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I'm in Amsterdam at the to talk about, what else, blogs. The conference is really a broadcast industry super show, not a show for consumer electronics per se, but there is plenty for a geek like me to get excited about. I haven't seen so much digital kit since I went to one of the last shows in 2002.

Recently, my better half got a MacBook, which is cool because it's got a little webcam built into the case above the screen so we can video conference when either one of us is on the road. Well, Philips was displaying a neat little that has a built in webcam. Right now, they are trying to get phone operators interested in the phone so they can sell it on to their customers. Bummer, I can't put it on my Christmas list. But the phone does work with standard SIP-based videoconferencing software. Here's a list of that should work with it.

You can also plug the phone into your TV so you have a big screen to see your friends and family on while you video chat. More than that, Philips was also showing off a digital TV set-top box with a webcam built in. The webcam clips on top of your flat panel TV. You can cut out of watching those Dr Who reruns to video chat.