest in a webcam and a headset. I used the Logitech QuickCam Orbit camera ($130), which automatically follows your face as you move, but basic models start at $25. Headsets with built-in speakers and microphones start at around $15. Next you'll need the right software. While Yahoo and MSN offer free video chatting through their instant-messaging programs, their video features feel...
...have a love-hate relationship with your digital camera? If you adore being able to view your pictures onscreen within seconds of taking them but abhor trying to figure out the best way to share them with friends and family, you're not alone. E-mail attachments often don't come through correctly or take forever to download. And most online photo albums have limited viewing and saving options. Here are three smart new alternatives...
SHAREALOT This program sends photos directly from your hard drive to your recipients', bypassing everyone's e-mail. When you download the program from sharealot.com a yellow icon of a digital camera will appear on your desktop. Select the "create a new share" option, and follow the clear directions for selecting and sending pictures. Files are automatically compressed to save upload and download time. When the photos reach their destination, an alert pops up on the computer, and recipients can immediately click to view the already downloaded shots. ShareALot works on Macs and PCs; recipients need the program...
Tired of pressing the buttons on your game controller until your thumbs turn numb? Sony's new EyeToy: Groove is the first dance video game that uses a digital camera to track your movements and rate your rhythm. The EyeToy camera, right, attaches to your PlayStation 2's USB port and eliminates the need to use a game pad to control the game. Instead, you activate onscreen buttons with the wave of your hand. Choose from 23 songs (from Madonna's Music to Jessica Simpson's Forbidden Fruit), then follow cues onscreen that indicate where and when to move your...
...next night Idol's army of home voters sent LaBelle packing. This is the Cowell paradox. Fans of Fox's megahit talent show--not to mention its contestants--have few kind words for the adder-tongued English judge. He's been jeered, doused with a glass of water on camera and even menaced by an Idol reject with a baseball bat. Yet week after week, the audiences that hiss at him end up doing pretty much exactly what he tells them...