Skype puts HD video calling on your TV

Finally something from one of my favorite movies, Back to the Future II, has come true. No, we haven't invented hover skateboards--this is a VoIP-focused publication, remember? We can, however, finally get video phone calls via our HD televisions using Skype.

Skype has launched an HD video calling feature for PCs as long as users have HD webcams, and has also made a deal to embed its software on LG and Panasonic Internet-enabled HDTVs. Panasonic's 2010 VIERA CAST HDTVs and LG's 26-inch LCD and plasma HDTVs will be Skype-enabled and the companies will offer HD webcams that can pick up sound from users sitting on the couch. Should be interesting to see how other video players like Cisco, Polycom and IBM react to Skype's move into consumers' living rooms.

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