It looks like Apple is working on a next generation iSight camera. The source for this (thanks MacRumors) is a QuickTime localization file which you can find here:
/System/Library/QuickTime/QuickTimeUSBVDCDigitizer.component/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
You can open the .strings file with either TextEdit, or a simple Quicklook, but either it its’ very clear that:
/* Next Generation USB iSight */
“iSight HD” = “iSight HD”;
Appears there plain as day. This doesn’t guarantee the release of a USB iSight HD camera, but it certainly lends a bit of validity to the idea that Apple plans to release one soon.
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I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t have a new one… not all of us have MacBooks or iMacs with built-in cameras and it’s impossible to find a Mac compatible web cam out there.
I use a XBox Webcam on my Mac Pro. Works great, very good quality for $40.