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Skype has run it's own online store for video and voice conferencing for quite some time. Problem was few if any of the webcams they listed were Mac compatible. Recently they updated their online VOIP hardware department with a better selection of Apple friendly web cameras and headsets. The  FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam  is a 720p capable high-definition cam that can fit the bill for those of you with, say, an Apple Mac mini or Macintosh Pro tower that doesn't come with a built-in iSight web... Read Full Story

Apple's released a BETA version of its iPhone compatible video chat program you can download from Apple.com - it requires OSX 10.6.4 or later and a MacBook with a built-in iSight or external USB Mac compatible webcam for Mac to Mac, iPhone to Mac or Mac to iPhone video conference. Expect this to move from beta to full release in OSX Lion in 2011 Read Full Story

Especially for  those needing an Apple Macintosh Pro tower or Mac mini webcam - and loved the original Apple iSight's silver cylindrical styling - this PC and Apple compatible USB webcam for Mac from Liquid Digital looks the part with it's 2MP HD sensor and built-in microphone. Click to learn more:  AGENT V5 Full HD Webcam Read Full Story

Creative Labs website lists some new camera models touting cross-platform compatibility. Supported operating systems are Linux Kernel 2.6, Mac OS X 10.5+, And Windows7-Vista. It had been awhile since Creative introduced any new chat cams, but they recently added these new Live! Socialize models of video chat cameras that feature driverless USB Video Class compliance. From Left To Right: Socialize Mid-Range Model Creative Labs Live! Cam Socialize Webcam Socialize HD - With Wide-Screen 720p HD... Read Full Story

Creative Labs has had a few Mac compatible webcams in their product line over the past few years - but never marketed them as such. Now they're actually branding and packaging their latest line of cameras with notations of OSX 10.5+ compatibility on the box. So far Live! Cam HD Webcam is performing well in my tests. Good auto white balance adapts well in decent lighting conditions. For being a 'HD' webcam, its sensor is not ultra-high resolution. In a way that's a good thing cuz at least when... Read Full Story

With Apple including a built-in iSight web camera in all it's MacBook laptops and iMac desktop computer models - the Mac mini and Mac Pro still lack out-of-the-box webcam video chat capability. A Mac compatible webcam can not only enable video conferencing and capture abilities, but most webcams these days also include a built-in microphone which neither the Mac mini or Mac Pro have. Adding a web cam to either is a great way to kill two birds with one stone. A cheap Mac friendly USB 2.0... Read Full Story

Logitech recently quasi-updated their web camera lineup - renaming some existing cameras to the new meaningless 'C' line, with easy to forget numbers. Some of these new web cam models are driverless USB Video Class compliant - others are not. Budget Webcam Choice: The fact that this value cam doesn't have Logitech's 'RightLight' technology is an advantage here. Users with other Logitech RightLight enabled cams in low-light situations often experience SLOWER frame-rates in low-lighting... Read Full Story

Logitech recently quasi-updated their web camera lineup - renaming some existing cameras to the new meaningless 'C' line, with easy to forget numbers. Some of these new web cam models are driverless USB Video Class compliant - others are not. Budget Webcam Choice: The fact that this value cam doesn't have Logitech's 'RightLight' technology is an advantage here. Users with other Logitech RightLight enabled cams in low-light situations often experience SLOWER frame-rates in low-lighting... Read Full Story

ElGato's updated their tuner line again for 2010: Dropping the FM radio functions of the 2009 model - and in a slimmer case - the EyeTV Hybrid is now also being actively marketed to WIndows 7 PC market as well. EyeTV Hybrid 2010 For Mac Leopard & Windows7 Of note: EyTV is getting more realistic in it's System Requirements : HD content really demands a dual Intel Core processor on either platform - and now lists OSX Leopard 10.5.8 as the minimal ideal OS. Read Full Story

Apple Macintosh users have been waiting for YEARS for the promised A/V enabled version of MSN Messenger 8 for Mac software to allow cross-platform video chat. Well the beta of OSX compatible Microsoft Messenger is here. System requirements are an INTEL based Mac, OSX Leopard 10.5 Download Mac Messenger 8 beta with video conferencing abilities here. Read Full Story