Filed under: Computers, YouTube, Style Maven, $100 and Under, Holiday Gift Guide
Boynq Alibi (Style maven, $100 and under)
Want to get your college-bound, studying-abroad, jet-setting son or daughter to actually video-chat with you? Try getting them a webcam — particularly one that looks as fresh as Boynq’s Alibi. Though its primary function is video, the unit doubles as a speaker as well: While it’s only able to crank out five watts, it sounds better than your laptop’s internal speakers. The camera is able to angle itself 25 degrees left and right, and and it even rotates 300 degrees, allowing you to record video of most of a room without having to move the body of the webcam itself. Aside from its look, the design is full of nice touches: Rather than a volume knob, the Alibi has a tall ring around its body, which you slide to adjust volume. Oh, and coolest of all? The camera head pops up when in use, and hibernates into its plastic body when idle. Comes in four purdy colors.
Price: $59.99
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