Reality Fusion also bundles its games with PC cameras from Intel and other vendors.
Many PC cameras still connect via parallel ports, but USB is a rising trend, according to IDC.
Digital and PC cameras are expected to be hot items at the upcoming Comdex trade show in Las Vegas.
Digital cameras will remain more expensive than PC cameras, but future cameras will have more features and offer better image quality for ever-lower prices, the usual trend in electronics.
While that continues, low-cost PC cameras will become increasingly attractive to consumers, spurring growth of second- and third-tier vendors which are expected to challenge market leaders Logitech and Intel, IDC is forecasting.
During the third quarter of this year, which ended Sept. 30, Logitech shipped 38 percent of the 410, 000 PC cameras in the U.S. market, followed by Intel, which shipped 29 percent of the total, IDC found.
Creative Labs, a digital camera maker, now also bundles motion-detection features into its software, letting a PC control multiple cameras and zoom in on a suspect's face.
Both also include USB ports, so they can connect with PC keyboards, MP3 players, digital cameras and the myriad of other USB-friendly PC peripherals.
Some 50% of Gateway's profits now come from non-PC businesses, like digital cameras and Internet service.
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Some 50% of Gateway's profits now come from non-PC businesses, such as digital cameras and Internet service. hp now sells more bundled packages that include printers and modems.
He trotted back out Windows Surface, a touch-screen PC inside a table that uses sophisticated cameras and software to synchronize with other gadgets.
But the format has a lot of momentum behind it: There are already 50 products on the market that support the SD card format--from digital cameras to music players to PC drives--and there are 275 member companies in the Secure Digital Association who are actively promoting it as the next standard for removable storage.
The package includes software that lets you manage as many as 16 cameras at once from a single PC.
The virus later copies itself onto any other removable media inserted into the infected PC's USB ports, including digital cameras and PDAs.
Lenovo's DVD-like IdeaCentre home theater PC connects with multiple devices, including digital cameras, smartphones and more so consumers can watch videos in full HD resolution, view photos and listen to music all on their TV.
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The software will be used in non-PC devices like TV set-top boxes, digital cameras and DVD players.
On-cell touch, meanwhile, has seen greater adoption, but the mix has shifted to smaller screen sizes used in mobile phones and digital still cameras, whereas it has had difficulty competing with projected capacitive in tablet PC applications.
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Indeed, creating different combinations of cameras and microphones that offer Kinect functionality could become an important new differentiator for PC companies.
"We think the ability to have a wire-free charging experience with a broad ecosystem of devices like keyboards, mice, storage devices, cameras and smartphones will be realized in the near future, " said Gary Huang, director of PC Growth and Innovation at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).
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