Logitech today introduced the QuickCam Vision Pro webcam for Mac, an HD webcam which combines Logitech’s autofocus technology with Carl Zeiss optics.
Features:

Logitech’s autofocus system compensates for in image-edge sharpness and refocuses images in less than three seconds.
A 2-megapixel sensor captures video images in high resolution,  720p high-definition (HD) video format (960-by-720 pixels).
With iChat or Skype, you can capture [...]

French video site DailyMotion announced today that HD video uploaded by “MotionMaker” contributors will be now automatically be re-encoded in 720p High Definition for playback on the site. Dailymotion has also launched their new HD video player, recently in beta, throughout the site.
The move supports the trend towards HD Internet television that we’ve highlighted previously. [...]

Apple today announced that it is offering a new Apple TV build-to-order option with a 160GB hard drive, addressing one of the most common complaints about the device, its relatively puny storage space. The new larger hard drive offers four times the storage for up to 200 hours of video, 36,000 songs, 25,000 photos or [...]

Apple has updated its podcasting specs and is sending out emails to video podcasters with tips on how to make them look great on Apple TV.
The tips include:

Encode at 640?ó480 or 640?ó360. This will look much better than 320?ó240 on HDTV, and will still port to the iPod. While 720p looks great, they say, it [...]