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S3 has agreed to acquire Diamond Multimedia, aiming at Internet appliances, home networking, and a bigger graphics business, backed by roughly $730 million.
Adaptec's USBConnect adapter connects SCSI scanners and drives to any USB port, aimed squarely at iMac owners. It ships in August for $69.95.
Logitech and Radius monitor maker miro displays form a worldwide alliance to sell color-matched peripherals and displays, starting in Q3 with a 15-inch LCD.
Microworkz.com will ship the iToaster on July 15: a low-cost PC that skips Windows entirely, styled like a stereo component. A kid-safe version is coming too.
Shelton Williams of Nashville won the MSN Zone's Tundra Madness tournament, taking home a real Toyota Tundra after racing in Monster Truck Madness 2.
Yamaha's XG-Quad Digital sound card delivers four-channel audio, 64 hardware XG voices, and EAX support, headed to OEMs first with retail to follow.
SimCity creator Will Wright made Entertainment Weekly's It List of the 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment, alongside Ken Kutaragi and Pikachu.
Acclaim Comics resumes publishing in July with a Turok/Shadow Man one-shot and a monthly Shadow Man series, both tied to August's Shadow Man video game.
America Online and Hughes Electronics formed an alliance to market combined satellite TV and Internet services spanning DIRECTV, DirecPC, and AOL TV.
Garry Kasparov opened the Kasparov vs. the World tournament on MSN with pawn to e4, played out on a life-size board in New York City's Bryant Park.