Do you Skype? Even if you don’t you’ve probably noticed that Skype has pretty much taken over the world with their free international Skype-to-Skype calls, video chatting, instant messaging, and reduced Skype-to-phone calling rates. My company uses Skype for department meetings (since most of us work from home and it’s the easiest way to get us all in one place) and I have a personal account, but don’t use it quite as much. I have a webcam on my laptop, but I always feel a little uncomfortable using it. I tend to tip the screen back a bit, so I think the person I was trying to chat with, would end up staring at the photos on the wall behind me, rather than me.
But the folks at Skype realized how impersonal starting at the little webcam really is and have come up with a line of cute accessories to help personalize your interactions with others! One of them is the FREETALK Buddy Cam! He’s a friendly face for free Skype-to-Skype video calls, but he’s much more than a pretty face. He’s cute, he’s clever and totally flexible. Set up is effortless – just plug him in to a USB port. He fits on to any screen or desk and within seconds he’s ready to send great images.
I received a FREETALK Buddy Cam of my own to review and I honestly really like it. It wasn’t necessarily the “friendly face” aspect as much as it was just simply easier for me to use. It was a piece of cake to set up, which is good for someone like me (who doesn’t read instructions and just figures it out as I go) and he really was ready to use in just a few seconds. I literally just took it out of the box and plugged it in. It’s made to attach to any surface, so you can place it where ever you like! It comes with a cable, so you don’t have to feel compelled to attach it on to your laptop or anything. Easy peasy.
The Buddy Cam comes in three different colors (green, blue and pink) so you can get one in your favorite color. It’s also compatible with Mac and Windows PC (XP and above). The Cam has 1.3 mega pixel hardware with a 5-element glass lens and can capture snapshots at upto 640×480 pixels, too!
Thanks again to the folks at FREETALK for the chance to review this nifty little toy. I think the FREETALK Buddy Cam is a pretty impressive little gadget. It retails for $19.99, so it would be a perfect stocking stuffer for your favorite Skyper.
**I received a sample product in order to provide a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are strictly my own and were not influenced in any way. No form of monetary compensation was exchanged**
