HUE HD Webcam

Rob Williams · 10-18-2007, 01:35 AM

Webcams come in various shapes and sizes, but HUE's HD webcam is unique. Besides being offered in six different colors, it has a bendable arm that allows for precise positioning. Or so we thought...

You can read Kiersten's review here and discuss it here.

Rory Buszka · 10-18-2007, 08:16 AM

Geek-tested, geek-disapproved.

NicePants42 · 10-18-2007, 09:43 AM

Hey, at least it'd make a great porn cam.

...What?

GeekGirl · 10-19-2007, 12:56 PM

Yeah I was disappointed with this item. And 6/10 is being VERY nice.
It really makes me wonder if these companies actually do their own product research beyond the internal technical bits. Anyone who put this on their desk or attached it to their laptop would have noticed these issues in minutes. I mean look at the first video, how sad and pathetic.

One thing that needed to be done was to make the base weight a great deal more, this would however obviously increased the price (both manufacture and shipping) of an already overpriced item.

So did you like the Tachikoma? lol I'm guessing not many people know what the heck it is. I'd love to get this version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVC7_t92X8Y

Thanks all, I guess all we can hope for is someone at QA to read this review and pass it up the chain. Great idea - poor execution.

NicePants42 · 10-19-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeekGirl

Thanks all, I guess all we can hope for is someone at QA to read this review and pass it up the chain. Great idea - poor execution.

'Hey, I think TechGage is on to something here.'

'Yeah?'

'Yeah, there's some great ideas and criticism in their review.'

'Such as?'

'Well for starters, it looks like we need to change our target market...'

moon111 · 10-19-2007, 06:05 PM

The error that came up:
"The Software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP." Is nothing more then a company refusing to pay Microsoft to say that it's driver works. If they don't pay, that ugly message comes up. I've installed drivers on OEM equipment before and that same message would pop up.

I bought my webcam for $3.99 lol

12-22-2008, 10:56 PM

Howdy. I have 3 of these cams that I got from woot.com recently, and while looking for online resources regarding using multiple HUE cams on a single machine, I came across your review.

I don't know what they sold for last year when you wrote this, but they were a steal for <$20. Image quality is far superior to your average USB webcam, and I don't know if you just overlooked it or if they've updated the drivers since your review, but this cam is PACKED with extra configurable features... including the zoom you were pining for. You can also pan within the frame if zoomed in, and it comes with 16 image processing effects and 10 border/frame effects. It also has a pretty competent face tracking system that you can enable, and aux LED support.

Unfortunately, the contact form on HUE's website is now defunct, so I can't ask them directly about using 2 cams at once (they'd be perfect for taking video in an anaglyphic [red/blue 3D] project I'm working on), but if you have any suggestions, I'd be keen to hear them.

Thanks!

Rob Williams · 12-23-2008, 11:26 AM

Hah, Woot.com's sale resulted in a lot of e-mails, but I don't know what to tell most people, since this product seemed to have been a one-off for the company. They came and went very, very fast... it's almost strange.

As for your question with regards to two webcams at once, I wasn't even aware that two couldn't be used at a time, so I'm not sure what to say there. I think that's more of a software limitation than a hardware one, though. Although complicated, the easiest way might be to hook one up to another PC (like a notebook) and place the cam next to the other one, or wherever you need it. That way, each computer would capture video with the respective cam, and you could sync the video later. I'm really not sure your goals here though, so maybe that wouldn't work either.

04-12-2009, 03:20 AM

I purchased a couple of these from woot before christmas....I can't get the last of these few to load an image! the final steps to install the software seems to have to be done thru the website--which is now gone.
Any hope, or are these junk??

Rob Williams · 04-13-2009, 12:23 AM

I'd recommend testing the borked ones on another PC, to see if it's a driver issue or if they are really dead. There might be a reason the company no longer exists, though.

10-18-2007, 01:35 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	HUE HD Webcam Webcams come in various shapes and sizes, but HUE's HD webcam is unique. Besides being offered in six different colors, it has a bendable arm that allows for precise positioning. Or so we thought... You can read Kiersten's review here and discuss it here. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

10-18-2007, 08:16 AM	#2
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 388	Geek-tested, geek-disapproved. __________________ Best Regards, Rory Buszka

12-22-2008, 10:56 PM	#7
davelog Guest Poster Posts: n/a	Woot score Howdy. I have 3 of these cams that I got from woot.com recently, and while looking for online resources regarding using multiple HUE cams on a single machine, I came across your review. I don't know what they sold for last year when you wrote this, but they were a steal for <$20. Image quality is far superior to your average USB webcam, and I don't know if you just overlooked it or if they've updated the drivers since your review, but this cam is PACKED with extra configurable features... including the zoom you were pining for. You can also pan within the frame if zoomed in, and it comes with 16 image processing effects and 10 border/frame effects. It also has a pretty competent face tracking system that you can enable, and aux LED support. Unfortunately, the contact form on HUE's website is now defunct, so I can't ask them directly about using 2 cams at once (they'd be perfect for taking video in an anaglyphic [red/blue 3D] project I'm working on), but if you have any suggestions, I'd be keen to hear them. Thanks!

12-23-2008, 11:26 AM	#8
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Hah, Woot.com's sale resulted in a lot of e-mails, but I don't know what to tell most people, since this product seemed to have been a one-off for the company. They came and went very, very fast... it's almost strange. As for your question with regards to two webcams at once, I wasn't even aware that two couldn't be used at a time, so I'm not sure what to say there. I think that's more of a software limitation than a hardware one, though. Although complicated, the easiest way might be to hook one up to another PC (like a notebook) and place the cam next to the other one, or wherever you need it. That way, each computer would capture video with the respective cam, and you could sync the video later. I'm really not sure your goals here though, so maybe that wouldn't work either. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-12-2009, 03:20 AM	#9
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	help! I purchased a couple of these from woot before christmas....I can't get the last of these few to load an image! the final steps to install the software seems to have to be done thru the website--which is now gone. Any hope, or are these junk??

10-18-2007, 09:43 AM	#3
NicePants42 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 369	Hey, at least it'd make a great porn cam. ...What?

10-19-2007, 12:56 PM	#4
GeekGirl Coastermaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dereth Posts: 134	Yeah I was disappointed with this item. And 6/10 is being VERY nice. It really makes me wonder if these companies actually do their own product research beyond the internal technical bits. Anyone who put this on their desk or attached it to their laptop would have noticed these issues in minutes. I mean look at the first video, how sad and pathetic. One thing that needed to be done was to make the base weight a great deal more, this would however obviously increased the price (both manufacture and shipping) of an already overpriced item. So did you like the Tachikoma? lol I'm guessing not many people know what the heck it is. I'd love to get this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVC7_t92X8Y Thanks all, I guess all we can hope for is someone at QA to read this review and pass it up the chain. Great idea - poor execution.

10-19-2007, 06:05 PM	#6
moon111 Partition Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 266	The error that came up: "The Software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP." Is nothing more then a company refusing to pay Microsoft to say that it's driver works. If they don't pay, that ugly message comes up. I've installed drivers on OEM equipment before and that same message would pop up. I bought my webcam for $3.99 lol

04-13-2009, 12:23 AM	#10
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I'd recommend testing the borked ones on another PC, to see if it's a driver issue or if they are really dead. There might be a reason the company no longer exists, though. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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