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AUDIO COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES

• Mushkin 128MB MP3 Player/Flash Drive/Voice Recorder @ eXtremeReviews
  
• Logisys Computer SP 6000 "Alien" Speakers @ SystemCooling
  
• Zalman ZM-RSSC External 5.1 Sound Card @ A True Review
  
• Japanese Import Sony MDR-EX71SL Earphones @ I4U
  
• Realworld Technology Sicuro RW-360XL 2.1 Gaming Speakers @ Explosive Labs
  

  
INPUT DEVICES & ACCESSORIES

• Xenix Illuminated Keyboard @ Virtual-Hideout
  

  
PRINTERS, SCANNERS, CAMERAS, ETC

• Olympus Stylus 410 @ BYTESECTOR
  

  
NETWORKING

• Actiontec Wireless Digital Media Player @ Hardware Pacers
  
• Vantec Go 2.0 USB Card Reader and Hub @ Envy News
  
• Keyspan USB Server @ EverythingUSB
  
• ZyAir G-1000 Internet Access Point @ NextGen Electronics
  

  
SOFTWARE

• Automated Disk Cleanup @ I Am Not A Geek
  
• Preview: Windows XP SP2 @ I Am Not A Geek
  

  
ARTICLES

• Capgemini forms venture with TXU, wins $3.5B deal @ ComputerWorld
  
• Oracle puts IBM, Microsoft execs on witness list @ ComputerWorld
  
• PeopleSoft talks about user experience @ ComputerWorld
  
• PCI Express, DDR 2, HL², Doom III, WinXP 64-bit... @ DataFuse
  
• Lucent hit with $25M fine in SEC settlement @ ComputerWorld
  
• MCI, Nortel attempt to allay users' doubts about stability @ ComputerWorld
  
• FBI investigating Cisco source code leak @ ComputerWorld
  

  
MODIFICATIONS

• Article: Fire From the Elements Group Theme @ GruntvillE
  

  
GUIDES

• Changing the default web search to google @ I Am Not A Geek
  

  
GAMES

• Preview: Dungeon Siege II @ TechIMO
  
• Screenshots: F.E.A.R @ GameBiz
  
• Screenshots: F.E.A.R @ Review.Gamer
  
• Sacred @ 3DAvenue
  
• Screenshots: Knights of The Old Republic II @ DigitalBackSpin
  
• Article: 8 Ways to survive your next gaming LAN @ Review.Gamer
  
• Painkiller - Heaven's got a Hitman @ Gamepyre
  
• Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow @ Gamepyre
  
• Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots @ Gaming Illustrated
  
• Preview: Ground Control 2 @ 3DAvenue
  

  
MISCELLANEOUS

• DVD Review: Stuck On You @ Ascully
  

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