Welcome to this edition of Bits & Pieces™!




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CASES & COOLING

• Antec Super Lanboy Mini Tower Case @ Overclockers Australia
  
• Silverstonetek SST-ST40F-G02 400W Power Supply @ GeekExtreme
  
• Zalman ZM400B-APS @ DataFuse
  
• CrazyPC Demon Case @ Virtual-Hideout
  

  
VIDEO CARDS & ACCESSORIES

• Article: Winter-Spring 2004 - Graphics Cards on Top Graphics Processors and Their Low-Cost Versions — Overclocker's Best Choice @ X-bit labs
  
• Chaintech Apogee AA5700U @ HotHardware
  

  
DISPLAYS

• Samsung SyncMaster 173P 17" TFT LCD Flat Panel Display @ Extreme Overclocking
  
• Samsung 172x LCD Monitor @ Overclockers Australia
  
• Samsung SyncMaster 172X LCD @ 3Dvelocity
  

  
AUDIO COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES

• Mpio FY200 256MB @ Designtechnica
  
• Logitech X-620 @ BYTESECTOR
  

  
STORAGE DEVICES & ACCESSORIES

• Article: Hard Disk Myths Debunked @ Adrian's Rojak Pot
  
• The Artec Dual DVD±R/RW Drive @ Hot Hardware
  
• Nu DDW-081 DVD Recorder @ A True Review
  

  
MEMORY

• Corsair TwinX1024-3200LLPro 1Gig DDR400 Dual Channel Memory Kit @ Tweaknews
  

  
INPUT DEVICES & ACCESSORIES

• Everglide Giganta Ray Mouse Pad @ Overclockers Club
  

  
PRINTERS, SCANNERS, CAMERAS, ETC

• Canon EOS 300D (Rebel) @ enscape
  

  
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

• The Lilypad Register no.51 @ Amdmb/PCPerspective
  

  
ARTICLES

• Outsourcing means U.S. job creation is a must, Powell says @ ComputerWorld
  
• New Calif. ID-theft bill would toughen earlier law @ ComputerWorld
  
• &A: Microsoft's Bob Muglia on Longhorn plans, company road map @ ComputerWorld
  
• March 2004 Hardware News @ X-bit labs
  

  
MODIFICATIONS

• Revoltec Lightpad @ TecCentral
  

  
GAMES

• Article: Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Ready to Ship @ GamersMark
  
• Article: Strategy First Ships Wartimes @ GamersMark
  
• Preview: Medal of Honor - Pacific Assault @ Gamers
  
• Article: EA ships Battlefield Vietnam @ The Gamer Temple
  
• Article: EverQuest creator announces Vanguard: Saga of Heroes @ The Gamers Temple
  
• Article: Details on QuakeCon 2004 announced @ The Gamers Temple
  
• Article: Time of Defiance demo released @ The Gamers Temple
  
• Spellforce: The Order of Dawn @ ESCmag
  
• The Simpsons Hit & Run @ OcPrices
  
• Article: GC2 Developer Diary - Henrik Sebring @ 3DAvenue
  

  
MISCELLANEOUS

• DVD Review: Wisconsin Death Trip @ Ascully
  
• StealthPC Foundation Kit by ARM Systems @ SilentPCReview
  

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