Logitech’s New “Reach” Webcam Has an Adjustable Arm

It's for illustration an overhead projector, but a webcam.

Logitech conscionable debuted the Reach, an overhead webcam that makes it easy to watercourse aliases grounds objects that are sitting connected your desk. The Reach is chiefly aimed astatine online educators, though it's a compelling conception for anyone who needs to watercourse aliases grounds illustrations, committee games, LEGO builds, nutrient preparation, aliases immoderate different action that happens connected a level surface. While Logitech hasn't revealed pricing for nan Reach, customers who sign up for motorboat time email alerts will person an unspecified discount toward Reach's Indiegogo run (which isn't unrecorded conscionable yet).

The Logitech Reach is simply a beautiful elemental concept: it's a 1080p 60 FPS webcam mounted to a T-shaped bracket. You tin set nan camera connected some a horizontal and vertical axis ("height" and "reach"), aliases you tin tilt it to get nan cleanable angle. A fastener connected nan Reach webcam activates 4.3x optical zoom, while autofocus ensures that you ever get a elaborate picture.

And, interestingly, a ringing connected this camera's lens shows you nan predisposition of your image—this allows you to find and correct image predisposition connected nan fly, though arsenic Logitech notes, you tin really clasp this ringing while pivoting nan camera to clasp its orientation.

To beryllium perfectly clear, nan Logitech Reach isn't a caller concept. You tin instrumentality immoderate tripod-mountable webcam aliases DSLR connected an overhead mount. In fact, you tin moreover do it pinch your iPhone (the Mac tin usage the iPhone arsenic a wireless webcam), and Logitech's Brio 500 webcam tin tilt down to seizure items connected your desktop.

But nan Logitech Reach is notable for a fewer reasons. Obviously, it's a purpose-made solution, truthful you don't request to bargain immoderate further accessories. But it's besides sewage that predisposition marker and 4.3x optical zoom fastener — these 2 devices are incredibly useful and springiness nan Logitech Reach immoderate elasticity that different solutions lack. Oh, also, Logitech Reach comes pinch some a freestanding equine and a table clamp, truthful it tin accommodate to different situations correct retired of nan box.

We still don't cognize nan motorboat day aliases pricing for Logitech's Reach webcam. But "to thrust real-market validation," Logitech will motorboat this merchandise done an Indiegogo campaign. To person an unspecified discount erstwhile nan run goes live, sign up for motorboat time email alerts.

Source: Logitech