Logitech QuickCam Chat

FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 5, 2005–Logitech (Nasdaq:LOGI) (SWX:LOGN), the world’s leading manufacturer of Web cameras, today announced the Logitech(R) QuickCam(R) Chat(TM) webcam, an affordable and complete starter kit for adding live video and audio to online communications. The QuickCam Chat webcam includes both a headset and a camera, providing friends and family with the tools they need to quickly and easily connect face to face over the Internet.

With a suggested retail price of $29.95 in the U.S., the QuickCam Chat webcam affordably delivers great image quality at a 640-by-480 pixel resolution through software enhancement. The bundled headset allows people to experience added privacy and clear audio when they use the headset with video calling applications such as the new MSN(R) Video Conversation, which is now available for free as part of MSN Messenger 7.0. QuickCam Chat is recommended by Microsoft for use with MSN Messenger, as are all of Logitech’s webcams.

The QuickCam Chat webcam comes with a flexible monitor clip, so the webcam can rest on top of a traditional monitor or clip securely to a flat-panel display. A deep blue ring around the lens and a blue panel on top of the camera accent its vibrant-white, eyeball-shaped body. Logitech QuickCam software allows users to control camera settings and provides added features, such as the ability to take pictures or videos to e-mail to friends and family. The QuickCam Chat webcam is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0. The camera produces video at a rate of up to 30 frames per second, depending on the quality of the computer system and Internet connection. The QuickCam Chat webcam is now available in the U.S. and Europe.