Hercules' latest webcam joins a relatively overcrowded market, so it's lucky that it has a few features that set it apart from similarly priced units. It's particularly cheap at only £27, which would immediately suggest a deficit in terms of features or performance

Capturing live audio and video from your PC was once a needlessly complicated affair. Webcams didn't have built-in microphones, offering poor resolutions and low refresh rates.

The decision-making process behind this sort of product always amuses us no end, you know. "Those blog things are popular on the interwebs," the suits must think. "Let's call our latest camera a Blog Webcam."