ASUS recently sent out this press release detailing how they plan to Donate Toward September 11th US Relief Effort:

"ASUS extends our hearts and prayers to the victims and families affected by America’s recent tragic events. We at ASUS would like to share in the contribution towards the healing process of America. To help with this effort, ASUS will donate one dollar for every ASUS product sold in the United States from September 18th to October 30th, 2001. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Relief Fund towards the towards the September 11th tragedy. For more information, please visit ASUS’ website
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(Press Release) ATI Technologies Inc. demonstrated its dedication to the consumer electronics market with the successful Japanese launch of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE game console - a product that prominently displays the ATI logo. Placement of the ATI logo on the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, which will be seen by millions of consumers, is proof of the high-quality immersive visual experience provided by the world's graphics technology pioneer. The NINTENDO GAMECUBE features a revolutionary graphics processor, called the 'Flipper' chip, from ATI. The highly integrated processor includes both a 2D and 3D graphics engine, a DSP (digital signal processor) for audio processing, all system I/O (input/output) functions including CPU (central processing unit), system memory, controllers, optical disk, flash card, modem and video interfaces, and an on-chip high bandwidth frame buffer.
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(Press Release) Hewlett-Packard Company has announced a mid-range UNIX server ideally suited for the demanding workloads and return-on-investment priorities of enterprises, service providers, and high-performance technical computing. The introduction of the HP Server rp8400 expands the mid-range landscape into an area unoccupied by competitors' systems. Building on HP's four-year sustained leadership in the mid-range UNIX server market, the HP Server rp8400 delivers industry-leading performance and price/performance. Featuring unmatched scalability, availability and flexibility, the server offers customers the opportunity for significant operational cost savings. It provides lasting value and unparalleled investment protection for key applications such as server consolidation, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, computer-aided engineering, customer relationship management, e-commerce, and billing.
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Weekly Memory Prices: As expected, it's been another slow week for memory price changes. But given how low prices have gotten, now is a good time to look at making a cheap and affordable memory upgrade to your PC.
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(Press Release) Logitech recently announced the formation of a new company, 3Dconnexion, whose focus will be on developing and marketing input devices for the rapidly growing field of 3D motion control. The new company combines the resources of two industry leaders in Europe and the U.S. -- LogiCAD 3D and Labtec's 3D peripheral business. Combined, they represent more than twenty years of experience in 3D motion control technology. In addition, their 3D input devices are currently de facto industry standards in the CAD/CAM sphere. 3Dconnexion unites the two entities' market strengths, engineering resources and global presence in a new level of synergy that promises to bring innovative new technology and applications to market. 3Dconnexion will be headquartered in Silicon Valley, with facilities in Germany, Oregon and California, and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Japan.
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(Product Announcement) ACT LABS have officially released their GPL USB hifterproduct. The GPL USB Shifter is the universal version of their award winning RS Shifter accessory. The GPL USB Shifter is designed for use with all PC racing wheels and systems on the market. It includes a durable metal shift rod, sleek-housing design, ergonomic/interchangeable shifter knob, a die-cast metal grid plate, and special proprietary software that enables full shifter support in over 50 PC racing titles. Following the success of the RS Shifter, this latest addition to the ACT LABS line of racing products allows owners of all racing systems to enjoy a higher level of racing realism which free gear shifting provides.

With the included ACT LABS Shifter Utility, gamers can easily enable full gear shifting support in their favorite racing titles. Once installed, the Shifter Utility software runs in the background without the need for further game patches, allowing free gear shifting in games that do not have native shifter support. The GPL USB Shifter is available now and has an SRP of $69.99 USD.
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