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Review of the Logitech S7500 webcam (Communicate Deluxe)

May 11th, 2009 post by ianc


If you are looking for a webcam for your mac mini then this might be the solution for you. The problem with the mac mini is that it doesn’t have a microphone socket so what you really need is a webcam with a built-in USB mic. And that is exactly what the Logitech S7500 (also known as the QuickCam Communicate Deluxe) has.

Let me run down the hardware specs of the S7500

  • 1.3 Megapixel resolution
  • 30fps video
  • Glass lens
  • RightLight2
  • Manual focus
  • Privacy shutter
  • USB mic built in
  • UVC

If you are using this webcam with Windows then the last feature Universal Video Class isn’t that important because it has a full driver suite. It may come in handy though as you can use it driver-less, though Logitech doesn’t recommend this. But for OSX or Linux it is a vital feature. Plug it into OSX Leopard and it is recognized and select USB mic input and it just works.

So how does perform? (more…)

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Shy Japanese

January 15th, 2009 post by har

Xbox360 is not so popular here in Japan but there are users.

Sure as hell Xbox LIVE is the most attractive feature of Xbox360 except Japanese people use it slightly differently. They don’t talk even if they are online and connect a headset. Japanese are so shy, don’t you think?

But can you believe it? Japanese players use Skype to talk with Japanese friends while playing online games. What!? And they talk with each other about a current team in the game and feel glad if someone from another countries says “Nice!” to them.

Hey! Please don’t think Japanese players are robots or rude! We are shy and just can’t express how we feel in English. We may not be the most talkative players but same as you we feel excited while playing! I hope this helps clear up any misunderstandings. Please be forgiving if we make a mistake or break gaming etiquette  :)

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