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Microsoft has decided that there’s enough interest in high definition videos online now and has released what it claims is the first consumer webcam with a 720p sensor on board.

I know we don’t usually cover hardware at 901, but this is more about Microsoft’s attitude towards HD video online than it is about the webcam itself.

Microsoft Hardware systems engineer Stuart Milton said that Microsoft was “motivated by the fact that … top social networking sites were allowing widescreen video,” and that the new webcam would allow “uploading widescreen videos with amazing quality to social networking sites and soon chatting live with friends and family in widescreen format”. [Read more…]

Originally posted on August 20, 2009 @ 10:48 am

Online animation community MyToons.com has launched HD Animation, the first to offer member’s animations in HD online. Animators and animation fans around the world can now experience both independent and studio animations in glorious high definition color and clarity.

In addition to providing an HDTV-quality viewing experience, MyToonsâ€™ new system allows users to embed and share HD animations at full resolution both on the MyToons site itself and on other pages throughout the Internet. Viewers can easily toggle from standard definition to high definition, as well as view animations full-screen. Animators everywhere are invited to upload their high definition animations for free to MyToons.com, which already includes one of the largest collections of member-created animations found anywhere on the Internet.

Originally posted on June 10, 2008 @ 5:27 pm

Microsoft gets HD friendly with LifeCam Cinema webcam

MyToons.com offers animations in HD online