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AUDIO COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES

• Roku HD1000 @ Designtechnica
  
• Xclef HD-500 MP3 Player @ A True Review
  
• Creative T5400 5.1 Speaker System @ TheTechLounge
  
• Logisys SP 6000 Alien Sound System @ TheTechLounge
  
• MSI MEGA Player 515 @ Designtechnica
  

  
INPUT DEVICES & ACCESSORIES

• Steelpad 4s and 4D Mouse Surfaces @ Hi-TechReviews
  
• Mousepad Roundup @ TecCentral
  

  
PRINTERS, SCANNERS, CAMERAS, ETC

• EPSON Perfection 4870 PHOTO Scanner @ X-bit labs
  
• HP Photosmart R707 @ BYTESECTOR
  
• Olympus D-580 Zoom @ BYTESECTOR
  

  
ARTICLES

• Answers to Why the Trilobite Vacuum Robot is Expensive @ I4U
  
• Microsoft buys users time with extension @ ComputerWorld
  
• Sun to detail revamped pricing models, new Java software @ ComputerWorld
  
• Sabre Flies to Open Systems @ ComputerWorld
  
• The Great DTV Heist @ Designtechnica
  
• Confessions of a Former Music Pirate @ ExplosiveLabs
  
• Government computer surveillance rings alarm bells @ ComputerWorld
  
• It's still about security @ ComputerWorld
  
• EMC, Dell launch Piranha SAN @ ComputerWorld
  
• Rogue user problem persists @ ComputerWorld
  

  
MODIFICATIONS

• Article: June Mod of the Month @ Creative Mods
  
• Case Mod Gallery Updated @ BlueSmoke
  
• Thermaltake XTunner remote controlled fan speed controller @ A1 Electronics
  
• cinemediapc @ bit-tech
  
• The Cutting Edge Tsunami Window Reservoir @ MODTHEBOX
  
• Vantec EZ-Grip Molex Connector Kit @ crazymodders
  
• Blackmesa HL² @ bit-tech
  
• Creative MuVo 2 CF Mod @ VIPERLAIR
  

  
GUIDES

• 99 Performance Tips for WindowsXP @ PCStats
  

  
GAMES

• Article: WAR - WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? @ bit-tech
  
• Knight-Online @ BYTESECTOR
  
• Manhunt @ 3DAvenue
  
• Vietcong : Purple Haze @ Review.Gamer
  
• Screenshots: Kohan 2 Kings of War @ Review.Gamer
  
• Desert Rats Vs Afrika Korps @ PALgaming
  
• Far Cry @ Flickerdown Data Systems
  

  
MISCELLANEOUS

• I-C3 15-minute Charger and Batteries @ NextGen Electronics
  
• Sunbeam Tech USB Coffee Warmer @ Hi-TechReviews
  
• Elektro Lumens XM-2 LED flashlight @ Dan's Data
  
• DVD Review: Calendar Girls @ Ascully
  

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