When you have yourself a Skype-compatible 2011 Viera Connect HDTV from Panasonic but still find your front room lacking the optics required to make high-latency VOIP calls that rather more interesting, you currently have not begun an alternative choice courtesy of Logitech. The corporate has just announced its TV Cam for Skype, a 720p model that, if we didn’t know better, we’d say was the exact same because the camera you will get for the Revue — that is also identical to the C910 . Anyhow, it’ll do 720p video, has cool blue lights, and is determined to be available sometime this month for $149.99. More details inside the PR after the break.
Logitech Teams Up With Panasonic and Skype to Deliver As much as 720p HD Video Calling within the Living Room
FREMONT, Calif. – May 3, 2011 – Taking another step toward creating a video call from the relief of your couch, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced the Logitech® TV Cam for Skype™, a plug-and-play TV camera that allows you to make and receive high-definition video calls directly from select 2011 Panasonic VIERA Connect™ -enabled VIERA® HDTVs that feature Skype.
The Logitech TV Cam for Skype permits you to make and receive as much as 720p high definition video calls directly from 2011 Panasonic VIERA Connect -enabled VIERA HDTVs – no computer or software-download is needed, just hook up with the web with a minimum of 1 Mbps upload and download speed to begin making HD video calls. Using the Logitech TV Cam for Skype is so simple as turning in your TV and choosing the Skype video calling application, which comes preloaded on 2011 Panasonic VIERA Connect-enabled VIERA HDTVs.
“You shouldn’t need to watch for the vacations, a special day or summer vacation to determine distant family and friends,” said Joerg Tewes, vp and general manager of Logitech’s consumer video division. “We believe creating a video call to family needs to be easy and natural. We welcomed the chance to work closely with respected brands reminiscent of Panasonic and Skype to be sure that more people in additional households to hook up with each other from the relief in their front room.”
The Logitech TV Cam for Skype offers crisp, clear images – thanks partially to Carl Zeiss® optics and Logitech Fluid Crystal™ Technology – delivering video color and clarity that buyers have come to expect from Logitech webcams and television Cams. The Logitech TV Cam for Skype also provides a 78-degree wide-angle lens, and two digital, directional microphones that help reduce noise and echoes – perfect for creating a video couch call with the complete family.
“The introduction of our first VIERA IPTVs in 2008 after which our first Skype-enabled HDTVs in 2010 elevated the tv’s place in the house to a complete new level for consumers and adjusted the style they have interaction with their TV,” said Henry Hauser, Display Group vp, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. “Collaborating with innovative brands like Skype and Logitech has enabled us to push that to even greater heights literally making the HDTV the center piece for home entertainment, connectivity and communication with friends and family. With Logitech and Skype, Panasonic’s VIERA Connect Skype-enabled HDTVs now deliver household near and much right on your lounge in wide screen, high definition making staying connected simple and amazing.”
Once the Logitech TV Cam for Skype is plugged in, you may make TV-to-TV Skype calls, in addition to TV-to-PC or Mac calls and vice versa. You may make video calls from the Logitech TV Cam for Skype to choose iPhone™ and smartphones with Skype mobile™.
Access to a broadband Internet connection is needed to access VIERA Connect features. There is not any fee to make use of the VIERA Connect functionality, however some services corresponding to Netflix Amazon Video On Demand, and league sports sites have a separate fee structure to view movies and sports events.
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech TV Cam for Skype is anticipated to be available for 2011 Panasonic VIERA Connect™ -enabled VIERA® HDTVs beginning May 2011 within the U.S. The Logitech TV Cam for Skype will likely be available for a suggested retail price of $149.99 (U.S.) on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect Market™. For more info at the Logitech TV Cam for Skype, please visit www.logitech.com. For additional information on Panasonic’s line of 2011 VIERA Connect-enabled HDTVs, please visit www.panasonic.com.
About Logitech
Logitech is a global leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech’s combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the web, video security and residential-entertainment control. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and at the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
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