I was very pleased to find this afternoon when I arrived home that a shiny new LifeCam Cinema had arrived from Microsoft.

The Cinema is quite a large step forwards in the webcam game. Personally I thought Logitech had it stitched up at least a year ago, but it seems that Microsoft have been pushing their hardware division hard and have produced, quite frankly, an awesome beast.

Here’s a brief review, with an unboxing and some preview video.

Microsoft Hardware have a fantastic competition running for all you students now heading back to University.

Fancy chilling out in the Microsoft Xbox 360 Lounge, and influencing the next line of Microsoft hardware?

To celebrate the launch of the LifeCam Cinema, the first 720p Full High Definition webcam, you can win an Experience Day for you and a friend at Microsoft UK.