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When parents send their children off to college, it's nice to know that now they really do have the option of seeing their kids' smiling face every day (if the kid cooperates, of course). Webcams, like this Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000, hooks in to any Windows-based PC by USB cable, and can clip on to most flat-panel monitors or notebooks. It sells for about $70.

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Caption by Erica Ogg