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“WIN A TRIP TO FASHION WEEK WITH THE BAWLS GUARANA ULTIMATE FASHION EXPERIENCE CONTEST!”
Miami, FL - June 16, 2008 - Win a chance to be at the most glamorous event of the year! BAWLS Guarana today announced the launch of the 2008 Ultimate Fashion Experience Contest! The Energy Drink of Fashion will send one lucky Grand Prize Winner on a trip for two to New York for the largest, most glamorous fashion event of the year - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week!

BAWLS will give one Grand Prize Winner the ultimate fashion VIP treatment. The winner will have access to a weekend of the hottest invite-only shows and sip plenty of BAWLS Guarana to keep them fashionably buzzing under the tents! Five Runners-Up will win an Ultimate Fashion Prize Pack, a couture BAWLS bottle tote by designer Bacca da Silva and plenty of BAWLS Guarana drinks!

Enter to win at www.BAWLS.com/fashion. No purchase necessary to enter and winners will be announced in August 2008.

About BAWLS
BAWLS is the brainchild of entrepreneur Hoby Buppert, CEO of Hobarama, LLC, who named the beverage for the caffeinated “bounce” the drink packs. Widely distributed to local supermarkets, convenience stores (7-Eleven, Speedway/SuperAmerica), Target, Microcenter stores and gaming venues; BAWLS is a premium, non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage made from the guarana berry harvested in the Amazonian Rainforest. The caffeine found in BAWLS Guarana contains the same amount of caffeine as coffee and nearly three times that of traditional sodas due to a naturally occurring form of the stimulant found in the guarana berry. BAWLS’ unique refreshing flavor tastes like a citrus infused cream soda and its popularity continues to grow among caffeine-deprived, refreshment-seeking fashionistas, students, professionals and athletes in need of a Bounce. For more information, visit www.BAWLS.com.

Copenhagen, Denmark - June 12th, 2008 — SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, today announced a partnership with the world’s largest LAN event and computer festival, DreamHack, based in Jonkoping Sweden.

DreamHack is a brand recognised worldwide for holding the world’s largest LAN-party, demo-party and computer festival. DreamHack events are drug and alcohol free, which allows all ages to participate - attracting people who have an interest in computers, gaming, designing, music composition and competitions.

In the winter of 2007, DreamHack officially broke the record* for holding the largest LAN party in the world, successfully attaining 10,544 computers adjoined via a network. Their bi-yearly event includes activities that range from concerts, educational lectures, Go Carting, Bungee jumping to major qualifiers for diverse gaming events that are held around the world.

With the new partnership, SteelSeries will supply the latest products within the SteelSeries portfolio, for both major DreamHack events, plus support the DreamHack LAN Qualifiers which span across the Nordic countries.

“We are happy to be working closely with SteelSeries and using their cool products as prizes in our competitions. We feel that this is great value for our visitors and e-sport gamers at DreamHack,” says David Garpenstahl, Chairman of the Board, DreamHack.

“SteelSeries are extremely proud to become the gaming gear provider for all DreamHack events within the Nordic countries,” says Louise Thomsen, Marketing Manager for SteelSeries. “Being present at all the DreamHackevents allows us to showcase our latest products within gaming and at the same time gain valuable feedback on existing and future products.”

*Guinness World Records

About SteelSeries

SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, software and gaming surfaces, available in more than 75 countries. SteelSeries, whose motto is “winning is everything,” has been on the forefront of professional gaming gear since its inception in 2001. The company has set a new benchmark for gaming accessories around the world thanks to continued innovation and product development in cooperation with leading professional gamers, the world’s most demanding IT consumers, who actually make a living based on the quality of SteelSeries products. SteelSeries’ development strategy is simple: Only products that take performance to the next level will be introduced. This ensures optimum performance and durability across a variety of gaming and other demanding applications. For more information, please visit www.SteelSeries.com.

About DreamHack

DreamHack started out as a small get-together for computer enthusiasts in 1995 and is today the world’s largest computer festival. The visitors bring their own computers and all connect to a massive local network and to the Internet. The event runs for four days and is hosted twice a year. DreamHack Summer and DreamHack Winter have the official world record and are noted in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest LAN party in the world. For additional information, visit http://www.dreamhack.se.

