This PC's Pop-Up Privacy Cam Is Brilliant
With all of the horror stories about creeps spying on
peeps through their webcams, it's no wonder that many folks just tape
over webcams. But HP has a smarter solution with its new Pavilion
All-in-One, available in July and starting at $749. With a simple push,
you can pop-up this PC's Privacy Camera to turn it and the microphone
on, or push the camera back down to turn it all off.
This clever, spring-mounted mechanism was born out of necessity, as
both the 23.8-inch and 27-inch versions of this all-in-one sport
micro-edge displays that reduce the bezel size by 75 percent. It's a
pretty slick space-saving design, although I had to use a little more
force than I'd like to have had to pop up the camera during a hands-on
preview.
On the Dell XPS 13
laptop with a similar edge-to-edge screen, Dell placed the webcam
beneath the screen, which results in some pretty awkward shots of your
chin and nose while video chatting. HP's Privacy Camera sits right on
top of the display housing, which means your selfies and Skype
conversations will look more natural. Plus, an optional RealSense camera
supports Windows Hello for quick logins with your face.
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The display on the HP All-in-One tilts from -5 to 20 degrees, giving
you plenty of room to find the best angle, and there are Bang &
Olufsen Play speakers right beneath the screen for booming audio. The
only bummer is that the full-HD screen doesn't support touch in either
size.
Processor options range from Intel Pentium and AMD A10 to Intel Core i7 chips, and you can spring for Nvidia GT 930A graphics, up to 16GB of memory and as much as 3TB of storage space.
I like that the area under the display provides fairly easy access to
a USB-C port, USB 3.0 port, headphone/mic jack and SD card reader.
You'll find another USB 3.0 port on the back along with two USB 2.0
ports, Ethernet, HDMI out and a lock slot.
Based on my initial impressions, the HP All-in-One with micro edge
display is a smart evolution of PC design with a welcome nod to
protecting your privacy. Why didn't someone think of this before?
HP Pavilion All-in-One: Hands-on
Processor options range from Intel Pentium and AMD A10 to Intel Core i7 chips, and you can spring for Nvidia GT 930A graphics, up to 16GB of memory and as much as 3TB of storage space.
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