True to Microsoft's claims, they found that the cam was in fact, very easy to use and delivered some nice added features like face-tracking along with the standard pan, tilt, and zoom control.

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This new Pan-European standard will kick off a new era of interactivity, including catch up TV, voting, gaming, and all kinds of other personalised services.

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By contrast, a standard social smile, which is sometimes called a Pan Am smile after the polite expression the former airline's stewardesses used to greet passengers, activates only the muscles around the mouth.

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