Chicago, U.S.A. — May 5, 2008 — The leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, SteelSeries, today announced the U.S. release of its new gaming keyboard, the SteelSeries 7G. The keyboard, designed with 18-karat gold-plated mechanical switches, sets new industry standards for advanced key combinations and Actions-Per-Minute (APM). This translates into quicker reaction times and stronger results.

The SteelSeries 7G keyboard sets a new industry standard for gaming keyboards by allowing users to perform at new levels with advanced key combinations. Utilizing a powerful PS/2 buffer-system created specifically for gaming, the SteelSeries 7G keyboard eliminates “anti-ghosting” by supporting as many simultaneous key press commands as there are keys on the keyboard. What this does, for example, is allow users in a first person shooter game to walk, crouch, aim, fire and check the scoreboard simultaneously. Traditional keyboards do not allow this much functionality all at once.

The keyboard was built specifically to offer gaming-grade response times as well as an unmatched durability with a switch lifetime of 50 million operations, which is 10 or more times the lifespan of a typical “membrane” keyboard which has a maximum of 1-5 million total keystrokes in a lifetime.

“Professional gamers demand top quality equipment that provides durability and quicker response times,” said Bruce Hawver, CEO of SteelSeries. “The time that we’ve invested into working with literally hundreds of gamers to design the SteelSeries 7G keyboard has resulted in a device that will truly change the way you play, limiting gamers only by their skill level - not their equipment.”

The SteelSeries 7G keyboard is equipped with audio ports for headphone-out and microphone-in and includes a two port USB hub. With both PS/2 and USB connectors, the keyboard features the compact SteelSeries Media Controls, an essential gaming element that allows the user quick access to volume, muting and other audio controls.

Recognizing the importance of high-performance PC gaming equipment, professional Counter-Strike player, Franz “mouz/gore” Burghardt, said that,

“SteelSeries creates top quality gaming gear that helps players perform at their best. The 7G has taken gaming keyboards to a whole new level by eliminating anti-ghosting and increasing the response time, which is so important for first-person shooter games. It’s a tool I can rely on even on a professional level.”

Franz Burghardt and his teammates from mousesports recently won the ESL Masters championship at CeBIT in Germany, beating the best teams in the world and winning $50,000 USD.

The mechanical tactile system is ergonomically designed to ensure ease-of-use, and the no-click switches and iron-infused plastic make the SteelSeries 7G keyboard both comfortable and durable for professional or competitive gamers.

The new SteelSeries 7G keyboard, with an MSRP of $149.99 USD, is available for purchase at Dell.com, AlienWare.com, NewEgg.com, Amazon.com and on the SteelSeries Web site at http://www.SteelSeries.com.

7G no handrest

More pictures of the 7G can be found on the SteelSeries Website

Hey there BAWLS fans. We need your help! We know that BAWLS and Starbucks Coffee would be a perfect combination for every BAWLS fan. Starbucks is looking for energy drinks to sell and they’re taking your suggestions on MyStarbucksIdea.com. This is where you come in!
Go to http://mystarbucksidea.force.com/ideas/viewIdea.apexp?id=087500000004c2s and click on the green “Vote” check mark to cast your vote for BAWLS. Each vote adds ten points and the highest numbers actually get reviewed by Starbucks! Don’t forget to leave comments to let everyone know how much you love BAWLS and why you would like to see it at Starbucks. It’s that simple. Let’s work together to get BAWLS at a Starbucks near you!

Hyperglide will be supplying some prizes for our tournaments at Iron Storm 8. Since its products are very specific, we need to know what kind of mice most of the gamers will have.

Please take a vote in the poll to help determine which Hyperglide products we will be having at the event. The Hyperglide poll is available in the forums.

Deadline for voting is Tuesday, 2/19 at 11:59pm.

For more info about Hyperglide products, visit www.hyperglide.net.

Discuss this in the forums.